Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-26
IS ROOSEVELT
WAITING CALL I?
Eight Republican Governors
to Ask Him to Run.

Washington. Jan. ga public an
nouncement By Colonel Roosevelt re
| garding his intentions concerning thu
presidency is expected by close friend.
Of the former president here. They
look for this statement within tht
next two weeks.
Republican governors of severa
states and former governors are ar
ranging to address a call to Coione
Roosevelt to become the party's candi
date this year. The contributing edi
tor. according to adyices here. Will moi
be wholly u~nprepared for this invita-
ton. In fact. reliable information has
come to Washington that the matter
has been canvassed thoroughly and
that he is familiar with the details and
hat he has not disapproved the plan
In the words of the popular song. he
will be waiting at the Church."
Some For La Toilette.
This "caiI' will probably be signed
by Governor GIasseock of West vir-
ginia. Governor Hadley of Missouri.
Governor Osborn Of Michigan and pos
sibly others. AT least eight governors
have been sounded on the proposition
Some Of t.4em are committed to the
La Toilette movement and do moi want
to appear to desert this presidential
founding. Others are more or less diff
Hdent. The ~ex-governors who are fig
urtng IN the movement are sFsrBnklin
Fort OF New Jersey and Wilson OF
Kentucky. The call may be ~broadened
to include a number of other Repub
licans who Rnve been more or less
prominent In party affairs In the past
The governor of Delaware is taking
soIBe interest In the movement and
may respond to the rattle of the mus
ter drum
The response which Colonel Roose.
welt win make Il this Invitation, ac-
or less familiar with the situation. will
not be dfscouraging to the promoters
of his candidacy.
IL Ia understood that he will reply as
he has heretofore. that he has no
laundering to be president again, but
that he In very much interested Ia the
success OF the Republican party and
particularly DESTROYS that there should
be no backward steps in the movement
to carry ont the Roosevelt policies"
If Drafted viii Run.
He will say. according TO informa-
tion received here. that Ne Ind been
signaIly honored by the Republican
party and that his personal inclina,
lions are decidedly against returning
TO tile activities OF official life. but
above all he desires the suecess of the
Republican party. and If he should be
drafted" by the party he would feel
that he could not decline
The reply, If 1t should come forth
In the form In which 1t Ia now o
ceived Is equivalent to a signal to the
Roosevelt men In every preciaet to
get busy and rope and brand the dele
gates. Leading Republicans do not
look forward with composure at the
struggle that will thus be precipitated
between the presidents friends and
the followers OF ex- Resilient Rouse-
welt. They believe 1t viii not enhance
the chances OF the Republican party
for success at the election insNovem-
her.
Colonel Roosevelt Is being showerei
with all kinds Of advice. Two ssvisit
ing stafesmenr returned to Washing
ton from a hurried trip to Oyster Bay.
One OF these was Senator lodge of
Massachusetts, whose u~nsarying de-
vofion to Coionei Roosevelt dates hack
to the days when Mr.. Lodge was d
member of the aheuxe aud geionel
Roosevelt was giving the Republicans
party a few restless days as eivii serv
ice commissioner. Senator Lodge was
not disposed to discuss his visit to
Colonel Roosevelt for the ~eniirhfen
ment of he newspaper men. He
the same knowing smile that has iltu
apparent to the country that the
Roosevelt movement had expanded be
TCud mere speculation
From sou1a of the senator's friends
with whom he talked since he return-
ed to Washington II is learned that
be advised Colonel Roosevelt to con-
Time the eloquent silence that has
given SO much satisfaction to the eoio-
nePs friends and so much exasrera-
ton TO the Republicans who are plan
ming for the denomination OF rresi
dent Taft.
One interesting piece OF Information
that has been brought TO Washington
from Oyster Ray Is the avowal or
Colonel Roosevelt to many OF his
friends that Re lisa party man." He
says he believes In the organization
and that he Ia welded to party reg
ularify. He says he Ia prepared to
support Taft loyalty If the president
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