The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-07
,o,mer President viii UnquaiIflediy
Endorse Present Executive for
Another Term II He Wants II
In 1912.
MEETING IN BALTIMORE
Ii. TWO Had an Old rIme Cha.
While Attending tho Celebration
In Honor Of Cardinal
Gibbons.

WASHINGTON, June president
Taft in his candidacy for the presi
Dental nomination In 1912 will re-
ceiye the unqualified endorsement of
former President Theodore Roosevelt,
which will be uttered just as cordially
4 as it was prior to the campaign OF
1905.
This is the best political news Mr..
Taft has received In many months.
and It comes to him in manner that
leaves no doubt as to it's authenticity
The information that Col Roosevelt
under no circumstances will allow his
name to be presented to the Republi-
can National convention was convey
ed to the White House several days
ago, but it did not become known un-
I'll today.
That Col Roosevelt feels the Taft
Administration should be continued
was brought out partly as the result
Of a cordial greeting between the two
men at the Cardinal Gibbons jubilee
in Baltimore.
Whether the Roosevelt approval Of
Mr. Taft's candidacy will go far
enough to take the former president
into the campaign as an active stump
speaker is problematical, but that the
force of his personality will be with
the president is assured.
This fact is not expected to prove
pleasing to republicans. who hav
made no secret OF their desire to
bring Col. Roosevelt forward as a
formidable rival for the 1912 nomina-
ton Many OF these republicans no
doubt, will refuse to abandon hope
until Col. Roosevelt himself, in a
quoted statement, announces his posi-
ton, and thus breaks the silence con
cerning the administration which he
has maintained since landing in New
York, on his return from his ART
can hunt
The information that Col. Roosevelt
would be found aligned with the
President rather than against him,
vas brought directly to Mr. Taft
rom Mr. Roosevelt by mutual
Trend high in official life who was
connected with both the Roosevelt
ana Taft administrations in a capac.
ity that enabled him to gain and re.
tam the confidence, in fact, the warm
personal friendship. of both men
me moptjn0 Of pol l,ot
tne president and Mr.. Roosevelt was
only Incidental to the celebration OF
tne Cardinal Gibbons jubilee. but it
was an incident that awakened inter
eS' on the part of senator's, represen.
satlVes and others in public life who
saw the two together.
lhey met first at the Fifth Iiegi
.aent Armory, where the jubilee cele
oration was held They talked togeth
er lhere for ten minutes. They shook
aahds like old friends: they chatteG
'aushed and behaved Just as they
used to do when Mr.. Roosevelt was
N tne white house and Mr. Taft was
secretary of war. They carried tue
splrlt OF friendship to the platform
dno sitting side by side, conversed II
uaoertones throughout most of the
afternoon.
Mr, Roosevelt was glad also to SEE
uncle Joe" Cannon and he shoe
aands heartily with Vice Presiden'
SHERMAN He expressed the Creates
measure at seeing Senator Penrose
a''u OF course. Senators Root anf
pdse, both old friends. came in fo1
ne oid-time affectionate greetings,
Alogether the scene resembled {
.epuplican love feast Mr.. Roosevelt
.eached Baltimore before the president
mory.
!. i'eiio' Mr., President" said he, II
ms hlsh-pitched voice Washington
s'eo TO know SO well. "T am so glat
:, = see you. want to inquire sbou
a.u Hello Theodore" replied the pres.
4'nt How are your"