Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-14
Selection of F. H. Hitchcock as
Chairman of National Repub-
ican Committee is Popular.
UNKNOWN FOUR YEARS AGO,
Today is at Head of Party Organi1a-
ton Occupying Place Held by
Masters of Sagacity.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, u. c., July 1.-THE So
lection of Frank Harris Hitchcock as
chairman of the National Republican
committee gives most general satisfac-
ton at the national capital. His selec
ton undoubtedly made upon the sus
gestion of the Republican nominee for
the presidency. william Howard Taft.
is triumph for the young man in
politics. Like the Republican nationa'
convention which was very largely
made up of young men, who but a
score of years ago were casting their
first votes the campaign OF 1908 Will
largely center around comparatively
young men of which Frank Hitchcock
Is one OF the very best examples.
Hitchcock although just turned 40
years of age has accomplished much
since his arrival at legal age Born in
Ohio in 1867 mis- early education was
obtained in Boston where he fitted him
self to enter Harvard from which he
graduated in 1891. He graduated from
the Columbian university law school in
1894, the institution which has since
changed its name to George Washing
ton university. He was admitted to
the bar of the District of Columbia the
same year of his graduation and three
years later was admitted to practise in
the supreme court of the United States.
Hitchcock came to this voteless COM
munity Immediately after his gradual
ton from Harvard taking a position in
the agricultural department where 1t
was his business to tell an expectant
public just how many bushels of wheat
or corn had been shipped to foreign
marts, how many hogs had died i'm
transit and incorporate in statistical
reports a lot of other information val
liable To persons In trade but extremely
tiresome TO the average reader. Des-
tiny, however. had picked out for
Hitchcock a very much different career
from that Of a government statistician
which seemed to be his calibre when in
Wilson'S farm department.
HITCHCOCK SELECTED.
Four years ago when his distin-
guished predecessor-Geor Bruce Cor
telyou, wanted man for assistant sec
rotary at the New York Headquarters.
Hitchcock was selected and the current
OF ms life thereby changed. The new
national chairman early developed a
genius for politics having been Il good
deal of politician in the early DAYS at
Harvard. While with Cortelyou he
showed ability of the very first order
He was hard worker. fun of initiative,
chuck fun of ideas. an unremitting toll
er, gift for organization, splendidly
equipped for administration, card index
man, in sense, but his index stands
Tor system, thoroughuess and persever-
ing industry absolutely essential fac
tors for the great game which he is to
play for his chief during the next four
months.
RAPID RISE.
Frank Hitchcock was comparatively
unknown four years ago, Today he IL
at the head of the party organization
occupying the place formerly filled BY
sncL masters OF political sagacity as
Matthew 5 Quay, Mark Hanna and Hen
membered as long as the Republlcan
party endures. Frank Hitchcock repre-
s,ents Ia the best sense of the term,
addition, division and silence He adds
and he divides and always keeping a
silent tongue. and the practically un-
hhoWn OF four years ago is now call
ed the steam roller man" of Chicago
and the chairman of the national Re
publican committee There is no country
~ wy Wotid IN winch a man could at
ltln 70 such heights in as short time
H9es9 United States In appearance
student. He Is young looking with
light hair inclined to redness, steely
blue eye, well set up. figure showing
fNNI AZ l'pVSt hllu before he went TO
work for Uncle Sam was fond of sports
enjoying at Harvard the distinction OF
being the heavyweight boxer OF that in
situuon. His selection MS chairman of
me national committee, II Is confident
~ believed, VIII show the wisdom of
Judge Tafts ;arsightedness,
VACATIONS FOR HORSES.
The horses who draw the mail wagons
OF Washington over the hot asphalt
street OF the capital, are to be given
each 3O-dny leave OF absence lust the
This is new departure and the first GER
tincate granting leave Of absence" FOR
IA horse was signed up yesterday by
,hlet clerk Conrurd Of the postofhce
department This leave was drawn up
upon the usual blank form used by n
clerk when applying for his leave. Tho
horse, didn't write II out but he VIII
known about the effect of II In very
Few Gays. This horse ~ 10 be the first
TO be granted regulation leave of alb
Charlie could not write his name TO his
application for leave the stable boss put
the application under his right fOrefoot
IN such a manner as mark of a por-
ton OF the horses shoe WAS impressed
on the paper and then he signed his
mark. Charlie Will take his vacation on
a large farm over IN "Old Virginia aud
for 30 days VIII have nothing to do but
eat and frolic In the extensive fields. lla
board bill. as his uclo sam viii al
tend To that portion OF the outing. Other
horses of the department viii be simi-
larly furloughod for rest ana recreation
during the summer as rapidly as they
can be spared ana that VIII be al n
ness is upon Washington-which Includes
man and beast