The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-23
ROOSEVELT WILL
FIGHT FOR SOUTH
When Nominated Says He Will
Do His Best to Get Old
Tarheel State.
ASKS DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT
Thinks People Now Are Kept
Away From Him Only
by Name.
ASKS DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT

Greensboro. N. c., Apru 22.-If
colonel Roosevelt gains the nominn-
tion for President he will come to the
south, he said to-day, in an effort to
win 1t over He made a claim to tho
support of Democrats ss we'll as Re-
puphcans' and said that he would en-
bark upon determined campaign to
break up the solid South
Il have the right to the sNpport OF
every heir 10 tho Jacksonian Demo-
er&cy' ne said In his speech here.
am lighting for the principles In
which the great bulk OF the people OF
the South believe, and they are kept
away from me only by q name L am
going to see to 1t that they are not
Kept away by mere name. 1 shall
hGht so that they will vote tho way
they iceland when l fight, L fight"
In another part OF his speech ne
said: When l am nominated I'll do
my best to get the old Tar Heel
State"
Colonel Roosevelt announced his
decision after making his appeal in
two Southern States for support in
ms campaign for the presidential
nomination. He said that his recep-
ton In Arkansas on Saturday, and in
North Carolina to-day had pleased him
greatly.
The Colonel arrived at Asheville.
~ C., In the early morning, in the
midst OF II downpour of rain which
continued most of the time while he
was on the way to Greensboro De-
spite the storm he was met by crowds
at q number or stations. He made
several brief speeches from his train
The rain had ceased when he reach
ed Greensboro. and he delivered his
speech from the wide veranda of an
old Southern mansion, which stands
near the centre of the city
Introduced by Dixon.
Senator Dixon, his campaign man
nger. Introduced him to the crowd
which had gathered on the green be-
fore him. The Senator said that the
North Carolina Republicans had taken
sides with Roosevelt early In the
campaign, and that they didn't have
to get their hands full OF splinters in
climbing over the tailboard OF the
band wagon"
Colonel Roosevelt responded in his
speech by saying that with the Sena-
tor rs manager he knew that mot
one thing would be done in the cam
paign that l would fear TO have ex-
posed In the open light"
After declaring his intention of COM
Ing Into the South with his campaign
II he were nominated. Colonel Roose-
welt said that he was relying for his
support upon the plain people
That's the only chance 1 have" he
continued. 81 have nobody with me
but the people. Wherever The people
are allowed to express their preferences
by voting we Will win nine times out
of ten. In Pennsylvania and Illinois
the people had such an opportunity,
and they haven't got through count
Ing the majorittes yet"
After making his speech. Colonel
Roosevelt was taken to the State Nor
NAL College, an institution for young
women. His audience consisted OF 700
girls and one man. TIE colonel said
that he did not want to make a con-
ventional speech about the duties of
the young women, because they prob
ably knew more about that than he
did
Il don't feel so much at home in
talking TO girls as l would be IL you
were boys" he. said. You know
was once a son myself"
He explained his conception OF the
proper education for young women.
saying he believed that with the pure
ly cultural courses there should be
combined more OF the work which
would result in an Increase in efi-
cheney. Thereafter 1t won't be saiG~
hs added. that a girl isn't much good
around the house because she has Been
to college"
a change In plans for Colonel Roose-
velt's trip to New York was decided
upon to-day. and he now expects to
reach the Pennsylvania terminal in
New York shortly after noon to-mor-
row, instead of at o:Si P NJ