The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-18
The President Wishes it Un-
derStOod That He is Serv-
ing His Last Term.
MAY CALL SOMEBODY YET
is WEARY OF REITERATiNG
THAT HE is NOT TO BE RE-
GARDED AS A POSSIBILITY IN
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. II, (Spl)-
ton says:
Activities on the part of the Chi
cago Roosevelt Third-term league are
as thorns in the flesh to President
Roosevelt. The boom which the
league is fostering has put Mr.. Roose-
welt in an angry, but practically
helpless condition. He can do moth
ing but say that he is not a candidate
for another term, and if in the face of
his word certain persons attempt to
make it plain that they believe he is
a liar, he has no recourse. He is
more than annoyed. and he wishes
that friendly but foolishly inclined
persons would take it for granted that
he means what he says.
1t has never been denied that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is blunt and explicit
when he speaks. In spite of all that
he has said the third-term leaguers
are bearing onward with their organ
ization and showing a cheerfulness
which denotes that they do not take
into account the pledged word of the
President. The leaders in the Repub-
lican councils, knowing, Mr.. Roose-
welt, became convinced early that he
would not again be candidate.
while the President at the outset
was patient enough when admiring
friends who called at the White
House suggested that he must run
again, the suggestions now, in the
face of his ten-times repeated declar-
alton, has become an intolerable nui-
sance to him, and it is more than
whispered that on one or two occa-
sions Mr.. Roosevelt has lost more
than his patience and has asked his
callers with something much like
heat if his constant reiteration of a
statement were not enough to stamp
that statement as truth. The third
term leaders are in a fair way to get
collectively.
Watson Makes it Clear.
Representative Watson explains
his conference on the salary raise
with certain senators held last week
to the satisfaction of the most criti-
cal. He was accused some days ago
of seeking an interview with the SEN
ators on behalf of the timid members
of the house who wanted 1.-The raise"
but feared to stand for it lest their
constituents might object 1t is
known that these men have been
hopeful that the senate might prove
no
raise" being incorporated in the leg
islative appropriation.
MIR. Watson says that three sena-
tors telephoned him to come over to
the senate side, that they wanted to
see him. He went as soon as he
could find time and they asked him
what, in his opinion, the attitude of
the house would be on the salary
question if it We're put in on the SEN
ate side. They were kind enough to
say that they thought he would know
more about that proposition than any
other man in the house and that is
why they sent for him. He told them
that he had made no canvass of the
side whatever and could
give no opinion based on an investi-
cation, but that. if he We're to hazard
a guess, it would be that the Republi-
can side would concur in the amend
ment. He further told them that he
had heard democrats say they would
not vote to reject the proposition and
that he knew that a systematic can
vasS had been made of the democratic
side of the house for the purpose of
aScertaining the situation with refer
ence to such an amendment This.
Mr.. Watson says, is the sum total of
his offense."