Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-17
Senator Crane, uass,shusslls, Org.
Cd Is ualsgs' Tor Republicans.
COULD uARuol|le THE ALLIES
New, Hitchcock and vorhys Not
Averse to Conducting Contest fo'
Secretary raft-ones Urged BY Mr.
Roosevelt to Lead His Fight.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. May 10
Now that a majority Of the Repub
|, licans in Washington are ready TO ad'
NIT that Secretary Taft will be noml'
mated for President In all probabili'
ty next month, some quiet but adroit
maneuvering Is going on in to hned
him a manager for his campaign for
election in the fall. 1t was discios'
ed Yesterday that movement mas
been begun In the interest OF Senator
W. Murray Crane. of Massachusetts,
who up to this time has been iden'
tilted with the allies as the war sec
retary's competitors for the nomina
ton are called.
Several OF the leading Republican
senator's who joined in the Taft boom
primarily because they were appre'
hensive lest President Roosevelt
might be renominated in spite OF him.
self are working in the interest OF
the Massachusetts, senator. and one
OF their chief arguments In his be'
half IL that his connection with the
Taft campaign would be sure to bring
the allied candidates into the most
harmonious and helpful relationship
with the nominee.
Could Raise Campaign Fund.
That Senator Crane posses quail
ications essential to successtus
manager Is generally admitted. the
President himself sharing in this be-
lief. for in 1904 he asked the senator
to become his manager before Secre'
tary Cortelyou was offered the place
Four wears aEo the senator did not
feel disposed to undertake the heavy
responsibility. and. of course. not nav
ing been offered the job yet. he Is
mot prepared TO say whether he would
accept It now. But II he should be
selected. the Republican ticket would
not suffer for the lack OF sinews oi
war, since MIR. Crane knows where TO
get campaign funds and Is on cordial
terms with the men Who generaiiy
are willing to produce In q national
political contest.
There is every indication that there
will be an unusual amount OF wire
pulling before the chairmanship OF the
national committee is landed. There
are at least three men. aside from, the
senator. who would not be at all
averse TO running the secretary's cam
paisn In the event he Is nominated
They are Arthur /. vorhys. OF Colum-
bus: Frank II. Hitchcock. who Is In
charge Of the secretary's headauar'
tiers in this city and Harry s. New
Of Indianapolis. the present chairman
Out In Columbus many OF the friends
OF Mr.. Vorhys expect that the score
tary of war will pick him as his man
aser. Here in Washington frtends
Of Mr. Hitchcock think he Will oe
chosen.
Chairman New Has Support.
On the other hand. associates o.
Mr.. New on the national COMMITTEES
would like to see him retained In his
present capacity. and already have be
gun to interest themselves In his be
half. One Of their arguments Is thai
on account Of his long experience ne
would be an excellent man for The
place and that the older member.
Of the committee would Wefer 70
serve under his rather thar under nee
and younger men, like Vorhys or HIT
chcock Reput4ican leaders who ary
interested In Seuatps Craze are aiss
couplisx his ssme with tAat of Hitch
COCK and proposing that II Crans
should be made chairman Hitchcocs
could DO named vice chairman. TIKI
two men are on the most frieHdl,
terms. although they have been work
Ing politically at variance during :hs
last few months.
Seeking Prssidsnt's ~.
The energies Of the politicians jus
Just now are being directed upon TIKI
President, for they believe he will h
able to exert some influence when tn
question OF the selection Of Q mana
ger comes MP for determination
Secretary Tan being ont Of The
country. Of course cannot be consult
ed now. but n must not be fosgottet
that h. has Q mind q hts own. and
may upset the calculations and care
fully laid plSns Of dicverse corticv'
of political strategists. II he be
comes the nominee he may conclude
to consult no oae but himself o. TIM
highly important problem, or n Icss'
may reject thu advice q many inter
essed people. u h uoderstocd herr
that Charles r. Taft. the secretarys
brother. tavors vorhys for the chaif-
msnsSipL
LAWYER RETAINED 10