The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20
RumOr That Former President
Will Run for Congress With
Speakership as Goal
May Be a Candidate From the
First District of New
York State
Taft Is Said to Be Well Aware
of the Movement Under
Way
Especial Dispoich 10 The Call

N.Y. AsHINeToN, Jan, ls-That
to run for congress in the
First district Of New York state, en-
bracing Nassau and Suffolk counties
md oyster Bay. with the understand
ing that he viii be supported for the
speakership. is the news that spread
today among the members Of the house
and senate.
Would Step Out
Representative Cocks Of the First
4. district. it is said. is willing to step
aside in order TO make room for the
former president Several members Of
the New York delegation are avow-
edly in favor Of his candidacy. while
others think that il would be an ex-
ceIlent way 10 keep him from caus-
ing trouble in New York state
Taft Aware of Plan
~ According TO the circumstantial re-
port. President Taft is aware of the
plan TO have Roosevelt run for con-
gress and be elected speaker, and has
agreed TO be present at a great re-
sceptiOn 10 be accorded Roosevelt when
he arrives in New York next June. II
viii be at this public reception. accord
ing TO the program, that the boom Of
. Roosevelt for congress and the speak
ership VIII be launched.
Refused SenatOrship
III is known that the former presi-
dent refused absolutely TO accept the
3Eenatorship and that before leaving
New York for his trip into Africa he
decided not to permit his name to be
mentioned for mayor of New York
IT is also certain that Roosevelt has
no ambition 10 succeed Governor
Hughes
The spea kership of the house of
representatives is the one Office in
public life that Is known TO appeal TO
the former president To personal
friends in New York Roosevelt de-
clared that the president of the United
States working in conjunction with
the speaker of the house would have
Ilttle difficulty in enacting the most
advanced legislative ideals into prac-
fical laws.
Woodruff Favors Plan
&. Timothy Woodruf and other leaders
OF New York state are said to favor
lie plan. Woodruff sprung Roosevelts
name as possibility for governor sew
ersi weeks ago before II had become
known that Governor Hughes would
decline a denomination. with Hughes
out Of the race. Roosevelt is regarded
in New York as q real possibility for
the governorship.
=. His candidacy would not please
Woodruff or any Of the other state
leaders. They would much prefer to
have him in congress, even as speaker
Of the house.
He Is the One Man
: Aside from those who desire Roose-
Welt to come to Washington for selfish
reasons. there are many who want him
here for purely altruistic motives. Ger
tain members OF the New York deIega-
tion, for instance, say that he is the
eone man who would be able to put
through the Roosevelt policies" and
back up President Tafts entire Iegis-
Istive program. They say that Taft
and Roosevelt working in harness could
not be beaten by any cabal in either the
senate or the house.
Many Of the present candidates to
succeed Speaker Cannon, it is asserted.
would willingly withdraw If Roosevelt
were elected 10 congress and would
throw their support to him.
Insurgents and regulars alike would
unite upon him.