Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-17

l~ielyou's friends have played a gam
that has forced the president 10 max
an nouncemen that he had in
tended delaying until Secretary Tai
got back TO this country. That IA
had planned to make the announce
ment + f-oreshadowed in his persona
[, statements TO a number Of people n
? the last Few weeks that he would no
, be q candidate. Although these state.
monts were declared 10 be unofficial
, theg were known 20 represent The
l state ~ mind Or the president. II,
had no objection 10 making them 90
view 81 the Intention he had formed
to make an early official announce
ment
But some things happened Word
the great financial interests OF New
York-Interests heretofore hostile to
every move Of the president-had sent
emissarlcs into TAFT territory in the
west to play the candidacy Of Mr.
Cortelyou. claiming that he was the
second choice Of the president and
would be az acceptable 10 the chief
executive a. Mr.. Taft. The interests
had come TO the conclusion that they
could beat TAFT with Cortelyou, who
was unobjecuoHable 10 them.
Tho president didn't know how far
Mr., cortelyou was cognizant Of the
work being done IN his name. sup
posedly he did not know anything Of
it at AL But II placed the president
In the position ~ being disloyal TO
TAFT. who. he believes. viii be nom
mated and elected. II made people
believe that he was playing double
with Taft. lie didn't propose to do
that.
The second evidence of the same
sort OF thing was found In the work
that had been lone in the south by
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock and others under him. Down
there a Curtclyou plan vas working
in much the same way The only dif-
ference was hat the southern office
holders aud their hackers were yelling
for Roosevelt for a third term. but at
the same Time were preparing 20 elect
delegates who would vote for Cortel-
when the president was elimi-
nated. n was a %spiendidly worked
game. too. aud was going along In
great shape. The president. il is
said. tried privately TO check It by in
directly letting Il be understood that
be was willing to have delegates nam
ID for him. intending to use them
alter. as he saw ri. But that was
'eaily helping along some things.
Then the president came out with his
Injunction to federal officeholders
working for him Even that
iidn't help much. as they arranged
% work their plans through somebody
lie made IL palmer as late as
Tuesday. when he directed cabinet Of
iccrs 10 send the orders out at once.
The third thing that caught the
Presidents attention was the manner ,
h which certain things worked In the
N lfNhANN w fAAhAtfNNA NNNAAANNAAN'ff ~ u IA
thoroughly understood at the .
White House that the national COM
ln practically every action 70
ook. showed hostility 60 the admin F,
stration. and 20 TAFT Kansas CITY.
opposed 10 be- favorable TO the TAFT ,
'eoplc as the convention city, was
Al Of the three territories. !.
impose. to be- FOR Taft or Roosevelt.
reduced in representation from h
Ia to TWO delegates each, and the line +,
always about The same. /,
The charge made To the president
that IN every instance the Cortcl- .
men on The committee stood with 4,
he known opponents OF the president ,
& was AS much an analyst. OF tho do
lss Of the national committee as any ,
hing else that determined the presi- :
.cut 60 prompt action. =
Ills belief was tha bis announce q,
mont would clear the situation and +
other people playing under n
lis sklrt4 4.
% is a. much known 40 the White
louise today as % 900 official au- f,
.uuuccmout had been made that
PRESIDENT Roosevelt hats no second
hoiec. lie is fur Tan and FOR 900
else MT C%ortclyuu is not his,
rcnud chuicc From nov on the
ace. so FAR s- The president is CON
rruod o. Go bc Taft against thc field
nd Nh Roosevelt De- for Taft what
c ma, cleo should Taft Dee unable Goo oil
and thc nomination uo one nov 81
uovs % viii depend upou the de- !.
Personally De i- friend 81
90 Knox. but whether % personal
friendship would influence oats beliefs ,
81 O. policies is Wholly speculative. 3,
The president is confident that o. e.,
TAFT wave viii sweep over the 2.
auntry -hprt, aud that 90 will land -
AMY states that now seem In doubt
hc absence of th, war secretary from
iu country has 10 BE- believed. o@perat- 10.
. against the chances 90 Mt. Taft 90
The next Development .u ihc prc.. y
initial political situation O. tbe possi- co
c resignation of Secretary ran from A