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PRESIDENT PUTS OUT
THIRD TERM FEELER
Reynolds Said to Be Sounding
Public Pulse ConfidentialIy.
CIRCULAR LETTER PUT FORTH
Kansas Republicans Hesitate to Be-
lieve Roosevelt Out of the Race
Taft Thought to Be in Favor
Copy Of Document Sent Out.

Washington, D. Cit was learned
by a visit of James B. Reynolds, of
New York, to the White House, that
the League Of Republican Clubs was
feeling the pulse of the people in re-
lation to a third term for President
Roosevelt. Reynolds was the Presi-
| dents confidential man in the inves-
tigation of the beef packers, and he
is engaged yet in special work Of a
confidential nature for the President.
Reynolds had a talk with the Presi-
dent, then fastened to New York.
Reynolds, it is known, spent his
time in New York at the %headquar-
ters of the League of Republican
Clubs. When asked if he was using
the League to feel the public pulse in
the interests of the President, he an
5wered:
What a question. 1t would be
out of place in one who is doing .spe-
cial work for the President to an
swer that question"
It became known, however, that
the League of Republican Clubs Is
sending out circular letters to Re-
publicans in all parts of the country,
and as Reynolds is n of the lead
ing officials of the League 1t Is said
that the work Is being done under
his guidance.
This is a copy of the letter: ,
"My Dear Sir-In view of the
present agitation and" the sharply
| l-z-- ;a.A1o I,&r,aan fha Admins.
tration Of President Roosevelt and
its critics, will you kindly send conf
dentially to this headquarters your
view of the sentiment of the voters
of your district, whether for or
against President Roosevelt; your
opinion as to the developments of
the next year., and what course Is
likely to be taken politically In your
district with reference to the election
and instruction or non-instruction OF
delegates to the Republican National
Convention of next year?
"It will be a great favor II you
will kindly respond at length to this
letter. I am, yours respectfully and
sincerely. JOHN A. STEWART"
Stewart Is president Of the New
York State League.
''Out in Kansas" said Representa-.
tive Miller, of that State, the peo-
pie are not disposed to make any
alignments for the Republican nom
nation until they feel absolutely GER
tain that the President is out of the
race. Somehow they are not, willing
to accept what he said in his state.
ment on election night in 1904, and
believe that he may be induced. to
again enter the field. This is in spite
of the fact that Senator Long, who
stands close to the President, recent
ly returned home from Washington
and gave an interview saying the
President was not in the race and
declaring himself for Taft. 1t viii
take another %utterance from the Pres
ident before the people of Kansas
and elsewhere will r%elinquish their
hesitancy about supporting the can
didacy of any other man"
Most of the statesmen and politi-
clans at the White House were not
In talkative mood. Senator Knox, or
Pennsylvania, was n OF these.
When asked whether he had any
thing to say connected with Presi-
Dental politics, he replied: I am
not involved in these great matters.
But the "reactionaries" think he IS.
Secretary Taft was another who
did not yield to the. opportunity to
say something of political interest.
He said that he wanted a chance to
attend to business, and preferred to
leave notifies alone.