Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-09
HITCHCOCk'S TRIP
THIS
POLITICAL
Object of Western Tour.
Was 10 Feel Political Pulse
Postmaster General Occupies
Peculiar Position,
Morning Journal Bureau,
6l3 Munsey Building,


Washington. q. c., OCT. 6.
Frank A.. Hitchcock recent TRIP
10 Tho west. extending to the Pacific
coast. was Observation-Disclosures po-
ltical. As postmaster general. ne
visited tie postoffices of the larger
cities md attended q postal conven-
tton hut these features 81 his trip
Were Incidental. Primarily his pur-
pose was T. get into complete touch
vita political conditions.
ON a similar trip To- the Pacific
coast q fes months ago he took oc-
caal0n in q speech In the TAR north
west to pay earnest and eloquent
tribute 10 his colleague IN The cabinet,
Richard a. Ballineer, and Tho gossip
recently current. hat one Of his OBJ
iects WIS 10 supplement the ctfort or
Senator crane 10 induce Secretary
Bailineer To resign, Is wholly I'M
founded. Hitchcock rs a steadiast
supporter Of Ballinger. He doubtless
secs. AZ everybody else sees. that a
change IN the secretaryship of tie in
terror department would be politically
profitable ut this particular %iuncture,
but Il rs understood here IN WASH
inpt0n That he does not share the
VipV that Il would materially affect
the November elections. Apropos Of
this situation Il might be mentioned
that senator Nelson. chairman of the
special congressional committee in
Nestigatlng the Bailinger-Ptnchot con-
| troycffy. has announced that the
findings OF the committee viii not
now be announced until after the re-
convention of congress i'm the winter.
MI Hitchcock's status as the real
head of the republican party organ
i%2ation, by virtue Of his chairman
shin of the national committee, is
somewhat peculiar. He has not been
in rccord with an the stalWarts OF
regulars. nor persona grata win all
the Insurgents. Officially he has
fltenated many congressman by his
handling of the patronage. some
statesmen very close 90 the White
House have more than oucc expressed
| their opinion of Mf Hitchcock to
the president I'm unqualified terms
and suggested his dismissal for the
good Of the party Eat such % dis
gruntlcd element Is .n incident Of
eyerq new administration.
Mr.. Hitchcock is u regular, of
! cnurAe. and ia his role OF chairman
must see t. 81 thai the organization
is strengthened wherever possible.
The management of the congressional
cnmnaign devolves upon tho congress
EAfiitii fiiiiltAAAt' iNNA'Nh 'N E'H
man Mckinley. whose chicf lieuten-
amt IS Congressman L~oudenslpger
and the national committee viii not
take any hand IN Tho purely district
troubles.
put Frank gitchcock win en-
aeaXor 70 prorote party intcreste- r..
the various states 9ud nfrk~ sure
that the administration receives no
uncertain Endorsement "a convention
The ohio action. although not pro-
ErossiVe enougn To- please cN-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and eV-Sccretary Car
field. commended ITSELF strongly TO
administration men or regulars.
The oftire-holdinR class naturally
win he in line with the adtuintstra-
ton. ms also tho active political work
ers of prominence IN the past. who
VIII not readily identify themselves
with the movement that may tend 10
ereate q Now party. Having seen new
parties rise ana fan they viii lack
fnith in the insurEent movement
oven under such nupulpr leadership
as Roosevelt
Thus Il may come about thnt mr.
dent Roosevelt republicans of two
years ago may he found In tho test
To- he "aligninc themselves with Tart
and the administration. a significant
word ono from New York That
Ntttam Loeb. Jr.. collector 30 the
port. in The impending hrenk. loaus
toWard Beverly rather than toward
oyster Bay but is striving hard for
hermCuy.
Ana oven Nicholas Longworth, the
eN-presiaents son-in-laf. after his
able and m~onifyin~. hut Yet inoffect-
.ual speech at columbus, rs displaying
renewed sympathy. on regularity
Ionzwufth having been brought M