Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02
FOR ANOTHER TERM
Demand From the West That
Roosevelt Run Again.
DECLARATION MADE TODAY
To Representative Hinshaw of Ne.
braska by President.
AVOIDED DEFINITE STATEMENT
He Has Always Deity Turned the
Subject of His denomination and
Been Non-Committal.

Il won't deviate ,one single point from
what L have said.'' declared President
Roosevelt today in answer to aStatement
that Nebraska was for him and his poll
ctes for another term and wanted him,
above everybody else.
The Presidents declaration was made to
Representative Hinshaw of Nebraska,
who has been an ardent supporter of the
administration and a warm personal
friend of the chief executive. II came to
pay my respects and to tell you, Mr.. Pres
1dent, that the people of Nebras ska demo-
Gratis and republicans alike. want you for
another term, like your policies and they
will not be satisfied with anybody else, -
said Mr.. Hinshaw to the President, where
upon the latter using his right hand to
emphasize his utterance, made the utter
ance quoted above.
Did Not Refer to Nomination.
Later In the day the statement was
authorized from high source that the
remark of the President was intended to
apply wholly to his policies, and was not
intended to have any bearing on the
presidential nomination. The Nebraskan.
1t was stated. had been talking both
ABOUT a. third term and about the popu-
iarity OF the Presidents policies with the
people and the President made the re-
mark TO apply to the matter of policies.
Nr H1nshaw himself. when questioned
about the matter at the Capitol, said he
might have misunderstood the President
i was further intimated that if the
President should get ready to make
third-term announce ment, he would not
90 1t through member Of the House.
Has Avaided Definite Statements.
For the last five or six months the
President has carefully avoided definite
statements as to the third term move
ment. He has frequently been importuned
to stand for another nomination, but his
almost invariable response has been
deft turning Of the subject and the lead.
ing OF his visitor to other fields. The con-
struct1on placed upon the Presidents ac-
lions has been that his non-comrnittal at
titude was intended to befuddle his enc
mics and enable the election of delegates
who would vote for some one regarded by
the President as fitted to carry on his
policies.
Demand From the West.
The President has unquestionably noted
That the expressions for his denomination
have come mostly from the states of Ne
braska, Kansas Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota, with Wisconsin and Min
nesota feeling the same way, although the
leaders were committed to others-in Min
nesota to Taft and in Wisconsin to La
Toilette.
Among the many congressional visitors
from the New England states not a man
IS on record for third term for the
President. In New Jersey it is practical
the same, while in New York Repre-
sentative Sherman is the most prominent
man calling for another term He does
not seem to be getting much support
The President has therefore sounded
public opinion from all quarters. He
has seen and heard enough to know that
he is Immensely popular. but that the
people OF the country, except in few
vote. are showing no particular warmth
toward another term for him. From In
diana. Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere re-
ports have drifted In that genuine hos
ti!ity to the President was beginning to
manifest itself, together with an inlpa-
thence that he has not cleared the at
mosphere by another and final statement
as to his intentions toward a presidential
nomination next summer