Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-29
LONGN0RTH SAYS "|f"
President Ro0ssveIl's son.In Law
Expresses Doubt Of Stampede.
BUT SAYS PRES DENT IS UNWILLING
But What He Would Do, son-In.law
sayo lie Docs Not ltnow-warm
EuIouy of Knox at Americas Clubs
Banquet in Pit,sburn.

PITTSBuRG, PA. April 2S.-Rep
rcEcn'ative Nicholas I,ongworth. of
ohio. son.in.law OF the President. dn,,
ing his stay In PiitsburG let drop n
remark which caused much com
mcnl It. is interpreted 10 mean Ina.
President Roosevelt may not insist
on retiring should The Republican ma.
tional convention at Chicago STAN
pcdc him.
In ansyor 10 II direct onesllou
whether ho thought the President
might possibly be tho nominee of I'm.
convention. Mr.. Iongworih said.
AN know is that the President Ia
undoubtedly sincere in his declnra.
ton that ho docs not wish To RIM
again He Is sincere In this ms IN
everything else he says or does If
me Chicago convention slainpolcs 10
him, ii,uugi, / do not E6ow who, b,.
attitude will bic, hut I am sure that If
he has his way he will not be the re.
nhOlican nominee
Mr. l.ongworth then shifted TO Tart
saying the latter was a constiluclr,
of hi from Ohio. aud that he was for
The club dinner which he was here
TO attend was lia regular u.
= Grants birthday ,iiuucr cricir,,
ton.
l-ongworth Praises Knox.
Nh Iongworth began his address
at the dinner with pleasant reference
/ To tho representatives of this section
IN Congress, Senator Knox and Rem.
scnlativos Dalzell. Graham. Burke.
and Bnrchlold.
said. "
"Ho il one of the most Incl slvc
spoakcrs ana one OF the ablest-in
my judgment, tho ahlesi-lawycr In
public life in this country. and with.
al. map who looks nj every rrcnt
public question. moi from the stand
point of lawyer. but first. and
above ALL from the standpolnt Of n
sta esman His great legal learning
does not dominate mis- statesmanship.
bn' goes hand in hand with 1t. |
'hink have road every speech that
Senator Knox has made In the Son.
ntc, and have read many of his adj.
dresses and legal arguments deliver
ed elsewhere, and | can safely say
that there is not one of them In
which he has not contributed some
thing to tho store of human know
ledge. IIo never opens his mouth
without saying something that was
well said and that ought TO have been
said.
"Of his career as Attorney Genor.
| al, shall only say that he n ,waS who
raised up tho acts against trusts and
monopolics from the state of innocm
Gus desuctude into which they had
fallen during The administration of
Grover Cleveland and made them lIv.
Ing and effective statutes.
'"if Not TAM, Knox"
with such n man as Senator Knox
AS your fellow-citzcn II IS right that
ne should be your favored candidate
for President. Just MS II IL right that
we of Ohio. having William II. Tan
MS our Loading citizen. should make
HIN our favored candidate for presi
dent
Both are competent to serve their
country in any capacity. Either one
could. with justice 10 himself, say. MS
said the Creek philosopher in ancient
times. If were not Diogines | would
be Ale,andcr.'
"lr wero not Knox, would be
Taft.
IF ] were not Taft. would he
krcx.
Thus think that nobody will dis.
agree with mo when | say that should
Secretary Taft he nominated he will
hayo no moro .rJont y,,.t .,,.,.. ..
porter than Senator Knox. just ne 1
ran say with equal truth that If Sena.
tor Knox be nominated he will have
no more ardent supporter than Sccrc.
tary Taft
Landis for Fairbanks or Knox.
Representative Charles n. Lands
OF lndlara, said. In part:
u have no fear that tho Republican
party viii make n mistake In nomi
mating Il candidate for President mex,
time. There is some division oil
opinion as TO who that candidate
should be. Out in Indiana we are for
Charles w. Fairbanks believe In,
diana will hc waiting for him when ihe
nominee Is named at the Chicago
convention.
Other states have their fayorlte
sous. But | want TO say 10 Won hero
ana now that the Republicans in In.
dlana have no quarrel with YOU re.
pu0llcans In Pennsylvania because
yon are loyal aud enthusiastic for the
nomination OF Philander c. Knox. we
Know as we'll as YOU that he is Of
presidential size. We know as well
MS yon that no man in public life In
the same length of time has made
Sroater strides in public esteem and
confidence"