The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-16
AFTER THE STORM.
President Roosevelt and Cor
telyou Not at Odds.
DENIES THE TROUGH DEAL" REPORT
No Friction mt White House over
Presidential Contest Between the
Present Occupant and His
Treasury Chief.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.--After the
storm of sensational rumor following
President Roosevelt's repetition of his
third term remuneration political OBJ
servers In Washington are breathing
freer and considering things In a calm
err spirit. Those curious ones who
found excuse to be at the White
House at the hour appointed for the
regular cabinet meeting saw the sec
rotary of the treasury enter the cabi'
net room in his usual calm and unruf-
fed way. If anybody thought that the
relations between President Roosevelt
and Secretary Cortelyou were such
that they could not meet face to face
at the presidents council table or that
Mr.. Cortelyou would be afraid to min
gle with his cabinet associates, he
found himself greatly mistaken.
Secretary Cotelyou, in answer to in
quiries as to the truth of the report
which has gained some currency here
that he is about to resign from the cab
met, made the comment, THAT is an
other lie"
Mr.. Cortelyou is now considered by
many to be eliminated from the pres
identlsl race.
! T~,ave had d. rough deal from
the White House" Secretary Cortelyou
is alleged to have said to personal
friend. He stated that this was also
entirely untrue.
The report thus denounced by the
secretary was based upon another re-
port to the effect that Mr. Cortelyou's
alleged intrigues among southern Re-
publicans had precipitated President
Roosevelts reafirmation of his anti
third term declaration.
Not for an instant has Mr.. Cortelyou
indicated that he put any faith in the
reports that President Roosevelt was
angry with him. There is not the
slightest evidence that Mr.. Roosevelt
has said one unkind word about Mr.
Cortelyou. On the contrary, those who
have talked with the president on init.
lidtt ttlu utNtllDt nun DtiHS lt7
markably reserved and that he avoids
making any statements which might
be regarded as Il criticism of the man
who has held three cabinet offices I'M
der the Roosevelt administration
Friends of Mr. Cortelyou are predict.
ing that it will not be yer -'g before
Mr. Cortelyou's position 1resi.
dental contest is MAO, ely
clear What be will do q OF
whether he will do or say al. lg
they do not know, for Mr.. Cortelyou
Is keeping his own counsel and shows
10 disposition to discuss the details of
the complex political conditions which
have been injected into Republican
national politics. But they are conf
dent that in short time something
will happen that will leave no uncer'
tainty as to his position.
1t is the talk here on every hand
that the sudden announcement by the
president that he was definitely out OF
the contest for the nomination has
| pIoQutcu al puitisuh AiiAup thdt huuS'
ill his opponents with joy. The presi'
dent, II is commended, has not helped
the cause of his policies by the en-
enlargement which he is seeking to
give to the candidacy Of Secretary
Taft. On the contrary, 1t is held. he
has alienated some of his firm friends
who would naturally have come to his
support had his course been otherwise
1t Is said here that the presidents op'
position to Governor Hughes will be a
help rather than detriment to the
governors chances of the nomination
1t is said also that all the talk that
emanates from the White House about
"reactionary candidates" will have the
effect of concentrating the strength In
the national convention of Cortelyou
Hughes, Cannon, Knox and Fairbanks
against the candidacy Of Secretary
Taft.