The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-30
THIRD TERM REVIYES
RumOred Roosevelt May Yet
Get Into Race.
TAFTS FAILURE A CONDITION
senators and Representatives Hear
Mysterious Report, source of
which i Not Known, and It's Eff
feet Il TO Damage Administration
influence in Majority Party.

/ Senators and Representatives are show
/ ing interest In a suggestion that has come
TO them ia a way to make il worthy of
consideration, that if Secretary Taft is
not nominated for President on the first
ballot at The Chicago convention. in June.
/ the convention may be stsmpeeed for
/ President Roosevelt
There is a disposition among other c,n-
didates than Taft who have heard tbs
suggestion 60 doubt that it has the sane
ton of the President, bat it has been
1 circulated by men friendly TO Mr.. Roose-
Welt and Mr.. Taft and for that reason
the question is being asked: Is it in
tended as a threat. or IS it mere bluff
to make the administrations opponents
90 TO Taft TO save the country from an
other term Of Roosevelt?
some Of the prominent Republicans who
Ihlve heard the rumor believe that it was
put in circulation Intentionally. While
none Of them seem to be Of the opinion
that it emanated from the White House.
there is considerable number who are
Iinriined to the view that the rumor has
been put out through Encouragement on
the part Of oyerzeslous friends Of the
Secretary Of War
Has Bad Effect on Taft.
II the stories have had any effect at all
# has been to make the friends of other
. candidates than Taft come a step nearer
. in the direction of efecting a combination
il, among themselves TO prevent the nomina-
ton of any candidate OF Mr.. Roosevelt
selection The opponents Of the Presi
dents policies within the Republican party
were more confident than ever yesterday
e THAT they were gaining strength, and tha
S by holding together they would be abl'
D to prevent Mr.. Taft's nomination.
The gains made by Mr.. Taft have no
been continued since Gov. Hughes indi
E Gated that he would be a candidate for th'
. Republican nomination. and it is ASSERTED
that if he makes the right kind Of ;
speech I'm New York on Friday night
Imuch Of Taft's present strength will b'
, lnulHhed and the Hughes candidacy vii
be strengthened to a corresponding degree
There was a disposition at the Capto
Yesterday to laugh at the suggestion tina
senator W. Murray Crane, of Massachu
setts. is friendly. instead of unfrieudly, t
the Taft boom. and may he the admins
j.. tration's selection for Vice President ol
the ticket with Taft.
, Crane Not n Candidate.
+ Senator Cranes friends declares
positively that Mr.. Crane has no am
bition to he Vice President. and tha
he could not permit himself 20 be nomi
mated for that office on the ticket, wit
o Taft or any one else. II was explaine
by these friends of Mr.. Crane tina
+ while he has very high regard per
n sonally for Secretary Taft and believe
a he is a man OF much force Of characte
d and high legal ability. Mr. Crane ha
n fost patience with the manner in whic
g the Taft campaign is being conduete
Y bv some of its managers, and would re
n fuse TO be connected with il so long a
3 present methods are continued.
n Mr. Crane is represented as OF tn
opinion that the attempt which is be
II ing made by the Federal administratio
and Secretary Taft TO eliminate Sena
e tor Foraker from politics IS a rank an
? cruel injustice TO an honest man. Nj
e Crane. il is said. viii never make term
Is with the Taft following so long as th
d fight against Senator Foraker is con
K tinued. It is asserted that he feels yer
deeply this assault on Mr.. Foraker. be
Iieving as he does that it is based o
false assumption. and has neithe
fright nor judgment behind IL