Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-11-15
anew CANDIDATE
Cortelyou Would Like the
Presidential Nomination
ROOSEVELT WON'T OPPOSE

That Roosevelt and Bryan Will Be
Opponents In Next EIectlon.-Ten-
nessee to Help Third Term Boomers
Washington, Nov. 13-George Bruce
Cortelyou secretary of the treasury, is
IN active candidate for the presidency.
A statement from the secretary may
follow in the course of the next month
DR. two.
The candidacy Of Cortelyou has been
we'll understood fact in the cabinet
FOR some time. Cortelyou is evidently
encouraged by the fattering things
which have been said in regard to his
handling of the financial crisis. and he
hopes to get the New York delegation.
He has frankly told the president that
he was a candidate and the president
has as frankly replied that Cortelyou
would not encounter the slightest
obstacle from him.
1t can be said that Cortelyou has the
good will Of the president. re say that
he has at this juncture Roosevelts sup
port is Overstating the case. and It is
extremely unlikely that Cortelyou has
ever said that. The president, his sec
rotary of war and secretary of the
treasury have thorough understand
ing as to the 1908 campaign. 1t is
fact that the presidents personal pref
prence is Secretary Taft, but the presi-
dent has no intention of attempting to
dictate Tafts nomination. and the at
titude of the secretary of war has all
along been that COrtelyou had every
tight to be a candidate. and that he de
sired no administration discrimina-
ton in favor of the Taft campaign.
When Representative Hale of Ten
neSsee. Il persistent thrd-term boomer
left the White House after Il talk with
President Roosevelt. he said I'VE
will hold our convention in Tennessee
rs soon as possible after the national
committee meets in Washington next
month and we will elect Roosevelt del
agates. We want to be the first state
IN the country to do this"
Senator Bourne of Oregon, chief
third-term boomer. is OF the opinion
that if the president keeps silent for
week or so after the first state con-
yention instructs its delegates to vote
for him the rest will be easy. 1t will
be too late then for Roosevelt to with
Draw. whether he wishes to or not. ac-
cording to Bourne Other states will
follow suit so fast Bourne thinks.
that the president will be carried along
with the flood of popular Republican
demand. That is the plan of Senator
Bourne and others, who insist that the
president shall have what Bourne calls
N second elective term All their
hopes are centred on the Tennessee con-
ventOn.
'WiH the Democratic party put Mr..
Bryan aside;" was asked of Congress
man Champ Clark. 1T Will not" he
answered. IF Il primary of the people
were held tomorrow in each party there
would be but two nomnees-Bryan by
the Democrats and Roosevelt by the
Republicans. 1t is curious condition
because there are one thousand or per
maps many more men in the United
States who would make good presi-
dents"
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan will be
he next presidential candidates. in the
opinion of Representative Sherley Of
Louisville. Bryan, of course, comes
irst, in his opinion, for although Sher-
ey comedies that the recent Repubi-
,an victory in Kentucky gives that
farty some advantage he takes cour-
,gc from the belief that the issues were
purely local.
Congressman Mccall says: 81 am
sfrad the next national convention
will upset many made calculations. and
a few surprises may be in store. At
The present time all the candidates
look strong. Speaker Cannon will
show surprising strength. believe
Vice President Fairbanks will have the
Indiana delegates solid to start with
and will got some of the other states.
Secretary Taft will get Il big vote from
the south and Senator Foraker will
have solid support Then we have
Governor Hughes Of New York lie
will prove formidable candidate
With the delegates from New York and
many of the Atlantic states he will
prove one of the strongest candidates
on the first ballot Governor Hughes
Is Il strong candidate even outside his
own state
Cannon and Bryan
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