The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-22
A ROOSEVELT
BOOM STARTS
FORMER PRESIDENTS NAME ON
NEBRASKA BALLOTS.
John o. Yeiser, an Omaha Attorney
Files Petition With Secretary
State Placing T. RS Name on April
Primary Ballot.


Primary Ballot.
Lincoln, Dec. 2l.-Theodore Roose-
welt IL officially candidate for the
republican nomination for president.
Mr.. Roosevelt's boom was officially
launched in Nebraska late yesterday
when the secretary of state received
"A petition properly signed, asking that
the name of the ex-presdent be placed
upon the republican ballot at the April
primaries under the preferential vot-
ing law. The petition was received too
late to be filed last night, but was at
tended to the first thing this morning.
The Petition.
The petition reads as follows
ITO the Secretary of State of the
State of Nebraska. The undersigned
citizens and duly qualified electors
OF the state OF Nebraska, affiliated
with the republican party. hereby pc
ttion and require that the name Of
Theodore Roosevelt be placed on the
republican ticket as a preferential
candidate for president OF the United
States to be voted upon at the republi-
can primaries to be held on the 10th
day OF April, 1912, A. d."
(Signed) John o. Yeiser (and
others)."
AIdrich Says He'd Win.
That Roosevelt would be formid-
able factor il he should announce
himself as a candidate, was the state.
ment of Gov. Aldrich Of Nebraska,
when asked his opinion on the filing
of the petition. Governor Aldrich, who
has been prominent as an insurgent,
said that if Roosevelt made the race
ne would carry this state.
La Toilette Men Fight T. r.
Secretary Corrick, of the La Toilette
state league by John o. Yeiser in put
action taken by John o. Yeiser in put.
ting Mr.. Roosevelt's name in nomin.
alton for the presidency, made the
following statement:
while there are many sincere ad
mirers OF Col. Roosevelt in Nebraska
no genuine progressive will be found
voting for him for president. Genuine
progressives will recognize every
where that a vote for Roosevelt is 9
vote for Taft. A vote cast for Roose
welt by a progressive can have nc
other result than to advance the in
terests of President Taft for renomin
alton"
Secretary Corrick added that he die
not think the placing of Roosevelt il
the field will seriously handicap the
La Toilette forces In Nebraska.
Only twenty-five names are signed
to the paper which makes Roosevelt
a candidate and at the head is that o
John o. Yeiser, an Omaha attorney
Accompanying the petition is lette
from Mr.. Yeiser, Offering to secur
Just as many signatures as may be de
handed by the state official, but cal
ing attention to the fact that the Law
does not specify the number Of name
necessary to file for the April nomina
ton.
Yeiser Has Heard From r. r.
Omaha, Dec. 21.JJohn o. Yeiser a
his home here declined to say whethe
or not he had been authorized by MI
Roosevelt to file petition to put hi
name on the official ballot. He admit
ted, however, that he had been in cor
respondence with the former presi
dent.
Nothing can now stop this move
ment," said Yeiser. "Under our Law
the candidate has no duty in accept
ing the nomination nor has he an.
authority to withdraw his name, ono,
it is filed. Roosevelt delegates to tn,
national convention will soon file, ant
have no doubt will be elected"