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ssCslaPg Of TfaasuPsr's Declaration
sill Causes Comment
Il DOES NOT ACCORD With FACTS
He Makes Many oenlals, But Evi.
dence Seems to Be Against Them
Echos of Hltchcock's Visit to Poll.
ticIans in Southern States.

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WASHINGTON,qs d. c., Dec. 2I--
Secretary Cortelyous statement tina.
he was not, and had not been. a can.
didate for the presidential nomination.
Capitol corridors. It was i'm.
possible to induce Senators and
members of the House OF Representa-
ives who were in position Ito dis
cuss the matter for publication 30 far
As knowledge of conditions extended
TO do so. The comment of oilers was
not specially valuable.
The statement created much sur
Prise II has always tecn contrary
TO the policy of Mr.. Cortelyou to al-
low the public to know anything he
can keep from It, 1t was not expect
I'd that he would even make an omen
declaration declaring he was not n
candidate unless 1t should he demon
s.rated that somebody else would
win.
Does Not Accord With Facts.
In few words 1t is proper 10 state
hat these familiar with all the facts
Ind II impossible to make the state
nent of Mr.. Cortelyou accord with
Known facts. The statement from
lin does not clarity the situation. II
s possible that he will issue another
'etting forth facts which will give a.
reason for the remarkable activity OF
Mr. Hitchcock, first assistant most
MASTER general, in behalf of the Cor
telyor candidacy. especially in the
Southern States. Mr.. Hitchcock has
visited probably every State in the
South In the course of the past six
months. II is known he has urged
Republican leaders In all or nearly
all OF the States In which he has
been 10 send Roosevelt delegations to
the national convention II Is known
that in many OF these states he has
consistently appointed TO postmaster
ships men who we're for CorteHou
Tor the presidency, though shouting! a
third term. =
Furthermore. Mr.. Cortelyou himself
has seen to II mat practically all
Southern appointments to the internal
evenue service have been ostensitAy
third term men. with himself as their
second choice.
corteIyou's Hand In This.
Further than that. In the case OF
he consolidation of the two internal
revenue districts in Tennessee. the
wo collectors who were displaced
we're Taft men. and their successor is
I Cortelyou man. In the same State.
Colonel Arch Hughes. postmaster AZ
Columbia. was removed from office
md q man was appointed who Ia un
1erstood to stand for the nomination
VI Cortelyou. Colonel Hughes. who |,
IN Washington, said he had indisput
lble evidence that Mr.. Cortelyou and
Mr.. Hitchcock have been bending
every effort to secure a Cortelyoli
delegation from Tennessee. IN
Only few hours before President
roosevelt Issued his statement week
igo last night, declaring he would,
NOT be candidate for another noml.
nation he was told by Republican
eieree from a Southern State that
Nr Hitchcock was urging that the
seteree's State send Roosevelt DEL
egaticn to the nominating convention.
N less than an hour after the Presi.
lent was told this he summoned
'pos,master-General Won Meyer and
VT Hitchcock to the White House
and engaged them in conference for
nearly an hour. The nature of the
ak was not divulged. but In few
hours the President issued his reiter.
ltion of his resolution no. to stand
sor another nomination.
Clips Hitchcock's Winus.
Furthermore. on Saturday of the
same week Mr.. Roosevelt also direct
I'd Postmaster General Never TIM,
thereafter he would be expected IN
make appointments to other than the
presidential offices. It Is impossitle
70 understand the order of the Prer-
dent unless 1t be admitted that Mr..
hitchcock was proceeding improper.
" In making these appointments
There Is evidence that he was MAX
ing appointments designed to aid Mr..
Gorteiyou's presidential ambitions
mere Is not evidence that he was
imply trying to block the game Of
ne President who sought to bring
about the nomination of Secretary
Taft. IT ''''' >
1t is therefore impossible. In view
or all the foregoing, to understand the
declaration of Mr.. Cortelyou. Posai.
ply there may be further statement
from him, as suggested above, which
VIII help to an understanding of the
statement. Until II is forthcominp
the first declaration mus. remain in :
applicable.
Sore On the President.
The suggestion has been made that
the Secretary of the Treasury is
sore" on the President, owing to the
iatter's having sent him to New York
IN the early stage OF the recent crisis
and empowered him to give the Lnnk.
ers Of that city as much money from
the treasury as they needed, and Then