| Show I t tA A OPINION OPINIO Some one me representing the tho Republican can an machine in Utah has been answer answerIng answerIng answerIng Ing queries from the New Now York Herald as an to the tho present and future futuro status of Theodore Roosevelt The Herald asked thie questions controversy with Mr Harri Harrl Harriman Harriman man affected unfavorably the presidents presidents pros dents hold on the Republicans m of Utah Would the tho Republicans of Utah sup support support support port Roosevelt for a third term tenn If he would accept ac ept it Would the Republicans of Utah sup support port rort ort any nominee Roosevelt might se select select lect as a candidate for the presidential nomination at the next national con convention As might have been expected the an answer answer answer to the first two questions was in inn Ina ina a n Roosevelt strain but the reply to the third curiously enough is negative In Inthe Inthe Inthe the opinion of the Republican politician who did the answering the party would not necessarily support choice forthe t nomination if i ere era is isa a puzzle and the mystery is deepened de ened by the f failure allure of the he answerer answerer to identity fd He H must must fiust certainly certainly tal lY be bo one of the tho Republican Republican lead leaders leaders ers and these are so 50 few that their opinions coincide on any question As Aa Asa Aaa a matter of fact the Republican party of ot Utah Is composed of not more than half a dozen men There are CalUster the tho occasional collector of customs for fr lr this district Spry who is United States marshal m between sessions of the legis legislature lature Hull HuH another federal official Fussy Sy Jimmy AndersOn n Senator s t tI e I Reed Smoot Sm ot and once in Iii awhile Sen Ben Senator Senator Benator ator Sutherland It is true these managers of the party permit several thousands to vote for their candidates hold and pay vay campaign assessments assessment but to all Intents they are the party Would this bunch support Roosevelt for tor a third term Would a kitten ab absorb absorb absorb cream Would a hound pup chase chwe a if It had a chance Sup Support Support Support port Roosevelt for a third term Why this syndicate of federal officeholders and distributors of government pap would support Theodore for tor a life lICe job as president and why not Smoot owes his seat In Ip the senate to Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt velt relt Callister Callist owes his job to him Hull i hold office under any other regime Fussy Jimmy would die jile of grief if he could not sit at the feet of the only really great president the country has had since day Moreover the New York statement to the contrary notwithstanding this same bunch would support anybody Roosevelt might choose for the next nomination from a yellow ellow dog up to Taft This talk of being independent enough to disregard in instructions instructions Instructions is good enough for publication publication publication tion but its a foregone conclusion right now that the Utah Republicans meaning Smoot Callister Spry et al alwill alwill a awill will hold their breath until they get the word from the president and then make a break for tor the tho band bandwagon bandwagon wagon wason to get in early and avoid the rush |
