The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-01
BEST EQUIPPED
CHAIRMAN EVER
Cortelyou Begins Work With the
Finesse of a Man Who
Knows How.
BY w. w. Jermane.


Chicago, Aug. In it's very begin
ming, the republican national cam
paign is feeling the effect of Chair
man Cortelyou's fine talents as man
ager. While his mind is quick to de-
tect every flaw, whether Of detail or
general plan, it is equally quick to
propose a remedy. He had not been
he saw that the national committee
and the congressional committee. the
one looking after states as a whole
and the other after certain congress
sional districts within those states,
had for years been doing an unwar-
ranted amount Of duplicating-cover-
Ing the same fields twice, and thus in
volving a waste of time talents and
campaign funds. He set himself about
bringing these two bodies into closer
relationship, and while the difficulties
were neither few nor trif1ing, he has
at last overcome them.
The formal announcement Of the
new policy came today, when It was
made known that Congressman James
A. Tawney of Minnesota was to be
manager of the speakers bureau OF
the national committee. He already
holds the post of manager Of the
speakers bureau Of the congressional
committee. His work for both or
CARNATIONS will be done in Chicago
under national committee direction,
and thus for the first time In the his
tory of the republican party, this
branch of it's business is to be con-
Quoted in accordance with business
ideas Of securing maximum results,
with minimum expenditure Of time,
energy and money.
Not only that, but the national COM
| mittee will be closer than ever before
| to the congressional situation, and
! therefore in better position to render
important help at opportune moments
in close or uncertain districts, while
| the congressional committee, in its
committee, will be In position to give
important counsel regarding what
should be done in the weak spots in
the several states where the battle
will be on.
President and Congress Cooperate.
In another direction, Mr.. Cortelyou
! has also shown thus early in the cam
paign the fine stuff he is made Of.
| This year will see a closer and more
loyal cooperation between the White
House and the two houses of con-
publican, national campaign for more
than a generation. For this state Of
affairs, Mr.. Cortelyou is directly re-
| sponsible. The selection of Mr.. Taw-
ney to manage the joint speakers bu-
reau is one of the early fruits of this
others before the campaign, closes.
Speaker Cannon is an ardent admirer
Of the new chairman, and so Is Sem
ator Frye, president pro tempore Of
the senate. All the other leading res
/ publican members of the two houses
are preparing to make Mr.. Roosevelt's
cause their own this year to a degree
which UP to month ago was assumed
to be out of the question.
Cortelyou, modest, unassuming, at
times silent, has done it all.
| The foregoing statement Is so en-
tirely at variance with what the public
has been given to understand was the
4 feeling between the president and the
4 party leaders in congress, that I was
at first almost tempted to doubt it's
4 truth. The high source from which
1t comes, however, is of Itself suffi-
Client guarantee Of truth.
4 Mckinley and Hanna Influence.
AS further evidence Of Mr.. Cor
telyou's wonderful tact, I am able to
announce that the Mckinley and the
Hanna families are enthusiastically
Il for Roosevelt, and that at the proper
time definite announcement of that
fact will be made.
There has also been a permanent re-
moval of the possibility Of the. party
breach which Mr.. Cortelyou's appoint
ment at one time seemed likely to
make. Senator Penrose, Senator Gal
|, linger, Senator Scott and Governor
Murphy Of New Jersey were all can
didates for the place which Cortelyou
now fills, and their campaigns for APP
pointment were rather strenuous The
president meanwhile, was anxious tc
!. name Cornelius Bliss or Governor
, Murray Crane of Massachusetts, Both
> declined for good and sufficient rea.
sons-Crane his private business af.
fairs and uncertain health, and Bliss
the infirmities due to old age. Cortel
: you was the presidents personal EN-.
! issary to these men and carried bach
: to Washington their destinations.
Opposition to Cortelyou.
The campaign in favor Of Penrose
, Gallinger, Scott and Murphy, wher
: it became known that Cram and Bills:
! had declined, increased in earnest.
! ness, but without finding favor in the
presidents eyes. He did not want tt
:, name as chairman of the nationa
! committee any man whose chic:
claim was the fact that he was poll
e tician. His objection was to poll
ticfan as such, and it could not BE-
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