The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-30
SURPRISED AT coRrELYou.
His Energy and Skill Astonishes old
 Managers.

Managers,
 Old political campaigners in both par ties who were disposed to scoff at George B. Cortelyou when he was made chairman of the Republican national committee as man who should first serve his apprenticeship in politics, have changed their tune.
 Not single man connected with the Republican party has come in contact with MT. Cortelyou without being inl- pressed with the intelligent manner in which he Is working ana the grasp he has of the campaign On the other hand, the Democrats have become frightened at MT Cortelyou.
 He is now described at national Democratic headquarters as Teddy the Students sudden campaign manager.
 This title has been given to him be- cause the Democrats when they have started to do certain things in the pre- sent campaign have discovered that Mir. Cortelyou has been ahead of them and they were baked. This has hap per1ed in half a dozen important things. It has occurred in connection with the support of certain organizations of in- f1tience among certain classes of voters and in getting aid and comfort from some very important institution and men. t'
 Mr. Cortelyoti has developed Into man of quick action. It takes him about two minutes to consider q pro- position. If he does not look with favor ,,1,ls It will not be considered again. When he makes his mind up thus in two minutes it usually takes him about 30 seconds more to get to the telephone.
 The mistake made by the men who objected to MT. cortelyou as chairman was to say that he avs not acquainted with the men of affairs in this coun- try. As a fact, Mr. Cortelyou has an acduaintance with the merchants, bankers, capitalists and professional men of the United States second to that Of no one iii the land. He personally knew every friend of President Mc- Kinley, and was also known and re- spented by every caller at the White House during the time that he was secretary to President Roosevelt. When he became secretary of commerce and labor he widened this knowledge of labor he Widened this knowledge Of men, and there is scarcely a Republican or Democrat of proininece with whom he has not at least speaking acquaint- ance. MT. Cortelyoti has not been down town with MT. Bliss, the treasurer of inc national coIarriitte, but he has been a great help to MT. Bliss the same. The national headquarters in the Metropolitan Life building is run like a we'll organized business establishment. An observing man who went to work there last week remarked yesterday that 1t seemed to him that it must have been running at least a year. MT. CorteIyou is surrounded by former enl- uloyes of his in the department of com nierce and labor, who voluntarily re- signed to go with him. He goes to work about 8 o'clock in the morning. He devotes all his time while at the readuuarters, which he does not desert until late in the afternoon, to seeing callers, talking with the Chicago head ! quarters over the long distance tele- l phone. and to receiving reports of mat ! ters which ought to be done in various states in which the national committe is interested. His system of reports Is complete. It is safe to say that he knows more about the political situa- tiorlo the United States at this minute than any other man.
 When he leaves the headquarters Mir. Cortelyou goues to his rooms in the | Manhattan holtel. At that time his work is just half through, and he has accomplished more than the average business man who works under full head of steam from inc to five. He at- ! tends to all his correspondence at the l hotel. He has no chance to look at il
 at the headquarters. He also sees some
 callers but only by appointment He never goes to bed until his work is 1 finished. Sometimes this is 2 o'clock sometimes it is 3. But he gets ur
 fresh as daisy" and is ready foi
 work before the older campagigners al