| Show first or second term As the presidential boom now seems t to have been started and theodore Roosevel ts name is boing being used in iii connection with others as candidate tile the question Is lie now serving his first or second term presents itself and some are ready at once to say why W by of course this is his second terni term di did d ho h not take the theoffice office of president al after ter pres mckinley on tile lath lay day 0 of f september 1901 and leold it till march 3rd ard 1905 that was ids his first term terill and lie he is now serving his second term lewin 0 that at plain enough well yes front from that side it looks quite plain but there is another side aide to it take the constitution its as it ready read and we will find that it does not provide that the vice president resident shall become president at tile the death of or disability of the president it says that in case of the ren removal doval of the president from office or of his death res ignation or inability to discharge the powers aud and duties of the said office the same shall devolve upon the vice president it further provides that in case both the president aud and vice president are removed con gross shall declare what official shall then act as president and such officer shall then act accordingly until the disability bo be removed remo vedor or it a president shall be elec elected teil |
