The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-21
CONDITIONS ARE CHANGED.
Roosevelt Candidacy 7otherIno Repub
Iiean Politicians.

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dest Roosevelt be candidate for the
Republican nomination IN 1908? Even
" he Ia sincerely opposed 20 taking
the Initiative In the matter, will not
certain of the party leaders insist on
bis acceptance OF the nomination In or
der to cave the party7 And Ia he really
sincere. now7
Morn than one aspiring member OF
tho dominant party would like 20 have
an answer to theec questions. The 20
litieai springtime is a, hand and the
politicianS ere thinking about mnkihg
hay. NJ, Eairbanks 10 ostenslbly ppr-
suing the oven and unloading tenor
Of hls way, but fElcnds Of his all over
the country are laying wires looking
20 the securing OF state delegations
favorable 20 him two years hence.
Secretary Taft, who has always dcsig.
mated as hiG "a fool friends" thoso
who havo talked about his fitness for
he prosidoncy ia wondering whether.
aftcr all. a bird In the hand In the
shape Of a scat on the s1pfcme bench
Ia worth two In the bush In the form
of a possible chance 10 have the nomi.
uaiion thrust upon him Secretary
shaw. who struck Washington running
for presidont. Is wondering how he
came 70 consent 20 remain IN tho cab.
inet another year. at the rnd OF which
time Il will be a litilo dilrcult 20 get
his dragging boom stated again
These and others are interested IN
knowing whai the president will do
whom the umo cones end n Is al
together likely that tho president him
self would like 20 know what to do.
Il IS altogether iiEc'y, too. that Mr
Roosevelt was quite sigcuo when. on
the night Of tho ud a Vhye election
two years ago. he announced that he
would not DC n candidate TO succeed
himself. But the situation has changed
since then and II AR Roosevelt does
cot change With Il Il will be tho frat
time In al his interesting life that he
has maintained a nzod position for
anything like an extended period. a
Sroat anti-boss. antl.graft wave Is ap-
parcnuy EweeplnE over tho country
and Ar. Roosevelt Ia posing as tho
cause OF a. lie has declared himself
for certain reforms He f. not making
any hoadvay toward them. Unless he
achieves results before tho close OF
his present term. would II not be per.
fectly natural for him TO feel Il his
duty 10 make an attempt TO secure
another term. In order to continue tho
work? II he dropped oVt might not the
world suffer? Mieht not the Orators
and the bosses get IN control more
completely than they have over been
q Theodore was not there to grapple
with them?
Cecil Lyon, mahout Tor the Repub
lican party In Texas. has SAID things
about the idea OF another term which
lead to the impression that he thinks
there Is not only a demand for Il. but
a likelihood OF H. General Grosyenor
Of Ohio says Mr. Roosevelt wants the
nomination again. and General Gros.
venor Ia very wise man. even II he
does occasionally miscalculato the
strength OF an opponent OF his own
political faith. The general says II is
all bosh about public seutinent being |
against n third term. and that though
Washington declined n third term for
ws"'t. he never wrote or spoke
word TO show that he opposed the zen.
eral idea, The president is radical
enough. says the doughty general. and
at the same time appeals very strong.
~ TO the conservative vote. Could any
body beat him, either In n contest for
the nomination. or for tho electoral
vote afterwards7 Nobody could beat
him. He Is unbeatable. Thus says the
General, to the great discomfort OF |
Messrs, Fairbanks, Shaw ct al.