The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
THIRD TERM IS FAVOR
ED IN THE WEST
Sen. HansbrOugh OF North Dakota.
Wants President Roosevelt TO
Run Again.

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are for Roosevelt now; they will
be for him when the Republican
national convention meets next
year; they'll nominate him for an
other term; he will accept and he
will be elected.
This was the statement made by
Senator Hansbrough at the White
House. He wanted it understood
though, that he spoke for himself,
uttered his own thoughts and had
not consulted any BODY else. He
went on to declare that the fight
against the trusts was in such a
condition that the Presidents con-
tinuance in Office for another term
was imperative, and he felt conf
dent that the people looked at it in
this way too.
Senator Hansbrough has not
been daily visitor to the White
House like Senator Bourne, whose
face is now the most familiar seen
at the executive officers, but he
stands close to the President, and
has had many talks with him and
with Secretary Loeb, who is the
repository of more political secrets
than any man i'll the administration.
This statement of the North Dako-
ia senator reveals a curious uncer-
tainty amongpeople and politicians
in the far west as to what may be
expected of the president as to the
nomination. Senators from that
section who have talked with him
go away with conflicting views as
to just what they should do. Be-
cause of the Roosevelt feeling in
their states they are perfectly will
ing to support the denomination
of the President. Many of them
have sought to find out what the
President himself desired, and they
visited him before returning to
their homes. Senator Burkett of
Nebraska, visited the President
several weeks ago and an hour lat
er gave out an interview favoring
the President for third term, but
privately told some of his frieuds
that the President had declared
that under no circumstances
would he accept another nomina-
ton. Senator Long went to the
executive offices, had his little talk,
went away with the impression
that the President was really out of
1t, and on returning home gave out
an interview saying that Taft was
the man the people should nomin-
ate. Senator Bourne has visited
the President and his secretary
thirty or forty times in the last
two months, and yet he comes out
in thrilling interview for third
term. He ought to know what
the President feels as we'll as any
man. He speaks for Oregon.
Eben w. Martin was until the
4th of March a representative from
South Dakota. He saw the Pres
dent before going home, had
long talk with him and then gave
out an interview favoriug the chief
executive for four years more in
his present Office. Senator Kit
tredge of the same state, big man
in the Senate, mentally and physi-
cally, has had several talks with
the President, but probably not on
this subject. However, he has
come out for nomination and is
working for him.
Representative Hull of Iowa saw
the president and declared that no
man could get the delegates from
that state until the people were
absolutely sure that the President
was not in the running.
Senator Warner of Missouri, a
close friend of the President, and a
frequent visitor of the White
House, has indicated that the Re-
publicans of that state are waiting
for the word from Washington to
fall in line for a third term.
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