The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-28
WANT LOEB At HELM
tn Advisers Urge Him for
Campaign Mansfer-Could
Reach Insurgents
,.,.. Political Lieutenants
s.id 10 Have Decreed That Hitch
u,s, Re Ousted-Think New
~..i,nan Could II r III o n
.orrcs-Change To he Made In
December

,-,--~cs-C hange To lie Made In
peccmber
Wellington Post. Sept, III
Ken. York. Sept. s.--A special dis
...- 20 the World from Beverly
r-sris and political advisers OF
r-...sant Taft have nearly COM
....gf their work to bring about the
..-o-..retfon OF the President at the
80. Republican national convention
- nearly finished do they consider
.4s.- efforts that they already count
.Ae President renominated, and are
tanning for his reelection.
Their efforts between now and
January lst will be on these two
.f,cs The ousting of Postmaster
General Frank H. Hitchcock from
control Of the Republican national
committee. and the grooming Of Col
Ierfor William Loeb, OF New York,
,or the Craftsmanship OF the next
national committee. TO be selected
., the conclusion Of the convention.
postmaster-General Hitchcock has
announced that he has retired from
he Craftsmanship OF the national
committee, and that a successor is
holding the office.
This these leaders declare is not
60. that Mr.. Hitchcock has not re-
signed and cannot resign until there
is meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the national committee.
There has been no meeting of the
committee since the election or
President Taft.
There will be a meeting Of the
national committee in the early part
If December. Soon after there will
be 2 meeting of the Presidents
friends and political advisers at the
White House for the purpose OF
putting the Postmaster-General out
Of commission, politically. At the
same time the name of William Loeb
will be put forward, as the proper
man 10 stand at the helm Of the next
committee.
OF q dozen leaders, who are close
10 the President, no one supports
Mr.. Hitchcock politically. All are
after his scalp. President Taft has
been apprised of the fight against
his tuaster-General and the man
who steered his course for his first
campaign. He has been told Mr..
Hitchcock cannot run the next hgnt,
Tor can the next campaign be run
in the manner the last one was con-
Quoted. The President is said TO have
acuuiesced in the matter, but is re-
luctant about letting Mr.. Hitchcock
20. He believes that the next cam
paign must be conducted more open;
that the people must be reached
more directly, and that this cannot
be done by the Hitchcock methods
Can Enlist Insurgents.
None Of the leaders believe there
will be any trouble in getting con
troll of the organization the Post
master-General has built Up since ne
became the head Of the Postofnce
Department They say IL there Ii
it will not make any material olI
ference
The leaders who have their eye:
on Collector Loeb believe that IN hin
the party has a man who can ge
the support of the insurgent eaemen
Of the party once Mr. Taft IS noml
mated. They count on the close
relationship between Mr.. Loeo an'
Former President Roosevelt bringing
to the support OF Mr.. Taft the Roose
welt wing Of the party.
The matter will be laid oeIor'
Mr.. Loeb after the meeting OF leader
a. the White House in December, Il
such a manner il viii be hard 10
-