The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-12
STANDS BY TAFT
FOR NOMINATION
Action Of President iii Rcissuine
and Emphasizing His Dcc1ina-
ton to Accept Another
Nomination Elected
BY Clayton Rcso-
luton.

Times. Dispatch Bureau.
Munsny BUILDING


washington. ID. O.. Dec. H.
at last President Roosevelt has for
mally reiterated his declaration mad
pn the evening of the election of 1904
mat he would not again accept
nomination to the presidency. The fol
.osing statement was issued from tn
White House at Q o'clock to might:
"Ou the night nftcr election 4
made the following announcement,
nin deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people
In thus expressing their confidence
In wlint linye tried to do. ap-
precintc the full, solemn responsi-
hility this confidence imposes upon
me, and shall do nll TINT In my
power lies not to forfeit It. ON the
4th Of March next shall have
served three md n half years, mud
this three and Il hnlf ycnrs con-
stitutc my first term. Tile wise
custom which limits the President
to two terms regards the substnncc
and not the form, and under no
circumstances will be n candidate
for or accept another nOnInatlon.'
"I hnSe not changed, and shall
not change the dccisIon thus nm
nOnnced..
New. Causes Excitement.
The news that the President had
issued the abatement Travelled like
lightning. In ten minutes II had got
aeross Lafayette Square to the Ar.
'iiirton, where the lobby was FLIED with
members of the Democratic National
Committee and their friends. or course,
created excitement and pleasure II
Tas easy TO find men on every hand
feady to predict that the statement
iitade the election OF AIR. Bryan next
year absolutely assured. provided the
Democrats place him on n sound plat
form. No enthusiasm was manifested
by Republicans, save by those who
haFc been tl,e open advocates OF the
so.sssIltiaa saTaa q .ssF mar.
ihs general belief IS among perlo-
s.rats--snd IL Is held by some Kepnb-
'seans as wcll--tliat the resolution In
tfotnced in the House by Representa-
I've Clayton. OF Aiaba rls this week.
aeelaring that no President should
hreak down the traditional barrier
against third term Ind much TO do
with the Presidents making the state
incrt Issued tonight. The resolution
nn5 IeeE the source of much WORRY TO
The Republicans of both houses since
IN Gefeat or smother III In committee
would be regarded by the country as
s:Gr'escence IN the proposition TO dis
regard the precedent set by Washing
ton. and to adopt 1t would be looked
Mt az somewhat of an attack upon the
administration.
The President cut the knot
Cannon Advised President.
Speaker Cannon was closcted with
the President for half an hour to-day
~ was stated on the authority of n
Republican member OF Congress that
the Speaker told the President frank:
that he was much embarrassed by ehs
Clayton resolution. and that IL ii were
smothered the country would say tho
President had had 1t done.
Another explanation OF the Presi-
dents action Is said TO be that it was
discovered at meeting of the Repub-
lican National Committee last weel;
tAat the Cortelyou people had the Taft
the Presidents silence, which enabled
Cortelyou to work under cover.
Nips CorteIyou Rusc.
President Roosevelt had a mystic
s1ious conference this afternoon with
Postmas Meyer and First
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock, neither OF whom would say a
word concerning the nature of the talk
Mr. Roosevelt asked a Republican
caller from n Southern State to-day II
( ne had heard that Hitchcock had been
engaged for several months in urging
Southern Republicans to send Roose-
yeit delegates to the convention, say
Ing he wanted toe"catch him.
upcn learning that Mr.. Hitchcock
had been thus engaged. at tho same
time directing that the delegates
pledged to Roosevelt he cortelyou men
On second choice, the President nani-
Tested much displeasure. He found out
what everybody has known for d long
tlnle--that CortelNou has been using
this method of working for the nomi-
nation by using the name and influ-
elicG of the President. "a
Stands s1unrciy by Taft.
While this second announcement will
have the effect OF strengthening the
candidacy of other aspirnnts, IT is eksi-
dent that the President will us.. every
effort TO compass the nomination OF
Secretary Taft. He appointed c, r.
Parker. one of Mr.. Taftis lieutennnts.
TO the postmastership OF Admission,
Ala, to day over the protest or one
pf the Republican referees, and against
4 T. u. Smith, the othei@ candidate, a Cor
itelyou man provided the President was
not a candidate. 1t Is the field against
TAFT from now on. 5ss
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