The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-11-10
WILL NOT RUN AG...Ia
President Roosevelt VIII Not
Be Candidate for Chief
Executive in 1923.
DON'T BELIEVE IN THIRD TERMS
Makes Formal Announcement Of
Intention After Hearing Returns.
tions to His Successful Opponent.


Washington, Nov. 9. President
Roosevelt has issued formal state
ment in which he announces he will
not be candidate for another term.
President Roosevelt. after the cleo
ton returns clearly indicated the re-
suit, issued the following statement:
81 am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what | have done and have tried to
do. l appreciate to the full the SOL
emn responsibility this confidence i'm
poses upon me and | shall do all that
in my power lies not to forfeit it. On
the 18th of March next l shall have
served three and half years and this
three and a half years constitutes my
first term. The wise custom which
limits the president to two terms re-
CARDS the substance and not the form.
Under no circumstances will l be a
candidate for or accept another NOM
nation
Surrounded by his devoted family
and a company of intimate personal
friends, President Roosevelt received
the news of his overwhelming vic
tory achieved at the polls of the
American people.
The first information of a definite
character was received by the presi-
dent while he was at dinner. The re-
turns laid before him then were in the
nature of assurances that he had car
ried New York his home state, by
plurality so large as to be really as
founding. Bulletins from the news
papers of New York city were re-
ceived conveying the welcome news.
While the president was gratified, it
may be said that the result was not
entirely unexpected, although he him
self had not anticipated so tremend-
Gus a victory.
These and rapidly succeeding bull
letins, each conveying to him more
cheering news, were read and dis
cussed by the president with surpris-
ing calmness. He was in the best of
spirits, but at no time did he mani
fest the slightest nervousness or anx-
iety. Assured, as he said, that the
campaign had been conducted on a
plane Of principle and patriotism, -es
lofty as he himself would have it,
that everything had been done whics
legitimately could be done to insur
the success of the principles which
had been promulgated by the Repub
lican party and by him, he had await
ed with perfect confidence the verdict
Of the people.
Esopus, n. Y, Nov 9.-Judge Par
ker last night sent this telegram to
the president: The people by their
votes have emphatically approved
your administration and l congratu-
late you
Washington, Nov. 9.-President
Roosevelt's reply to Judge Parkers
telegram was as follows: Il thank
you for your congratulations"
Chairman Cowherd of the Demo
cratic congressional campaign com
mittee said I'VE concede that the
Republican Roosevelt landslide has
carried the house of representative
for the Republicans by a majority at
least as large as that by which they
now mold control
Oyster Bay. l.. L., Nov. 9.-President
Roosevelt and his party arrived here
and was driven directly TO the polling
place in the fifth precinct of Oyster
Bay, where the president deposited
hic ha1 10 !,
enthusiasm by an immense crowd.
Kingston, n. Y, Nov 9.-Judge Par
ker drove up to the old pottery on
Green Hill avenue, the voting place
of the third district of the Ninth
ward, at l0;40 o'clock. A crowd of
Kingston neighbors had assembled to
welcome him and he was received
with cheers. He was handed a ballot
and at the same time was asked the
usual questions. After complying
with all the formalities the judge
passed into a booth and remained
half a minute. He came out and
handed his folded ballot to clerk,
who deposited it and announced: cal
ton Brooks Parker votes ballot 147."
Princeton, n. j., Nov. 9.-Former
President Grover Cleveland strolled
into the first district polling place at
10 O'Clock and when he appeared the
long line gave way and allowed him
to enter at once. The ex-president
came out of the booth and after a few
words with a friend he sauntered back
to Westlands.