The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-20
.C9RTELYOU DENIAL
AND SOME HISTORY
|Evidences Abundant of His and
Hitchcock's Activity iii
Politics.
mo QUARTER FOR TAFT MEN
Times. Dispatch bureau.
Nunsey building,
VUIICNy IJuTIuTVS
Washington, y. e., Dec.

| was the main topic in Capitol corri-
doris yesterday and to-day. 1t was Inn
possible to induce Senators and mem
bers OF the House of Representatives.
who were In n position to discuss the
matter for publication SO far as knowl-
| edge OF conditions extended to do so.
| The comment Of others was not spe-
cialiy valuable.
| The statement created much sur
prise. 1t has always been contrary to
the policy of Mr. Cortelyou to allow
! the public to know anything he can
/ keep from 1t. 1t was not expected
that he would even make an open
declaration OF his candidacy at any
stage. It was certainly not expected
that he would at any time make Il
declaration declaring he was not u
candidate unless 1t should be demon
strated that somebody else would win.
Does Not Accord with Facts.
/ In few words It is proper to state
that those familiar with all the facts
find 1t impossible to make the state
rnent of Mr.. Cortelyou accord with
known facts. The statement from
him does not clarity the situation. 1t
is possible that he will issue another
setting forth facts which will give n
reason for the remarkable activity of
Mr.. Hitchcock, first assistant post
naster-general. In behalf of the Cor
telyou candidacy, especially In the
Southern States. Mr.. Hitchcock has
visited probably every State In the
South In the curse of the past six
months. 1t is known he has urged
Republican leaders In all or nearly all
of the States In which he has been to
send Roosevelt delegations to the ma
tional convention. 1t is known that In
many Of these States he has consistent
~ appointed to misunderstanding men
who were for Cortelyou for the presi-
dency. though shouting a third term
Furthermore, Mr.. Cortelyou himself
has seen to 1t that practically all
Southern appointments to the Internal
revenue service have been ostensibly.
thlrd-tern men, with himself as their.
second choice.
Cortclyous HIND In This,
furtner tnan that. in the case of
the consolidation of the two internaI
revenue districts in Tennessee. the two,
coliectors who We're displaced we're
Iaft men, and their successor is a
Goflelyou man. In the same State. Col
ohei -Arcn Hughes. postmaster at Co
iull'ola. was removed from office and a
man was appointed who Is Understood
TO stand for the nomination of Cor.
talyo'l. Colonel Hughes, who is In
washington, said he had indlspMabie
evidence that Mr.. Cortslycu and Mr..
Hitchcock have been bending every
effort to secure a Cortelyou delega-
ton from Tennessee.
only few hours before Presideot
Roosevelt issued his statement week
ago last night, declaring he would not
be candidate for another nomination
he was told by II Republican referee
from Southern State that Mr.. Hitch
COCK was urging that the referees
state send a Roosevelt delegatinu to
the nominating convention. In less
than an hour after the President was
tod this he summoned Postmaster
General Won Meyer and MI. Hitchcock
TO the White House and engaged them.
In conference for nearly an hour. The
nature OF the talk was not dvulged,
but in few hours the President Is
sued his reiteration of his resolution
not TO stand for another nomina ton.
Clips Hitcl,cOcis's Wings.
Furthermore, OF, Saturday OF tho
same week Mr.. Roosevelt also directed
Postmnster-General Meyer that there
after he would be expected to make
appointments to other than the presi-
dentiai offices. 1t is impossible to un-
derstand the order of the President
unless it be admitted that Mr.. Hitch
cock was proceeding improperly in
making these appointments. There IS
evidence that lie was making appoint
ments designed to aid Mr.. Cortelyou's
presidential ambitions. There Is not
evidence that he was simply trying to
block the game of the President, who
sought TO bring about the nomination
Of Secretary Taft.
1t Is therefore impossible, In view
OF all the foregoing, to understand the
declaration of Mr.. Cortelyou. Possibly
f.r.. -.
him, as Suggested above, which will
help to al understanding OF the state.
ment Until 1t is forthcoming the first
declaration must remain iTeHplicable.
Sore on the President.
The suggestion has been made that
the Secretary of tho Treasury is sore
on the President, owing to the latter's
having sent him to New York In the
carly stage Of the recent crisis. ana
OF that city as much money from the
treasury as they needed and then hav-
ing dtsavowed the action, and placed
all the responsibility upon the shoul-
ders OF his Secretary Of the Treasury.
This would seem to afford an eXplann-
ton OF the declaration OF Mr.. Cortelyoa
tina. the President had given him q
rough deal" The great difficulty lies
In the fact that President Roosevelt
telyou's actions Gin helping out tn.
Street, nor is there evidence. SO far
as can be ascertained. that hc enter
tains sucll views. On the contrary, Mr..
j. r. Morgan came to Washington the
other day, spent two hours, from 10
o'clock until. midnight at the White
House In conference with the Presl-
dent. and then stayed UP until 3
O'Clock talking with Secretary Cor
telyou at the latlSr's residence. The
next morning 1t was announced that
New York bankers would be awarded
the hulk Of the Panama bonds to be
issued. That they did not get them
was not the fault Of the adinlnistra-
tlon.
1t is Impossible to see how Mr..
Cortelyou and not MI Roosevelt should
have been hurt by this visit Of MI.
Morgan. IT Is equally impossible 90
see how the President could dsavow
the action OF hts financial SECRETARY
In helping out the New York banks,
when 1t Is so evident that N.Y. Cor
telyou did not take a single step With
out comforting with his chief
unu Srr,r,v TnIIST INQUIRY.