The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-26
.CORTELYOU PUTS
CRITICS TO BLUSH
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New York Herald, Anti Roosevelt,
Points to Amazing Energy Of
His Manager.

New York, Aug. 26.-The Herald,
which Is for Parker, says:
Old political campaigners in both parties
who were disposed to scott at George b.
Cortelyou when he was made chairman
OF the republican national committee as
a man who should first serve his appren-
ticeship in politics., have changed their
tune.
Not a single man connected with the re-
publican party has come III contact with
Mr. Cortelyou without being impressed
with the intelligent manner In which he is
working and the grasp he has Of tho
campaign. On the other hand, the demo-
Gratis have become frightened at Mr.. Cor
telyou.
He is now described at national demo .
cratic headquarters as Teddy the Sud
denis sudden campaign manager"
This title has been given to him because
the democrats, when they have started to
do certain things in the present campaign,
have discovered that Mr.. Cortelyou has
been ahead of them and they were baked.
This has happened in half a dozen 1mpor-
tant things. 1t has occurred In connec-
ton with the support OF certain organlza,
tons of influence among certain classes OF
voters and in getting aid and comfort
from some very important institutions and
| men.
Mr.. Cortelyou has developed into man
Of quick action. 1t takes him about two
minutes to consider a proposition. II nc
does not look with favor ON it by thai
time the chances are that it will not be
considered again. When he makes his
mind up thus in two minutes it usually
takes him about thirty seconds more tt
get to the telephone.
| He Knows Them All.
| The mistake made by the men who OBJ
jected to Mr.. Cortelyou as chairman was
! 10 1nf oirota
the men Of affairs In this country. AS 9
| fact, Mr. Cortelyou has an acquaintance
with the merchants, bankers, capitalists
and professional men of the United States
| second to that Of no one else In the land
He personally knew every friend OF Presl'
| dent Mckinley, and was also known anc
respected by every caller at the White
| House during the time that he was secre
| tary to President Roosevelt. When NJ
became secretary of commerce and laoo
he widened this knowledge of men, ant
there is scarcely republican or democra
of prominence with whom he has not a
least a speaking acquaintance. Mr.. Cor
telyou has not been down town with MIR
/ Bliss, the treasurer OF the national com
nnittee, but he has been great help I
Mr.. Bliss just the same.
4 The national headquarters In the Metro
| politan Life building Is run like a we
organized business establishment. An OBJ
4 serving man who went to work there las
week remarked yesterday that it SCENE
to him that it must. have been running a
least a year. Mr.. 4prtelyou is surrounde
by former employ 4essscf his in the de
partment of commerce and labor VIII
5 voluntarily resignad to go with him. H
goes to woraksabous s o'clock in the morn morn
ing. a IF >sSsga 4
How Bus Time Goes.
He devotes allathis time while at TIL
headquarters, which he does not desel
until late in the afternoon, to seeing cal
ers. talking with the Chicago headqual
tiers over thelong distance telephone, an
) to receiving reports Of matters whic
ought to be done in various states j
which the national committee is inter
ested. His system Of reports is complet,
! 1t is safe to say that he knows NOR
about the political situation Of the Unite
States at this minute than any other mai
When he leaves the headquarters M
: Cortelyou goes to his rooms in the Mar
haitian hotel. At that time his work
just half thru, and he has accomplish
more than the average business ma
who works under full head of steam frol
9 to 5. He attends to all his corresp Or
dence at the hotel. He has no chance
look at it at the headquarters. He ais
sees some callers, but only by appoin
I ment. He never goes to bed until h
work is finished. Sometimes this is
o'clock, sometimes it is 8. But he ge
: up fresh as daisy and is ready f
;, work before the older campaigners
a headquarters have finished their coff
i and rolls.