The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-19
SUGGESTS JUDGE LEWIS
AS ASTAFT'SRUNNINGMATE
Washington Correspondent Of
Chicago Paper Proposes Rich
mond Man-still Talk Of
a Third Term for
President Roose-
velt.
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possibly South Carolina.
Georgia and louisiana will send
an uninstructed delegation to the
Denver Convention. Opponents OF
Mr.. Bryan figure that with these
10 uninstructed delegates from tile
South 1t will be possible to make al
aliances which would defeat the nomi-
nation OF the statesman from Nebraska
and have a very deciding voice In the
selection OF the candidate.
Three hundred and thirty-five votes
will be necessary to prevent Mr..
Bryan's nomination, that being one
moro than one-third Of the total num-
iber Of delegates OF which the conven-
ton will be composed New York.
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Maine. West
Virginia, Maryland and Minnesota,
added to the Ave Southern States said
to be likely not to instruct. will make
total OF ass .foot-loose delegates,
free to vote for the nomination OF
whomsoever they choose.
Bryan Mems Claims.
II must be admitted. however. that
there is doubt as to whether the South
arm states mentioned will send unin-
structed delegations. 1t Is we'll known,
for instance, that the Bryan people ara
claiming that Virginia will send del
Aration INSTRUCTED for Mr.. Bryan. what
the other Southern States mentioned
viii do is a matter OF much greater
doubt.
rhes foregoing conclusions have not
taken into account the probable acl.on
a. several other New England stalSes'
who will almost certainly SEND unin,
istructed delegations to Denver; oF.swti' ~
send delegations Instructed against Mr'
Bryan.
These figures make It appear as
though the nomination OF Mr.. Brva
SO far from being pro bable, Wlil oe
impossible. Still, Mr.. Bryan IS re-
Earded as the best bet.
sim Talking Third-Term.
The voice Of the third-term boomer
is not yet entirely still. Every day or
two somebody rises up. either to advo- :
cate the denomination Of President
Roosevelt or to insist that the Ch1caeo
convention is likely to do that very
thing. In the vernacular of the street,
.Theres nothing to It. There Is not
chance, or more than a chance, that
Mr.. Roosevelt will be the nominee.
True, he has not embraced every oppor-
tunity to deny that he contemplated
being a candidate again, but on such
occasions as he has expressed himself
he has always, In language as explicit
ae can be employed. said that he would
not under any circumstances accept an
other nomination.
Roosevelt Not Candidate.
It Is the opinion OF every we'll In
formed man in Washington who pre-
tends to know anything concerning
the situation and political conditions
generally. that Mr.. Roosevelt has not
the slightest idea OF being candi-
date tor the presidential nomination.
Indeed, 1t is believed by many that the
President has mapped out his work
for several years to come. and that
executive labors In the White House
have no place In such plans. That he
Is moving heaven and earth to bring
about the nomination of Secretary Taft
there can be no doubt. That he tn-
tends to spend year or two in for-
elgn travel when his term In the White
House has expired Is also understood