Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-28
TIE LOGICAL CANDIDATE
ROOSEVELT THE ONLY MAN RE
PUBLIcANs CAN ELECT.
Senator Bourne, of Oregon, a shrewd
Politician, Is Directing Genius of
Publicity Bureau.
Publicity Bureau.

Washington. D. G., March 26.-
Theodore Roosevelt to succeed HIM
self as president
That is the slogan of an organiza.
ton formed throughout the country
with its headquarters in Washington.
The organization is working under
the rose" None Of its details avail
able. Practically all that is known is
that it is working vigorously and ef-
fectiyely. No headquarters OF any
candidate for the presidential nominal
ton is doing more work than the
Roosevelt headquarters. 1t is not
looking so much TO the nomination as
to the election. Those who are be-
hind the work believe that Roosevelt
is the only man who can be elected
on the republican ticket. In this
belief they are working. President
Roosevelt, himself, has no part in the
work being done. He probably, in
fact, knows nothing of it, While he
is working for Secretary Taft, some OF
his friends are moving Heaven and
Earth to bring about his renomina
ton,
The situation, so far as can be as
certained, is just this: A few of
those who believe that Roosevelt is
the logical candidate of the republi-
can party in the approaching cam
paign have opened a publicity bureau
in Washington. The purpose of the
bureau is to disseminate literature
advocating the denomination OF Presi-
Roosevelt. Tens of thousand of docu-
ments are being sent out TO all parts
of the country, care being taken TO
place the documents in the hands OF
those who are elected as delegates
and aternates to the republican
national convention. In addition 10
the documents, personal letters are
being forwarded to the national dele
gates and alternates and to others
who may be able to influence the
men in the convention who are to
make the presidential nomination.
The most ardent advocate of the re-
nomination OF Roosevelt in congress
is Jonathan Bourne Jr., United States
senator from Oregon He has The
subject "on the brain" and is the
directing genius of the publicity bu-
reau. Incidentally, he is willing
to wager al kinds of money that
Roosevelt win be re-nominated and re-
elected, but that is mere detail.
He is ashrewd politician; he knows
| the political game perfectly; and is a
livery close friend of the president
| lie does not believe the president Wlll
be re-nominated because he wants to
Ibe. but because, he insists, it IS the
will of the American people. In fact,
| he sys that the president undoubt-
eddy is perfectly sincere in his desire
not again to be the leader of republi'
can hosts in a national cam paign;
lbut he maintains that the President Is
lmot the arbiter of the situation.
| Curiously enough, Senator Bourne IS
Ibeing assisted in his campaign by
some of the important people in both
branches of congress. While he is in
1.-the forefront of the fight, he is by nc
means the whole thing. 1t would sur
tprise the country to know that several
fprominent leaders in the Senate and
the house are back of Senator Bourne
I'm his fight to secure the re-nomina
tion of Roosevelt That is one OF the
factors which VS. making the Oregon
senator so cock-sure of his position
lThese men,want TO be apparently IN
the situation TO saying Il told you so
without taking any Of he onus Of he
burden.
This new complication which has
been injected into the presidential
contest is likely to prove serious, in