New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
Wants to Know the Reason.

to-day.
Wants to Know the Reason.
He seemed unable 10 forget the incident
In the court room, and asked the new spa
per men about H. They told him that Mr..
Graham. who is a DcmOcrat, had exc Ised
him out Of consideration for his position
as a Presidential candidate and contrib
uting editor. Al Of which Nlr Graham
did say, and more. too He told the re-
rorters he knew Mr. Roosevelt could do
moro good attending to his progressive af-
fairs al oyster Bay and his editorial la
bors in Manhattan than he could by sit
ting In q jury box three or four days.
How ever. there wrrc several versions Of
the affair Ono was that the lawyers on
both sides objected TO having on the jury
= man whose prominence might tend 10
bring about undue influence In eXerting his
opinion as 10 verdict upon his fellow
Jurors As matter Of fact. however. Mr..
Stoddard told several friends in the court
room that he didn't Intend to excuse tho
colonel.
Another version was that there were
three or four jurors iu the box with the
colonel who differed radically with him
on such matters a. third terms" recall
~ judg ges etc. etc" and that the lawyers
thought this might lead 10 some prejudice
in reaching verdict
As he WAS buttonrg up his biz fur lined
coat preparatory 10 taking his seat in his
automobile Mr. Roosevelt was told that
some student Of George Washington had
dug I'D tho fact that the Father OF His
tho number of terms a President might
serve Tho colonel replied that while It
was popular impression that Washington
did really place the ban on three tcrm. II
was not true.
Careful students Of Washington will find
that al along he was opposed 10 limiting
tho number Of terms, because he foresdw
that a situation might arise when the best
interests Of the country would he served
hv man who had been at tho holm be-
fore" said Mr.. Roosevelt.
some one reminded him OF the attack
the Republican state Committee made OH
him in tho morning papers by saving thaN
he was suited with IN" primary bill known
as the cobb bill in 1910.
Calls II Fake" Primary Bill
q stood most strongly for tho DIll that
Governor Hughes favored" me replied #
believed that il was the best possible hill
that could be- obtained. Tho N'll that was
rasscd. however. was not only = much
worse law than the bill that Governor
Hughes favored, but II was so much worse
that I have been told by good men that II
would have been better II We had no law
al all The committee seems to be de-
libeyately trying to confuse public opinion
by making believe that the bill which
favored and the present Law are the same.
II we had won at Saratoga We should have
2 genuine bill As u was We lost and the
two nschincs put through \ fake pri-
mary bill.
4. The Outlook" office Mr.. Roosevelt
was asked what ne thought Of Representa-
tive Campbelrs letter. sent 10 him from
Washington. reminding him that Pontius
Pilates appeal 10 the mob resulted in the
crucihxion Of the Saviour The Kansas
lswmaker cited the case. among other his
torical parallels. 10 illustrate his convic-
tion that "the Republican party does not
believe in an appeal from the umpire to the
bleachers."
Congressman Campbell's position, IN ef-
feet, is that the American people are unnt
for self government. and that they are
prone to guilty excesses, as the mob which
demanded ths crucifixion Of Jesus" said the
Colonel Il think Congressman Campbell
didn't use good taste Anyway the illustra-
ton needs no discussion on my part
Henry L. stoddard, publisher OF The
EYening MaiT; Alderman George A Nor
rson, Of Brooklyn and Charles Fl. Duel.
former Commissioner of Patents under
President Mckinley, we're the colonels
guests AT luncheon in New York
Jumping into the rims" will provoke at
least three speeches in the West, accord
ing TO Mr.. Roosevelts announcement to-
day. This may be taken, however, as the
minimum number which the candidate will
prepare. He said this afternoon that he
had not contemplated delivering more than
eight speeches before the June convention
One OF these, he said, he had already pre-
pared.