The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Cabinet Meeting on September 20, Will Be De
uoted to Attitude of Ex-President Toward
Presidential Nomination for 1912---WU
Try to Secure Statement of His In
tentions--- Want to Know What the
Ultra-Progressiue Utterances of
Roosevelt Mean Politicians Are
Much Disturbed by Threaten
ed and Reported Break.

states as guaranteed by the constitu.
ton. None would be willing to advo-
cate that the judiciary concern itself
with anything other than a just and
right Interpretation of the law. Hence
politicians are asking what Roosevelt's s
ultra-progressive declarations mean.
Whatever may be Colonel Roose-
velt's intentions or aspirations, it is
known that an organized movement is
now on foot looking to his nomination
for third term. He himself has pub
licly construed the more than three
years during which he served follow
ing the assassination of Mckinley, as
his first term and his elective term as
his second. Consequently, upon his
own construction, it is pointed out, an
other term would break the rule that
has been respected from the founda-
tion of the government prohibiting any
man from serving more than two terms
as president.
| This movement for Roosevelt's re-
election is being furthered by Clifford
Pinchot, former chief forester of the
United States and now head of the Ma.
tional Conservation association !;
James Rudolph Garfield, former Sec
retary of the interior and not reap
pointed by President Taft; Colonel
Cecil Lyon, republican national com
mitteeman from Texas and others. 1t
is common knowledge in political cir
cles that they are straining every eff.
fort to secure Roosevelts nomination.
Colonel Lyon recently approached the
national committeeman from another
southern state to inquire as to the
possibility of getting a Roosevelt del
egation to the next national conven-
tion. 1t is presumed that the proganda
has gone much further and is being
carried on quietly.
| Perhaps Colonel Roosevelt knows
nothing of these efforts on the part of
his friends and would not approve them
If he knew. 1t is possible that they
have kept the facts from him, but if
this is so, it is certain they cannot
conceal them much longer. A general
suspicion is growing among republi-
cans that will soon require some de-
claration to allay it, and the time is
not far distant when the supporters
of President Taft will insist upon
some sign to indicate where the col
onel will stand in the next campaign
1t is suggested Pinchot, Garfield and
Others who have been using the con-
Iservation cry as slogan will find a
warning in the speech of President
Taft at ST. Paul when he said:
Conservation is not a question of
politics or factions, or of persons. 1t
lis question that affects the vital well
fare of all of us, of our children and
our childrens children. | am bound
to say that the time has come for
halt in general rhapsodies over con-
.servation, making the word mean
every known good in the world, for,
after the public attention has been
reused, such appeals are of doubtful
utility"
When the cabinet meets September
20 not only the members of the presi-
dents official family, but others prom
inent in politics will be here and an
opportunity viii be offered for an ex-
change of views regarding the situa-
ton.
Miss Hilda Gatewood has returned
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