Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-11-04 | Page 3 | Hitchcock is Not Surprised at Result

HITCHCOCK HITCHCOC IS NOT SURPRISED AT RESULT All Al Advices Had Indicated That Taft V Would Win Easily I a aNew II I New York Nov No 3 Chairman Frank II I Hitchcock of the Republican 1 national committee and practically aUtho all aU tho the Republican national leaders at I I present in tho the city received the tho re returns returns returns re- re turns by special at nt Republican headquarters head head- quarters 11 Mr Hitchcock was in constant constant con con- stant communication with both the I White Hou House e and Mr 11 Tafts Taft's homo home in Ohio by direct wire Ire Tho Republican chairman evinced e I no excitement whatever but was perfectly perfectly per pOt cool and collected as the If- If r- r I turns came In When it became certain lain tain that Tart Taft raf and antl Sherman Shelman ha hid had won wona von vona a sweeping victory he was naked asked for fora a statement and said I am not surprised sur sur- at nt the result result All Al my advices ad indicated that Mr Taft would be elected elect elect- 0 ed od without trouble If H the American I people ore VIt satisfied with the policies I Io o of the Republican party and amid wish xo to 0 I Iee see ace ee them continued fo for the next four our years I am aln