The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-10
CRY FOR HILL RESOUNDS
BUT NO ANSWER COMES
Acting Chairman of Republican National Committee
Who Disappeared Over the Sea, Seems, Not to
Hear Party's Distress Signal.
BY JAMES HAY, JR.

BEVERLY. Mass. July 10--As the
political pot begins 70 boil at Beverly
there appears in the escaping steam a
mystery In the white wreaths OF va
I por there is written a puzzle
And from the mouths Of those who
discuss things political there comes the
question.
Where IS John Fremont HIP
And echo answers:
where
Ar Hill is the man who was made
acting chairman Of the Republican ma
tiOual committee a few days after the
Taft inauguration had taken place saud
Frank H Hitchcock had assumed the
duties Of Postmaster General Of the
I United States MI Hin was handed the
high honor and ticket to Europe on
one OF our most luxurious steamers.
He disappeared over the bounding main.
leaving the national committee and the
nation TO the gods Of chance and the
winds Of idle circumstance.
That much is known. but now the
eager prophets Of elections and the keen
observers Of campaigns are asking in
aEonized accents and with despairiuE
walls
Has anybody here seen HIP
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rash assumption-that now is the time
for hin 10 reappear. Having made q
phenomenal escape after the high title
had been placed before his name by a
meeting composed 81 Mr.. Hitchcock and
other members OF the national com
mittee, he IS expected 10 take on the
Eulse Of industry and project himself
into the midst Of a fight -ehich nav
mean defeat for the Republican marty
at the polls next Novenb r
Much has been said among politicians
an.5 in the press about the able ass ST
ance the national committee is % rvs-
der TO the Congressional committee in
the fight which has already opened
But where Is HIP How can the fight
be Fought without a fighter
Surprising Absence.
He is gone, blown, faded like the last
rose Of summer, at a time when the
l0veliest flowers bloom No conouer.a-
roar rings down the North Shore frln
the tall pine trees Of Maine. No de-
iant cry is heard from Hill. 10 ring
ing challenge strikes fear to the cold
hersts Of that party whose symbol is
the wild ass
Mr. Hill was once the governor Of
Maine In that Office he made a reputa-
ton for himself. and his grateful peo-
pie tWined the laurel about that brow
which shelters an intellect famed for
its ideas Consequently there is sur
prise that he does not even give a
peep of himself
To all inteuts and purposes. he has
gathered his political cerements about
him and wendell his way. amid immOr-
teIIes and lilies CT the dark valley 10
that graveyard where so manw pOliti-
clans have shrouded themselves IN
gloom
And in addition TO this query Of the
whereabouts o. Hill there comes an
other. This:
What is Frank Il. Hitchcock dOing?''
Hitchcock Busy.
The answer on the part OF some IS
that he is running the national commit
tee; that he regards the former gov
ernOr OF Maine merely as something ap-
pointed and then hauled 10 Europe,
that he viii engineer the assistance
which IS to be given 20 the Congress
siOnal committee, and that, being still
the real chairman o. the national com
Uittee, he thinks /. Just as well that
Nj Hill should be devoid Of political