The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-13
SOME REPUBLICANS
 BELIEVE HE MILL RUN
Faithful Followers of the Administra- ton Think That the People Will Force Roosevelt To Accept
 the Nomination.

under no circumstance will he be a can didate for reelection or accept third term was the subject of a great deal of discussion at the capital today, probably more so in the House than in the Senate. The democratic national committeeman also discussed 1t freely. The senators, as a rule, expressed qualification that the pronouncement had come at least, and a large majority of them remarked that they ''knew it would be that way" However, there were very few earnest discussions over the statement and the effect. Senator Bourne, the Senate champion of the third term movement, arrived at the capitol late and talked with very few senators in the short time he was about the chamber. He still be- lieves that President Roosevelt will hear the command of the people. Whether he will obey or not is another question with / MT. Bourne. In one little senatorial group on the republican side the belief was expressed that the declaration of MT. Roosevelt makes the nomination of MT. Bryan by the democratic party cer- tain. and a belief was guardedly hazard ed by one republican senator that he might probably be elected. One of the Illinois senators remarked that the way was now cleared for Speaker Cannon to receive the nomination.
 Disgust of Senators.
 A number of senators expressed their disgust that there should ever have been any question about the Presidents sim cerity when he announced his intention In rd f< {r,5 ef oft h h;o ton. Aspsyrr
 Every query on this subject since then has impugned the President as 8 teller of falsehoods." said one senator, .'and such action is certainly not giving him fair treatment
 The official re-announcement was the chief topic of discussion on the floor in the half hour before converting and i'm meditely after adjournment. Scarcely an occupied desk was without a group of two or three members exchanging personal views of the Presidents statement at this time. The prevailing tone of this discussion on both sides of the House was one of commendation of the Pres ident's action and admiration for his steadfast adherence to the assurance he voluntarily gave three years ago that he would not depart rom the established policy of two terms for Presidents. , Chairman Taggart quite agreed with prominent democrats that the new an- nouncement will have an effect upon dem- ocratic chances.
 We had taken the President at his word,' he said, land had entirely an- ticipated that he would say just what he has said.''
 Eastern Candidate.
 The Presidents announcement has given some stimulus to the anti Bryan sentiment among the democrats, espe- cally of the eastern states. Several of them declared before the national com mittee went into session that the Presi- dents elimination from the contest would materially increase democratic chances il an eastern man could be chosen as thu democratic candidate and they men, tioned especially the names of Lieuten- ant Governor Chanler of New York and former Governor Douglass of Massa- chusetts. There were also expressions favorable to Governor Johnson of Minne- sota.
 among those who were mingling with the crowd was W. B. Hunter of New York city, president of the Bryan dem- ocratic league of New York state which numbers 61, 900 members.
 T should like to see MT. Bryan Pres ident," said MT. Hunter ''but I don't think he can be elected If nominated"
 representative Herbert Parsons of New York, who called at the White House to- day, said that so far as he was personally concerned he had never needed refuta- ftioll of the statement that the President would not be a candidate for reelection He had always understood that was the Presidents position. However. no harm would come from the announcement al tnIs time.
 cIayton's Resolution.
 Representative Clayton of Alabama resolution declaring against the third term for presidential incumbents, which was followed yesterday by his statement that he was awaiting the first prelmi- nary opportunity to call up that resolu- tien for discussion on the floor" with the object of putting the republican mem- bers on record and the minority mem bers as well, today introduced the fol- lowing resolutions:
 Resolved, That the country is to co,gratulated on the recent declara, of the President of the United States oi ths wisdom of the custom which limits the President to two terms, which decla- ration demonstrates that he, in common with all other patriotic Americans, rec ognizes that the precedent established by Washington and other Presidents of the United States in retiring from the presi- dential office after their second term has become, by universal concurrence, part Inf our republican system of government