The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-26

Hitchcock might resign his cabinet
position and assume the active man
agement of the Taft campaign.
1t was explained that Hitchcock
despite his oft repeated statements
that he was out of politics, might
take this step MS a means of clear
Ing himself completely from the am
moving charge OF ingrattude and dis
loyalty to the president. While
neither Crane. Penrose nor Smoot
would discuss the Hitchcock report
II is significant in connection with the
announcement that the business in
terests have agreed to bury the
hatchet.
Senator Murray Crane was called
upon to take command In the 1908
ca mpaign at time when the Taft
candidacy, as many Republican lead
ers believed. was drifting toward the
rocks. He has been the confidential
adviser Of the Taft administration.
Furthermore, by his colleagues he is
regarded as an absolute barometer of
the attitude of the financial interests
of the country. Although II Is an
nounced with that title, Senator Crane
will now take command OF the Taft
campaign for denomination, associat-
ing himself closely, with Penrose and
Smoot and other friends OF the presi-
dent in both senate and house.
The three senators declare with
perfectly straight faces that there is
to be no ''stealthy subsurface manip-
ulatlon." Perish the thought that
there is to be any such thing as vul-
gar political wire pulling On the
contrary. 1t is stated that the move-
ment inaugurated today is "sm-
ply an organized effort of the presi-
dents friends and supporters in con-
gress 20 secure expression of the pub
lie wishes in the form of delegates to
the national convention and to dis
abuse the public mind of the idea that
the noise stirred up by the insurgent
element threatens the denomination
of the president
While no direct charges are made
that the United States steel corpor-
alton, through any of its officials. has
been furnishing the money to promote
the Roosevelt boom. the assur-
nnce also that has gone to the White
House that these steel trust mag
mates can be expected. from now on,
tc show loss of interest in the
Roosevelt propaganda and will "re-
sign themselves to their fate"
The explanation for the lack OF or
ganized activity on the part Of the
Taft forces up TO this time. as given
today, and given with seeming air
of sincerity, was that the friends of
tie president remained passive be-
cause they felt certain of his re-
nomination and considered It unnec,
essary TO take any aggressive steps"
The response of the insurgents to this
explanation has been a series of loud
outlaws.
To start with, the Penrose- Crane
Smoot combination promises the pres
ident good sized block of conven-
tion voters, which 1t assumes to con-
tIol. Penrose says tfie progressive
movement In Pennsylvania will be
run onto side track and that prac-
tlcally all, II not every one, of the
delegates from that state will. go to
Chicago for Taft. Crane promises
the solid delegation from Massachu-
setts, while Smoot says he will, not
alone take the responsibility for re-
suits In Utah, but from other of the
ittermountain states, The senatorial
trlumvirate says the reports from the
south are entirely satisfactory and
that no fear Is entertained regarding
the attitude of the delegation from
t.at portion of the country.
The situation in Ohio, II is adj
mitted. is the most embarrassing to
the friends of the president OF all the
complications that exist. With this
admission goes the announcement
that, from now on, the Ohio situation
Is to be taken in hand and aggres-
sve tactics pursued in opposition to
the Roosevelt and La Toilette boom
ers. The fur will begin flying. so il
Is stated, Monday when the president
starts his Ohio speaking tour by way
Of Cleveland. The president will not
be in the executive Offices tomorrow.
He viii remain In the library at the
White House, so It is stated. denying
himself to callers so as to prepare his
OHIO speeches without interruption.
The immediate presidential party
on the Ohio trip will consist, in addl-
ton TO the president, of Archibald
Butt, Secretary Hilles, Representa-
tive Nye of Minnesota and Gus 7