The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
TALKING THIRD TERM
Senator Bourne and Mr.. Stew
art Renew Gossip.
ASSERT SENTIMENT GROWING
senator Gamble Calls at the white
House with Good News for Taft I'm
Invaded in Interests of the Secre-
tary of War-DeniaI Is Made.

The political talk al the White House
yesterday was divided between Taft and
Roosevelt.
Senator Jonathan Bourne was there
with more third-term talk. and so was
Johl A Stewart, president Of the League
Of Republican Clubs. New York.
M. Stewart has just returned from
trip through the West and Northwest
on business-and he told everybody who
would listen that the sentiment Of those
parts was Overwhelmingly in favor OF the
denomination of President Roosevelt.
1t was the same in the South, Mr..
Stewart said. where he visited several
weeks ago Mr. Stewart found that in
the West and Northwest. the South and
Southwest. there is remarkable apathy
toward other candidates than Roosewlt
The people all seem TO take it for grant
ed he said. that Roosevelt is the man.
Sentiment Is Growing.
Senator Bourne said the Roosevelt sen
timeHt is growing every day. Nothing
can prevent his nomination. he said.
and he is the only man who can be
elected. Taft won't have more than 800
votes in the convention"
Senator Gamble. Of South Dakota,
called al the White House TO tell the Pres
ident that the South Dakota Republican
convention, which is 20 meet April = viii
elect a delegation instructed for Taft.
Both Republican factions in South Da-
kota, he said. are for Taft.
Dispatches from Chicago TO the effect
that Secretary Taft's managers had de-
cided 10 invade Illinois and work for in
structions for the secretary in disregard
OF the policy laid down by the secretary
+ In his letter 20 Representative Herbert
/ Parsons. occasioned much comment. and
some criticism among the followers OF
I Speaker Cannon. But Secretary Taft put
a prompt disclaimer on the rumor and last
night the secretary was no longer open
10 the accusation Of disregarding the
/ 'gentiemen's agreement and going after
the favorite-son States.
The reported movement IN Illinois 20
demand instructions for me was under
taken without 'my knowledge and is not
in accord with the request that ! have
made OF my friends in Illinois. said
Secretary TAFT. Several days ago. before
the matter reported in the press dis
patches from Chicago was published !
wrote 10 friends In that State. saying thar
the same policy / laid down in my letter
10 Representative Parsons regarding New
York held good in Illinois"
Taft Much in Earnest.
Secretary Taft was much In earnest in
what he said Il WAS plain from bis man
ner tina, he wanted TO be understood as
strictly observing the rule he had laid
down earlier in the campaign. not tc
make a night for delegates in the State
Of any favorite son.
( The story from Chicago told Of te
alleged plans OF James f. McMurray,
I president Of the Chicago Taft club. TO e
after delegates in Illinois for NJ TAFT
and carried the Information that he had
( decided upon this course after confer
ence with Arthur l. NoTys. Taft's man
ager at Columbus
The Cannon boomers were not disturbed
apparently. by the activities Of Nr Me-
I Murray. whom they described as man
. Of little influence.