The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-26
GRABS MACHINE
CoRTELYoU swooPs DOWN ON Ma
TI0NAL COMMITTEE.
Reads Delegates a Warning at Outset
OF His Chairmanship-Memb
Leave DisgruntIed and Open
Revolt Against the Chief
Threatened.

chicago Chronicle.
George Bruce Corteiyou signalized
ms election as chairman of the Repub-
lican Nationl committee yesterday by
serving notice onI mutlnous and dis
sruntled party leaders that II they con-
,inue this hostile attitude toward Pres
ident Roosevelt and himself he will
seek younger men for his lieutenants.
he also served notice that he will be
chairman of the committee. that he has
no favor to ask and none to grant, and
mat he viii expect the same coDsidera-
tion and cooperation from his coll
leagues as has been extended to his
predecessors
Il was esteemed the friend OF your
late chairman, and his friends were
my friends" said Mr.. cortelyou to the
nearly all subjects of public concern
and 1t is my desire to perpetuate the
reations between the chairman and this
committee in my own case which ex-
isted during the lifetime of Senator
Hanna. / will look to the veterans
for corporation and support and
Mr.. Cortelyou paused while he looked
around the room and examined the
faces of the committeemen-'T may
also call on younger men for assis-
tance."
Challenge to Committee.
There was a challenge in the words
and manner of the new chairman that
did not escape the members of the
committee. They looked at each 9TH
er with significant glances, but 9TH
erwfse did not betray the slightest in
trest in what Mr.. Cortelyou was say.
Ing. The Secretary of commerce and
labor saw and understood their at
titude, and after the adjournment of
the meeting further explained his po-
sition as well as his resources to The
writer.
Il do not propose to take a single
step in the direction of reorganizing
the nationl committee" said Mr.. Cor
telyou, until 1 have concluded my
work as secretary of the department
of commerce and labor. In writing my
resignation I stipulated that should
not be relieved from that office until
the first of July, or thereafter until
my successor has been appointed and
qualified. There Is a great deal to
do between now and then to get the
affairs of the department in shape for
my successor, and l cannot attempt to
give the slightest attention to poll
tics in the meantime"
No Vice Chairman.
Have you made up your mind who
will be appointed vice chairman of
the committee?' Mr.. Cortelyou was
asked.
There will be no vice chairman"
was the terse and emphatic reply.
You propose, then. to run the New
York and Chicago headquarters your
self, dividing your time between the
two as the exigencies of the campaign
may dictate?
Something like that" Mr.. Cortel-
you assented.
Have you given any thought to
paign committee?"
Not the slightest"
Will you draw on the membership
of the national committee for these
appointments?"
Not necessarily" said Mr.. Cortel-
you. after a moments reflection
Under the terms OF the resolution de-
filming the power of the chairman.
adopted by the convention, am not
the personnel of the executive COM
mittee. l am at liberty to choose that
as / please. / can go outside of the
committee altogether II l find 1t ex-
pedient to do so.''
Discipline to BE Rigid.
Mr.. Cortelyou thus revealed not on
1y an accurate knowledge of the great
power that has been vested In him by
minatton co employ 1t In behalf OF
President Roosevelt If he finds here
after a disposition on the part of ma
tional committeeman and others to
His warning to the committe that he
may substitute young men for veter-
ans was accepted in good faith and
was the subject OF great deal of ca
Mr.. Cortelyou has made up his mind to
surround himself exclusively with
Roosevelt men on whose loyalty. devo-
ton and integrity he can rely in all
emergencies: He has no faith in the
present leaders and will ignore them
as far as he can in consonance with
prudence. His statement that he will
not appoint vice chairman to take
charge of the headquarters at New
York and Chicago and that-he propos-
es to assume personal responsibility
for the work of both headquarters fell
like bomb among Republican politi-
clans.
President to he Dictator
They placed but one Interpretation on
it and that Is that the president Is go
ing to run the campaign himself and
Mr., Cortelyou will be his lieutenant.
The president will direct operations at
summer home in Oyster Bay and Mr..
Cortelyou can spend as much of his
time as he may deem desirable in
Chicago If such an arrangement
campaigners do not believe for mo-
ment that Mr.. Cortelyou would hest
tate to appoint two vice chairmen.
The late Senator Hanna, who estab-
lished a record for being the greatest
political manager the country ever
produced, maintained a vice chairman
at New York and another at Chicago
during the campaigns of 1895 and
1900. Senator Nathan b. Scott of West
Virginia was eastern vice chairman
and Henry G. Payne of Wisconsin
western vice chairman. Both were
experienced, able oampaigners on
whose Judgment Senator Hanna placed
implicit reliance. They looked after
the multitude of details that would or
dinarily fall to the share of the chair
man and left Mr. Hanna free to solve
the larger problems of campaign fl
mace
Oyster Bay National Capital
If he selected vice chairman for the
forthcoming campaign Chairman Cor
telyou would have to yield to the
amenities and make his choice from
the personnel of the national commit
tee. BY abolishing the office he will
be at liberty to designate Roosevelt
men, whom he later on will place on
utive officers of the two principal
headquarters. Thus he win tighten
and narrow the Roosevelt machine to
compact working force, every cog
of which will be controlled from Oys-
tire Bay.
This prospect is odious to members of
the national committee, as well as to
scores of other party leaders, that they
began to threaten last night to leave
the president to work out his own sal
walton. If they ever had the remot-
est doubt before of his purpose to
nominate himself in 1908, Is was dis
sipated yesterday by Mr.. Cortelyou's
explanation of bis plans and purpos-
es.
disappointment for Loyal Followers.
The entire committee favored the
election of Harry S. New of Indiana as
vice chairman of the Western head
quarters and stood ready TO join in a
that he be appointed.
Mr.. New desired to be appointed. be-
cause he is loyal and enthusiastic be-
lever in the destiny of Theodore
d Il