Show FOR TAfTS First P M Gen Hitchcock Will Quit Government Service To Boom Secretary of War J TAFT ANXIOUS TO HAVE HIM j Ii 4 d Him O of III Ilk hc jj Acquaintance iu I ill anil lU t i Washington Feb I eb 7 Announcement s WIB made d today td of ot the 1110 approaching 10 IC J of ot Frank Fraik I Jf If Hitchcock t I nR ii Mr 1 tr 1 will assume the management of at the thc active campaign of ot Secy ecy Taft Tatt for fol tim tho nomination to tho the presidency presidency dency Tho rho exact dale dato of oC the Hie retirement has hus ha not flo been boon determined definitely but bul It will be bo about Feb eh 15 IB Mr MI Hitchcock will be IX I succeeded oa ai assistant ns by hy Dr diaries 1 V who for fol a little moro limn than two 1110 yours years curs has hils been cn chief tit r llio thu over 1101 which Mr tJ presided Dr han been 1000 actively Identified with tho postal for tor about 20 O years Several weeks ago Mr Hitchcock wits was requested by Secy Sec Tat Taft to 10 undertake the management of his IIII ht campaign Tho Tile tl desired to enlist his hlA services not only because ho Is widely known throughout tho the country and luis hUR had In work vork but because ho lio toll foiL tho of o having n II nan man In hi charge of o the tho In variety varlet of ot details of thc tho campaign to whom he ho could refer rater questions aris arising ing constantly anti and to 10 which ho was WI unable to tho tim time they seemed scorned to It to demand It la Is i no flO secret that Secy Becy Taft fILet In III order older to 10 dispose of oC tho the great of or work Incident to tho direction direction tion of o his department has been obliged for tor several weeks practically to ex cx exclude clude ludo himself froni Crom visitor u IL part oC of tho time lime The Thc work has been exceed exceeding ing Inq Ins trying an liS he Is 18 under a severe men mental tat tal mind and physical strain for tOI from 16 to 20 hours every overy day Iny When Wh n Secy Taft made tho tIme proffer of ot the tho management ement of or his campaign to toi i Ir Hitchcock ho h desired Jiu mo undertake tho the work Immediately As AR s that thit In the view of oC Mr MI Hitchcock would have hae necessitated at lit from tho the of ot first assistant b cauRo ho he could not with propriety conduct a zt political campaign from the time depart department ment ho told Hoc Recy Taft rut that he could not assume duties of campaign man ligor on tho spur of oC tho moment Ho lie asked for fol time lima to consider tho the subject and to t confer with friends The Time score secre secretary tary talY entered no objection Into buo desired a u decision na as soon us ns practicable Mr It 1 Hitchcock finally Informed Secy Taft Tart that If I f ho he could be given limo to moot meet his obligations and duties dutle to 10 tim tho postal service he ho would accept his offer otter Practically Mr Hitchcock has now IIO concluded time the work on 10 which ho h was engaged and In a ml few rew days dILS ho he will ten tun tender tender der his liln resignation and leave time the post I O t department Mr Joined with Secy See Taft In requesting Mr Hitchcock I to undertake the campaign work It Is i not known knowlI what plans Mr ra Hitchcock may ma hao prepared for COl or his Imis dut M It Is not known oven even whether ho will establish h In this city but It Is assumed hu Ito will devote his hIli attention to 10 tho the campaign of II Hocy Taft Tart In all nil parts paris of tho country Countr except Ohio which Is being belli looked after by Arthur I T CONFIRMED BY VORYS Columbus 0 a Fob F 7 Tho following statement was given glen out hero imore tonight by b Arthur Arlhur I J Vorys manager of tho canvass s for fol tho the nomination of or William II H Taft Tnt for Cor president I 1 Invited Frank Frnnk II 11 Hitchcock to assist In the time management of ot the tho campaign Ho will tender tendel his resignation as an first assistant to tako effect Feb 15 Ho will como come hero to confer with mo mime about tho timo division of the tho work wor |