The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-28
Lodge DisCredits Rumor as to
Roosevelt
TO SEE HIM RENOMINATED
Other Statements from Progressive
Sources-crane Is Not Inclined
to Be Prominent in the
Campaign.

Washington, Nov 2s.- Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge promptly expresses disbe-
lief in the story set in circulation yes
terday that his colleague, Winthrop Muir.
ray Crane, is the United States senator
alleged to have written Theodore Roose-
welt, rendering his support for the nomi-
nation for the presidency in 1912 81 do
not believe Senator Crane ever wrote
such letter or rendered any such sup
port" said Senator Lodge yesterday.
IF he did, he must have changed his
mind very quickly and without my
knowledge"
Senator Crane is still in Dalton, but
expects to 90 to New York this week.
and il is understood that he viii call
upon Roosevelt while in that city. SEN
ator Lodge was recent visitor to Oyster
Bay, and has no hesitation in stating
that Roosevelt is much disturbed by the
stories associating his name with the
Republican nomination. and is more en-
phatic than usual in declaring that his
friends should desist from all activity in
his behalf
II is known here that both the Massa-
chusetts senators always have been of
one mind with respect to the advisable
ity of renominating President Taft and
never have calculated upon any other
contingency. Nor have they expected
otherwise than that Roosevelt would
support President Taft if he were re-
nominated. Roosevelt's friends have UNI
derstood for long time that he would
support the Republican nominee, who
ever he might be, but that he would have
nothing whatever to do with the nomi-
nation, either for himself or for anybody
else. This attitude of the colonel has
been so well known that the La Toilette
managers have not calculated upon his
assistance in the preliminary campaign,
and they were resting well satisfied with
his inactivity until they were frightened
by the Roosevelt demonstration at the
Garfield dinner in Youngstown, o. Part
ly as a result of this scarce, the Phila-
delphia North American, an insurgent
organ, was authorized yesterday to make
public a conversation with Roosevelt in
which he again emphatieally denied any
intention OF attempting to secure the
Republican nomination and begged his
friends to cease talking of him in that
connection.
The interiection of Senator Cranes
name into the Roosevelt-Taft situation
apparently is from progressive sources,
although the man or men in Washington
who profess to haze knowledge that such
a letter was written by Senator Crane
refuse to stand sponsor for the state
ment publicly. The politicians thus are
left guessing between the current rumor,
more emphasized in private than in pub
lie, and particularly useful to the la
Toilette cause, that Senator Crane, de-
spairing of the reelection of President
Taft is turning to Roosevelt to save
the party from defeat, and whatever
statement upon the subject Senator
Crane may choose to make.
II has been intimated before that
Senator Crane has had no desire to be a
prominent figure in the next Republican
campaign at least to the extent of as
Stunning the craftsmanship Of the national
committee or accepting responsible
place in Republican headquarters, how
ever the attitude toward Taft Of Senator
Crane, and of many other big business
men who are also active in politics may
be materially affected by the develop
ments of the winter Republican mem