The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-15
RESIDENT MAY
CHANGE his mind
h,,or Growing Stronger That
lie Will Accept Another
Nomination.
) FRIENDS FEAR HUGHES
Times. Dispatch Bureau,
Munsey Building.
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livery Republican who calls to see
President these days declares he Is
IDENTIFY in favor of u third term. And
I President ls as silent us the trust
fgnate on the witness stand refusing
tanswer, by advice of counsel.
Representative Hale.s the Republican
fs of Tennesseea had long talk with
I President this week, and outlined
him the, plans of the Republicans
that State to compel him to take
nomination, which included the
Hiding pt an early convention, and
|. selection of.a delegation instructed
tvote for Roosevelt.
rhe President did not advise against
sth q course.
Md this IT goes. Every caller who
lila Republican talks nothing but a
drd term. and the President let's him
TX. Every conceivable effort has
len put forth TO induce President
3oseyelt to reiterate his declaration
4 the evening of election day, 1904
INT he Would not accept another nomi-
ition. In the Language of the street,
iothing doing
.Iust as the country had apparently
ftie1 down 10 the belief that the
fesidenrs was. sincere when he made
tat declaration. and would not seek
accept another nomination. there
se developments which make 1T APP
tar as though he were In a seeking
4 we'll as a5receptiye mood.
Strong Evidence OF ChnnRe.
The administration attacks upon Gov
fhor Hughes, of New York, are prob
bly, strongest evidences OF the inten-
ion of the President TO accept the
iomination, if offered It. No public
yord has come from the White House
u Indicate that the occupant Is not
friendly to Governor Hughes, but the
friends OF Mr.. Roosevelt, both in Wash.
ngton and in New York. are attacking
.he Governor in n particularly under.
banded manner. For the first time. 1t
4 charged by tho administration peo-
fle within tine past ten days that Gov
linor Hughes Is In reality friendly to
he corporations. and that his veto OF
The two-cent fare bill. passed by the
hst Legislature OF New York, was at
Ihc command OF the railroads. who
Eanted 1t for use In the desperate
eght they were about to enter upon
against two-cent fares In certain
Southern States.
II has not been established that the
President has anything to do with
these stories. 1t is asserted that he
could stop them II he chose. In so far
ls Roosevelt and Hughes are concerned.
Governor Hughes has undoubtedly done
more in the way of correcting corpo-
rate abuses than has been done by the
President. who. as yet, has not accom-
plishcd anything In this direction.
He has had many suits brought
against corporations. and he has ham
mered tbs stock OF every corporation
until the stockholders are crying for
mercy. banks are closing. and industry
to "stagnate." to use word
familiar during the last term of poor,
unfortunate Grover Cleveland. who in
herlttd panic from ono Republican
administration, just as the next Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency
may do II elected.
But the betting Is on Roosevelt as
against Hughes. Senator Carrnack. &!
Tennessee. said recently the President
was the greatest faker and the most
popular man in the United States. He
can beat Governor Hughes or any 9th
er Republican, and possibly any Demo
cret. when 1t comes to bidding for
Favor EARLY Convention.
1t Is said to be the policy OF the
organization OF New York
state, which has never been quite
friendly to Governor Hughes. to fight
for an uninstructed delegation to the
national convention. Should Governor
Hughes loom up at the convention as
n candidate for the nomination. thN
third-term boomers could point to tile
fact that his. own State mad not in
structed for him. and was divided.
1t is believed that very carly con-
- II. a. a
be held. The =third-term people APP
pear to be agreeing upon this policy
in the hope Of catching the delegations
before the candidates. OF other men
"favoritr sons"-have developed. 1t
should be remembered in this connec-
tion that. despite the great popularity
OF Grover Cleveland with the masses
of the party in New York State in
1882. David B. Hill, who was in con-
troll OF the Democratic organization
got the delegation through a snap
Mr.. Cleveland was nomi-