The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-04
WALL STREET AGAINST
HITCHCOCK IN CABINET
Kings of Finance Fear Campaign Manager May Turn Rebel
and Bring About Return Of Roosevelt to Power-Pol
iticans Look tor Break Between Taft aud Roose-
velt-Money Interests to Have InsiJe Track.

Washington, Jan 4.--Blg business
is working hard to keep Frank Ritcb-
cock cut of the postoffice department
ami the cabinet. Mystery has clothed
this phase of MIR. Taft's cabinet
making and bred many puzzling and
ccAt1,cting reports. A. Wall, street
intrigue is at the bottom of 1t all
The Ohio senatorial fight saw the
president worked by a discred-
tied lot of professional politicians.
He woke mp in time apparently, but
worked he was. The men OF finance,
industrtals and railroads play their
game far more slfrewdly than do the
professional politicians. Their inter-
est I'M the Hitchcock business is to
insure against return of
President Roosevelt to power four
years hence. incidentally, they mean
to take out a policy or two against
Charles e. Hughes, governor of New
York.
Hitchcock was Roosevelt third
term enthusiast hast year until the
president sat on him. He was Pres
ident ROosevelt's choice for chair
man rather than Judge Tafts, and
everybody knows that all was not
lovely harmony between candidate
and chairman during the campaign.
Charles p. Taft and many of the
presldent-elect's close friends are bit.
terly hostile to Hitchcock. There
are many reasons why New York
suspects that Hitchcock might return
to his Old Roosevelt allegiance on
the triumphant Homecoming from
Africa of his former chief, with lion
skins and hcnors wrapped around
him.
AS postmaster general and chair
man OF the Republican natlonaI com
mittee Mn Hitchcock might easily
be in position to head an effect.
i've rebellion inside the Taft admin
istration Hitchcock is the personal
ceader and dictator of the southern
Republican organization as ii stands,
an organization fanatical I'm It's de-
vcticn to Roosevelt. Moreover, IL
Hitchcock meditated insurreotion 1t
Is not likely that he would be caught
at it until he was ready TO strike.
He does not rattle before he strikes.
Such, I'm short, down TO the snake
simile, is the argument being vigor-
ously used against Hitchcock. lie
has played into the hands of the op-
position, too. AT the outset ne said
he intended to RETAIN the national
t,ha'rwanehip, come what would. If
insisted en- his rejgning that to go In
to the cabinet he would stay outside
and enter business. Judge Taft tod
Hitchcock that he Thought cabinet
officer shcuild resign the national
craftsmanship. being mindful of the
criticism which Mr.. Cortelyou re-
ce!yed for holding the chairmanship
during his whole term as national
chairman. AT that time Mr.. Taft did
not seem at the time, to place much
emphasis ON this condition. Those
clcee to him continued TO slate
Hitchcock for the poEtofflce, fully
expecting this little obstacle to be sur
mcNmted. Hitchcock himself ac.
cepted the congratulations OF his
friends cn his coming appointment.
In tue face of all this well posted
hlen in New York offered to bet
mcney that Hitchcock would not be
member of the coming cabinet.
When pressed for explanations they
would merely shake their heads and
laugh. Meanwhile il was notable