Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-27
THIRD TERM
FOR THEODORE
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
READY TO BOLT INSTRUC-
TIONS AND NOMINATE THE
PRESIDENT FOR ANOTHER
TERM.


The idea of nominating Roose-
welt for third torn is gaining
ground and such a result at the Chi
cago convention is not impossible.
Republican sentiment for Taft Is
only reflection of the presidents
popularity and the knowledge that
the president desires Taft as his
successor General Curtin was the
first West Virginian to declare his
readiness To bolt instructions and
he has been followed by Republicans
no less prominent than Col. Teter
and Col. Carpenter. Charles Brooks
Smith. who will be assistant secre-
tary of the National convention,
quotes Gen. Curtin as saying:
We were selected not because
We were Taft men, but because we
were Roosevelt men and would fa-
vor the candidate OF his choice.
There was no genuine. heartfelt,
deep-rooted sentiment In the con-
vention for Taft or any other can
didate. The so-called Taft sentiment
was as artificial as Il Is possible
! for sentiment to be made II was
a Tart sentiment only i'm so far as
| IL reflected the known desires and
pie OF the country want Roosevelt
was negative, not positive. SEN
| timent for Taft. The positive SEN
| timent is a Roosevelt sentiment.
know this and my colleagues know
the truth Of it, and so do the Re-
publicans of West Virginia"
Hon. Charles +. Teter. VINO is one
OF the West Virginia's big Four"
all OF whom are instructed to vote
for Secretary Taft. has announced
that he has concluded that the peo-
last and all the time If the West
and no one else. and having reached
such a conclusion he announces that
he will cast his vote for Roosevelt"
Col. John w. Carpenter, OF Har-
rison, a delegate from the First dis
trict. says:
General Curtin has sounded the
secret thought OF every delegate to
the national convention from West
Virginia when ne let It be known
that West Virginia Republicans are
for Roosevelt for president, first,
vania in giving him an unanimous
Virginia delegation as organized at
| Chicago gives your humble servant
voice in the delegation, I want to
say right now that Roosevelt will
/ have my vote for the nomination az
/ surely as ! cast Il. There is no use
trying to get away from the fact
/ that the president IS the choice Of
/ nine-tenths Of the Republicans OF
the state for another term, and half
the democrats will join in the senti-
ment
when ! recently made a trip
| through Texas and the southwest, ]
/ found precisely the same sentiment
among the people, irrespective Of
partisanship. Texas Republicans
/ tell me that if Roosevelt IS the
nominee, the Lone Star state will
I join West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania in glvig him an unanimous
I electoral vote.
Another thing give the Repub-
llcan, ticket Theodore Roosevelt at
ifs head, and every man on the tick
ct I'm West Virginia. from governor
down to Justice OF the peace. will
be elected by such rousing ma
/ iorit/ that the Democrats will not
be able TO ascertain before Christ
mas whether they were IN the run
ming or not Whether the state
ticket IN West Virginia Is safe I'M
der, ,pny Dther arrangement. Is a
matter that veteran leaders are
quite dubious about"