| Show CORTELYOU NOT IN PRESIDENTIAL RAGE RACE Issues Statement Saying He Has Not Harbored Such Ambitions RUMORS DECLARED FALSE Only a Candidate for Reo Peoples Peoples' pies pies' Confidence as Head of Treasury Washington Wahington Dec 17 George George B. B Cort Cor- Cor t lyou secretary of ot the treasury In the opening sentence of a statement Issued from a n sick bet bed tonight ht bows himself out of or the race for tho the nomination for President In the tho following I do not know that list I am am called caled upon to o make a statement at t this tula ls time timen but butIn butin In n view of ot or the various arlous run rumors In lon Lion lon us to the alleged political activity of ot friends of oC mino in my Interest I 1 will willay wil say ay that I havo have not miot been a candidate for anything but the time confidence of ot the peo- peo PlC lc In tho the discharge o of oC my dul duties as ae sec sec- clary of or th the the- treasury I have not In sought nor have th tIme the friends whose whoso names haae been mentioned jn tn n this his connection sought to Influence political po- po movements movement In my toy Interest I havo not nor havo they used any influence directly or Indirectly to secure political support for or or against any candidate can call cal cal- for or tho the nn anita ua l ionn that u such h iRs has been ben dun lra at At Un UD tonA U ill ii l ij- ij n nu g tiP th three tl U It wh fv br h have rW vu 1 I authorized or- or or conne officials or ur to tl attempt to In- In any uny such uch nor shall 1 du do u so no In ln common with wih many ninny other citizens citizen I have decided I views na as to policies and candidates R welt but I rh shell ln lne refrain e all from cx- cx pressing them until I believe it IL Is 19 proper for tor or me inc to do 10 so 0 Upon this statement I Iam Iam Iun am un entirely content to leave loave tho the people conclusions regarding to o draw raw their own e such luch rumors as to those to which J I lave have hove referred If H In the future J I shall decide to bea be bo boa bea a candidate for any orce office I 1 shall bo be bo a prepared to tl say so frankly and anti state th time the I grounds rounds upon which I ask for tor support I In lii the th meantime I shall tl try as I 1 have tried In the past to conduct tho ho treasury treasury treas trees ury department for the l benefit ne of ot th the tho whole country and without regard to whether an any action acton I may tako take In the theIne theUne theline line Ine of ot m my dut duty nd erel adversely affect my personal or political welfare Signed GEORGE B B. CORTELYOU |
