The Washington herald., 1908-06-11

Secretary COrtelyOu finally was selected
by Mr.. Roosevelt to manage the national
campaign. Senator penrose Tor many
years was the chief Lieutenant of the
late Senator Matthew Stanley Quay. and
since the death OF Senator Quay has been
the recognized head OF the Republican
organization In the keystone State
He is regarded as a resourceful poll
tlclan. and one OF the most effective
political organizers in the Republican
party. He is serving his second term in
the Senate. and the Pennsylvania legis-
lature az It's next session viii elect him
for the third term by an overwhelming
majority. In the recent legislative pri-
maries IN Pennsylvania he swept the
State. Senator Penrose has been in Chi
CaEo since last Friday. He came here
20 attend the meetings Of the Republican
National Committee. OF which he Is the
Pennsylvania member. Those who are
urging him for national chairman en-
phasize the fact that his selection would
be In the interest Of harmony.
Frank II. Hitchcock is the big man"
Of this convention. There Is not the
slightest doubt Of that He not only di-
rects the deliberations OF the national
committee. but everything else relating
20 the Taft plans. Arthur l. Vorys is
here but he is now spoken Of as "Taft's
manager IN Ohio" All OF the Taft people
from Charles p. Taft down will tell you
to see Hitchcock"
Harry S. New. in a dazzling white
coat darted around the lobby OF the An
mex, methodically buttonhoiing men
whose names he bore on piece of pa
per. Upon those who invited him 10
come and have one" he turned CLASSY
eye.
IF one chair takes up fifteen inches. -
! he recited like man in a trance. how
! many newspaper correspondents can
seat AZ a ffty-foot table without being
/ blacklisted by half the papers in the
! country? Hey? Answer me that And
how wide must the aisles be TO allow the
| entrance Of a stud OF dark horses? And
/ II the Coliseum holds 1900 people and
1926 old-time Republicans want to get
| In, where do l get off?''
You must be the main squeeze, Har-
| ry,' commented a friend.
THE main slave" said the busy chair
man. Ny wife says she can hear my
/ chains clank in the night"
/ Another picture chaser was steered into
a bunch OF Southern delegates with a
hunch that ''the tall man in the gray
fedora" was Senator Booker T. Wash
ington.''
Senator Booker T Washington" ejac-
ulated the irate southerner. while the
group sent up a shout Of laughter
you piffie-headed chump-I gotta good
mind"
mo. you haven't. either" broke IN the
other delegates, as soon as they could
speak for laughter. This Just goes 70
show how much the North knows about
the negro problem. We ought 70 have a
drink on that"
And they did, generously including the
I crestfallen camera man In the lineup et
the bar.
They have a new game down at the Au-
ditorium Annex-a cruel game but one
hugely enjoyed 1t IS called Batting the
Newspaper Photographers. but II seems
almost equally hard on some of the dis
tinguished guests. judging, at any rate
from the little Joke on former United
States Senator John c. Spooner. of Wis
consin, by a mlschievously inclined dele
gate.
! The lobby Of the Annex, and 10 q lesser
degree OF the other hotels. Is swarmlng
Of course, with newspaper photographers
with orders TO get" the distinguished Re
publican leaders as fast as they arrive
One Of the tribe. sitting dlscOnsolately OF
n sofa waiting for some great man tc
come along was accosted by q delegate:
Wake up, young man. he said to the
camera fend. "See that man over there?
pointing TO Mr.. SpOoneT, who was Jus,
leaving the breakfast room of the Annex
THAT Is United States Senator Robert NJ
La Toilette. You ought 10 get HIS pic
ture"
The photographer FASTENED joyfully
across the room and addressed, as he
thought. the champion filibuster OF tho
Senate.
La Follette?" echoed the ex-senator
sharply. "Who the devil told you I was
La Toilette? My names Spooner, sir
John c. Spooner-"
"Oh. excuse me-" said the youth. tum.
bling to the fact that somehow he haC
put his foot in It, Would you mind pos
ing. anyway"
Not much" said the ex-senator dryly
You still might get the names mixed.
think will be excused while still retair
some Of my own personality"
The photographer looked around venge
fully for the delegate who had dumped
him into the predicament, but the latter
had ducked.
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