The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-13
PRESIDENT ENDS
THIRD-TERM TALK
WILL POSITIVELY NOT AGAIN Sc
A CANDIDATE FOR CHIEF
MAGISTRATE.
HE HAS NO IDEA OF RUNNING
Reiterates Statement Made on
Night Of Election
Of 1904.

81 WASHINGTON, Dec. lI.-Presiden
Roosevelt issued the following forma
statement tonight announcing his I'm
alterable decision to not accept anoth
er nomination for President:
In view OF the issuance of the call
Of the republican national committee
for the convention, the President
makes ne following statement:
ION the night OF election | made
the following statement; I am deep
ly sensible of the honor done ME by
the American people in thus express
ing their confidence in what / have
done and have tried to appreciate the
full, solemn responsibility this con-
fidence imposes on me. and / shall do
all that in my power lies not to forfeit
it. On the fourth OF March next
shall have served three and one-half
years, and this three and one-haIf
years constitute my first term. The
wise custom which limits the Presi-
dent 70 two terms regards the sub
stance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will be candidate
for nor accept any nomination.
Il have not changed and shall not
change the decision thus announced"
The following are the comments or
some of the senators and representa-
tives on President RooseveIts third
term announcement:
Senator Hopkins, Illinois: THE |
declaration of the President was TO be |
expected There never was any doubt |
as to what he would have to say, and |
he has said it emphatically. / don't |
think the statement will have any eff |
feet on the candidates, because they !
have all been working Independently
of each other on their own merits"
Senator Richardson, Of Delaware:
well, it is an interesting statement
and is just what good many persons
expected. The atmosphere, however,
is cleared now, and the fight will pro-
coed merrily."
j. Adams Bede, Minnesota: Il have
always taken the President at his
word, so that the announcement is no
surprise to me. Practically looking
at it it ought to be an agreeable an,
for Secretary Taft"
Speaker Cannon was at a dinner
with members OF both houses when
he announcement was made that the
President would not run again. IT'S
fake exclaimed Uncle joe There
were loud protestations that it was
genuine, whereupon Mr.. Cannon sur
endered gracefully. Then he said:
The President speaks for himself. II {
you'd be useless and inappropriate
or me to attempt to interpret the Z
Presidents word
Representative Buler, republican,
Il never doubted the
residents sincerity. Uncle Joe Can
on looks to me to be the winner 7
ow"
Representative John Wesley Gaines,
ennessee: Il thought all the time
he President meant what he said
hen he declared in 1904 that he
ould not run again. | believe that
2 is and has always been absolutely
onest with the people all the time.
s sad commentary that there is
lly one republican at TO be made .
resident, and sad commentary that
lie republicans have only one man
1t of the eighty-nine million Of peo- y
Q in America to advance as their
indicate for the office of President" -
Senator B. X. Tillman, OF South
arolina: Il have always believed
at the President would run again. -
e now declares he is out of ii be- y"
use the financial conditions the 90
mic and other kindred troubles have
nply made him feel that he is Inn -
ssible as a successful candidate"
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