New-York tribune., 1908-06-10

light, for, according to Mr. New. no one OF
them replied to his letters.
Quite recently. when it was learned that MT
Hitchcock proposed to act as proxy for the ma
tIonal committeeman from New Mexico. Mr.
Luna, there was storm of protest from GER
tain managers of the '.allies," as well as from
national committeeman sympathizing with
them Mr. Hitchcock heard Of this and is said
to have remarked that IL his proxy was re-
jected on the protest made he would sit with
the committee its assistant secretary. AL
any rate, such remark was quoted to MI
New and he promptly informed Mr. Hitchcock
that he was dismissed and that Mr.. Fisher
private secretary to Secretary Elmer Dover
had been appointed in his place. Even to this
Mr. Hitchcock made no reply, but, as has been
told he sat with the committee as the proxy
for Mr. Luna until Mr. Luna could reach Wash
ington.
Now it is explained that Harry New greatly
desires TO succeed himself as chairman of the
national committee. He says he has had all
the hard work incident to the preparation Tor
the convention and the committee meeting but
has never had the honor of managing big
campaign In fact, even after Mr.. Cortelyou
became Postmaster General. it was a long time
before he intrusted the craftsmanship to Mr.
New. But MIR. New believes that he is not par
ticuarly persona grata to the Taft people and
that effort will be made to nominate chair
man Of their own choosing. He has, therefore,
sought friends among the anti-Taft men, he
hopes to find among the anti-Taft members OF
the committee ample support for the PROPOSE
ton that the national committee should choose
its own committee. irrespective of wishes OF the
candidates. Peculiarly enough. it is difficult to
find many people who believe that Mr.. New
w!l' get very far with this movement. 1t is
even strongly limited that Frank Hitchcock, the
dismissed secretary, will return as chairman
Apropos Of the likelihood of Mr.. Hitchcock S
being selected chairman Of the national COM
rn'ttee, it is worthy of note that there was a
movement on foot among the members Of the
committee to subscribe to joint letter to
Secretary Taft suggesting the advisablnty OF
his proposing Mr.. Hitchcock for chairman and
assuring the Secretary that such a step would
l; welcomed by the committee. But Mr. Hitch
cock headed off the movement and he even
de,,recated any suggestion that he might be
rq qtional chairman, although such suggestions
are so frequent that they must often come to
his
The good friends of Charles G. Phelps. OF Con-
necticut. should pray earnestly for the safety of
the young man. for in the opinion of some as
tute Western politicians, he is counting instant
death Mr.. Phelps, who is sitting with the ma
tional committee as proxy for Alexander NC
Kenzie of North Dakota, is seen each evening
evening dress, to the continued alarm of his
friends who appreciate probably better than
Phelps what would happen should ALEX" walk
in unexpectedly and be informed that the man
in dinner jacket and patent leather pumps was
his proxy.
Alex is a good natured man. but quick He
is not unaccustomed to the ways of civilization,
but he is more accustomed to the BAD Lands
of North Dakota He has the reputation of be-
ing mighty quick on the trigger, and Phelpss
best friends have warned him Of the danger that
Alex might shoot before he thought. McKen-
zie is a big man. He stands about feet in
his socks Phelps stands only feet In the
tall Cuban heels of the aforesaid pumps
Cecil Lyons, the close friend of President
Roosevelt and the acknowledged arbiter of things
political in Texas, at least of things Republican,
is the most exuberant member of the national
committee. He has been spelling for fight ever
since he got here, but everything has been far
too tame suit him. When the question of the
Louisiana compromise came up. however-the
word compromise" is used advisedly in con-
tradistinction to ''the Louisiana purchase" as
the allies term it-Lyons thought he had real
fight his hands, and when the Dawes dinner
was over last night he bounded out of the ban
Quet hall and announced that he had won two
votes against the compromise Whether those
IS not known. but Lyons got his fight this morn
ing and worsted. That does not pre-
vent his spelling for another
LYONS DOES A LITTLE EXULTING.
1t was Cecil Lyons who threw the gaff' into
-tJoe'' Healing. the Fairbanks manager After
the second session of the national committee
Mr.. Lyons found Mr.. Healing stamping up and
down the Coliseum corridor and gnashing his
teeth. What's the matter, .Joe'?" demanded
Lyons, and Kealngs reply would not go in
the columns OF The Tribune well. I'll tell
you how to save us trouble and yourself anxi-
ETY." said Lyons. You just label all your fell
lows Fairbanks Foraker or Hughes as the
case may be- and then Wen Just throw 'em all
out the window without hearing their
cases. That Will save time and trouble the
committee will get through its work promptly
and will have time to take you fellows out
and drown your troubles
Healing declared that he appreciated that he
was being run by steam roller. and that
he had half a mind to cut the committee en-
tirely and await for the committee on Gre
dentials OF which he himself VIII be member.
Good scheme, Joe" exclaimed Lyons. "If
YOU think the national committee is a steam
roller, just walt for the committee creden-
tials, and then you'll think you have been
through a thrashng machine. But I'm glad
you're going to be on the committee. This work
in the national committee is too much like
kicking a man who isn't there. 1t will be a
pleasure to have you with US, Joe
Arthur Wallace Dunn. formerly in charge of
the Associated Press force at the Capitol, but
now Washington correspondent of THE Wom-
ems National Daily has arrived in Chicago |
and there is rejoicing among the 'suffragettes." |