New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
said is contained in his letter to "Lafe" Young
which reads as follows:

Presidency. /
also seen your interviews IN the papers ap-
prove both. l have no ambition for the office of
Nice-President. and ] do not think that any
exigency of party requires me to sacrifice both
my inclinations and my interests in such can
dldacy / am heartily in sympathy with the
nomination of Mr.. Taft and will give to the
party the full share of my strengthen his sup
port without being on the ticket.
A NJ. Stevenson national committeeman from
Colorado and the member of the committee who
more than any other has fought the battles of
the Taft delegates when the committee has gone
into executive session. said to a representative
of The Tribune to-day:
Frank H Hitchcock is unquestionably the
to manage the coming campaign and 75
per cent of the members of the national COM
mittee hope he will be selected by the Presi-
Dental candidate"
Mr. Stevenson added that. while he had made
no formal poll he had quietly circulated among
the members and certain that all but fifteen
I members of the f1fty-four wanted Hitchcock.
while it quite possible some of the fifteen
whose views he did not know of the
opinion.
Frank Hitchcock has done remarkable piece
work" continued Mr. Stevenson. He has con-
Quoted preconvention campaign in all sections
of the country, and especially in the South
fighting two hundred manufactured contests
I with breath of scandal and absolutely no
charge of corruption. even by his opponents be-
fore the committee People may say that Frank
Hitchcock has card index campaign. but
want to say that it has been the most system
attic. busnesslike campaign that has, in my esti-
nation. ever been run in the interest Of a Re-
publican candidate. Just bark back to the
stories that were told in ST Louis in 1896. many
of them fictitious no doubt. but not the less
widely circulated 1t Is my prediction that If
Hitchcock is named chairman Of the committee
q nOf IN a successful
but which will be clean whistle,
and which will bring no discredit whatever to the
candidate or the party.
II regard Frank Hitchcock very remark
! able young man. and If he is chosen he will
command the confidence and respect of, be-
lieve. every member of the national committee
on the job
Some of Arthur l. Voryss friends would like
to secure the national craftsmanship for him, but
II Mr.. Vory-s is doing anything to promote that
end he is doing 1t quietly that It is imper-
ceptible.
Representative Sherman apparently is not wor-
rying about his boom. He at luncheon in
the Auditorium Annex grill room this afternoon
when Ex-Governor Franklin Murphy of New Jer-
sey came along. How do you do. Mr.. Vice
President" said the Jersey statesman heartily
as he extended his hand.
THE same to you. SIR said the Utican. thus
acknowledging Mr.. Murphy as still in the race
for second place.
Mr.. Sherman received string Of callers
during the day. Senator Raines who
of them. said to a Tribune man: 'I have under
stood that the President wanted a Western
man for Vice-President, and that the Taft
delegates would decide on him. My impression
is that 1t is not necessary to the Of
the ticket to nominate New York State man.
The Western delegates seem to want to name
the Vice-President, and it would be good idea
to let them do 1t. Congressman Sherman seems
to be a good man for any job that you could
put him The conviction is growing that
no one should be nominated who would not in
an emergency be good President
WOODRUFF BOOSTS SHERMAN.
State Chairman Woodruff thinks Sherman
might unite the New York delegation.
81 think New York should have the Vice
President" said he. If we can get together on
some might win I am inclined to think
we might unite on Sherman
Alfred n. Dalrymple. manager for ex-Gov-
ernor Murphy. New Jerseys candidate for the
second place the ticket. says that Mr.. Muir
ply will have at least three hundred votes
the first ballot. This estimate said Mr.. Dal-
rymple lis based on actual. bona fde pledges.
In the Eastern states. especially. the Murphy
sentiment is growing stronger every Gay. Inc
New Jersey delegation, three hundred strong,
will be here tomorrow. The headquarters will
be in the big green of the Auditorium. Dr.
Leslie d Ward. of Newark. Monday night
will give a dinner and reception for Governor
Murphy and il is expected that his candidacy
for the VicePresdency will receive additional
impetus. Senator's, Congressman dozen Gov
ernors and prominent business have been
invited about three hundred invitations having
been issued
II looks now as If Senator kean would obtain
the honor of being the chairman of the
delegation in the convention. The friends of
Governor Fort in the interest of harmony. have
signifed their willingness to give the chairman
ship to Mr.. kean
The caucus of the New Jersey delegates will
be held on Monday. Ex-Governor Murphy is
now the national committeeman. His success
sor. and the of those who to receive
New Jerseys share of convention honors, will
be discussed at the caucus. The Craftsmanship
promised a spirited contest. but with that out
of the way it looks if the meeting of the
Jerseynen would be love feast. The caucus
of the New York delegates has been called for
II o'clock Monday the Auditorium. State
Senator Woodruff is likely to be elected chair
man OF the convention. 1t Is practically settled
that William L. Ward will succeed himself as
national committeeman. Representative Serene
E Payne will be the New York member of the
committee resolutions. and Representative
J. Sloat Fassett will be the credentials COM
mittee The heavy routine work of the conven-
ton will fall Lafayette B. Gleason, chief s.
sstant secretary. Edward Bodne and Sidney
Goodacre, of the New York County Committee,
have been selected two Of the doorkeepers.
The New York delegates reached Chicago at
11;15 a. m. to-day, on schedule time They did