The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-20
GIVE ATTENTION
TO PR0CREsS|vES
MIR TAFT REALIZES THAT HE
MIST PLACATE THIS ELEMENT
OF PARTY.
TO GET SECOND PLACE
BoRAH is MOST LIKELY MAN ron
RtNNING NATE-1HAIRNAN-
SHIP OF PARTY is IN
TO GET SECOND PLACE
by VICTOR ELLIOTT.

lHe ifeRuhIlcan National Com mittee
and manager OF the next presidential
campaign. At present some believe
Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster Gen
eral, viii be the one who viii get
that Office. because ha is the man
who successfully engineered the last
campaign.
others who are prospective cam
palgn managers, according to friends
close to President Taft politically
are Charles u. Hilles secretary to
the President. Secretary Fisher, Of
the Department Of the Interior Will
liam Loeb, COLLECTOR OF Customs at
New York and formerly secretary to
President Roosevelt. and Represen-
tative calder. OF Brooklyn.
Al present everyone believes it Ia
a little loo early TO make a predie
ton as 70 who viii capture the plum.
SIS it IL pointed out that the selec-
ton viii depend upon the lineup for
the nomination OF Mr., Taft.
Much will depend on the nomina-
ton of a Nice-Prasident with Taft.
While thousands Of insurgents will
cut the Republican ticket and
VOTE tho Democratic ticket. IL the
Democrats name progressive az
Their candidate. It is generally be-
lleved that the rank and file Of the
party VIII support President TaGt II
no receives the nomination
Must Placate Proxresises.
To keep the insurgents in line as
fat as possible. the disposition Of tho
Republicans is to concede some i'm
portaut post To the insurgents TO aid
Ia obtaining their support. Wheth or
this is 70 he the vicep presidency or
thc chHirmauship of the national com .
? a TN. lf,f,
Vice President sherman Is to go on
the ticket again with Mr. Taft, there
NiIl be many advocates of giving
the chairman ship 10 q Progressive Re
publican, but the feeling now Is that
the regulars would prefer to retain
control OF the party organization and
the chairng nship. and let the vice
presidency go t. a progressive, VINO
Is not too radical In his policies. This
would mean the elimination or sun
ny Jim Sherman.
The tendency among Republicans
ROW is To reject Sherman nj any cost,
aud If the progressive vote is to be
won hy replacing sherman. he will
he sacrificed President Taft, II Is
understood, wants "A man as President
OF the Senate who is more in har-
mou} with the plans OF the Taft ad-
mInistration II the President does
not signify his intention beforehand
as to his attitude In the matter the
question vail be put up TO MN as
to the men for both PLACES Whether
he wants to or not, xe viii be com
peAed@ to decide who is to be the
vice presidential nominee, ana IKE
wise ne Will name who Is 70 hahuie
I his hght TOR another term ia inc
White House
If a progressive Is named ioF Chati
man, President Taft VII select ta'
best man that can be found, MI
IitHes. the presidents private seer
tary, just now has tn" lead LOT IN
jon as ne has shown political sasaeit$
and has aided the president IN oulld
ing up a coterie OF fr'cnds, poil'lcaiiS
that Will help HIM in capturing th'
denomination
PostmaSter-Ien Hitcheock. iol'
, lowing the time honored custom
could succeed himself as campaign
manager. but his name Is not SO IT"
Queuty spoken now as formerly he'
causo of the fact that ne mas repeateo
IS stated that he does not WISH 10 d,
chairman again. Mr. HlichcofI
Wishes to retire from the game o
politics. and has been preparing e
Ieave the presidents cabinet Tor some
Loeb We'll Thought OF.
Next to Mr lilies in chances %
landing the job Is Collector of Gus
tums Loeb. tie IS looked upon as
man who could do wonders for tins
'Cat machine, lie II often spoken OF
now as the brains OF the kooseVel
administration and Is looked upoi
as Il man Who could capture the pro
gresslVe vote and at the same tim,
win ltooseNelts active support fol
TAFT
Representative Calder, Of Brook
lyn. rs highly Thought OF hN Preaiden
pendent in New y DIRK politics. and ha
often been able To rid himself of RIM
influence and act upon his own initia-
tive. tie Is a close friend OF former
President Roosevelt and a skiilful
politician. While upon occasions ~
has becn opposed by the old guard
in New York, he nevertheless has al
WAYS been able 10 retain their re
spect, and should he he selected as
toe next campaign manager. no one
has any doubt that he would DO able
Secretary Fisher is also discussed a
strong man for the place lie l.
recognized as a progressive. and ha
the confidence OF the progressiN .
leaders. The only thing aBains
Fisher Is his inexperience IN handlius
big political campaigns His aptitude
combined with recognized ability