The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-27
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could allay the unrest that hung in
the air.
i<,ngwortll News Causes stir.
1t vas hoped thet Mr. i.olsworth
wouia pring cheer. 'aur he did rot.
Ilerrnetie secrecy was Wrapped arouEa
the intelligence that he aid brins.
t,ut 1t was Of such dtsauiatiag naiurl
that a hurry call was sent out for
Murray Crane, the noiseiess big gan
al the administration.
senate. Crane, Mir. Hill.s aud the
president went into reiunsei over Mr..
Iongwerih's tidings and they renlaisl-
ed In counsel while tse clock went
round and round and round. and great
statesmen waiting 10 sec the pres:-
dent about postoftiess cooled Their
heels in the waiting room.
1t WAS intimatea by people close
to the big three in counsel that MI
Longworth had brought word that the
colonel had il lot 10 say abont the
weather IA few criticisms OF hooks and
plays, considerable advice about IN
fart neurtsh sfs-f4t Att sat.tsaas y " AID
about my intention TO run on etde-
track and let the Taft express roll by
toward The convention.
Hopes Hitccoek Is Faithful.
Only one ray of sunlight perraded
the gloom in which the vast manson
was stepped. That IL the firm belief
that Hitchcock has been brought Into
camp. Mr.. TAFT. fully realizing thaf
MIR. Hitcheocks recent outbreak on
public ownership did lot of harm Is
convinced that Hitchcock II going to
be good frem this time forth He Is
even hopeful that If the postmaster
general does resign he can he pre-
vailed upon TO accept the chairman
ship ofthe national committee. And
whatever Mr.. Taft may think about
his suhordinates views on government
ownership he knows that he did get
TAFT delegates and he fully believes
that he can do go again.
The acute need at the White House
is for campaign manager. Mr. Taft
tried to train Norton in that difficult
art. but found that Mart Was try
ing TO train him In the job of rresi-
denting. So he got H!iIes. but Hilies
while suaye 80 ~-ient sscretary
pleased nobody as campaign direc.
tor.
The number of complaints from Mr..
Tafs's remaining friends about Hiifss
IL growing every day Nobody who
comes to the White House can find
out what is going on. Nobody can get
advice. and what hurts stili more mo-
| pOuS ~ pCt3ff}ttEa NJ E1Ft- At~
Blame II ON Hil;es.
Hilles' treatment of Hitchcock when
the national committee was mere il
admitted 70 be responsible for ttitens
cock suilen speii, ana tf4t spell term
mated IN the disastrous puoiic own
ersnip declaration.
by putting hitchcock in and Hilles
out, tne presiuents friends---ali but
Murray Crane. who hates nitchcock--A
beilve that tw evils could be corA
rected, and therefore the olive branch
Will be prasrudfusz from tfu WhItS
House windows when the postmaster
general gets back from his brief trip
to Pana ma, =
In the meantime Secretary Nagel il
arranging to get all the delegates Ia
Missouri and deliver them to the pres-
ioent and Senator Lodge 10 said 10
have promised that he would no sup
port Roosevelt till he found Il alb.
solutely necessary. That means Lodge
will stay Taft man as lor~ an he
think tho wind Ii blowing that way.
1913 txe SOHt sEteuysss7 !. -
MT. Taft's outside managers. VINO
not long ago. have out some very help
ful figures got busy again yesterday
aIternoon, ana sent these results to
the White House.
For Taft. SAT delegates.
For Hoosevelt--the rest OF them
These figures freely grant 10 the
Colonel, Ia Toilette, Cummins and
the other anti-Taft men the States
OF California. with % delegates: Idaho.
9; Illinois. 80: Indiana. 30: Iowa, ss:
Kansas, 20; Minnesota. "a: Missouri.
30: Nebraska. Is: Nevada. 6; ana
Wisconsin. ~. or these States Ia
Toilette has Wisconsin; Cumlnins,
Iowa. while Rooscvelt's name will So
on the primary ballot Of California
and Nebraska.
The iixure-counting surely on
Hitchcock In the South. that
Taft will get the Southern dele
gates ZEN llocss' which IL
French for solid, and At least 49,
portions in New York. Pennsyivax
Ohio. New Jerses. Colorado: MtchiGa1
Montana. Oklahoma. Oregon UtnN.
Washington. West Virginia, and III \
Territories. They count On Instructed
or partially instructed deleSatlons.
witch meanH that they count on lot
Of State convention and primary del,t-
fnG to win.
Naturally II Mr.. TAN cannot be u.
sur~d at nomination. on thu 1r1t
ballot he viii. not allow his name is
m irta- the convention.
ma t1sts Il IS, ss&s sY sAE