Evening star., 1915-01-13
M 'AD00 CANDIDACY
IN 1916 IS DENIED
Secretary's Friends Declare
He Believes Wilson Will Be
Democracy's Choice.
HAS NO PRESIDENTIAL
ASPIRATIONS AT PRESENT
New Yorker Expects to Return to
Professional Life When Term
Ends, It Is Declared.

William G. McAdoo Secretary of the
Treasury. is not a candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination in
1916, has no political aspirations at this
time, and, as he now sees the outlook.
believes President Wilson the only man
the democrats will be satisfied with for
the nomination next year.
The foregoing is virtually an author1-
tative answer to recent newspaper
stories concerning Mr.. McAdoo's politi-
cal future and particularly to alleged
statements that he did not believe Presi-
dent Wilson would ever again wish or
take the nomination. together with In
timations that Mr.. McAdoo is himself
looking toward the greatest honor the
democratic party can confer.
1t is known today by the closest
friends Mr.. McAdoo has-men in position
to speak for him. and who do speak
foT him-that he has not the remotest
thought Of becoming a candidate for the
democratic nomination in 1916, and that
his sole purpose is to return to pro-
fessional or business life at the close
Of his term as Secretary of the Treasury.
Wilson Stands High.
Mr. McAdoo's recent trip to the Pa
cific coast and the west has convinced
him that President Wilson stands high
with the people Of the country and that
If the democrats are to win at all In
1916, and he Is exceedingly confident
they will, Mr. Wilson is the man who
will be insisted upon to lead the fight, IT
Is declared.
In no manner, however is Mr.. McAdoo
seeking to suggest that Mr.. Wilson will
have to run again. He has only re-
Tod NJ sentiment
he saw it to intimate friends who ap-
preached him regarding stories that he
is himself a candidate for the nomina-
ton and thinks Mr.. Wilson will not of-
fer again or accept another nomination.
Mr. McAdoo feels. it is known. that
President Wilson needs no advice or
assistance in this matter. He has never
spoken to the President on this sub
ject and does not expect to. When
he talks official business with the
President in the executive offices ne
confines himself to that. When he Is
at the White House socially. he never
refers to business or politics He and
other close friends Of Mr.. Wilson con-
slider that the President is entitled to
freedom from business and politics
when in his own apartments. away
from his offices.
II Mr. McAdoo has political aspirations.
his friends declared today, he would
despise the prospect of reaching his
ambitions on the strength and through
the efforts of another man. Whatever
he has accomplished in the world has
abilities. He was placed in the cabi-
net because Mr.. Wilson thought him
qualified for the place. He Is trying
hard to achieve success in the position
not for his own gloriflcation, but for
the good of the administration as a
whole and to give the greatest benefit
to the greatest number Of people. That
will continue to be his policy.
Wilson's Future Policy.
Neither Mr. McAdoo nor President
Wilson would consider it proper that
the President should attempt to use his
influence in behalf of his Secretary Of
the Treasury, and the friends of MIR.
McAdoo believe that If Mr.. Wilson
should eliminate himself from the field
of candidates in 1915 he would keep
ing favoritism goes.
Should developments ever bring Mr..
McAdoo into the field while Mr. Wilson
is in the White House he would insist
upon a distinct understanding that his
fight should be upon his own record
and merits and entirely Independent of
any help he might get from there. al
though, as stated, he has no thought at
this time of aspiring to the presidency.
One of the latest stories asserted that
Mr.. McAdoo is practically the presi-
Dental candidate of tremendous COM
bination of bankers and business men
and will have their support. Mr.. Nc
Adoo's friends today pointed out that
in fighting for the federal reserve
banking system and other financial
legislation Mr.. McAdoo aroused the
enmities of some of the greatest bank
ers of the country. His fight was for
the good that would come to the coun-
try at large. as he regarded 1t. and he
knew that he would make strong enc
mics. If he had been looking to the
presidency he would have avoided
friction with these people.
1t is declared that Mr.. McAdoo has
not sought to control patronage be-
yond that of his own department. He
has not interfered with the preroga-
tives of any other cabinet officer or
senator In his own department he has
occasionally come into disagreement
with senators or representatives
through his insistence that. as far as
possible, candidates for Office must
have recommendations beyond political.
Treasury appointees must have the
very best qualifications and their po-
litical strength and associations must
be secondary.
CONTAGION AND HUNGER
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