The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-27
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Roosevelt Reiterates Decision.

Roosevelt ReiterateS Decision.
Forced to speak by the misinterpre-
tations placed upon his silence about
the third term talk, President Roose-
welt has given out a statement recall
the night after his election constituting
his first three and a half years in Office
as his first term and saying, 'The wise
custom which limits the president to
two terms regards the substance and
not the form, and under no circum-
stance will l be a candidate for or
accept another nomination." Referring
to this, he now says, 81 have not
changed and shall not change the deci-
sion thus announced" Friends Of the
president say hat the particular pur-
pose of his new statement is to put
the country on guard against those
who have been using the third term
cry to forward their W plans. This
has reference to the activity of Secre-
tary Cortelyou, which came to the sur
face at the national committee meet
ing. 1t is expected to help the candi-
dacy of Taft at least to the extent OF
compelling an open fight.
The President "Glad of It."
When Mayor Dahlman of Omaha
last week the president is quoted as
sayingi
"Tell) the boys in Omaha that it l
am responsible for this money panic,
which showed up the rotten founda-
ton on which the finances Of the u
try were built, l am glad Of it."
Boston Goes Republican.
The elections at Boston Dec. 10 re-
suited in the choice Of the Republican
candidate for mayor. George A. Hib-
bard, by Il plurality of 2,013 over May
or Fitzgerald, Democrat. Coulthurst,
candidate of the Independence league,
received 1851 votes. No license pre-
vailed in Lynn and Worcester.
Oklahoma Senators Elected.
The legislature of the ley state of
Oklahoma in joint session at Guthrie
elected Thomas 2. Gore and Robert l..
Owen as United States senators.
Republicans Choose Chicago.
The meeting of the Republican ma
tional committee at Washington result
ed in the choice of Chicago us the
place for the assembling Of the next
national convention of the party and
June 16 as the date. In the final show
down there were 80 votes for Chicago,
10 for Kansas City and 4 for Denver.
This was regarded as a knock for the
Taft boom, as his friends had favored
Kansas City. At the same time it
made known the fact that Cortelyou is
in absolute control Of the organization.
1t developed that the southern mem
bers of the committee were still cling
ing to the third term idea, although
the rest of the members were disposed
to take the president at his word that
he would not accept a nomination If 1t
were offered. Cortelyou, however, had
been agreed upon by the southern men
as a second choice. One story was
that they were using the third term
cry as a Cortelyou blind.
Tom Watson Advises Teddy.
Thomas E. Watson Of Georgia was
the guest of the president recently and
came away with a pleasant impression
of the mar Roosevelt. The Georgia
Popul4st told the chief executive just
what he thought about the abuse of
the power Of federal injunction to in
terfere with the processes Of state
courts. as in the North Carolina and
Alabama railroad cases As to the
currency, Watson defended the issu-
ance Of treasury notes by the govern
ment as opposed to the flood Of bank
notes based upon the nations credit.
Manhattan's President Removed.
Governor Hughes of New York has
ordered the removal Of John r.. Ahearn
MS president of the borough of Man
haitian, after a personal investigation
of the charges preferred, on the
ground Of continuous ma~ladministra-
ton and favoritism, while absolving
the accused of personal dishonesty.
Ahearn fought dismissal by getting a
court injunction staying the hands Of
the mayor.
Democrats to Meet at Denver.
The. Democratic national committee
last week selected IenFef as TIC
place and July Z as the date for hold
ing the next national convention. The
claims Of Louisville, Chicago and st.
Paul were urged, but Denver clearly
had the. lead and was selected on the
first ballot. /.
Greater Pittsburs q Fact.
The cities of Pittsburg and Allie
gheny made their formal entry into
the bonds Of municipal unity Dec. 8.