The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-24
IS WAITING FOR MIR. TAFT He Will BeA oosevelt's s caq late. ANNOUNCER dT IS EXPECTED Reason Calling Big Secretary
 Home. President Has Called on Southern Omceholders, and it Is Not Be-
 lieved He Will Want
 the Nomination.
BY ALFRED T. srorEn.

| President Roosevelt as to whether or not under any circumstances he would accept a nomination next year at the hands of the National Republi- can Convention seems to be demanded by number of his party associates who want to know how to direct tn cir efforts when 1t comes to setting up the pins for electing the delegates to the convention.
 Statements that have been made here this week by leading Republi- cans from all sections of the country indicate beyond any shadow of doub t that the masses generally take it that Secretary Taft is the administration candidate. The impression was made some months ago, no effort has ever been made to correct it, and Congress- man Nick" Longworth's recent tele- gram to the Garfield Club in Ohio that "Ohto's fayorite son" as the next President, has added weight to the claim that the whole administration
 influence is being exerted in the i'm
 terest of the Secretary of War.
 Many well-informed people are cer-
 tain that Secretary Taft Is hurrying
 back to Washington at the suggestion
 of the President in order that the situ-
 ation maybe carefully gone over. and
 VT cAiStiVHS dFc AEeeiy Hndue that IdIt
 will not have been home two weeks
 before something will be heard from
 MT Roosevelt that will either put a
 stop to all this talk about Roosevelt
 for another term, or tip the boys off''
 that they may go ahead and secure
 delegates who can be relied upon to
 support the administration candidate and policies.
 Oregon Opinions.
 At this writing the two oregon Sem ators are in Washington. They do not
 think alike on the phesidsntial ques-
 ton. Senator Bourne is the most persistent Roosevelt boomer in public life Morning, noon xnd night he win
 tell you that Roosevelt cannot refuse to run. He sticks to 1t that the Re- publicans of Oregon are shouting for Roosevelt and that the whole Western section demands his renomination. Further than this, MT. Bourne really believes that President Roosevelt will accept. He insists that the convention will be stampeded and that the nom- ination will be made by exclamation. Under such circumstances, he says Roosevelt could not decline. Bourne also talks himself nearly hoarse in emphasizing the fact that Roosevelt would not be a "third-termer" were he to be put up again next year and elected.
 Senator Fulton of Oregon declared that he has taken President Roosevelt at his word. So have the people of Oregon. in his opinion. The sentiment out his way, he states, is for Taft in- asmuch as the Republicans of the Far West are of the belief that MT. Roose- welt will not again be in the running. Next to Roosevelt they prefer Taft. but the Senator admits that if the President were to go back on his dec- laration of three years ago he could doubtless have the Oregon delegation.
 Foralxer Endorsement.
 The indorsement of Senator Foraker by the members of the Executive and Committee of the Ohio League of Republican Clubs, for the Presi- dency. has greatly befogged the Re. publican situation. Outside Republi- cans who have been heard to discuss the matter. look upon this move as a warning to the country at large that the Ohio Republicans are getting ready for one of their old-fashioned fac- tional fights.
 Foraker. it is conceded, Is full of spunk, and since Tom l.. Johnson de- feated Congressman Burton so badly for Mayor of Cleveland. his friends have put on the war paint an dare believed to be ready and anxious for a test of strength to show that Taft Is not as strong and powerful in Ohio as his packers would have the Re- publicans in other Statee imagine.
 Senators Foraker and Dick also are to battle for their own safe ty. and the friends of the former as- sert that he does not propose to be eliminated and defeated for the Sem ate as has been proclaimed would be the case If he did not fall right into in xuIf ha port Taft for the Presidency.
 Stops Omceholders.
 There seems to be not the slightest ioubt in the minds of the average Republican that the President and his political advisers intend that the and other ofice-holders shall iesist in their efforts to pack the com ng National Convention with delegates holding Federal jobs. And most every one is inclined to the opinion that this matter would not have been given such importance had it not been heralded far and wide that 2 scheme was on foot among the Tennessee crowd to get up a "snap" convention to be held early in January and be the first to adopt copper-riveted instruc- tions for Roosevelt for another term.
 Word came to Washington that this would doubtless be run by Federal office e-holders most of the del- egates would be on the Government pay roll, and 1t would look like a hint had been thrown out by the adminis- tration that 1t would be we'll to cor ral the delegates. label them for Roosevelt. and If he declines to run they could be switched over to Taft or any other man favored by the admin other words, have them bottled up so as to prevent the "re- actionary' element from getting hold of them and voting them for Cannon. Hughes or Fairbanks.
 In many of the Southern States 1t Is pointed out by those who are fgur- ing on the personnel of the next con vention the Federal office-holders look upon themselves as the only people entitled to go as delegates to a Re- publican convention. And they at least stoutly maintain that as they are tho pack bone of the party in their sec ion they ought to be allowed to run he whole thing.
 Opposes Third Term.
 There is no better posted Southern here than ex-Senator VIII