The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-07-16
vorys Loses Out.

Frank II. Hitchcock has beet
selected by Hon. William II. Taf
as chairman of the republican
national executive committee. Mr.
Taft's choice from the start fol
that responsible position was none
other than Mr.. Hitchcock, despite
the fact that Hon. A. /, Vorys
was led to believe that he had a
show for the honor. In fact, Mr..
Vorys was actually promised the
national craftsmanship when he
was induced by the Taft Brothers
to take the management of the
Taft campaign. However, when
Hitchcock resigned as assistan t
postmaster general, to take charge
of the fight In the southern states,
the doom of Mr.. Vorys was sound
ed as a political manager. just
what Mr.. Vorys is to get out of the
deal is hard to guess. He is to be
in charge of the Taft Cincinnati
headquarters. He is to be respon-
sible to Mr.. Taft alone. He will
have no connection with the
management of the national cam
paign. He will have no part in
the management of the state cam
paign. Whether he Is to be
guard in front of the Taft Pike
Street residence or messager in
waiting is not announced.
1t is we'll known that Ohio was
the battle-ground that determined
the supremacy of Mr.. Mr.. Taft in
national convention. Never be-
fore was such contest waged for
the control of single state.
| Vorys, veritable tyro in political
manipulation, emerged from the
conflict with honor. Mr.. Taft,
however, was not really an Ohio
candidate. Never having been
identified with Ohio men and
affairs, Mr.. Taft obtained his first
support from the east. Prior to
the Goth. of May, 1905, at the
republican state convention, Mr..
Taft had never addressed an Ohio
audience. Mr.. Taft was chairman
of that convention. His next
utterance was at Akron on the
21st. of October of the same year.
That utterance is historic. With
in the past year, he has, to a
measurable degree, unveiled him
self to the people of Ohio, and has
acknowledged that he was born in
the Buckeye state. This conces-
sion of this nativity has been
acknowledged by grateful peo-
Pile. 1t has occurred to Mr.. Taft
that it would be good thing to
conduct front doorstep cam
paign from the Pike street resi-
dence of Chas, P. Taft in Cincin-
natl. From this it will be seen to
what an extent Mr.. Taft's interest
in the grand old commonwealth
has been aroused,
Mr.. vorys is to be tolerated in a
merely clerical capacity, but all
the glory will go to som cone else,
should Mr.. Taft be elected presi-
dent. 1t was Mr.. Vorys who made
all the promises for Mr.. Taft in
Ohio. 1t was Mr.. Vorys who
marshalled the workers that went
to the front and did valient bat
tie against the redoubtable Sena-
tor Foraker. Republics are said
to be ungrateful. Can it be that
republicans of the Taft stripe
should be classed in the same
category
When BENZ amin Harrison was
the republican candidate for presi-
dent in 1892 there was more than
usual difficulty in finding some
one with hardihood enough to
manage the campaign. That year
the republican national committee
first selected Hon. j. S. Clarkson
as the head of the executive body.
Within a month Clarkson gave up
the job in sheer disgust. He was
succeeded by Hon. Thomas N
Carter, then, as now member of
the u. S. senate from Montana.
Carter's task was thankless one,
for Harrison was overwhelmed at
the polls election.
The trouble encountered by Mr..