The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-12
.DENIALS OF TO-DAY
NOT so POSITIVE
Attitude Of the President Much
Less Fixed Than When He
Declared That Under No
Circumstances Would He
Run Again sition
Of Bryan.
ny wALTEIt EDWARD HARRIS.

DY WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.
WASHINGTON, D. c. April II Tho
politicians Of Washington, which
means practically the population, malo
and goodly portion of the female,
has been unanimous to-day In voting
the proposition OF Col. John Temple
Graves at Chattanooga last night to
have William j. Bryan nominate
President Roosevelt as the candidate
of the Democratic party next year
the most interesting piece ofnews
+ of the day, even tho Thaw trial not
excepted. It must be said that! tho
proposition has not anything like gen.
eral endorsement of Democrats. but
there have been one or two encount-
cred who say openly Roosevelt Is
good enough Democrat" for them.
Tho proposition OF Mr.. Graves
while without practical value. prob.
ably, SO far as consummation Is con-
cerned, is Illuminating as indicating
the trend of sentiment. There is
scarcely q doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt
will DO tho Republican candidate
next year. a month ago there was
grave doubt, because trust was placed
by many people in the reiterated de-
claration Of Mr.. Roosevelt that he
would not accept another nomination.
There i Is very little doubt to-day.
"I won't have it," Mr.. Roosevelt said
!, repeatedly to callers UP to within the
past two weeks.
IT can't take It," has been the way
he has declared himself when tho
broached by callers within the time
elapsing since tho Hartman letter,
and the Presidnt's declaration that a
| s5,0O00O conspiracy existed 20 pre-
vent the nomination OF u Roosevelt
man next time.
Working Hard for It.
Tho busiest politicians in the United
States to-day are those who are adyo-
eating tho denomination of Mr. Roose-
welt. They are chiefly those Of the
Pacific slope and the Sage Brush
States at present, but It is believed
1t Is the purpose to try It on the dog,
and II the third-term cry goes ont In
tho Wild and Wooly, to have 1t taken
! mp closer home. The action of the
Legislature OF Minnesota, demanding
| that the President serve another term,
Indicates that the movement to make
| him do SO Is approaching tho East.
| That Mr., Roosevelt VIII be tho Re-
publican candidate next Is hardly to
be doubted. This fact has been most
| striklngly evident for week and
| more, ever since Mr. Roosevelt $50
skilfuly diverted attention from the
| Hartman corruption charges by talk
! Ing the public into MS conrldence Hni
telling them OF the giant conspiracy
to defeat the nomination of candl-
| date who was an advocate OF his poll-
| cies,
| The denomination Of Mr.. Roosevelt 50
| far from being looked upon as posi-
| blity is now regarded as tho strongest
4 kind OF a probability, and for this rea-
| son the pending Forakerl'aft contest IN
! Ohio does not attract one-half the at
tention which 1t would otherwise receive
There may be Foraker-Taft fights n
Ohio, and Knox-Taft fights In Pennsyl-
! vania, and Crane-Tnft tights In Massa-
chusette, and Farbnnks-Taft fights II
| Indiana, but the public is not going tt
get worked mp over them, unless there
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