Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-10
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS.
Retirement of Cortelyou from Chair.
 manship Sets Tongues Going.

Washington, Jan l0.-Just now the pot in which presidential politics | is boiled is beginning to simmer here 1 in gleeful fashion. With the re- tirement of Postmaster General Cor telyou from the chairmanship of the republican national committee and the designation of Harry s. New Of indianapolis as acting chairman, the first real heat was applied to the pot and now one scarcely hears anything but its bubbling. Even the Browns ville-colored-troops incident has been dwarfed into comparative ins!gnif- canoe for the time and at the prin- cipal social functions and in capitol committee rooms national politics is the principal topic of gossip-indeed, of earnest discussion.
 The present situation emphasizes a curious and important fact regarding
 Washington. In no other city in
 America are so many important so- cial functions held. They are im-
 portant not only to Washington so- ciety, but to the people of the coun- |try, because, oftentimes, momentous
 decisions and agreements concerning Legislation and national policies are
 reached at them. It is queer game
 that is played in Washington official
 society. Men are brought together
 at a dinner or at a notable reception
 who, if they had met on the street.
 would merely bow distantly to one
 another. It not infrequently happens
 that political enemies thus are
 thrown together. They get different
 view of each other from any they
 have had before and instances are
 known of such men healing their diff lferences over a glass of wine at the table of tactful host or hostess.
 | Only few days ago it was won- Idered whether Senator FOraker would
 attend the New Years reception at lthe White house. People could
 scarcely understand how he could
 call on the president after he had ex- pressed so much bitterness of feeling
 not only over the Brownsville case.
 but over the policies which is to be Iplayed in the forthcoming national
 campaign. Everybody knows that lthe senior senator from Ohio is can Ididate for the republican nomination land, too. that he Is fighting Presi- Ident Roosevelt tooth and nail. These : facts cut no figure in the matter of
 his attendance upon the New Year s reception. He went. of course, ac-
 companied by Mrs Foraker, and TO av.I ! corded a more cordial greeting by both the president and Mrs Roosevelt . than they. The cordiallty on both isides was not perfunctory. either, but Iperfectly sincere. The president and Senator Foraker differ on political , Iquestions. but the difference does not affect their personal relations. Both men are too big and broad in mind and in disposition 10 permit an nm pleasant personal disagreement to Iarise out of politics.
 Senator Foraker differs also with ] vice-President Fairbanks. Roth arc : presidential candidates. They art l political opposites in methods and ir l disposition, yet at the reception al r the vice-president and Mrs Fair banks. one of the most important SO
 cial events of the winter, the senator ! land Mrs Foraker are to he prominent , members of the Fairbanks receiving party. That does not mean there hal : been a political reconciliation he tween the vice-president and Sena tor Foraker. but merely that thel bow to society's dictum.
 At small dinner parties tactfu
 host does not bring together persona
 enemies. but at the large function
 little or no attention is paid to am . differences there may be betweei . guests the host desires to have pres , ent. At the important social furc
 ltions here this winter politics of in , most important kind will be dis
 lcussed. often in seemingly casua
 way. but 1t all will have a decide'