The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
.CORTELYOU BUSY
FIGHTING TAFT
Third Term Boom Is Being Dill
gently Pressed by the
Secretary.
SUGGEST SELFISH MOTIVE
Mr.. Cortelyou May Land Nomt
nation if President Refuses
to Stand.
Times-Dispntoh Bureau.
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Washington, D. c., Oct 10.
| The Taft forces are In consternatioL
over the way things are drifting in the
Southern and far Western States They
have been hoping that this unrelentln0
third term boom would at the proper
moment be turned to their advantage
But they have, come to realization
of the fact that 1t is being used ~.
their disadvantage. They have dis
covered that the power behind the
third term movement Is none other than
| George 3. Cortelyou, and that he Ia
using all the patronage OF the Tress-
ury Department. and the Post Office
Department to promote It. They have
discovered also a big negro in the
| woodp!e" .Cortelyou Is having John
G.. Capers and Frank II. Hitchcock and
others to go about working up third
term sentiment. They want Mr.. Roose-
Welt renominated. But In the event
that he adheres to his declarations not
to accept the nomination again, 1t IL
the purpose to turn that strength to-
Cortelyou himself. Ask any third-term
politician what they are going to do
| in the event that Roosevelt will refuse
the place they reply that they do not
think that he WILL but that II he does .
that is u bridge they will cross when
admit that they have a second choice
and none of them will say they are for
Taft as a second choice. The fact Is.
though, that Cortelyou Is to be the-
second choice. and that he Is still
hunting for delegates so pledged. .is
Since they have gotten down to brass;
tacks the Taft people have begun to.
realize the meaning OF what happenedy
to the Brownlow faction in Tennessee
only few months ago. Although SEC.
rotary Taft pleaded with the President
to stand by the Brownlow crowd. say.
ing that they We're his friends and the
other fellows We're not 1t was OF no
avail. and the Evans Sanders crowd
admittedly third-termers. were recog-
nized. And they are for Cortelyou for.
second choice. They owe their ascen-
dency to Mr.. Cortelyou. and 1t is gem
orally predicted that they will deliver
the State delegation to him UNDER ther
third term movement.
Similar things have been ADDING" In
several other States. and while play
ing up the third-tern for all that 1t is
worth, there has been no overlooking
With Hughes menaciug their inter-
ests in New York and elsewhere. and Z
growing stronger every day, and the
crafty Cortelyou gathering strength
every day under the third term dis
guise, the Taft forces are very much
alarmed, and when the President gets
back there are going to be some pretty
strong representations made to him by
the Taft people. They are already
little sore on him because he has not
said some things. they wanted him to
say. They declare that he was instlu-
| mental in getting Mr.. Taft into the
| field, and that II hetdoes not come to
the rescue OF the big secretary after
| he hears what the mice have been do
! ing while the cat has been away. no
other construction can be put upon his
actions than that he has been party
to the little political game that has
been worked against Mr.. TAFT.
The Taft people are just beginning
to see what some others have seen for
months. In fact. there is heard on
every hand the assertion that the
President is not toting fair with Mr..
Taft but is playing politics at his es-
pense.