Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-11
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES
Will G. Through With a Whoop, It
Is Thought.
PRESIDENT TO STAND PAT
To Adhere 70 ii peeiarati1n Of
Three Tears SGD and Not
Make Any ctAer.

II the Tennessee republicans can carry
| cu. thatr present program. that state
VIII b. the first to elect instructed dele
gates for Ruosev 1t for a third term. The
plan is for TIL, state to meet In con-
vcntion next January or Fsbruary. just
as soon aft ar the republican rational COM
mittee announces the date and pace for
the next cow ntion as possih.a. ard eject
dal gates who will be bound by an iron
| pledge TO vote for the Pr sid nj under all
| circumstances, exc pit the positive per-
sonal word OF the chief executive that he
must not b. consider d.
AS the plan has been for 'ulat d ey
| the republican readers in contr.l of Ten
| nessee politics. there is .it;lo uDt hat
| 1t will so through wi n a whoop. r p
resentarive Hale, II. Clay Lvans and
| Newell Sand rs. republican stat. chair
man of Tennessee, constitute the trium-
vi-ate determined to elect RcoS welt
| .elegatiCn Mr.. Ha e was Whit House
| cai.ur today, having gone there pre-
sent Robert Sharp. who has just been
appointed collector of internal rev nue. for
tn consolidated dis of tennessee.
a-4L VINO appointment put out OF Office
lwo of the principal followers Of Repre-
sentative Brownlow. VINO has for many
years been the republi- an boss of the
state.
after the national committee meets In
Wash nSton next north as we cal. sid
Mi Hale today, and we wi elect Ro so
veil legates. We want to be tie nrst
stat In the country to do this.
Newell Sanders. republican state chair
nan of Ten essee. is o:.e Of the pioneers
Of tn third-term propos on. having ad-
vocaled th= denomination OF the Presi-
months ago The President has Inter
posed no inpedtnents to the Sande pro-
gram, and on the other hand. h lIed It
alorg Saturday by putting In man rec
omn anded by the triumvirate and work
ng with 1t.
President to Stand Pat.
Statements that the President viii
shortly repeat his declaration Of three
years ago that under no circumstances
will he again be a candidate for or &C
cept another nomination for the presi
dency are not in accord with the facts
as they come out Of the White House.
The positive statement can be made on
| unim peachable authority that the Presi-
| dent Will not again repeat his utterance
on the memorable election night of 1904.
when he called the newspaper fraternity
| Of Washington to his Office and dictated
the statement that has now become his
| toric The President Is absolutely hxed
| In his determination that he will stand
upon TINT declaration and not renew IT.
| He sees no occasion to do SO. 1s he looks
upon it, a renewal Of his assertion would
| furnish the greatest comfort to his politi-
| cal enemies. while as matters now stand,
| his opponents in his own party are con-
| founded and up In the air.
The Presidents closest friends-those
who want to see him nominated for a
third term-are the ones who nave Sc.
cured from him a promise that he will
| remain silent on the subject and let
| events take their course without inter-
|
the President will again make some
pledge OF statement that will inhibit
| the republican convention from naming
him. AS to the statement Of three
years ago, they do not believe the peo-
pie will take this seriously, and are
| Of the opinion that they can place the
President in such a position that he
will have no difficulty In explaining
| the necessity of again seeking the
suffrage Of the country.
The third-term boom Is growing. and
| has become so bold as to challenge tho
Hughes sentiment in New York. The
prediction is now ventured that as soon
| as Secretary Taft comes back from the
| far east and grasps sentiment through
| out the country he will announce his
retirement from the race and advise
the denomination of the President. The
only thing that will prevent his doing
this will be the President himself.
Roosevelt and Taft.
If he Is confirmed IN his intention 10
| stand by his statement of three years ago
he will inform Secretary Taft that the
latter must not get out of the race. and
he can depend upon the support OF the
| White House to the end. ANY announce
| roent from Secretary Taft that he Is out
| of the race means that Roosevelt is in 1t.
| If Taft stays in the race there could be
only two conclusions: One that the Presi-
dent Is not to be candidate: even II
| +al wv convention.
| is that Mr. Taft might remain in the race
| SO as to th-ow Ohio's support to Roose-
welt. rather than take chances on 1t gong
| to Foraker