Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-07
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Washington, Dec. 7.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Dec. 7.
President Roosevelfs private state
ments thai he does not intend 10 serve
beyond his present term are causing a
re-sligpment Of interests that will prob
ably result in the initiation of certain
booms, and the dtAslion of Others. The
President il is said hopes to hold his
supporters. until the convention, aud
throw them to Taft or some other can
didste who will carry out his policies,
but even his slaunchest friends coDcede
that this may be difficult il not impos-
sibe Of accomplishment. "No president
has ever been able to nominate his sue
cessor," the snti-Roosevelt forces are
repeating with great satisfaction. "fru'
enough" agree the administration
shoulers, shut only tue up TO the
Roosevelt administration. He has
busted all political precedenls ths. he
has gone after, to date, and he'll bust
that one just as ne did The fiction
ABOUT no vice president succeeding
10 the PRESIDENCY by election. "
Within he lasI few days the CorIelyou
boom hiss joined the little collection OF
hope-6led bubbles that were already 10
the sir and is being inf sled as fast a,
,ossible By good many OF the federal
Aice boldiDg c,utirgent. Those VINO
,rk they see the TAFT boom on tie
ware bsl,eve The Presidents support vii
be thrown to the Secretary OF The Treas
ury. At the meeting of the national
committee now being held here, the dis
cassion uf Candidates has been even live
Ter thsn OF sites end ds'es. The m 'ril)
of the committeeman are believed 10 be
for Taft, il Roosevelt is permanently out
of the race, but this is by no means d
cetta,nty. la the event of general
scrap wheu the nominating days roll
ouad, Roosevelt will name the MAD,
unless sll present signs iail. All the
candidates lear @ vernon Hughes, OF Ne"
York, and though he is mskiug 90 moV'
waa'evor that csn lie detec ed on lhe
surface, p ,li.icisps here agree that be l.
to be watched most care ully.
Dispatches from Ambassador . BreD,
a. Z kio have shed new light on The
s,meW hst mys eriuus recall Of Vlscou ut
Anki, Jtp4nese sm basssd0r at Wash
i4gton. |; is now, 20 all appearances,
caltsin that Japan will demand ne"
linmigra.iou treaty, and that VlscounI
Arki's fsiIure to ADJUST the present. stu
ton Is the reason Tor mis- recall. AN
oassador O'B'ien has cshled a sugges-
lion tpat tn Safe ID partmeut study the
Japsnese immigrati1n question, and haN
Il ava attention e C ain probable de-
mands of tie Japanese government, |
s now learuei that previous dispstche'
flrewfrned President Roosevelt and
: cretsrY K ot to such an extent that
Visco uut Aokis recali VAS not altogether
surprise. J4pan's attitude in the
whole matter is one OF Dissatisfaction
With the present condition OF affairs, The
brunt Of which must be born by Wis
count AOki. If the United Siatesac.
cedes to the damard for new ire'iy,
Baron Tskahria will p'obsbly re sent A.
once to take up negotia ions If mo-,
Secretary Root will be oohged to deal
with a subordinate.
John Boss, a colored barber. committed
suicide at 2O2 Thirteenth street, southeast,
this morning.