The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-27
SCHEMES FOR
 NOMINATION ROOSeyelt'S Southern Trip
 Has Purpose. WINNING OF CoNFEDERATES Appointment of Johnston and Its Meaning. Announcement Made Far in Advance r of Time the New Man Will En-
 ter Service of the Gov-

washington, ort 2s.-tspeciaL)., "Would you praise Caesar, say Saes"'' go no further"
 With a vast number of people. 10 mention Roosevelt's name Is enoush 10 con lure up all the greatness that can over1ow the measure of a man DIE enough to be President. That formida- ble class of admirers of MT. Roosevelt in 1904 sweIled his majority far be- yond wtat his party could give. That same class deem him too good vindf- cation of their judgment not to be President again after the expiration or his present term. To them nis an nounceInent that he would not again be a candidate ir not the least bar to ask ing him to stand forth once more as the choice of the people.
 There Is no mistaking the reality or this sentiment among gr eat many peo- pie. With very few Is there sum- ciently clear idea of how it will culmi- nate In President Roosevelts re-elec- ton to describe in their forecasting the logical process of the event. but here and there of people in Washington and visiting the city, who have studied the course of affairs and scrutinized the conduct of the President. there is a very distinct conviction that MT. Foose- welt will be made a candidate for re- election in 1908, and that he will be re- elected.
 Plausible Reasons Given. Reasons so plausible are given for this conviction that they at once arrest attention and tic kle speculation. President Roosevelt Is not only go- ing to 20 after the Southern vote in Congress while he is mixing with the Southern people, but he Is going after still larger game" said one of the polit- ical prophets today at the New Willard Hotel. And he proceeded: roosevelt Is making no direct bid for the nomfna- ton, but he is simply going to play his game so that people will be persuaded that he is the best man to make Pres- fdent in 1908; his declaration in advance to tte contrary. notwithsta 1ding. In other words, there are things he has set his mind t1 do for this country. which being unfinished at tine expiration of his present term, people will decide he cannot complete except with another term as Presid It is out of the Iues- ton tfat such a character as Roosevelt and such a President, could trust the
 pursuit of his policies to any other man. There is no man conceivable
 now wko will fit his measure. and it is altogeth sr. improbable that such man will be found in 1908."
 These suggestions and declarations | were made in the presence of half a dozen persons, and they were received I by the listeners with affirmative effect
 If not appe srance of endorsement. Another suggestion was brought for
 ward. It came from another man.
 "R2oseveits warming up over the
 valor and vi.'tue of the Southern sol
 dier," said the second speaker, docs l indeed seem to mean something more
 than mere goed-natured effort to say
 what will be popular in the South. More Then Mere Words. 'TJe has certainly done more Cor the
 Southern soldier ard in honor of the
 name of the Confederate soldier than
 deliver kiEd sentiments about him. He
 has appointed cid Confederates and
 sons of cid Confederatss to once. He | is proving tae sincerity of his words
 by his deeds. At the s'ne time he Is
 practicing a kind of politics that will
 Inevitably make two friends grow where cnly one grew before, and he is
 hushing the voice of unfi iendly criti- cism all the time.
 "Yes. sir; he is after the Southern
 heart right now, cut for the Southern vote In Congress, and ready to sacri- flee himself for the Southern vote in 190s."
 Still another spoke up with the ques-
 tiop: Had you noticed that the Pres ident amour ced before he went to that State csrtain appointments to Federal office that he intended to make for Ala
 bama? It is unusual for a President to
 give mere than private assurances of
 what he intends to do in the natter Of
 making appointments. When he gives
 it out to the press that he intends tc
 make a specific appointment at the ex-
 piration of the specific incumbert's term, 1t Is done for effect. In the case of Alabama he announced that he in
 tended to appoint to office General R. D
 Johnston, an eX-Confederate brigadiel
 general
 "rhe announcement was ma ie sovera