The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-20
POLITICAL
Roosevelt Reiterates Decision.

rorcSu 10 speak by the mlSlnterpre
tations placed upon his silence about
the third term talk, President Roose
welt has given out statement recall
Ing the announcement he had made Oh
the night after his election constituting
his first three and half years in Office
as his first term and saying "rhe wise
custom which limits the president to
two terms regards the substance and
not the form, and under no circum.
stance will l be candidate for OF
accept another nomination" Referring
to this, he now says, Il have not
changed and shall not change the deci-
sion thus announced" Friends of the
president say that the particular pur-
pose of his new statement is to put
the country on guard against those
who have been using the third term
cry to forward their own plans. This
has reference to the activity of Secre-
tary Cortelyou, which came to the sur
face at the national committee meet
Ing. 1t is expected to help the candf-
dacy of Taft at least to the extent of
compelling an open fight.
The President "GIad Of It."
When Mayor Dahlman of Omaha
called on President Roosevelt one day
last week the president is quoted as
saying
Tell the boys in Omaha that If
am responsible for this money panic,
which showed up the rotten founda-
ton on which the finances of the coun-
try were built, am glad of It,"
Boston Goes Republican.
The elections at Boston Dec. 10 re-
suited in the choice of the Republican
candidate for mayor, George A. Hib-
bard, by plurality of 2,O13 over May
or Fitzgerald, Democrat. Coulthurst,
candidate of the Independence league,
received 1871 votes. No license pre-
vailed in Lynn and Worcester.
Oklahoma Senators Elected.
The legislature of the new state of
Oklahoma in joint session at Guthrie
elected Thomas p. Gore and Robert L.
Owen rs United States senators.
Republicans Choose Chicago.
The meeting of the Republican ma
tional committee at Washington result
ed in the choice Of Chicago MS the
place for the assembling of the next
national convention Of the party. and
June re- as the date. In the final show
down there were 81 votes for Chicago,
IS for Kansas City and for Denver.
This was regarded as knock for the
Taft boom, as his friends had favored
Kansas City. At the same time it
made known the fact that Cortelyou is
In absolute control OF the organization.
1t developed that the southern MEM
bers of TIE committee were still cling
Ing to tbs third term idea, although
the rest OF the members were disposed
to take the president at his word that
be would not accept a nomination IL 1t
were offered. 'Cortelyou, however, had
been agreed upon by the southern men
as second choice. One story was
that they we're using the third term
cry as a Cottelyou blind.
Tom Watson Advises Teddy.
Thomas f. Watson OF Georgia was
the guest Of the president recently and
came away with a pleasant Impression
of the man Roosevelt. The Georgia
Populist told the chief executive just
what he thought about the abuse of
the power of federal injunction to In
terfere with the processes of state
courts, as I'm the North Carolina and
Tn tho
currency, Watson defended the issu-
nnce of treasury notes by the govern
ment as opposed to the flood OF bank
notes based upon the nations credit.
Manhattan's President Removed.
Governor Hughes OF New York has
ordered the removal of John Il. Ahearn
ms president Of the borough of Man
haitian, after a personal investigation
of the charges preferred, on the
ground OF continuous maladminlstra-
tion and favoritism, while absolving
the accused of personal dishonesty,
Ahearn fought dismissal by getting
court Injunction staying the hands OF
the mayor.
Democrats to Meet at Denver.
The Democratic national committee
last week selected Denver as the
place and July as the date for hold
ing the next national convention. The
claims of Louisville, Chicago and st.
Paul were urged, but Denver clearly
had the lead and was selected on the
FIRST ballot.
Greater Pittsburs Fact.
The cities OF Pittsburg and Allie
ckeny made their formal entry into
the bonds of municipal unity Dec. o.