The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-11
DECLARES HE WILL SHORTLY
RETIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE.
WILL RESUME PROFESSION
Hs Health is Not In Satisfactory Con.
dition and q Change is Deemed
ursent-Retirement Enranees
corteiyou's Chances.


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Washington. ID. G.. Nov. lO.-Tha
boom for the republican presidential
nomination for Secretary Root. start.
ed by Senator Scott of West Virginia.
has been nlpped In the bud by tnc
secretary of state himself To inqulr-
ing friends he has stated that he
will shortly retir, from public life
and again 70 hack 10 the legal pro.
fession. IN which he distinguished
himself for many years
The retirement Of Mr. Root from
the state department and the prob.
able selection Of Assistant Secretary
Bacon ~ his successor has already
been foreshadowed IN these columns
Tho fact thai Mr.. Roo' viii not now
permit his friends to make any eff
forts TO secure the New York dele.
cation 10 the republican national con.
vcntion points 10 his permanent re.
tiroment from the political world.
with which he has never been de
lighted. He would never have re.cn. |
tered the abinet but for the urgent |
'ns,stcnce of President Roosevelt. who |
las long recognized the eminent nbI,. |
tiles. Retiring from the position OF
secretary OF war IN January. 1904
after ha had been with Presidents
Mckinley aud Roosevelt five wears.
he full, Intended never TO 60 back
into public Office. The death of John
Hay caused President Roosevelt
To urge Mr.. Root to become his right
hand man In international matters
In January he will have held the DO
slton two years and half and that
Is about as much as he wants. n he
can get out OF the cabinet before
January he will do so. but he will
nd remain any longer than he can
avoid. lie has told the president N.
MS wishes in this respect and the
president will reluctantly consent
MIR. Roots health and his disin.
to remain In public life
'fe the basis OF his present Inten.
Ion to retire As quickly as possible.
ic is not sick man In the sense
u being organically unsound. He !
as ho"cve', worked so hard that
Iis nervous system is In anything
nj satisfactory condition. Rest
nd exorcis' for month the last
ummor benefited him much. but
he re sumption OF the arduous men q
~ worl, have brought on a return -
4 III" symptoms. His closest friends
ave Informed him that he needs II
est' AT any rate change. which :,
' can find TO better advantage -
y his law Offices than any other Il.
'ay. lie Is of the same oplion. !;
Elimination of NJ. Root from the T
ontesi for New York's delegates b,
. the next national convention mar 81
o"s th' fight down to Hughes and cC
oftellou, assuming that the COVER. ol
or oI the state will permit his 81
lends 10 20 into the scramble. The a
resident, II may he stated ON cN. IN
client authority. is by no means IN
verse TO Cortelyou having tho dele. sv
alton II he can get IL without such mi
'ish' as would be detrimental 10 ca
le party. The president will not try Cl
force his Taft preferences upon in
wv York where, strangely enough. 81
apparently has less influence than on
any other state in tho country tel
Tart can not be nominated I'm the au
'Nt convention he will. as 1t nov sta
'hs' have no objections 10 Cortel W,
u and tn latter would make a pr,
lehd'd start with the votes of New
'rk back OF him.
money i' he root OF all evil and Ger