Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-05
OUTLOOK IS PLEASING TO HIM
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock to Manage His Campaign.
ANNOUNCEMENT IS A SURPRISE
Seth Bullock Tells fasteners They
Are Political Tenderfeet.
UTES SUBJECT TO CONFERENCE
Both Civil and Military Authorities Of
Opinion They Have Ceased to BE
n Problem and Have Ac-
quired Work Habit.
cFrom a staff Corresnnndsnt.n ,

quired Work Habit.
(From a staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-CSpecial Tele-
gram. )-Secretary Taft and Congressman
Pollard had a long interview last night rel
ative to the political situation in Nebraska
According to Mr.. Pollard, the secretary Of
war expressed himself warmly over the in
terest taken by his friends in the Prairie
state in his campaign and their desire to
lead off in his endorsement. on being
questioned, the representative from the
First Nebraska district admitted that
Frank II. Hitchcock. first assistant post
master general, had Joined the Taft forces
and that he had been placed in charge OF
the secretary's interests in the southern
states. This will be news to the politicians
and newspapers in the east. New York and
Washington papers having information
that Hitchcock had been asked by Taft
to take charge OF his campaign in the south
and east, but the first assistant postmaster
general had taken the matter under advise
ment Congressman Pollard however, SAYS
! that Hitchcock has climbed into the Taft
| band wagon and will hustle for the south
ern votes
Secretary Taft has accepted several in
vitations to make addresses. January 10
he will speak before the Peoples Forum in
Cooper institute in New York. January IA
he will address the Ohio society OF Phla-
delphia- The Tippecanoe club Of Cleveland.
o., will have a dinner on McKinlsy's birth
day, January o. at which Mr.. Taft will
! speak, and on February Il he will address
the Lincoln club Of Grand Rapids. Mich.
Eastern Politicians Easy,
Apropds of Mr.. Hitchcocks selection as
Mr.. Taft's Warwick in the south, Captain
Seth Bullock. the picturesque United states
marshal of South Dakota and hunting COM
panion Of the president persists that Mr..
Roosevelt will be renominated at Chicago.
notwithstanding his emphatic declaration
that he is not a candidate nor would he
accept II nominated Speaking TO some
eastern political managers Bullock Says:
Il have been much amused at some Of you
chaps who are posing as managers try
ing to set up the pins. The trouble about you
eastern fellows who try TO play this game is
that they are apt to set fooled. / have
watched them try TO play the game with
I much amusement, not claiming. mind you,
that l know It all myself. But the game
of politics as we play it out west is not
job for high school cadets, Some of you
fellows who think they are setting up the
pins do not realize what has happened un-
til after the returns are in; then they dis
cover that the boys have been having fun
with them.
The trouble with the average eastern
man, as / observed his work in western
politics. is that he takes too much for
granted The man who believes everything
that is told him in politics doesn't belong
in the game. Don't count any chickens un-
til they are hatched and then Nbeware Of
hawks Men who wouldn't lie about any
thing else in the world will fool a man
in politics by promising 10 DO things and
then fail TO do them. Many of them mean
| to do exactly what they promise, but
another fellow comes along and be tells
/ a story so much smoother than the first
one told that the men who made the
promises get carried away and before they
know It they have broken their promises,
and then OF course they haven't the nerve
to admit to the first man that they have
seen a new light and he goes on relying
on broken reed. So you see it is not a
game for a tenderfoot. The college pro-
fessor in politics sounds good, but there are
many brands Of politics"
Conference Over Utes.
A conference was held today between
secretary ArdFlltlQ OF the interior DEPART
ment, Assistant Secretary Oliver OF the
War department, General Bell. chief OF
staff. Captain johnson and Commissioner
Ieupp Of the Indian office, relative TO the
Ute Indians, who broke away from their
reservation in Utah and are now in South
Dakota.
Captain Johnson who was sent west to
examine into the condition of the Utes
and report said in substance at the con-
ference today that there was nothing IN
the Ute situation to disturb the mind OF
anybody. He reported everything quiet
and the Indians were working on the rail-
road.
Commissioner Leupp said that there was
one troop OF cavalry at the Cheyenne River
agency. composed OF about sixty men. and
that they had gone into winter quarters.
THE troops are perfectly comfortable" he
said. and II they were not well hoVsed
they would probably be transferred to
either Fort Meade or Fort Robinson. The
Indians had a strike the other day, but IL
was short lived. Already they are display
ing the white mans aptitude for securing
better financial arrangements which seems
TO indicate that they are getting along
There is absolutely nothing 10 do but 70
let time work its own solution for these
Utes."
Miss Bryan I'm Washington.
Miss Grace Bryan, daughter Of MI and
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. who Is a
student AZ Hollins institute Hollins Va.
and is spending the holiday season with
Mr.. and Mrs Cotter T. Bride Of Capitol
Hill. was the guest OF honor today al
luncheon. followed by theater party this
afternoon.
There has been approved 10 the state Of
South Dakota school sections aggreEatinE
l,440O4 acres in the Huron land district.
Chance for Rate Clerk.
The Interstate Commerce commission To-
day announced that examinations will be
held by civil service boards IN various
parts Of the United States January = for
positi0n OF tariff clerk in the commission
office. ~ Washington. This position pays
30 per year and is open 10 men only.
Applicants must Indicate IN their applica-
tions that they are thoroughly conversant
with the intricacisS OF various railroad
(cOELlnaod a. Second PASe)