Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-27

LIVELY ROW BREWING
IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
Head of Treasury Department
BIameS Presidents Secreta-
y For Putting Him in Bad
With Mr.. Roosevelt,
Especial dispatch to the Morning Journal

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal. I
Washington, Dec, 2G,-Wtlliam
Loeb. Jr. secretary TO the president
is in hotter water Just now than any
other man in Washington. George b.
Cortelyou. who preceded MI Luep
as secretary To the president, but who
since then has in turn been secretary
Of commerce and labor. chairman or
the republican national committee,
postmaster general and secretary or
the treasury, Is after Mr.. Loeb's
scalp. Cortclyou has been 'gettins
things" ever since ne made his ap-
pearance upon the stage. Washington
is inclined to the belief that he WIZ
get Loeb
Corteiyou, according 10 the report
blames Loeb for putting him lin BAD
with the president. 1t WIN be remem-
bered that some time ago newspaper
stories began to make their appear
ance to the effect that Cortelyou was
suspected by the president Of disloy-
atty and that he would be called upon
to explain his course with reference to
the corraling of southern delegates
Ii was said that while these delegates
were ostensiby being lined up for =
third term for Roosevelt, in reality
they were being nailed down for Cor
telyou COrtelyou, still according to
the report blames Loeb for she cir
culation of these tales.
That the situation embarrassed Cor
telyou became evident when he issued
his statement denying that he was =
presidential candidate or had been
giving the president the double
cross.
Now comes the interesting part or
the story. The issuance of Mr. Cortei-
you's statement was followed by
heart heart talk with the president.
Mr. Roosevelt expressed himself a.
perfectly satisfied with the course or
his secretary of the treasury anc,
much to Corteyou's amazement, de-
MED ever having doubted him, Then
Cortelyou began 10 wonder. II hap
pened that thel Washington cOrre-
spondents Of some of the papers which
had printed the Roosevelt -cortelNou
runftlre stories were cOTelyOu's
He sent for them and asked where the
stories came from. They said Loeb.
Phewr That threw into the plot
several great gobs OF thtckening. II
Loeb, whyy II long has been known
that Loeb suffered more or less from
piaue because he had failed to achieve
The popularity Cortelyou enjoyed
while the president secretary, ana
also that he harbored some Jealousy
of Cortelyou's after success. but moth
ing was known that would begin 10
Justify him I'm playing so hazardous a.
game az this would indicate. Then be-
gan the search for a motive.
The motive ascribed 10 Loeb inawhat
follows Is not vouched for by the
writer. but IL is the one COrtelyou's|
friends assign for the conduct they
charge against him. II has been
known for more than year that Mr.
Loeb was ambitious to become presi-
dent of the Washington Railway and
Electric company, "A holding company
which controls all but one Of the street
railway systems of the district of Co
mmbia The one man who has II IN
his power to crafty that ambition Is
Frederick G. Stevens, commissioner
of public works Of New York. presf-
dent of a Washington bank and prom
inently Identified with other hnanciai
Institutions at the capital. Stevens is
ambitious to see Governor Hughes
nominated for president. The pros
pect of Hughes nomination would be
greatly enhanced If Cortelyou could
be discredited. Not only would II re-
move Cortelyou as a rival OF Hughes
for New York's support, but II might
drive the presiden into recognition OF
the desirability Of New York making
Hughes her faVorite son.
This Is the story that is going the
rounds in Washington Sooner or
later il is going To reach the ears or
the president. Then there is going
to be a showdown" and something of
considerable weight viii be apt tol
drop.