The Detroit times., 1908-06-18
ROOSEVELT FEVER
SPREADS LIKE Z
W|LOE|RE
ROOSEVELT FLAGS, BUTTONS,
LITERATURE, TEDDY BEARS"
LAvISHlY DISTRIBUTED IN
CHICAGO.
BY ERNEST ELI RoEsER.

CHICAGO, June ia public OF.
fetal is but the servant of the people
he is not his own master"
This utterance by President Roose-
welt, culled from the record OF his
speeches. is being used TO Offset the
declaration that he would not again
be a candidate.
1t Is possible that the naming Of
the candidate will be reached at to-
days session.; this depending, of
course, on the nature of fight--if fight
there will be on platform planks.
When nominations are in order.
there will be another attempt at a
stampede. The arrangements TO bring
about this result are all completed
and only the application Of the match
10 the powder keg is needed TO cause
the explosion II may be that some
one has poured sufficient water into
the keg to make the powder ineffec-
tive. but the mine has been set and II
will be fired.
Roosevelt Embleme PreaiI.
Distribution of Roosevelt literature,
Roosevelt flags. Roosevelt buttons and
Teddy bears continued this morning
and their appearance developed keen
expectancy in all who are in attend
ance at today's session.
From one OF the leding figures In
the flibHsteF feFees, twas learned
that Roosevelt will be named for nom
tnation whether he wants to be or not.
The man who nominats him will
challnge on the strength OF tho utter
ance quoted above:
"A public official is no his own mas
fer"
Every detail OF the plan for the
nomination has been completed A
megaphone will be used by the dele
gate who launches the attempt at
stampede SO that the galleries can
tnstantaneously take up their share OF
the burden and create pandemonium,
In which lies the hopes OF the allies
and the managers OF the flibuster--
How the delegates will Withstand
the storm of public demand Is stlll
q matter for speculation. The whips
OF the various delegations have been
active all morning. adding warning TO
the instructions of last night--that
they hold their seats, remain silent
and do everything TO discourage the
attempt at a stampede. Most likely
the delegates will be slower TO feel
the Roosevelt fever than they were
yesterday. or. feeling 1t, they will
strive more steadfastly to resist .t5
delirium
Demonstration Premature.
The demonstration yesterday was
premature. as far as the stampeder5
were concerned, and there Is a sus-
picion that the Taft managers craftily
enough. arranged It SO the edge would
be taken off before the critical time
arrives. II nominations were In, or
der when the storm broke yesterday
the result might have been disastrous
10 the Ohio candidate
The Taft people. seeing the smoke
OF the prairie fire in the air. started
a back-fre for protection. They now
consider themselves on the blackened
stubble which will stop the blaze still
10 come.
There is a report that the great in
dustrial interests, as we'll as Wall-st
has hand in the Roosevelt boom. II
this be true there Will be plenty OF
wind to fan the embers into flame.
Senator Lodge will again urge the
delegates to dismiss the thought OF
Roosevelt from their minds: he will
again say that no man is Roosevelt's
friend who strives 10 place him In
nomination. but the effect of his re-
hinder in his speech Of yesterday Is
yet TO be seen.
Labor Is for Roosevelt.
Labor is out again today booming
its anti-Taft movement. Workingmen
are waving the Roosevelt flags dis
tributed at last nights meeting at the
International theater. The boxes Of re-
gala were opened during the night
and the underground system" con-
tinued preparations TO stampede with
the same patience. the same stealth
and the same hope as the Scottish cat
tie thieves planned to stampede cattle
with their bagpipes.
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