The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-20
TEDDY MAY RUN,
IF TAT 7 SAYS SO
Former President viii Make
No Attempt to Be Opponent
of His Successor.
TOO SHREWD POLITICIAN
TO MAKE SUCH MOVE
Probability Is That Incumbent
VIII Not Desire Another
Term, Say Many.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-It Theodore
Roosevelt is q candidate for the presi-
dency in 1912 il will be with the assent
and approval OF William II. Taft and Will
mean that President Taft does not want
n denomination and reelection.
This assertion Is made hy friends Of
both these distinguished mon, who are
mother stamDedcd by the Back from
.Elba' talk nor unaware OF It's signih-
canoe. They supplement the assertion
with the declaration that il is not at
all unlikely that President Taft will
decide that he does not want 10 succeed
never was particularly anxious TO acquire
presidential honors that his experience
as chief magistrate has not been alto
gether happy. and that four years more
him save grave responsibilities and wear
and tear. both mental and physical.
Might Like to Retire,
Under such circumstances, they say.
II is obvious why Mr.. Taft might well
come a situation where 1t would be pos
tlon and relinquish the leadership in the
next campaign Ia another. Only one
consideration could Induce him Ia seek
another term, and that would be the
starting of q fight on him such that his
self-rcspcct and his duty to his party
would impcl him to dght back.
ON The other hand. ii is argued. il is
folly to suggest that Mr.. Roosevelt viii
return To the United States and start
fiSht against President Taft. or cvcn
bc a party to such a fight Roosevelt has
been accused OF many things. but not
of failure 20 stand by his friends. and
that he and the president arc friends has
been demonstrated ConclusiNely. More
over. Mr.. Roosevelt invariably stands by
is now president is due primarily to the
initiative and work of Mr Roosevelt. To
fight Tart would he for Mr.. Roosevelt To
admit that he was wrong when he urged
Taft g nomination and election.
Aside from that. however Mr. Roose-
Welt Is recognized us too shrcwd a poll
tician TO open war ON Taft when ne re-
turns home. and the more conservative
matter how much he may desire TO
turn to the presidency. or how certain
he may he that there Is IN overwhelming
demand for his candidacy In 1872.
Shortly after Mr.. RooEeYolts return he
VIII make n great swing around the
country. First ne will go 10 Cheyenne.
OF Frontier day" Then ne vii. go to
Denver. thence to San Antonio. for The
reunion Of his rough riders, and thence
back 10 New York
Still In Public Eye.
ON such trip ne will nece ssarily make
scores OF speeches. He will be Just as
much In demand, and just as great
crowds win turn ont To see and hear
him as when he made similar trips ms
president Unusual Importance will at
tach 10 his uttorauc"s. as IL is probable
that he viii make no public declarations
Of political nature prior Ia this trip.
For him Ia launch forth in criticism
al President Taft and the Taft adminis-
irH llon to date, would be nothing less
than for him to announce formally shat
he is candidate for the presidential
nomination two years hence.
That would he political suicide. the
wise ones say. for II would commit him
TO an open. aggressive campaign of al
most two years, and would be starting IT
at N pitch that could not be maintained.
Rather Is it to he expected that Mr.
Roosevelt will stand staunchly by rresi-
dent Taft and commend him and his
administration to tho people. Hc can do
this without stultlfyiug himself IT is
claimed. despite the arguments OF many
OF his moro radical followers that the
Roosevelt policies have suffered AT the
hands OF the incumbent of the White
house. He Will not be compelled 10 in
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