Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-02-25 | Page 10 | Who Will Captain Republican Ship?

WHO WILL CAPTAIN REPUBLICAN SHIP? WASHINGTON, Fob. 24. There has been considerable discussion around the Senate and House about tho probable proba-ble successor to Senator Hanna as chairman of the Republican National committee, and the names of Senator Scott of West Virginia, Senator Penrose Pen-rose of Pennsylvania and Representative Representa-tive Dick, who Is slated to be Senator Hanna's successor In the Senate from Ohio, are most frequently mentioned. A suggestion also is made that Sen-1 ator Aldrich no doubt will be connected with the committee in some capacity, probably as chairman of the finance committee. It Is said of both Senator Scott and Representative Dick that they were closer politically to Senator Hanna than any other men, and having been through two National campaigns with him, know more about his methods and his connection with National politics than any other men. Col. Swords, who for a long time was sergeant-at-arms of the National committee, com-mittee, recently wrote a letter to Senator Sen-ator Scott concerning Senator Hanna, In which he said: "In the last conversation conver-sation I had with Senator Hanna Just before he went to Ohio previous to his election, and the last time he was In New York, I congratulated him upon appointing you as chairman of tho sub- committee on arranging for the convention conven-tion in Chicago, and ho said: 'Scottie, why he knows more about running a National convention than any man In the country, and he is closer, to me than any friend I have. He Is a great, big-hearted big-hearted fellow, as good as gold and as true as steel, and I cherish him as one of my best friends,' "