Show Cortelyou Not a Candidate Washington Secretary Cortelyou In a signed statement given out Tuesday Tues-day night pronounces unqualifiedly false tho current rumors of undue political po-litical activity of his friends In forwarding for-warding a movement in his interest The secretary declares that neither he nor his friends havo used their influence in-fluence in behalf of any candidate for the presidency and that he has not been a candidate for anything but tho confidence of tho people lIe adds that if he should hereafter decide to bo a candidate for any office he will say so flankly n |