Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29

nomination down my helpless throat in a
liquid or semi-lpuid form. that would be
another matter, and probably will, from
what | hear. But I repeat. | am not
candidate. I would. therefore. request
all friends and wellwishers to club right
in and nominate my large and efficient
Secretary of War, William IL. Taft OF
Ohio. Carping critics may tell you that
Bill has many extra ChinS that he
has to wear vest cut low at the top;
they may even tell you that when he
goes into the box and says - Broad 1t S
question whether he's asking for a tele-
phone number or giving his own measure
ments across the back. But be this adj
pose tissue as it may, I'm here to tell
YOU that many noble heart or at least
one. may beat beneath a seventy-tWo-
inch waistbound. Besides. Bills the only
person I know of that's qualified to carry
on my policies. He's Of a hardy nature.
and he'll ask no questions. All / have
to do is to hand him one and say: Bill.
here's policy: now carry II on. and
gentlemen. he'll carry it on till twinkling
twilight fades To dewy eve. or words to
that effect. That's the kind of man
Bill is. I'd trust him anywhere. and
have trusted him twice around the world
by himself, although as TO that he makes
up quite a large party when he's alone.
and I feel that I need say no more.
Therefore. thanking YOU in advance. you
remain. as ever. Mine Truly. I. Roose-
Welt.
You'd a-.housht, Larry. that that
would be all there was to 1t. but II
wasn't For the first time in long
and unbroken career of holding jobs and
oheying orders as they came. or even
before they came. the republican lead
ers down south heard the crack OF the
whip without instantly leaping through
the little hoop. Here and there FORMER
Rough Rider came out of the custom
house or the post office. dependlns on
which branch of the service he was
L. 70 t,tta
of unbridledi enthusiasm. but generally
speaking there seemed to be apathy. In
fact there seemed to be quite a large
and severe apathy.
SO 1t was deemed best to temporarily
divorce Mr.. Hitchcock from his roller-top
desk and send him down into the CHINA
mon seed and sandy bottom localities to
infuse few impetuses into the situation.
At Washington Mr.. Hitchcock was re-
garded as probably the strongest vanilla
bean of his age around the works. Send
Hitchy.' said everybody. 'Hitchy will be
there with the real Mexican like jar of
Salve.'
And we'll have to admit that he had a
great record AT college or in politics, or
talking about himself-in every employ
ment to which he lent himself, he was
distinguished. 1t was while he was at
Cambridge that Harvard made such
showing in athletics. For two years she
held the championship in crokinole. sue
cessfully defended the progressive ca
roms title against the Baptist Young
Peoples Union. the Christian Endeavor.
the y. NJ. c. A. and all other contenders:
and would have won a foot ball game
once had not several coarse. unmannerly
young men from New Haven. Conn, de-
tanned Mr.. Hitchcock and his team mates
and prevented them from carrying the
ball forward to the other end of the field
In the Post Office Department he had
been associated with the special issue of
jamestown exposition stamps. the Friday
afternoon tennis games and other great
movements which attracted widespread
attention.
so they sent Mr. Hitchcock. He