Mr. Sisyphus Cortelyou rolling it up
George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, appears as Sisyphus rolling a large boulder labeled “Majority for Roosevelt” up a steep hill.
Comments and Context
George B. Cortelyou is one of the most neglected of the important figures in the career and accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt. He worked for the United States Post Office and rose through the ranks until he was recommended to President Grover Cleveland to serve as his chief clerk. When William McKinley assumed the presidency in 1897 he named Cortelyou as personal secretary to the president upon the recommendation of Grover Cleveland, despite the part differences between the presidents.
