The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-05
NOT OUT AFTER VOTES.
Roosevelt's Trip is Not a Guest for
 Presidential Nomination.

Presidential Nomination.
 Walter Wellman's Washington Special to
 Chicago Record-Herald.
 President Roosevelt resents the sugges- ton that his record-breahng tour of the country, on which he is to start at o'clock tomorrow morning, is swing around the-clr in quest of the Presi- dential nomination of next year. In a conversation with his friends the Prest- dent says 1t is nothing of the sort. Of course he Is a candidate for the nomi- nation, but this tour was not planned wholly or in part as a scheme 10 Win the nemipauop. The Preslaent rean5es B publican National Convention next year must depend upon the country's views or his career in the White House, wnetn- CT or not he is adjudged to have done well or i'll, and that no amount of trav- cling about the country could have much effect upon the popular Judgment.
 This tour was really planned nearly year ago, in part to take the place Of the trip which was cut short last summer. It may be said, without violation of con- fdence, that MT. Roosevelt is no longer worrying about his nomination next year. He eptertains no doubt that he is to be the nominee of his party, and he believes he Is to be named without opposition. This view Is shared by all his advisers. There is not in sight at this moment any sign of a rival capdidature. The one man in the Republican Party who would have a chance to wrest the nomination from the President, were he to come out as a candidate, Is Senator Hanna, and President Roosevelt knows that MT. Hanna Is not a candidate, and that there Is no likelihood of his being one.
 Your correspondent is able to give, on the very best authority, some interesting information concerning the relations which exist between he President and Mir. Hanna. These relations are most cordial. When at Buffalo President the policies of his predecessor. Mr. Han na told the President he would stand by him. He has since repeated that re- mark to MT. Roosevelt On one occasion he said in his frank way:I
 MT. President, there Is just one piece of advice l want to give you. Stop wor- Ty1ng about your nomination iu 1904 and put all your energies into discharging the duties of your office. If you do this you will be all right. The only man who can defeat you for the nomination in 1904 is yourself"
 Between the President and the Ohio Senator there exists very frank and cordial understanding. The two men are warm friends. Each has a sincere re- gard for the other. and when 1t comes to a matter of important policy or poll tics there Is no living man who has more Influence with President Roosevelt than Uncle Mark Hanna. Senator Hanna has resisted all efforts of his friends to in duce him to become a candidate, and there is now not the slightest indication that he will change his attitude.
 As Presidenh Roosevelt starts upon his great tour of the West, 1t may be well to record in a few words the Judgment of him which Washington has formed. This judgment is that he has earned his place in his own right. He came to the Pres idency under disterssing ctrcumstancss. He was at once beset by prejudices and doubts. Older men resented his luck and predicted his failure. They said he knew little or nothing about public affairs, that the game was too large a one for him to play. They said he was a mere accident, and that time would show he was not