Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Report That He Will DiSavoW
Aspirations for 1912.
STORY is NOT CONFIRMED
Has Color of Probability, But Still
Is Doubted
CHANCE TO GET FROM UNDER
Should Colonel Become Convinced OF
Democratic Victory Announce
ment Not Improbable.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK. October 22-Persistent
1amors are in circulation that Col. RoOse
velt toward the end OF the campaign.
Will put over a coup designed to help the
republican ticket and possibly bring vic
tory. The story is that he will come out
Iu a statement renouncing presidential
aspirations for 1872, putting thereby a
Ouietus on the bogey man which Is the
chief asset of the democratic candidate
for governor.
II is urged that such action upon his
part would bring back to the republican
ticket the thousands of republicans who
Lnquestionably are being moved to op
position to Stimson by the fear of Roose
Welt in 1912. 1t would call off the news
papers now attacking him upon the same
ground.
Rumors Not Well Backed.
Candidly, | do not think any such thing
will happen. The rumors cannot be
traced TO definite or authoritative
source 1t seems very much like case
of the wish being further than the
thoughts.
Undoubtedly in the minds of a great
many republican politicians IL were
consummation devoutedy to be desired,
but one of them said this morning:
1t sounds too good to be true. However,
there Is said to be one contingency which
might urge him To take such a step, after
ALI CYNICAL politicians say that if The
colonel reaches the conclusion that the
game is going against him in this state,
that his ticket is Likely TO be defeated and
OF his account, he might desire TO dodge
the blow by disavOwing being the target
These cynical casu!sts go on to argue
that if the colonel makes sweeping
remuneration of presidential ambitions IN
13l2 he VIII be III position to say taat
the defeat of Stimson, if it comes. could
not possibly be charged up to him. since
he has removed himself as issue. Then
his skirts would be cleared, as claimed.
aHd he would betake himself to his
political cyclone cellar until the clouds
rolled by.
Repented of Remuneration.
Many people think that the colonel has
always repented the remuneration he
made election night In 1891, when, flushed
by d sense OF gratitude for escape from
danger which the election returns showed
never To have existed. he declared he
would not be a candidate for renomina
ton.
Even Senator Jonathan Bourne's
sophistry of second elective term
failed 10 divert him from carrying out
the promise then made, but we'll posted
men in Washington have believed that
the colonel often repented that statement
So folks hereabou's who think that
way believe that the colonel will be
very cautious about making any more
Tenunciations. especially in the present
chaotic state OF American politics, and
with the republican party apparently call
ing for a deliverer-
There is another consideration, how
ever, that tends TO support the rumOr
has been said this week. feels that the
colonel does not intend to contest his
denomination.
The politicians are wondering if Presi-
dent Taft has some inside and accurate
information Of Rooseveit's determination
to come out in statement, and if this
is the cause of the Presidents remark
able complacency in situation which
nearly every politician in New York
thinks spells menace TO him.
Taft's Course a Marvel
President Taft's course has been mar
vel of patience and consideration. in the
opinion OF politicians here. and 10 it
alone is thought TO be due the fact that
there has not been an open break with
Roosevelt. If President Taft had pos
sessed the impetuous disposition of
Roosevelt it is said. that the two men
would have been al each others throats
before this
With election day only two weeks from
next TUESDAY everybody appears 10 be
glad tia; the end is approaching. The
oampaign has engtndered bitterness in the
republican ranks comparable only TO the
6eplOTable situation that existed in 1882.
J; has drawn the democrats closer to-
gether and set new standard for tina,
d stresSfui party. standard Of conserva-
tism in marvellous contrast with its record
of recent years
thoughtful politicians here think that
American politics for many years to come
may be affected by the campaign this
TALL and that out of the amazing cond-
lions may grow new policies for both po-
litical parties.
It's good 10 be alive and in the game
mat p now going on. said big repub-
Ican after discussing the consdera tons
that formed the groundwork OF this dis
patch y. .. NJ.