Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
CONTIGUOUS BOOM
Not Wise to Agitate His Name
at This Time.
A NUMBER OF REASONS
Is Loyal to President So Long as
Doubt of His Intentions.
TWO ELEMENTS FAVOR HIM
The Woodruff rsons-Roosevelt Peo-
pie Control Organization-Finan
c1a1 and Business Interests.
TWO ELEMENTS FAVOR HIM

Secretary Cortelyou, who Is now at his
summer home on Long Island. Is not re-
joicing over the boom that recently started
for him as the republican presidential nomi-
nee next year. While pleased that strong
friends unhesitatingly name him as the
proper man for the nomination. he does
not consider 1t wise that there should be
any substantial agitation of his name at
this time. He has a number Of reasons.
The first is that he Is loyal to President
Roosevelt, and does not care to be consid-
cred in the race so long as there remains
any doubt as to Mr.. Roosevelt's intentions.
The second is that he does not want to
antagonize the Hughes people IN New York
at this time.
Prefers to Remain In Background.
The third is that he prefers to remain in
the background for a good many months
yet. lie is sure that there would be little
to gain by making a fight for delegates
from now on. and as the dark horse of the
f1ght-possibIy the eventual choice Of the
President-he stands a better chance than If
he drew the fire of the other candidates
and began the making Of enemies.
Important in this attitude Of Mr.. Cor
telyou is the fact that he does not wish
to antagonize his chief. and that he does
not accept the elimination Of Mr.. Roosevelt
with the same faith that many others are
doing. He believes that the President will
it will be at his bidding. Cortelyou feels
he cannot afford to get into the fight at
this time without the consent Of his chief.
Two Elements for Cortelyou.
There are two elements in New York
favorable to Cortelyou. The strongest Is
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Roosevelt people.
who control the state organization. They
have no love for Hughes. They don't
want the state delegation to be for him
next year. Rather than permit this they
will push Cortelyou to the front. The
President would probably not object to
this Despite all assertions to the con-
trary. Roosevelt and Hughes work to-
gether only in theory. A Cortelyou dele
cation from New York would be a Roose-
welt delegation pure and simple. 1t would
be used by Mr.. Cortelyou to help the Pres
ident in his plans. If the President should
nod his head the delegation would be at
liberty to support Cortelyou.
Financial and Business Interests.
Next to the state organization. with all
that that means. the second source Of
Strength to Mr.. Cortelyou is the financial
and business interests of New York. Wall
street included. They look upon MIR. Cor
telyou as pretty much of a conservative.
Gov. Hughes has given them some trouble
with his public utilities legislation. while
Cortelyou promises to be less trouble
some than any other man who could get
the backing Of the President 1t is pre-
stunned by them that If Taft cannot be
nominated the President would not raise
objections to Cortelyou.
With Mr. Cortelyou in the race. subject
to cfrcum5 stances and conditions. and
with doubt as to whether the Hughes
people will permit the state machine to
defeat them in their aspirations TO pre-
sent the name of their governor there
ought to be some things going on in New
York in the next ten or eleven months