Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
SECRETARY TAFT WILL
BEGIN CAMPAIGN ON
HIS RETURN
William Loeb VIII Doubtless
Be His MdnageT-Cal- |
drOn Boiling.
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT
FIGHT CORTELYOl

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 16.--Not
for many months has the political pot
boiled 50 furiously as II has in this
greatest of all political caldrons.
These are the outcroppings;
William Loeb, Jr., has been sound
ed to see IL he will take charge of
the Taft presidential boom.
Mr.. Cortelyou, represented as in a
quarrel with the president and hav-
ing rendered his resignation during
the mornings cabinet meeting, meets
the suggestion with the statement
Like other recent rumors and
malicious statements, 1t is just a
plain lle.''
Mr., Taft will be urged on his re-
turn to this country December IS to
retire from President Roosevelt's
cabinet and take upon himself the
sole task or being a, receptive candi-
date for the presidency.
Taft Leaders Dissatisfied.
The news about Mr.. Loeb was per-
haps the latest and most interesting
administration development, and tina.
about MIR. Corteiyvu I the most un-
founded, although having just enough
basis to cause sensationalism and its
persistent circulation.
Investigation OF the Loeb story de-
velops the fact that the Taft people
are dissatisfied with the way in
which his interests have been looked
after; that there is no question but
MT Loeb has been approached and
asked If he would take on the duties
of the place; that the president Is
sufficiently interested in the move
ment to turn Loeb over to the Taft
people; that Mr.. Loeb, as we'll as
Elmer Dover, secretary of the repub-
lican national committee, have been
aDDrOAChed and n naQfGfnp haf n
them and by them will be reached
after the return next week of the
big war secretary.
Roosevelt Wants Change.
M. Loeb not only revels In poll
tics and has shown a mastery hand
In connection with the fortunes of
his present chief, but the president
Is represented as believing that the
Taft management has not been as
good as 1t might be up to this time
and he would like to see it improv-
ed. The proposed change in Taft
managers Is not new to the readers
of these dispatches, where the dis
satisfaction in that connection has
been often reflected.
The stories as to Mr.. Cortelyou
found some foundation in interests
antagonistic to him and some inter
ests associated with the present ad-
illHASlIdAlOils EbA NilC AAOol part a.
is shown by investigation that they
were groundless,
Interests Are Common.
Neither the president nor Mr.. Cor
telyou considers the vacating of his
place in the cabinet. The president
needs and wants Mr.. Cortelyou. The
secretary of the treasury needs and
wants his place in the cabinet Their
interests in this connection are mu-
tual and interdependent.
The only basis for the Cortelyou
gossip of today lies in the undeniable
fact that there is white house feel
ing that he used the third term
movement in some of the southern
states, through his friends. to for
ward his own interests. In other
words. with administration backing
and administration support behind
him, in his official capacity, he per-
mitted himself to be placed in the
position of "going over" to the re
dictionaries" during the last meeting
OF the republican national commit
tee.
Got Strength From Administration.
Friends Of the secretary of the
treasury, as well as of the adminis-
tration, have held all along that Mr.
Cortelyou could have strength, IL
strength was conceded him by the
present administration, only because
OF his Identification with II and train
ing under it, and profit through IT,,
in various official and political places.
They advised him to wait until
things were shaped up and the drift
determined, the possible outcome Of
the various canvasses; then the logic
Of the situation might turn or be
turned in his direction. But Il is
said he was not content to do this;
that he went over TO the reactionar-
les too early In the fighting.
As TO the retirement of Mr.. Taft,
It is evident that his friends now be-
lieve they have secured all the
strength the administration can give
them, or that they are assured of all
future aid possible from the admin
istratiOn Now they urge he can
best continue his campaign for the
presidency through an Independent
struggle for the plum and can only
gain additional strength by working
in seeming independence Of the ad-