The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-10-25
.PR PRESIDENIIAE ELECTIONS
\ rcsPyagh 1872
b. FREDERIC /. J. H4SKH


There uus - EEva1sT ateculotIu1 .
year 40 vbeiheT Rnousseh uouid -
candidate Ior . lhiFd Term tAna
,hsrs uns n iaJs UbrtnqF Jnrh.1a
aould ~ = rtsdidnis Tor a Heeund
tcrm. Hs had ssas . m-uaaEe 70 csa-
rr-ss eariy after b-cpminE f'residsai
rrroumenaing lhat ths Prest6eas ~
Hms;ad 70 one term ~ i0uF o. 80
ycars. That led many 70 hrtere iha1
is ucuid no, ssand tor r--eleCtiol.
rnd Jackson did 20 nose 70 ausaaE~
put1sc curiosity On the sstisrt thna
Rnus-veit did prior 10 his fumols an
uounrcmsu, tAas his hhi vas IL thr
ring v'hrn thO-e aho undsEstt-od
hat lathn0n's masAaEe uns 70 - Con.
ronstraed 40 sIimiaafiuE him irom
Consideration tor = ns-soud tern b.
san 20 as, ubSut IN IsSs tor = suc
cessDr. Sheir cye= rested uton Martin
Van lsurea. Of Nee YoFH and John {.
CaihOun. " south Cnroiina The srer7
tody of the IDemOerscy. hoaever
soemed unuillinE that Old hichOis
houId end his presidential carver
si,h one terin-
while speculation uas n W hish-
81 pitch. senator GrsHdy of Tennsa
se. delivered . sP-ech IN which b"
rad, The country Waii Hc -aid that
conditions l.isiS maks it ~ thai Iark
son % ould not s,- a candidate, thai hr.
aisht even b. dead before lsS2. bSi
on the other haue BE- might he can.
uidafe ". said h. did not sfu'ak wiih
authority. alih0uEh the diariuimer
a. 10, 10 b. taksn Al tts fnre vniue'
set he thought .t b.-st hat no One
should commit hIms-H 10 any other
candidncy before hearing nnaiiy f-Oa
Iaeksou.
Not ioug ait.r~sri Psansyiyani a
i,sms-rai. ia ID. STATE L-g,slaIur'
somiaai.-d him fOr q s,cpnd term. ani
ieN weeks lai-r The lspmocrsis 10
ne N.u York legislature seconded
fae nomination \ itiis later IN
Washington GloD-. foanslssi hai lately
. take rbr pinee of ths Teisgraph -
ne administration OrEAH. IN iltir-
taving esroused the cause Oi Cal
houn. cane 0Hi ih an editorial n
Nhich .I saia that JarksOa could 10,
retire Il urged fhsi H would no' b.
slEht for him 70 rcfirc under %" hrr
u als snemiss, and tlas no I'rezidsHi
siEce tie fOuuding Of the government
I'd Jailed 10 sabmr ths acts oi hsa
hrsI term 20 the pubisc tor -crutiuyI
sud approval In th- ia-s az the veil
airh universal demand IL de-iar-d
ae cOuId not. uith iustice 10 himself
" hts suVpoT1ers. retlTc Nith one tern.
Fartbsrmorc. lt urged the mere lac,
hat he had recommended q 0nC-term
menamsa, 70 the Constitution dsd no.
1rercui MIN irom acrcpling fso terms
and SHOULD aOt ~ considered iH thta
iuaison It, editorial concluded vita
t5e Statement thag Il the Jrcople uoni
q jackson Tor second teTrE hsI
t1uld consider himself IN hOaOr AMI
lut, bound 10 meet tasir aishes
The D~Ipo,rats 81 th- i'runsyivaH.s
ieEisistuFs reiterated JAetr iuiih d
uld nHkory. and sssnr-d him thn'
tie cvuHfry aEain Uan;rd aim fOs
.'rcsts-nr lie thsTsupon srDtr 90 Jhs
t'cunsy iyRniaHs thar although be As-
aoprd 10 BE- abe 20 retire aad spsad
ais Gcri.Eing years Ia has TcHnss-e'
,oui-. the call o, she psopic had ovcr-
Powered his personal iaeiinnitons anc
~ could not refuse TO serve them-
DuriuE his nrSg administration Vas
BarcH resigned fr0n Siss cabinet. -
az that he Vas a candidate Tor 10
.,r.sb4.ac, after Jzrks0a should r.
lir,. and that therefore !; 5ecams hsa.
10 retire from TIE cahins' IS or.isr
that ac cguld not ~ OgCa 20 Inc
charge of usiaE AZ Official i-osirioa al
.arth.r MS oxn csHdldacy IarksoHI
replied DECLARING his appreciation Of
the nn- srniigans Oi hts chis-i sdsis''rI
sld sra-ticaIly Puitiag hia q. \. sl-sa
Van Bur~nF ambirioa ultimately i3I
,ucc--c him
HsaASAIis CIay uas ~ his home q
Az=lazs. ensrishtGk 80 srsasr aEa.as
jackson. and hopinE 10 uia IN > iaird
rsr- vita Osd Hickory Sc oacs -
auhI5e ventursd from his retircnsH
loag enough 70 ~ the pablo kuos D.
90 saH -Sbs HanS of tn West
Shd ready ips 's~ irsy He uas Oui
sad oIs aEaihsr Iaeks1n's pollciep ans
,ci that tact b. snoun n sscFy oFI-o'
isaiiy-