New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
THEDAvINWA SHINGTON

,syowed candidacy on the part OF Coio"ei
! Roosevelt Nevertheless, there are ciTcuih-
stances attending the situation whlch hlahe
such sn avowal almost unbelievaole. TIT
! instance, all the close friends and RELATIVES
of the ex-President insist that he VIII not
be a candidate. that he does not want 'he
nomination. etc His son-in-law, Represeh-
tative Longworth, although far too wise 10
quote his distinguished father-in-law, has
declared himself for Mr.. Taft. His brother-
in-law. Admiral Cowies. who was lunch-
con guest at the White House to-day, does
moi believe Mr.. Roosevelt Will be cahui-
date. and himself favors the denomination
and reelection of the President. Numerous
other genuine friends of the eX-PresiuehI
are frank to assert in private conversation
that no real friend of his could DO othel-
wise than deplore his candidacy and to eH-
press their confidence that in the hhai
analysis he will not enter the race. Appar-
emily ali doubt is 10 be cleared up by Moh-
day. but there can be no question that any
| thing approaching an avowed candidacy On
the part OF the colonel would prove the oc-
| casion of grave embarrassment TO his SIN
cere friends.
MASSACHUSETTS FOR TAFT.-The re-
| mort that Senator Lodge has Informed the
President that if Colonel Roosevelt Is
candidate for reelection he will be for him,
as against Mr. Taft. has received very gen
! eral circulation Senator Lodge hlmsen
denies II, however, and 1t Is fact that ne
| has informed the President that there ls
| no question about the Massachusetts del
! egation, which will be instructed lor MI
! Taft. While Mr.. Lodge will STAND by MS
own convictions, and will, II opportunlt!
offers. vote against such Of Mr.. Roosevelt
policies as would undermine the judiciary
and submit decisions of the courts TO pop
Mar revision, il is extremely probable
without ,cgard to what he may or may not
have told the President. that Mr.. Lodge
could not bring himself to oppose the re-
election of his lifelong friend were he 10
declare himself a candidate. 1t is OF
course. q matter Of history that Senator
Lodge named the Secretary of the Navy
and that he did so after President Iatt
had decided to make a clean sweep. so that
II was necessary for him to make an eH-
ception 10 favor Mr Lodge and to retain
Mr.. Meyer However, Mr.. Meyer mas inaue
good to such a remarkable degree that II
is probable Mr.. Lodge does not feel that
he is under any Obligations to this admin
istration for the retention OF his friend
On the other hand. IT is also fact mat
in the former administration Mr.. Lodge
was the recognized spokesman OF tho fres-
ident whereas, under this administrator
he has permitted his colleague, Mr.. crane
TO crowd him out of that desirable posi-
ton. even though Mr. Crane has hardly
taken his place. Should Mr.. Roosevelt
who does not like Mr.. Crane, return TO the
! White House, Mr.. Lodge would undouot-
edly resume his former place OF spokes-
man Of the administration
A SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATION
significant demonstration took place IN the
House to-day during the reading OF WASH
ington's Farewell Address, in which he de-
clared against third term for the Presl-
dent. When that section OF the speech III
which the Father Of His Country eliminated
himself as candidate was read foud ap-
plause swept through the House chamoer'
The applause was led by nobody In par
ticular, but everybody in general TOOK part
in IT, II seemed TO be O spontaneous pro-
test against the third term idea, and Re-
publicans and Democrats alike cheered the
memorable words OF Washington. For
fully thirty seconds the demonstration con-
tinued and to those in the galleries IL
seemed that every member on the moor
was contributing his share. a few OF inc
more radical insurgents, however sat siiehI
! through 1t all. and seowled at their cheer-
ing colleagues. The manner In which the
House to-day noisily indicated Its approVai
Of Washington's anti-third term utterance
may be regarded as conclusive evidence
that the rank and file OF the House. re-
Cardless OF party, consider the Washing
! ton precedent as a wise and patriotic one
Washington's Farewell Address was read
on motion OF Representative Frank Clark
| of Florida, who was selected TO do the
! reading. Mr.. Clark used his tremolo South
ern accent with excellent effect. The read
ing Of the speech, however, was not unat-
tended with difficulties. After the House
had voted 10 hear the Farewell Address,
! Sneaker Clark discovered that copy OF
that immortal document was not at the
Sneakers table nor in the House chamber,
and there was a temporary lull in the pro-
ceedings while messenger was sent sour
rying for a copy, which was, however,
quickly found. " u H.