The Detroit times., 1910-10-22
ROOSEVELT WON
DECLARE HIMSELF
Lawyer Demanded To Know Wheth
er He Would Be Candidate Again
Colonel Praises Lodge.

BOSTON, Oct 22.-Those who
expected that Mr.. Roosevelt would
say startling things in his speech
for Senator Lodge here last night
were disappointed. The colonel mere.
ly gave red hot Endorsement OF the
senator, and asked the people Of. Mas
sachusetts to return To the United
states senate man who always stod
for progressive legislation. Mr.. Rose
welt played safe on national issues
In his speech before great audience
or 5000 persons in the Arena
incidentally II was believed that the
colonel ignored the challenge to de-
clare himself on the matter OF q third
term and his loyalty to President Taft
good many persons In the audience
were on the alert to see II the colonel
would make public reply to a let
ter sent him by Frederick w. Peabody
issued an ultimatum TO the colonel
stating that II Mr.. Roosevelt did not
tell point blank last night whether
or not he would run for the presidency
In 1912. or would support the candi-
dacy of William II. Taft. he would
bolt and vote the entire straight Dem
Ocratic ticket.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not answer H.
Therefore Mr.. Peabody will bolt 1T
cannot be unknown to YOU" wrote
Mr.. Peabody, that throughout the
country, generally, strong feeling
prevails that you want and will en-
deavor to obtain the presidential nom.
In
myself among the number. will be
moved by that belief to vote against
local candidates I'm whose behalf you
shall have spoken as the only way
OF expressing our disapproval OF your
candidacy and our loyalty to Mr..
Taft"
The Boston lawyer went on to ex-
plain that he had never voted Dem
ocratic state ticket, and that the Dem
ocratic ticket In the state of Massa-
chusetts Is far from his liking, but
that he will vote Il from top to bot
tom this time.
Il shall do So" he wrote, because
of your speech In behalf of the Re-
publican ticket unless there is very
definite and straightforward announce
ment by you, that you will not be
candidate for the presidential nominal
ton In 1912, and that you favor and
will heartily favor the denomination
and election of Mr.. Taft"
They are having lively scrap In
this state over the tariff issue. and
he dwelt at length on that matter.
But he only repeated what he has
said good many vifnes sbefcfe. ssess'ss,
He declared that the principle of
the tariff is right so far as the Re-
publican party Is concerned, but that
the method has been unsuccessful.
He maintained as before that the
question must be taken up by a tariff
commission such as President Taft
has initiated
He thought that In the future there
would be no trouble II the tariff is
adjusted on these lines.
Ii had been matter of keen inter
est among politicians to learn how
the colonel would reconcile his plea
for Senator Beverage and his plea
for Lodge. He did not try to recon
cile them. He followed out his plan
of looking forward and not backward.
and OF hoping that everything would
come out satisfactorily In the long
run
The colonel's argument for Senator
Lodge. which was not very lengthy.
consisted In a review OF certain
things he had done I'm the past. He
spoke Of legislation in favor Of work
ingmen and OF the furtherance OF re-
lations with foreign countries that Mr..
Lodge worked for.
Then he boosted him as a man OF
ability and Of great worth to the state
Of Massachusetts. The other things
that Mr. Roosevelt said were repeti- !
lions of what he said Thursday night |
In New York and what he has spoken |
many times before He went after |
Hail. and talked for Slim
son with much zeal and for so long |
that one thought the meeting was be-