Taft upset some progressives by choosing Hitchcock as Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), placing him in charge of the presidential campaign. Hitchcock was quick to bring in men closely allied with big business. Taft took an August vacation in Hot Springs, Virginia, where he irritated political advisors by spending more time on golf than strategy. After seeing a newspaper photo of Taft taking a large swing at a golf ball, Roosevelt warned him against candid shots.
Taft upset some progressives by choosing Hitchcock as Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) placing him in charge of the presidential campaign Hitchcock was quick to bring in men closely allied with big business Taft took an August vacation in Hot Springs Virginia where he irritated political advisors by spending more time on golf than strategy After seeing a newspaper photo of Taft taking a large swing at a golf ball Roosevelt warned him against candid shots