The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
WILL
NOT BEC|AND||DATE
President Will Soon Make
Statement Reiterating
His Intentions.
DETER MIN AerIIO ON
IS U5NAL LTERABLE
President Is for Taft, but His
Ability to Nominate Him Dues
tioned-All Other Candi-
dates Have Declared
for Roosevelt $
Policies.
Times. Dispatch Bureau.
r Munsey Building,

10 -Wa6hfnEtOn. u. u, sOct- tao.s-
President Roosevelt will make
statement concerning his declaration
made on the night of the election of
1904 that he, would not again be a
candidate for the presidency. This
is stated on the authority of a gem.
3tleman who called on the President
and discussed with him the question
of third term.
President, Roosevelt Will reiterate
and emphasize his post-electiongd de-
claration that he would not under any
conceivable circumstances seek sor ac-
cept another nomination. The Presi-
dent did not indicate that he would
make q declaration of this character
at an early day. He did say, however,
that should the Republican Conven-
ton of, any State instruct its dele
gates for him hegwould very promptly
reply by declaring that he would not
accept another nomination.
There Is no doubt fof the, reliability
of the foregoing statements. 1t would
seem to put an end, once for all, to the
talk of the President for another term.
In fact, 1t has for some time been the
opinion of those who y were best in
formed regarding conditions In Wash
ington and those who are closest to the
President, that he was absolutely SIM
Z
the nomina tfon. and would not under
any circumstances accept a nomination
for himself.
Secretary Taft is too big a man to
allow himself to be made puppet by
his candidacy, which, the President ap
pears to be supporting. It has beer
| the general belief for some time tina.
| the prospect OF a third-term was SO
remote as to be .non-eSistent.
Can Roosevelt Name Taft.
Whether Mr.. r oosevelt can nominate
| Secretary Taft remains to be seen. II
is a matter OF grave do bt. There Is
little orsno doubt that the PreSide EN-
could nominate himself viii. ease: . ! !, !,
| The s"favorite sons" booms are In the
way. The Republican masses would
| have risen to nominate Roosevelt, nc
L sas the ald presden stand
himself Is out OF y the race, there Is
4 strong reason to believe that the rank
and file OF he par wi II be willing tc
| so over to the sons,
stated vest erdny3 that he was the logi.
cul man to carry out the policies Of
the President All the candid e
1 declaring that they favor the Roose-
\ La iFollette Is the only one Of the Other
Lcandidates who has vote i Ike n wa:
\ in earnest In supporting s$the ~ p0l1cles
4 which tho President advocates Their,
was never any whipping into line tt
\ make La Toilette support the admin,
4 istration In the Senate.
= He was always several blocks lneaC
i Of tho President Wien 1t came to raj 6
4 Iregulation.s and other matters which
/ MIR. Roosevelt was pressing. IT was 9
4 lmatter of open comment that the lasl
j had to be used funsparinEly ON many
4 on a majority of the Republican col.
Fl leagues Of Mr. LnFollette, In order tc
( make them limo up.sS .sGs
/ Tafts Policies Unknown,
to BE be az Supporter Of PSesident Roose
tunlty to demonstrate his m faith BY
the Federal bench. Secretary Taft sdis !,
4 sjnot3glve any indication of being an Sad
D vocates OF anything like policies nov
4 advocated by tNe Pres sident. me res
4 of the candid ates, With mo 4eXceptiol
Eof Governor Hughes. OF New ,YQrk u.
4 scludins' Cannon, knox Fairpanks. 9
4 ais, are down In, their heart
diametrlcally opposed TO every poilc.
Il tho President has advocated With, pos
Il sihly,i tho n execution of rsacN suicide
], and the doe paning ~ the channel Q
d 1t As urged ~ pom all who study poll
Il ties and try to read future pa Is .il .
tEtion ia keep IA constant eye OIL ~ uglls
y LOT New York. tNarMis Sc. M ne resul
III Of the Republican, nnominattng conven
tion may be y shock sof IS nrpr use,