The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-30
ROOSEVELT WANTS 1912 NOM
NATION.
Generally Believed in Washington
He Has This in VieW-Favors
Taft for 1908.

Washington. January 22.-There
is one inherent right which every
American claims and which is con-
sfantly asserted, and which no amount
Of amendment, legislation, or resolu-
ting can rescind or abridge, and that
is the right to express an opinion on
the future course Of the ship of state.
Just now there is al unusual
amount of forecasting being done, re-
suItine from a number of circumstan-
ces. There was never before so great
dissatisfaction with the encroach-
ments of corporate interests. 1t has
been some time since the majority Of
either party in congress has been so
decided. But chief of all, there was
never before a president so young, so
able, and so popular, to be retired.
The question relative to MIR. Roose-
velt's future is, EWhat will he do
with it?"
President Friend.
Jacob A. Riis the presidents clos
est friend, referring to the admins
tration's attitude toward the great
corporations said a few days ago,
t:If duty demands Roosevelt to con-
tinue this fight, he will do it,
A view taken by many public men
here is not exactly the. one set forth
by Mr.. Riis, but is in a large degree
II line with it. This is to the effect
that Mr.. Roosevelt does not contem-
plate being a candidate for the 1908
nomination, but that be has his eye
on the nomination in 1912.
In support Of this belief many
things are advanced. In the first
place, it is pointed out that Mr..
Roosevelt has declared in such une-
quivocal language that he Will not
take the next nomination that to do
otherwise would work to his serious
injury. To succeed himself as pres
ident would be in effect breaking
down Of the unwritten law that has
been in force since Washington S
time. It would be another matter en-
~tirely to go out of Office in 1909 and
then to take the presidency again tour
years later.
It is known that certain Of the can
didates who are looking for the l9Oo
nomination take this view, and be-
lieve, moreover, that the president is
planning to have the say in who shall
succeed him. He does rot want Shaw
and he does not want Fairbanks. 1t
has come in pretty direct way from
the White House that he prefers
Taft.
Root would be acceptable to him,
although the presidents ideas and
Roots on corporation control do not
entirely harmonic. 1t is generally
believed that things are now beng
shaped in New York so Root may get
the delegation in 1908, and that the
president is helping things or in that
direction.
eortelyou Impossible.
Cortelyou is commonly rated as a
nasn whom the president would be
W;ati;lling to see nominated, hut while
there was much Corteiyou talk tor
several months last summer and fall,
1t. is now conceded that as a pfae-
tigal political proposition the norni-
nation Of Cortelyou is impossible.
Speaker Cannon wants the nomlna-
ton, but he would be no more accept
able to the president than Shaw or
Fairbanks. .Foraker's health is not
likely to permit him to run.
1t. is not overlooked here, however,
that a situation may arise that will
lead the 1908 conrentiol to turn to
Roosevelt because Of the difficulty IN
getting togethe.-- on candidate.