The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
HIRAM IS AFTER. CALvIN'S 'SSTRENGTH.
While Keeping One Hand On Progressive Clutch He
 Grabs For Conservatives
Ky RAYMOND CHAPTER Leaked Wire to The Age-HeraId)

Leased Wire to The Age-HeraID WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Although he is keeping both hands tightly ciutched on the progressive mantle left by Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Hiram Johnson is arranging his po- lJical organization in such a way as to catch a large share of the regular republican strength which the Cool ioge forces have been counting on. Johnson, so this writer is informed. has been advised that his claims as progressive are to be strenuously challenged, on behalf of the old Roosevelt following, by Governor Pinchot Of Pennsylvania. and on be- h.elf of the left wing of the progress sives by Senator LaFollette of Wis c0nsin.
 This will not prevent him from p:ckinS up a good many remnants of the old Bull Moose herd, and share of the new insurgents who have grown up in the near northwest since 1912. Bue even so. Johnson realizes that he would be doomed If he based his hopes entirely on the progress siNcs.
 Hitchcock Is Manager.
 Therefore, after long drawn out negotiations. he has chosen Frank H. Hitchcock, former Postmaster Gen eral g his campaign manager. These r Eotiations proceeded under cover, aud it was surprise to the poli- ticians here when they learned a few o&Ss ago that Hitchcock was likely to be Johnson's generalissimo.
 For Hitchcock is one of those mys . tsrious political soldiers of fortune Nho ap2aar every four years out oe lowheae. and through connections formed iu previous years marshal large retinues of infantry to do the If n s7 al 4,, the. EemtHating convention
 Hitchcock was with. Roosevelt in faei. managed Taft in 1908, went into the cabinet as Postmaster General aHd bult up the powerful machine in tie south which made Taft's renomi- hatian possible, in face of the large is3hssNets opposition.
 'ia appeared on the scene again in I&i6 &hc rounded up his army of delegatee for Charles E. Hughes. He started out as a Wood man in 1920. b21 tals connection was severed be- lore tIio convention.
 He was in Washington recently. ard i. began to be rumored that he eas abeut to make his quadrennial appearance.
 True, Coolidge is counting on his secretary, .. Bascorn Slemp, to hold the south in line But the republican
 
 iafoug1 series of convulsions in tre last few years, due in part to an eiaoTt begun under Harding's auspices To make the republican party in the seuta white mans party"
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 4 TriP;r 9hrent.
 a'a proVoked considerable resent mt .loi the colored leaders, who is.i s.G as delegates to many con- aa Faf te i5 i., Fur,Aermore. Slemp,
 al Virginia, is regarded as
 F2,te' among She southern
 --a Snd th.5 gives Hitchcock
 lcTeraga in rounding up rn deles tes.
 ,as under tne disadvantage ied aHbo ti9ument, as tue
 national eammittee has
 representation of Georgia,
 'i and Sputt Carolina. where
 c::pcVts to pick ID dele-
 CSC three &lates had 40
 -.s 9t the last convention. They
 Ynly l7 at the next other srs states haze been cut. but nus .4lel.
 .s l's platform. just announced s E,its-,o is cleverl% devised to ap- Dad t1 several divergent blocs of fe.t+.
 1Hs bs has something more effec- ttse ia politics than a platform. He Ia uj5a. and he has expert political t.s na- s4ueat. Given candidate of J11u ms terrific platform force, it ia ls1.nation that may well cause C friends to get busy, and t plic;'y.