The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-10
Abbot Says Roosevelt is Net Canai-
dats for he Presidency.
WEIGH MEANS NOTHING
While He Says Roosevelt is Not Seek
ing the Nomination, He Does Not
Say That Roosevelt Would not &C
cept It L It Was Offered Him by
Republicans.
Republicans.


Col. Theodore Roosevelt IS not
candidate for the presidency, accord,
ing to Lawrence T. Abbott, president
Of The Outlook company Of New
York. with which Nr. Roosevelt was
actively associated. This statement
was made Thursday in The Local
Press, weekly newspaper published
at CornwaM-on-HuGson, n. Y, the
home of Mr. Abbott.
The statement is lengthy and re-
views Mr.. Roosevelt's connection
with national politics during the
three rears. It was brought out, so
the editor of The Local Press says,
when he asked Mr. Abbott whether
Mr.. Roosevelt is a candidate for the
presidency.
.you must understand to begin
with" Mr.. Abbott says, in what is
termed a dictated statement, "that
what / say in answer to your Ques-
ton I say solely on my own responsl-
bility and without any consultation
with Mr. Roosevelt.
.sYou ask me whether Mr.. Roose-
welt is candidate for the presidency.
l answer no. He is not candidate;
he does not desire to be candidate.
He has discouraged and is discourag-
ing in every possible way all talk OF
his candidacy and he Will take no &C
tive share Of any kind in the con-
tests of various contest. which are
always il evidence preceding any ma
tional convention
Mr.. Abbott then reviews at length
Mr.. Roosevelt's connection with ma
tional politics during the last three
years ''in order to understand the
present political situation with re-
gard to the presidential nomination
next summer. He then tells how Mr.
Roosevelt declined the Republican
nomination in 1908, which he very
easily could have had" and now Mr.
Taft's nomination and election were
brought about.
"His (Roosevelt's) political expe-
rience contributed so largely to the
successful result Of the election that
his critics have said that he alone
nominated and elected Taft, :" Mr.. Alb
bott says, and continues:
"Untortunately some Of Mr.. Taft's
advisers took this mistaken view OF
the case and urged him to separate
shimself so thoroughly from any
associations that his ad-
ssSninistration could create its own pol
icies and that thus he might be re-
nominated and reelected IN 1912 on
his own individual merits without
any taint Of Rooseveltism.
Mr.. Roosevelt has never failed, Mr.
Abbott declared to respond quickly
and cordially to the slightest wish
expressed by Mr.. Taft for his COM
the private interviews at New Haven
pany or his views and he instances
during the autumn of 1910 between
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt. That
meeting, he says, it has been un-
fortunately announced, was sought
by Mr.. Roosevelt to get some help IN
his contest with the .told guard" Of
the State. He adds:
'"The facts are-and have learned
them not. from Mr.. Roosevelt, but
from a friend Of Mr. Taft who knew
all the circumstances-tha Mr.. Taft
sent wore to Mr.. Roosevelt asking
him to come in order that Mr.. Taft
might get the beneh: Of Mrs. Roose-
velt's advice regarding the serious
split in the national affairs Of the Re-
publican party which resulted from
the light Of the progress;ves against
socalled Cannonisn.'
Mt. Abbott declares that whatever
Mr.. Roosevelt does or says will be
Interpreted by some critic to his dis
advantage and he instances an article
Of Mr.. Roosevelt's on the trust oues-
ton published several weeks ago.
It was held by some, Mr.. Abbott
says, to be an indication that Roose-
Yelt was seeking the presidency and
that the appearance OF the art1cle
was timed by him at the psychologi-
cal moment to produce the greatest
effect.
# there was any political astute-
ness in its appearance, according, to
Mr.. Abbott, = should go to the edi-
tors Of his publication, who sug-
gested the publication Of 1t and fixed
the date for it's publication.
If Mr.. Roosevelt is elected presi-
dent again, it will not be because he
seeks or because ne wants the Office
but because the c~untry wants him
-te perform certain job, Mr.. Abbott
says.