Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-13
SECOND TERM TALK
 PHASES PRESIDENT
Does Not Grow Impatient Now When He Is Mentioned for
 Nomination.

WASHINGTON May l2.-President Roosevelt is not annoyed by talk of nominating him again He does not squelch the enthusiastic friends who go to the White House to tell him that he and no one else should be the standard bearer. He indulges in no false Imodesty and frankly confesses that he likes such expressions of good will and confidence.
 The thousands of letters which pour in upon the White House from all parts of the country demanding that the President run again are not dis pleasing to MT Roosevelt. He knows his power among the masses of the people and is human enough to like to feel genuine satisfaction with it.
 But to all who talk with him on this Cbiect he points out how impos- sible his nomination is. It is impossible becaue he has made it impossible, be- cause the influence of the administra- tion and Taft's own admirable quail ties have made him the overwhelm- ing choice of the party. With good laugh the President also lays empha- sis on the fact that a good many men in New York and elsewhere are for Taft because they realize that If Taft isn't nominated Roosevelt will be. MT. Roosevelt chuckled as he told how long it took some of them to see this obvious point, but is glad they have seen it at last:
 As to the e-Presidency, MT. Roosevelt refuses to express an opin- ion. On the contrary, he distinctly de- clares he will have nothing whatever to say about it. He has been accused of having too much to say about first place. and frankly confesses there is some justiEcatio, of the criticism, but his critics should remember that if he had not been so active the outcome probably would have been his own nomination. The President declines to discuss the merits of possible nomi- nees for vice president, and says he will continue in this attitude to the very last.
 rriends of the President, however, who usually knows his views, declare he is unalterably opposed to the nomi- nation of Gov. Hughes on the ticket with Taft. These friends probably re- fleet the Presidents opinion when they say Hughes would be all right as VicePresident, but if any accident were to occur and he were to become President it would be another case of Andrew Johnson
 Ihe Republican Party would be wrecked by having at it's official head a man who does not believe in the parry system or know or care how to maintain the organization. If this Is MT. Presidents opinion, as it doubt. less is, despite what he says about his intention to keep hands of the Vice-Presidency, it may be regarded as quite probable some other man than Gov. Hughes will be put on the ticket with Mir. Taft
 One of Mir. Roosevelt's friends committed the indiscretion a few days ago Of asking the President of what he should do if, notwithstanding the Chicago convention were to place him in nomination. Laaghingly and with evident satisfaction with the clever ness Of his retort, the President re- piled:
 T can't tell you. for don't know. It Is question I do not have to con slder because Taft is to be nominated. l can no more tell you what I should do II were nominated than I can tell you what I should do if upon one or my rides out through Rock Creek Park l were suddenly confronted with rhineceros charging at me and my horse. l don't expect to meet an escaped rhinoceros in Rock Creek Park"