Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-22
ROOSEVELT ON THE BALLOT
John o. Yeiser Submits Name for the
Nebraska Primary.
ALDRICH COMMENTS
Executive Says Colonel IL GreNt
FRvOrIte I'm This state and People
May Yet Push Him 60 Point
of Acceptance.
(From a statt correspondent) }

LINCOLN. Dec. 2i.-(speclal Telegram,)
John O. Yeiser this morning filed
petition to place the name OF Theodore
Roosevelt on the primary ballot as
preferential candidate for tho presidency.
The petition contains the names of
twenty-five persons in addition TO that
Of Mr.. Yelser. himself, which is thrown
In for good measure. The petition is in
the regular form and the number OF
signatures complies with the ruling of
the attorney general rendered late yes
terday.
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 repub-
lican party hereby petition and request
that the name OF Theodore Roosevelt bo
placed on the republican ticket as q
preferential candidate for president Of
the United States to be voted at the
republican primaries TO be held on the
18th day OF April, A. ID. 1912.
"(Signed.)
JOHN o. YEISER (and Others.)"
outside of Governor Aldnch neither
state officials nor men prominent In poll
tics would discuss seriously the filing OF
Roosevets name without exception they
admitted that IL Roosevelts name went
on the ballot as a serious candidate no
one could at this time estimate the con-
sequences, but
Governor AIdrich Comments.
Commenting this evening on the filing,
Governor Chester IL. Aldrich said:
"a. 90
the ballot In every state in the union II
Colonel Roosevelt would even give the
slightest indication that he would sane
tlon II, and he would be nominated for
president at the next national convention
just as easily as he was in 1904.
Here In Nebraska there is a latent
sentiment that neeus but slight encour-
agement to become the dominating po-
litcal force I'm the state. And In spite OF
Colonel Roosevelt's declaration that he Is
not wishing TO be a candidate for office
under any circumstances, the people OF
this country may put him in Il position
| that he may feel Il 10 be his moral and
patriotic duty to accept the nomination.
'''I ne people elected him 10 the exalted
position OF the presidency when he wanted
it and It would he his grateful duty to
become a candidate because they want
| him.
| Colonel Roosevelt could carry Ne
braslSa and the west by even greater
majority than he did before, which was
record breaker. II is my opinion that
not only here In the west, but over the
entire country his nomination would ce'
ment and harmonize into coherent
working force the entire republican
party"
La Toilette Man Talks.
Secretary Corrick OF the La Toilette
State league. when Informed OF the ac'
| tion taken by John o. Yeiser in putting
Mr. Rooseyelt's name in nomination foi
bthe presidency, made tho following state
ment:
while there are many sincere admirers
Of Colonel Roosevelt in Nebraska, nc
genuine progressive will be found voting
for him for president. Genuine pTogres.
sives win recognize everywhere that 6
! vote for Roosevelt Is a vote for Taft
A vote cast for Roosevelt by a pro
gressive can have no other result than e
advance the interests OF President Taft
i Tor denomination"
Secretary Corrick added that he die
not think the placing OF Roosevelt IN
the field will seriously handicap the Ia
Toilette forces IN Nebraska,