The split in the Republican Party has been finally precipi-
tated by the explicit announcement, made at the beginning of the week by Mr. Roosevelt, that he will accept the Presidential nomination if it is tendered to him. He adds that he will adhere to this decision until the Convention has expressed its preference. The effect of this announcement is discussed at length in a telegram in Tuesday's Times, in which Mr. Roose- velt's prospects are also considered. The situation is summed up with the remark that, though Mr. Roosevelt will be helped by his prestige and great political skill, "to his disfavour will be the prejudice against a third term which defeated Grant's last effort for re-election, the fear inspired in the average educated voter by his Radicalism, dislike of his treatment of the President, and the fact that the machinery of his party is practically in the hands of the President."
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