The sun., 1908-03-16
HGVT PARTY WORRIED AGAIN
THIRD TERW noon WENS 70
THEM STSPICIOrG

FHeHds NJ PFFsldent Ipealy teits IN
the CampaiaH "Wust He TaU "
Hssse,eit" not ~ Pieaslna NaW ~ u
Wa 10 Ohlo tandldates suppoFters
W,sniS0rnS March IL In spite ~ MI
that IA hring spld a. the contrary, The third
term movement continues a. bp furthefed
nv friends ~ the President Conditions are
ripe for another outbursi ~ feeling on the
part Of Mr. Taits supporters. who we're
worried and suspicious once befoW over
the attitude n Mr. Roosevelt and wero
quieled only by the formal repetition by
the President Of his election night renuncia.
ton. senator Jonathan Bourne IL busy
getting up his second elective term ltera.
ture. with pictorial Accomplishments and
there are rumors Of concerted movement
on the part Of Mr.. pourne and others 10
insist that the President shall succeed him.
SELF
Some Of Nj 1aft's supporters who have
been busy putting out the idea that II Mr.,
Taft 10 not nominated Roosevelt will be are
not 10 active now In sounding that slogan.
They have found that many Republicans
who had taken up the Taft cause because
they believed II would please the President
are only too willing 10 sidestep by roviving
third term talk. On the whole the idea
that Il must be Taft or Roosevelt has not
served Taft as Il was intended 10 serve him
by overzealous adherents, and In conse-
quence there are signs that point to terri
be miXup in the Roosevelt-Taft camp
John A. Stewart, president OF the Repub-
lioan League Of Clubs Of the State Of New
York, is the latest boomer Of the Pfesi-
dent for a third term. He gave out long
statement tonight which contains -sn
analysis Of q political situation that has
been carefully and conscien tiously studied
on the ground in the South middle West
and East Mr.. Stewart saws:
II is not derogating from the respect
and esteem due 10 Vice President Fair
banks, Secretary Taft, Gov. Hughes Speaker
Cannon, Senator La Toilette, Senator Knox
and Senator Foraker 10 say that we're MIR,
Roosevelt a candidate no one could pre-
vent his securing denomination.
Mr. Stewart holds that II nominated
Mr.. Roosevelt would be elected by ma
jority equal to that which he. received In
1904
such a condition, says Mr. Stewart,
obviously makes utterly unreliable any
Dre0lCtlOn as 10 tle result OF lnt heDuDu-
can national convention. Ordinary meth
ods Of political analysis fsil utterly when
applied 70 this almost heretofore unheard
OF condition, and 10 explain il one must
needs enter the fields Of psychology 10
formulate any adequate theory for such
a condition
After giving many reasons for the Presi-
dents popularity Mr. Stewart proceeds
10 analyze the situation, He mentions
as a possibility that the convention may
nominate dark horse. He thinks it prob
able that instructions will be largely ig-
nored' and says there is no doubt that
Roosevelt sentiment will dominate the
convention Then he says this, which does
not quite square with other things he says
1T ia undoubtedly a settled conviction
on the part Of a majority OF the voters Of
the country that while the voters would
rise an masse to defeat President Roosevelt
for reelection should he become candi-
date for denomination. yet this same popG
lar sentiment, paradoNical though II may
be. seems bent on an attempt to force the
national convention 10 draft him for
second elective term,
Mr.. Stewart ends up with this 1T seems
10 be the opinion Of the majority Of people
here, Of onloOkers in Canada and Mexico,
that President Roosevelt will succeed
himself