The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-15
ROOSEVELT FOR 1904,
SAYS Mr.. WELLINGTON
denomination of President
Assured, He Believes.
DEMOCRATIC CHANCES SLIM

The assured nomination Of President
Roosevelt IN 1903 and the continuance
Of the Republican party in power IN the
lower house OF Congress at the coming
fail elections are two predictions made
by Senator Wellington Of Maryland. who
has come to the city 10 transact some
business before the departments. As
the Senator has been greatly at variance
on important policies with the party to
which he owed his seat in the upper
house. and has been more frequently
in late years cIassed as a Democrat
than q Republican. this expression of his
views viii probably be heard with inter
est by those who are closely watching
the political Kaleidoscope.
Mr. Wellington. who SO violently op-
posed the Philippine policy In the Senate
debates, still holds to those views which
caused him TO give up his former politi-
cal friends and side with the opposition
but on the money and tariff questions
he is far from following the Demo
Gratis As an independent thinker.
therefore. rather than as a strict par
tisan. his views are on many subjects
entirely unbiased.
The nomination OF Roosevelt in 1904. -
said the Senator, is as certain. I tai.
1t, as anything could well be. There
viii be very little opposition from Other
candidates pTabably, and Il the Preside {
desires the nomination as I presume l.
does. I think he viii get l.
A Six-Year Term Advocated.
After a long experience in politics,
it is my firm belief that nominations #
teutimes hinge too greatly on the "a
tronage which can be dispensed 10 tring
supporters into line. and to eliminate
contending parties Those who have not
been IN the actual struggle of politics
can little appreciate what tremendous
power is exeTted in this way. Senators
and Representatives have been brought
into line time and again in this way
when public interests would have been
met better II each man J ad been per
mitted to vote as he thought best, and
to do so without facing political OBJ
/ livion If he retained his Independence.
TO relieve a situation as bad as this.
I think there ought TO be constitu-
tioDal amendment limiting the occU-
pancy Of the Presidential chair By any
individual 10 one term Of six years.
Then the Executive would have no in
ceutive to use the power OF patronage to
shape matters toward his own renomi-
nation, for that would be impossible"
No Hope for Democrats.
Regarding the outlook for the fall
elections, Mr. Wellington was not opti-
mistic from a Democratic standpoint.
hut, on the contrary. thought the Re
puhlicans would be almost sure to re-
tain their control.
Nothing succeeds like success. p he
said, and the American people are SO
pleased with the present prosperity OF
the country that I do not think they
viii want to make any change Good
money and the protective tariff are
partly the causes 81 this prosperity
The people are much more likely 10 be
impressed with these good things near
1t home than with all the trouble in
RE Philippines. ! think the Republican
party will continue in power on the
general ground Of giving the people
What they want most-busincss sue
cess