Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-07-22
THE CAMPAIGN CAPTAINS
Hughes and Wilson's Campaign Man.
ayers Men of Recognized Ability

friend of Charles Evans Hughes,
former master of New York, chair
man of the public service commits
sion of that city up to 1918, a clean
thoroughly capable man, has beer
made chairman OF the Republican
national committee of the Unitet
States which means that he is t
manage the Hughes and Fairbanks
campaign. Vance Mccormick, a Penn
sylVanaian, son of a former promi
nent and wealthy iron manufacturer
CAPACITY popular among his owr
paop,e and highly respected else
where had already been chosen
chairman Of the Democratic nationa
committee, These two are to captain
pal parties. AS great deal viii be
heard of them and from them be.
tween the present time and Tuesday
November z, II will be we'll to know
something about them in more con-
nected way than the news columns
usually afford.
1t is of the greatest Importance
that the campaign manager shall be
acceptable to the head of the ticket
otherwise many disturbing complica-
tions may arise. President WilSon
and Charles Evan Hughes as the
public understands the matter are
entirely pleased with the selection
made by each of the national com.
mittees. President Wilson has the
highest opinion of Mr.. Mccormick s
ability as director of men, the
highest respect for his judgment MI.
Hughes is equally well pleased with
Mr.. Wilcox. Each enters upon his
duty assured that he has the full con.
fidence of the party standard bearer
Mr.. Wilcox has been In public af-
fairs In New York for the past twenlK In
five years. During a great part of
this time he has been a close per.
sonal friend of Mr.. Hughes The
latter must have been impressed with
his merits when he made him chair
man Of the first public service com
mission, a position in which the ap-
pointee acquitted himself with signal
credit. Mr. Wilcox took an active
part in the Hughes campaign Of 1908.
1t cannot be said however that the
Hughes campaign manager is in any
sense a political worker. He is
credited, rather with hold himself
removed from the activities which in,
time serve to identify a politician as
a war horse" leader, or a boss
He has stopped short, that is, of run
ming with a machine. He Is a
practical politician with ideals, andI
these do not include seeking or hold
ing office for what there may be I'm
1T in an entirely material way. All
opinions are agreed that, whether orI
not he shall wage a successful VIII
liam r. Wilcox at least will conduct
a clean campaign And at the same
time no doubt is felt regarding the
vigor and intelligence with which It'll
will be prosecuted.
Vance McCarmick is man of the
same stamp morally, but of some
what different type personally.
While Mr. Wilcox has held positions
by appointment Mr., Mccormick has
gone to the people for preferment
For example, he was elected mayor
Of Harrisburg in 1902, receiving 1866
votes against 4500 for his Republican
opponent. The city gave normelly al
Republican majority of about 1000
up to this time He was the young
est man ever chosen for the position
While he served only one term, in
that time he did great deal toward
better government for the community
in the future. In 1914, when he ran
as the Democratic and Progressive
candidate for the goyernorship, he
was defeated by Martin G. Brum-
baugh, Republican This was the
year, it will be remembered, in which
all the reactionary forces Of the state
were mustered by Senator Boies p II
rose for the Republican ticket TheI
defeated candidate, considering thaI
odds against him, came out of the
contest with credit
Mr.. Wilcox was student of the
University of Rochester in 1888, and
has degrees from that college and
from Columbia Mr.. Mccormick is a
graduate of Yale, class 1892. He was
a famous base bal player in his stu
dent years. He has many interestsI
and is part owner Of the Patror, a
Democratic newspaper in Harrisburg.
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