Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-15

not statesman. The army ia pretty
SOLID for Roosevelt, and n Is hardly like.
~ that IL VIII consider any other cam
didlte, no matter what may bee me poll
tiles OF individual members
G., DltmOfe ~ OhlO-l do not think
that Gen. Miles dreams OF bciug a cam
didQte fof tho presidency Of the United
States. ! think he realizes that any
man is f10l who attempts to run
against Roosevelt Individually the
Grand Amy might wish To see al old
cumwde Ike The general In the highest
place possible but politically [ believe
u would east It's vote for Roosevelt
Edwin J.. Force Of Duluth The gem
cral IS brave man and "a GOOD soldier,
but he Is restless fellow. u trouble
maker he strs up disturbance. That
IS not the Kind OF man the American
people want at the head Of their nation
Roosevelt Is the man for the place, and
we feel Il no matter what may be our
politics. The Grand Army has seen
this country plunged into distress ana
warfare too many times To- want any
more OF IT, We old soldiers want peace
anu harmony now, and we think that
Roosevelt ~ the man to give Il to u.s.
MAJ. j. j. Finnoy, Washington, -. c..
Miles was a glorious fighter and was
sadly snubhcd the other day by a presi-
dent, who IT, apparently, a little too
ready to snub, This may make him
commander-in-chief hut Il can scarcely
make him president | live In Washing
ton, and ] know something OF the in
side workings OF the politicians.
Clark Manfull, Missouri I'm a Miles
man now because | was Miles man
when II took nerve TO say so In Mis-
souri, didn't think then Of his being
o presidential candidate. but I'm NOT
too old now TO take on my coat for him
which | wouldn't do for Grover Cleye.
land and don't want to do for Bryan.
$, :. Hubbel, Iowa--Our man Cum
Minis Tor vice president, is kind Of tied
up with Roosevelt, 50 Z reckon Iowa
VIII be pretty much for freddy" We
think Miles was pretty badly snubbed,
but that won't make him president.
r. p, Mccoy Ohio-With the Grand
Army boys of Ohio, Miles would stand |
no show against Roosevelt We have |
tried Roosevelt now, and we know !
what he is.
w. r. Sanders, IllnoIs-Aillos has |
more strength In Illinois than anybody |
would have supposed Since that dis |
courtesy the other day upon his retire.
ment, have heard hundred men from |
about that many different sections OF |
the country, talking very strongly and
very fayorably of him. AT first Il kind
Of shocked me, but the more 1 think Of
the possibility the better | like H. In
fact, he can have my vote.
G. M Wallace Of Caldona county.
Vermont, was enthusiastic In his praise
Of Gen, Miles.
II would support him for any Office.
and think that Of chief executive OF
The United states Is none too high for
him. he declared. II think his candi-
lacy will prove popular with the rank
and file OF the Grand Army. because he
has seen service In the regular ranks
and Is the finest soldier we have. The
veterans like him better than the
1oung fellows for that reason. He's the
nan for me, and | viii vote for him on
my ticket, although | am redhot Re-
publican. Couldn't live In Vermont II
wasn't He'll make a good run and II
nominated 'Hlll. | believe, BE- elected.
Vermont sentiment VIII be In his favor
although, as everyone knows, party
prejudice Is very strong In our state"