Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-25
WILL II 0s ROOSEVELT?
Opinion Sc ni to Prevail That He
 Will ja Forced to Stand.

situation is developing with respect
 ,.4e republican nomjnation for the residency. While President Roose- cit has indicated, in what seems to e unequivocal terms, that he will
 iot again be his party's candidate or the office in which he has been Q conspicuous, 1t is by no means
 lertain that he may not be forced, practically, to consent again to
 tand before the American people as
 l presidential candidate.
 To the minds of experienced Ob-
 servers of political events, 1t has been
 evident for many months that the president was likely to be subjected to immense pressure to induce him to reconsider his determination not to accept second nomination for the presidency. It Is certain now that the influences to be exerted to in duce him to recede from the state ment he made on the night of the election three years ago will be more powerful than ever have been ap- piled to any man in the history of American politics. So strong will this pressure be that confidence is expressed by many of the Roosevelt supporters that the president will be compelled to bow to its mandates and agree again to lead the republi- can party in national campaign.
 During the past month many mem- bers of congress have visited Wash ington. They have come from all parts of the country and their views are representative of the views of the people generally. Republicans and democrats, they practically are unit in the opinion that the people are demanding that Roosevelt again shall be candidate for the presi- dency. Some of the republicans, mo- tably Senator Elkins of West Vir- ginia, insist that the president shall yield his personal desires and con- sent to permit the use of his name as candidate. Senator Elkins de- mands frankly that the president shall put aside his own wishes and consent to run again for the presi- dency. His position is remarkable, because last winter during the con- test over the railroad rate measure he was alligned with the opposition to the presidents views. Later, of course, he got aboard the band-wag- on, but 1t was a matter o. expediency with him rather than of principle.
 Among those who keep their ears close to the ground, 1t is regarded as certainty that the president, soon after congress convenes. will have to acquiesce calmly to the idea of standing again as candidate or promulgate a statement stronger than that which he issued on the Sth of November, 1903. yE.--s
 The situation is most remarkable, because 1t is we'll understood that President Roosevelt is not politically popular among members of congress. On questions of vital importance many of them have disagreed with him. These same men eventually have been compelled to acknowledge his situation is most remarkable, because it is we'll understood that President Roosevelt is not politically popular among members of Congress. On questions of vital immportance many of them mhave disagreed with himm These samme men, eventually have been commpelled to acknowledge his force and bow to his will. It was Roosevelt's iron nerve which brought about the enactment, at the last session of congress, of the rate bill, of the pure food bill and of the meat inspection bill Not one of these measures would have crystalized into law if a less forceful man had been in the White house.
 Now 1t is realized that the enact- ment of those laws is likely to be the salvation of the republican party. Every republican candidate for con- gress in the country is pointing" with pride" to the record of the last ses- sion and telling his people what great things were accomplished by republican congress. Every one of them, too. is glorifying Roosevelt in every breath. thus adding to the movement for his renomination for the presidency. These songs of praise have proved popular with the people and they will be sung throughout the campaign.
 Meantime the movement for an- other term in theWhite House for Mir Roosevelt is gathering force and un- less 1t should be headed off very soon the probability Is that no other name than that of Roosevelt will be mentioned in the convention to