The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-29
GOV. ALOR|CH' SAYS
AMEN TO GOV. STUBS
TelegraphS Predicting Il solid Ne
braSka Delegation for
Roosevelt.
kA\SA\ SAYS OlIlO'S SPLIT
Believes IN" South Will split loo and
Holds New lorh | n
certain.

ot Nebraska ha- joined th" Roosevelt
boomers Gov. AldrIch hd- sent word 10
GOV. " X Stubb- of kan~a-. who l. at
the Hotrl WoiCou here, that Nebraska
wants he Colonel and that tlrrr Will ""r-
tainly he solid Roo-.N"l, delegation a.
the national convention
Tn. tiir haired Governor of kan-a~
his hair is not red. really put IA bus
day at his apartment a. IN" NoICutt re-
cciving and answering trlrgram~ FROM
Republican "Nr'uJ.V"s vino h"iI"T" with
him thai col Roosevelt will acc"p, 'ho
nomination II tn" prpF"r l. mdd' strong
enough Tn" Gov'rno' IA 'smI'"l 'h1i
there i a pretty cIu," kru Rnu-'N"l' or
gauiIatIot at work throughout IN" Co;Iu-
try and that reports of progress are H.
t"rchauEed constantly
Gov Subbs had no NOR. statements
10 issue but h" consented 80 boom gently
a. no tucked one leg under INN ur a -"id
sofa \ fragile chair had CREASED ONT
nuu>iy, so tn" big kausdu moved iu IA"
sofa as "A preCaut'on. II" talked for a
quarter of an hour aud the g~' o' h~
talk was that the Colon"l'~ boom i NOV
ing like Kansas tornado.
I Il am NOT at liberty to Giv" out ~"
telegram | received from Gov hir!ch,
/ said Gov Stubh>. but II wa a strong
one He believes that Col. Roosevelt Will
hav" the support Of III" Who'll" Missouri
Valley Gov. AldriCh commands much
influence in his State ard h" viii work
actively for the Colonel
Have you heard from tho o'h"~ Gov
ernors rha, have come ou' for Rous welt :'
W.,ll Sfril,l,. ~, !. ON, 10
aC,eristIc draw We trad impress pn~
. pretty often about ~" sentiment develop
: ing IN our States | have heard from
Hadlc~ GlassCoCk Bass oi New Hamp-
SHIRE. Osborn of Michigan. AdrIch amt
) others Things look pretty fine, petty
fine. The reports that interest me mos
come from ONO am IN correspondents"
with men out ther" who AZ" r"a leg irr-
big rssponsibl" men. They tell mo thai
the OHIO delegation will h" split all -
pieces and that President Taft haSnt 4
chanC. uf lining up a solid delegation
Any reports from IN" South Cover
nor"
Yes. indeed You NAV take ' for q
fact that the southern leaders ar" leaning
more and more 20 Cot Roosevelt My
information leads me- to b"'I"v" thai she
Colonel Will haV" perhaps nall of "a"
Sou'h"rn delegates at th" convent tou |
hav" heard from ~" men who dpnlnaf"
TIA" Republican party down lh"r" who say
! that Taft will not b" able tp hold their
delegates and they ar" getting ready -
make fight for Col. Roosevelt
can you CIV" AN "st!Wat" Of tn" num-
bar of delegates who Will b" for Cot
, Roosevelt when the convention starts"
Il should not like Ia do that, replied
Coy. Siubbs after som" Thought But |
will say this. Th"r. will b., several hun
dr-d Delegates for him AZ tn" outset |
and others know of ilv probable dele
claimed 10y Mr. Taft's r"opl" but who ar"
actually for Col. Roosevelt ! know that
the Taft forces hav" already given up
States they were sure of som. months
ago Nv reports from IN" PittsburG dis
tric' show that the Colonel will have II
strong following from PENNSYLVANIA
Sentiment for Roosevelt is developing
rapidly in the Fast, although am not aS
familiar with conditions here as ! am
back home out there the politicians
are being ovrrawed by the people who
are demanding Roosevelt
You have been described, Governor,
as II pretty vigorous sort of politician
Yourself
Ne" said Gov Stubbs, laughing.
why, | know nothing about politics.
am farmer.
Il have assurances that il Col. Roosevelt
wants the delegates from this State he can
have them. II certain things happen
tina, We think will happen New YORK
will not he for Taft, The machine here
will not dare TO go against Roosevelt
if the people want him. The machine
didn't want to back Hughes in 1905. but
the people wanted Hughes, 50 he got
the delegates. Mr. William l.. Ward is u
very able man" added Coy. Stubhs a.
a sort of afterthought.
My belief is that if Taft fails of nom.
nation on the first ballot he is gone.
And am convinced that he has no chance
of winning on the first or any other ballot
Col Roosevelt will be Our man.
Gov. StubbS said he had been much
Interested in the first tabulations of the
post card canvass conducted by the
Kansas City Star. which showed Roose-
welt far in the lead of Other President ial
possibilities. Democrat oi Republican.
And that's the way the West is think
ing and talking" said the Governor
enthusiastically,
When Samuel 5. kornig, president
Of the Republican, county committee
was told last night that Gov, Stubs
believed Col Roosevelt could have the
delegates of this State if the Iolon"
wanted them Mr.. koenig said
That = about as much aS any of thcs'
prOgreSsives know about the real situa
tion Roosevelt needn't count on Barnes