Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-20
H|TCHC0C k WILL
NOT DISCUSS
POLITICS
POSTMASTER GENERAL
NET BY ARIZONA MAN
Remains in City Only While the
Train Is Changing Engines
Local Republicans Talk With
Him on Depot Platform

Frank W Hitchcock. postmaster
general and the handy nan Of the
republican party in national politics.
spent about thirty minutes here yes
terday afternoon. while the passenger
train on which he rode changed en-
gines. lie reached tho city about
> 80 o'clock in the afternoon on =
helated limited which WAS run in over
the Belen Cutoff and he left on the
same train for points in Arizona He
stated that he was en- route 10 the
ranches of J.. Lorenzo Hubbell oi
Arizona where he would go on q hunt
OF several weeks Mr. Hitchcock did
o say what he was going to hunt.
and so far us could he learned. he
WAS not asked hy any OF the local re-
puhicans 10 is said, however. that
fiire Is an abundance Of game on the
ranches OF Mir. Huhhell in Arizona.
Arizona men Of prominence who
met Mr.. Hitchcock in this city yes
terday were Howell A smith. former
republican chairman In Arizona. hut
who has resigned that position and
who Is said Ga be- quietly nt work
building political fences for a bigger
job. Mr.. smith is a resident Of Bis
bee At one time some years ago, he
lived IN what is now SanGoVal county
= - FefENFNr "a Ntlf rMNAFfNANA SIT
smith as head of the republican or
gauiz8uon in Arizona WIS here 10
meet Mr Hitchcock. james r. VIII
liams "a Young man formerly OF
Washington. hut who now edits "a
newspaper ia Tucson IN which 70 IS
sald NJ. Hitchcock owns an interest
was also here The three men re-
mained AZ the Alfarado hotel yester-
day until Mr. Hitchcocks train ar-
rived and left aboard hat train with
the postmaster general Mr. Hitch
cock said thar Ralph Cameron rtpuh-
liean delegate Ia congress from Arr
zona. would meet the party az Gallup
AR. Hitchcock nositively declined to
talk politics although he received the
uewspapermen with one ~ his win
ming miles and declared that be was
only taking a vacation and would not
under any circumstances discuss nnh-
tics national territorial 81 amy other
kind az this time
Governor William J Mills arrived
in the city yesterday and vas 10 b
train "a meet Mr. Hitchcock The
governor returned 20 santa Re last
evening & Few hours after Ar Hitch
cosk had left Tor the west
Among others who saw the post
master general were Delegate W IT.
Andrews VINO held Q tFA minutes
private conversation with him, r A
8uhheiL Thor-s Huoheil ". :
Sirlckler. Postmaster Hopkins Judge
Edward a Mann. F. " nohsan Ben
son Newell 90 the Noung Mems Re
publican club and several Others An
invitation was extended O. Nr Hitch
cock % remain iu the city and be-
present 80 q reception which De was
assured would tf quickly arranged
for him W De- would Ccusent % STAY
The postmaster general said De would
like Co remain hlt that De had made
am appointment Nith AIR Csrleron hl
wire ana WAS afraid he WouN not ~
able o. keen 90 owing 10 the fact that
his Tain Was already running bate
Those Rho vent o. the depot q
%e Mr. HitchrorE were received on
the platform beside the cnsch ln
ahhh De w1s riding He did not
ieaFe tire platform and there was mt-
de chance for ans private converse
tom although n IS said the rostuas-
ter general vas given a brief tut cen
ctse statement ~ affairs a. thy exist
ln NsW M-xlco- peliiCal neld Al