New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
ROOSEVELT " THE MAN .
Still Keynote of League Letters
Third Term Sentiment

TIE Republican League Of Clubs Of the State
Of New York, which sent out through the state
recently a circular letter asking for the senti-
rreent Of the voters on the third term question.
sent out another general inquiry week ago as
10 the sentiment for the first. second and third
choices for President and Vice-President At
the league headquarters yesterday at No 30
Nassau street. many replies were received John
A Stewart. president of the league. said that
from the replies the consensus Of opinion was
about the same when last they gathered It,
and that the voters occupied practically the
same position as they die three months ago, ex-
pressing their opinion that Roosevelt should be
elected again
The following is the letter sent out tn over
three thousand clubs. organizations and leagues
by AIr Stewart:
7 desire 20 report TO the members of the league
that about TWO thousand four hundred responses
were received from last circular inquiry, ana
that consensus of these replies would seem 70 IN
dicate that President Roosevelt IS stil the domi-
nant Republican influence among vast majority
of his fellow Republicans Of New york state, IL
was also indicated that Governor Hughes's policies
being upheld by al good citizens regardless
Of party.
Nov that the irresponsible and impolitic third
term movement has spent itself, and the Republic
is taking President Roosevelt at his word thar he
will not accent a third term nomination. the Re
publican party must look elsewhere for its stand
ard bearer
WIN Won kindly write TO headquarters giving Us
YOUR first. second and third choice for President
srd ce-President? Does sentiment in your local
ity favor any particular men for these oncesF II
50 whom? What kind Of platform would the
citizens Of your district demand and what do they
regard as the probable paramount issues Of the
campaign
Now that the Legislature has adjourned.
said Mr Stewart people are beginning to turn
ard
n consider chances for the Presidency. Roose-
Welt sentiment still dominates in the state TO
remarkable degree The replies seem 10 indi-
cate that aside from President Roosevelt the
writers do not regard any one man as the one TO
be put forth for the Presidency ny the New YORK
voters at the national convention next year.
Governor Hughes is still regarded as an un-
known quantity. and there yet seems 10 be no
decided preference for him for President Ihe
many letters express a belief that there are Re
publicans Of decided party views who, while not
machine men in any sense of the word, could
have been appointed on the utilities commission
with quite as much credit to the party and TO
the Governor as the independents whom the
Governor has named
a professional man of high standing from
Poughkeepsie." continued Mr.. Stewart. very
aptly summed M the situation in these words:
The expression. as ] hear fl, is that so far
Roosevelt himself is the only man on the Repub-
lican horizon who would be favorably consld-
cred. Tart, Knox or hOot WOuld not be It.
ceived with any degree Of enthusiasm, and Fair
hanks is not considered even as a possibility
While the people in this locality are heartily in
favor Of Governor Hughes's policies, far
he has been able to carry them out. he has not
been IN Office long enough for them TO be entire
" assured that he viii carry out his policy to
the end
Should the event prove that his theory Of Civ
ing the people a square deal is carried out con-
sistently to the end Of his term. he will be the
very strongest man that be named. provided,
always that Roosevelt is out of the running"
on the other hand. man of equal promi-
nenoe from a county in the western part of the
state declares that the majority Of the voters Of
his county express the belief that Governor
Hughes Is inclined to regard the Republican
party as an abstract proposition. This writer
points out that Il very human sentiment must
Of necessity be the impelling force Of every po-
ltical movement. and declares 1t to be his
opinion that what holds the Republican party
together to-day a party is the tremendous
sentiment for Roosevelt-'the man
This man further writes that there does not
seem TO be any sort Of sentiment for Governor
Hughes-'the man
Neither Taft nor Knox, nor any of the other
candidates SO far in the forefront seems to have
gained any particular strength in the last three
or four months. There is, however outcropping
in many parts of the state very decided or
gantzed preference for Cortelyou. To sum up all
the letters, IL may be stated that the dominating
influence in New York State to-day is Theodore
Roosevelt, without, however. any particular ref
erence TO & third term.
Tt begins 10 look though New York State
would send an uninstructed delegation to the
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