Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-12-09
7. R. HAS been
ELIMINATED AGAIN

New York, Dec. 3.-"The recent
election, / think, eliminated Theo-
dore Roosevelt as a serious factor in
national politics. This was the dec
laration to the Uni ted Press today of
Governor Thomas Marshall of Indiana
who came on to New York to tell the
Indiana Society of New York at it's
annul dinner last night that Hoosier-
dom is still above par.
1.-TWO years ago, Marshall said,
"the Eastern newspapers jumped all
over me because l said that Roosevelt
put Taft in the presidential chair in
the hope that he would make poor
executive and thus prepare the way
for his own return TO the presidency
said then that Roosevelt would
come back from Africa and start a
big hurrah, and l was called two
by four Western politician. Well,
Roosevelt did just what l said ne
would do.
"And l think it was mighty
lucky thing that the election went
against him, for after all is said the
the Republicans been successful the
second chapter of Roosevelt's pro-
gram would have been attempted. -
HAS any Democratic presidential
sentiment developed since the cleo
tion?" the governor was asked.
81 don't believe there has," he
replied. "Of course, there are lot
of favorite sons being groomed Cor
the race. Every time a man is fortu-
nate enough to be elected governor of
his State he Immediately becomes
presidential possibility to few of
his friends. It's wise man who
doesn't take these efforts too serious
ly. AS for myself, l am governor of
Indiana and nothing else. am going
TO stay right on the job until my
term is over and not try for anything
else. My only ambition is to leave
tie governors chair with the reputa-
ton Of having made fair and honest
executive. l am not candidate for
anything.
Democratic presidential aspirants
should keep this in mind: The 1912
nominee must have a united party be-
hind him, if he is to be successful.
All the factions of the party must
come together, and we had better be-
gin right now the welding process. -
Although Indiana may not have
rolled up the heaviest Democratic
majority in the recent upheaval,
Governor Marshall characterizes the
victory there as the most decisive i'm
the country.
Gin Indiana, the Democrats were
fighting the highest brand known Of
Republican insurgency, represented
by Senator Beveridge. We were fight
ing the very best that there is in the
Republican party and we won out be-
cause Indiana Democrats and many
Republicans were convinced that the
real insurgency the real protest
against wrong conditions, was repre-
scented by the Democracy. Beveridge
made the mistake of appealing for
Democratic votes. He should have
known that no Indiana Democrat will
ever vote for protectionist. He will
stay away from the polls first.
"There is absolutely no question
but John w. Kern will be elected
Senator to succeed Beverage. -
"What about the fight between
Kern and Senator Shively?"
"That was about as badly exagger-
ated a tale as ever sprung by a poll
tician. Kern and Shively are good
friends and in political harmony and
there never was any real basis for
the story that Kern charged his de-
feat two years ago to Shively."
Governor Marshall doesn't want any
more governors conferences" in
Kentucky.
'They are too hospitable dowr
there he said. 81 had a cold all the
while was there and the only RENE
dy for it proposed was mint juleps
AS ! couldn't drink the blamed thing.
was in bad way. / went to the
conference prejudiced against sucl
gatherings and couldn't see that they
could be productive of good. But
quickly changed my mind. 1t sounds
rather sterotyped to speak of having
ones viewpoint broadened, but thes'
conferences certainly do this yer.
thing"
"Will the Indiana delegation il
. Congress support Champ Clark 70
the speakership?"
"Why, there's no other candidat
/ is there?" the governor asked in re
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