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ROOSEVELT'S FUTURE PLANS.
He Isn't Going To Try To Be A
Senator.
And lie Doesn't Intend to Take Trip
to Europe mediatcly After March
4. IDo9--Nraybc lie VIII Say
Something About the Third
Term Question soon.

The Washington correspondent or the
New York Sun says: There IS excellent
reason for believing that President
Roosevelt has abandoned his understood
ambition 70 he "A Senator OF the United
States from New York. It was expected
that tho President might endeavor TO be
elected to succeed Thomas Collier Platt.
whose term a senator Will expire COIN
cidentalY with Mr.. Roosevclts term as
President, or IL he did not then become
a candidate for the Senate then certainly
TO make the trial two years later when
tho term Of Chauncey Mitchell Depew
will end
The explanation given for the Pres-
dents change Of mind Is that he might
be placed IN an undignifed and embar-
RAISING position as a Senator IF occca-
son arose, 1t doubtless would fire.
quentlv, when he would feel called upon
to criticise tho acts ~ any of his prede
cessors In the presidential office Mr..
Roosevelt, 1t was said, would like to be
in the Senate IL Mr. Taft were President
in order that he might support Mr.. Tafts
policies. but he felt that considera-
ton of propriety should overcome that
desire. According TO the view attributed
10 the President his predecessors in office
had done their duty according to their
lights. and he believed that ii would be
unbecoming In him as an ex-President to
crtIcise them for policies in which they
honestly believed.
The President, It was ascertained, has
no definite plans FOR the future. 1t APP
pears to be settled in his mind that he
viii not 20 abroad Immediately after he
leaves the White House. Although he is
anxious to see Europe again, he feels, it
is understood. that in order to have a
thoroughly enjoyable visit 1t will he ne
cessary for him to wait for several
years after the expiration OF his term
before going TO that part Of the world
! TO 90 sooner while the fact that he had
been President would be very fresh in
! the minds Of the world, would result in
a round of official entertainments. and
IT was said that Mr.. Roosevelt is anxious
to avoid attracting so much attention.
! Friends Of tho President who are aware
| OF his intention not 70 be candidate
| for tho Senate and have understood from
! him that he lls made no plans for the
future expect that when this knowledge
becomes publicly known II will be inter-
preted as meaning that he will be a
| candidate for third term as President
They declare that such an Interpretation
Will be erroneous but admit that their
| contention Is based on the understanding
that the decision not to try for a senator.
ship and the fact that the President /.
making no plans for private life We're tht
outcome of considerations having No
connection with the question Of third
| term.
On his western and southern trip.
politicians sought to get from the Pre-
sident expression of his Views in re-
gard to the third term movement. The
President was ret!cent, however On his
trip down the Mississippi he made re
ference. in a speech to the seventeen
goVerndrs of States who accompanie,
him to the brief remainder of his tern
of Office" This was taken by some NJ
those present to mean that he woulC
adhere to his election night announce.
ment that he would not again be candi-
date for the presidential office hut those
who sought to obtain from Mr. Roosevelt
personally a more definite statement OF
the meaning of the words quoted failet
to do so.
There Is good ground, however, for thu
statement that the President may soog
have something to say TO the country
on the subject OF the effort to have hin
become a candidate to succeed himself
1t IS expected that the republican con
vention OF Tennessee. a State through
which he passed, Will send delegation
pledged to the nomination. of Mr.
Roosevelt - the national convention .
1903 ana that Mr.. Roosevelt will take ad
vantage Of the State conventions actor
TO end all the uncertainty that appears
TO exist concerning his view of the thir,
term movement.