The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-09
FEUD
OF BENEFIT TO PARTY
Each Squeezing His Brain
for Plans Better Than
His Rivals.
Ohioan Credited With Idea
of Sending Taft on
Stamping Tour.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 9-Of all the
men who have achieved tame and hard
labor as a result OF tile present Re
publican national campaign. Arthur I
Vorys heads the list. Vorys uses the
candidates ear more successfully than
any other advisor. Also, he more then
any other man, wears out the Taft coat
sleeve urging him from place TO place
In other words Arthur 7 Vorys, after
a meteoric rise 20 fame and q sensa-
tional dash through~the dark valleys OF
despair. has arrived Seated in the
chosen place. he hands out fruitful
thoughts and meaty suggestions. and
wheE he produces these gems, he knows
they are going 10 be used. II you want
anything from the next administration
provided Il is Republican-you won't
miss anything by having a signed and
sworn application lying around where
Arthur 7. can see 1t.
It was Vorys who took the lead in
the movement to have Taft make the
big speaking tour. which has finally
been decided on. It IS also Yorys who
viii accompany the candidate on that
tour. Frank II. Hitchcock. chairman Of
the national committee. agreed that Il
was a good thing. but Vorys originated
The plan.
The Real Story.
All of this leads up to the Hitchcock
Vorys story. There has been a lot OF
stuff printed about the struggle Of these
two men for supremacy. and the wise
politicians are now betting even on
whether the one or the other viii come
out of the fight on top. AS a matter
OF fact. when Vorys and Hitchcock are
together. and no one else is near. no.
body is putting an arm around any
body's neck in a brotherIy fashion.
That Old Testament writer who de-
scribed so well the affection OF David
and Jonathan could have SUMMED up
the story in one verse If he had looked
forward into the twentieth century.
That verse would have read:
David and Jonathan We're IN every
respect the opposltes OF Arthur and
Frank, so far as personal affection Is
concerned"
These two political giants irreslstibly
remind YOU Of the Old Testament char
acters. Take that historic incident when
.JOlb met Amasa. took Amasa by the
beard 10 kiss him." and then 'smote
Hitchcock and Vorys are clean shaved
and, therefore. cannot be taken by the
beard. each one knows what It is 10
feel sore in, around and on. the fifth
rib.
Thinks He's Smitten.
Every time one OF them advances a
great political idea which is adopted
and acted on by Taft. the other feels
that he has been smitten, and immedl-
ateIy goes off 20 buy himself nickel s
worth of rib lotion. After the soreness
has been somewhat atleviated. he re-
turns TO the fray with an idea Of his
own. and the other grabs the rib sec
ton Of his physical layout uttering
nOfseIess cries Of pain.
Everybody knows who Hitchcock Is
how he learned the political game IN
Boston under CortelyOu, ana how he
helped TO win the nomination Tor IaII
But not so many know about NoTys'
Arthur 1. was born in Lancaster, ONO
and lust to show that he has no grudge
against the town which brought him
into the world. he has lived there eyer
since After going to college and learn
ing that there was a great mission Ior
himself out in the wide, wide world, ne
settled down to pracuce law ia In -
rasfer and thereby get a real educa-
Ne lost no time BY 1900 he had shod
himself with the soft, VelVety snOss ne
,E-eaTs so we'll had taught himself a iot
about human nature, and nad allo"eu
Governor Nash to appoint him state IN
surance commissioners. AS an ihsuIaiiee