The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
.RUNGRYFORW WORD
FROM ROOSEVELT
Political World Anxiously
AWAITS Some Intiination as
10 His Intentions.
FEDERAL OFFICERS WORRIED
Their Serenity Disturbed b,
Chance That Colonel Mill
BE Candidate.

Washington. January Elf there
/ was ever a true eNponcn, of The come
back doctrine ii is Theodore Roose-
Welt. former President. wiclder of tb,,
big stick and sage OF Saga,norc hin
~ an Indication of what the country
thinks OF Colonel Roosevelt; ana how
II hungcrs 10. amy woru or syllable
mat might come from him indic,tin..
what lIr vii. DO In the comin. prrsi-
hehtihl light, II Is 40 cNHggcratiun 10
say that Washington rcoIlc-polili-
cians and others nlillc--aro holding
iheir breath waiting for something. to
develop Any word from the former
PRESIDENT is eagerly awaited. and when
Senator Lodge and Congr,s s,nan Nick
LonGworth. the latter liooScveirs sor
in-law. returned from trip Ia SAGA
more Hin, Il delegation OF III. political
aunErN met them at the Union station
aud haunted them until far I'm the
night in the hope uf securing some
tanEinle evidence showing what Col
onel Roosevelt would do during the
next few months.
Colonel RooScvclt's position, which
amy day may make him a candidate for
the presidency again, has brought
about some strange situations through
on, the country. In some states
where, up To fe wwceks ago, the
[,
there has been sudden application OF
the brakes, and the whole thinl, has
come to standstill waiting to see
what Roosevelt does This has been
noticcably SO where Federal Office
holders have been in control of the
situation. Whom cvcrythin. WAS go
ing Taft's way. without 50 much AZ,
the moving OF 81 summer brcczc 10 dis
iurh I'll" political atmosphere the army
OF Federal oiliccholdcrs sat back in
swivel chairs and took II serene and
easy view Of the situation.
All was going well. The little rip
pie OF excitement, II ii may he called
such caused by La Follcttc's romp
over the country, only made tho great
army OF Federal employees laugh more
because they saw in this effort OF lin.
Wisconsin senator the play of the
hidden hand 10 make trouble for Mr.
TAFT. But no trouble came from that
source. and i, was not until later when
Colonel Roosevelt began to be serious
~ considered again for the presidency
that the political skies began to
darkcn. Now, wherever you meet
Uncle SANS employees. especially those
who arc subject to the doctrine of
recall there Is to bc noticed an Gle
mcnt OF doubt, of fear, OF hesitation.
even of dread concerning the future.
Ask them whore they stand who tlicy
arc for hat they think of the l;oosc-
Welt and TAFT chances. ana you will
see a shuddcr come over them. II
truth there is much reason to believe
that Colonel Roosevelt may he named
at the Chicago convention Meantime
many u man is having a political
nightmare.
So far as the Watterson- Wilson
Harvey incident is concerned. condi-
tons hive changed in Governor Will
sons favor during the past day or
Two, ir the confidential statements
made by those who arc Close. to the
situation arc worth considering.
To-day the New Jersey Governor,
friends are saying tina, Ii was only
- be expected that the strongest man
should have been picked for political
assassination. and that it will be
shown within the very near future
that the elimination OF his name from
ilarpcr's Weekly was not only a good
thing In itself. but ono that will inurc
greatly 10 his future political good
They never pick the little fellows
Tor such an attack. is what Wilson'S
friends say. but always try to clint
nate the strongest on the theory that
every one OF such type who is gotten
out OF the ,s.vn% makes II that much
easier ana tire chances for others of
smaller caltbre that much better
T. II MIC;