New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
THIRD TERM TALK STOPPED
THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT BE A CAN.
DIDATE AGAIN
WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANOTHER NOMINAL
TIoN IF TENDERED TO HIM. AND RE-
GRETs THAT SUGGESTIONS HAVE III
BEEN MADE. .9y
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBCNE.l
Washington, June ia feeling -7-newhat
akin to CONSERVATION spread through Washing
TON to-day with the news that President McIlin-.
lev had issued the following signed statement
positively refusing the use Of his name for a.
third term:
I regret that the suggestion Of a third term
has been made 1 doubt whether 1 am called
nnon 10 give il notice. But there are now ques-
tions of the gravest Importance before the al
ministration and the country, anu Sner SoSo Ii
sfderation should not be prejudlced In the puDhc
mind bv even the suspicion Of the Thought or a
third term In view, therefore. of the reiteratlon
of the suggestion Of il. / will say now, once ZOE
-, a0nressine a long settled conviction. that
NOT oniv am not and will not be cancldate ror
a third term, but would not accept nomination.
g. II If IN were rendered me-
NV onIv ambition is TO serve through my Sec
ond term TO the acceptance or my c0ohtrynlen' n
whose generous confidence 1 50 deeply appreci-
ate. and then with them 70 do my outy IN the
ranks OF private ''''~e1iil WILLIAM MKINLEY.
,,--,,+f,.. Mansion. Washington June 10. 1901.
LIVELY INTEREST EXCITED.
II is true that no we'll informed person in
Washington gave the least credence TO the re-
nor,s that a serious movement was already on
foot for the denomination of the PRESIDENT put
II is so rare for the chief executive to affix his
si,,,o,,,ra 10 anv statement which does not deal
.-ict1,- with official matters that when 1t De-
oar,a known that the Presidents name was
signed TO an announcement written by hlmselr-
and dealing with subject of an unofficial but
nevertheless important character. the NehesI
interest was excited in all circles at the nauOhai
capital BY nobody is anything but the utmost
candor imputed 10 the Presidents statement
Even the leading Democratic politicians now IN
the city. who usually profess TO see hidden
meaning in all of the Presidents political utter
ances agree that this statement is susceptible
yvbi is no
cumstances would the President be a candidate
for a third term and moreover. that he means
exactly what he says when he declares that il
a third nomination should be rendered TO him
he would refuse to accept it, An interesting In
ference popularity drawn from the statement and
the incidents attending it's issuance is that il is
a severe rebuke to numerous men who claim to
speak for the President and whose conduct also
conveys TO the public mind the impression that
they enjoy the Presidents confidence and exer-
else more or less influence on his thoughts and
actions. The fact that the President advised
only with members of his Cabinet on this inn
portant step is generally accepted indicating.
clearly and Enthusiastically that it is in these men
alone that he reposes his political as well off,
ciaI confidence.
ONLY CABINET MEMBERS CONSULTED.
While II is true that he had fully made up his
mind before he called them into conference. it
is also true that before letting them know whae
his intention was he got from each Of them an
expression Of opinion. and with singular una
nimity they advised him TO take the action on
which he had already decided. The President
knew that Secretary Hay could not be at the
White House last night and so he informed the
Secretary of State of his purpose early in the
afternoon. With Secretary Root. who was at
tending the Pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo he communicated just before night by long
distance telephone. In the afternoon he took a
drive with Secretary Long and discussed the
subject with that official in general TERMS
When the six Cabinet officers who were in the
city called at the White House at 5 o'clock last.
night. in response TO a summons and met the
President in the Cabinet room. none of them,
not even Mr. Long, knew positively what the
object of the summons was For fully haIr an
hour the President kept them in suspense and
when he had finally obtained their views he let
them know of his matured intention TO make the
statement issued to-day
There some division of ODiniOn as m tho
advisability of the announcement reaching the
public in the form determined ON by the Presi-
dent, and for this reason the statement al
though dated yesterday was not issued last
night but given to the press by Secretary
CorteyOu shortly before the Cabinet meeting
adjourned to-day AS there was no urgent
hurry. the President agreed to "sleep on the
and TO let the Cabinet members at
their regular semi-weekly meeting know whether
he still convinced that the wisest and
surest course was to issue il over his own name
or permit the announcement to go forth as a
joint statement of his official advisers. He ad-
Before ,, closing your residence for the summer.