Arizona republican., 1912-03-16
Friend of Roosevelt Says MT. LaFollette'S Man ager Misstated
 the Case
PINCHOT GIVES
 OUT A LETTER
It is Denied Once More That Roosevelt Prom ised Not to Be a
 Candidate
IAssocidtcd Press Dispatch l

WASHINGTON, March l5.-Roose- welt headquarters gave out tonight an open letter of Clifford Pinchot. who quotes a letter written by Gilson Gardner, newspaperman, to Walter l.. Houser. La FOllette's campaign manager. denying that Colonel Roose- welt promised his support to the sen ators' candidacy with assurances that he wouF not become a candidate him. self The letter was given out as an answer to Houser's statement today: ..Pinchot knew that Roosevelt not on- ly encouraged, but was favorable to La Folleue's candidacy until it came
 to appear it might succeed.
 Quotations from Gardner's letter
 follow:
 .CoIonei Roosevelt had said em-
 phaticallv he would not take sides as between candidates or give any can didate a specific endorsement. He saIi in th,. columns of the Outlook that otherwise he would do what he could to direct attention to the work ac- complisheG by La Toilette in Wiscon- sin. Beyond this he said he could mol go.
 Colonel Roosevelt did not promise he would not himself become a canji- date. He was very careful at that end at alt times to say he would not bind himself as to his future course | by any promise or statements "I made this clear to Senator La
 Toilette and the senator. 10 my | knowledge. knew at all times RoOse- ! welt regarded himself as free to take
 any course he might consider wise. 'FinaIly. I tobl La Toilette Roose- welt agreed if the senator proposed to undertake campaign for the nom- | ination with a quite certain prospect ! he would make d losing fight. the sooner the campaign was begun the 1 better.
 That was the sum and substance 1 of the message I brought from oyster | Bay
 It was understood by all the sena- | tors friends that he became a candi- ! date without serious hope of being l nominated and for the purpose of | consolidating the progressive move l ment.
 Pinchot's letter. which closes with ; an appeal for Roosevelt delegates III 1 North Dakota. compares La Toilette | to an injured player in football game whose spirit is so aroused by the
 contest that he refuses to leave the field. although he cannot longer do nj, | part in winning a victory for his side BISMARCK x D., March 15.- Senator LaFollette made Gramati, bid for preference at next week.
 state presidential primaries today. H. delivered his estimate of Theodore Roosevelt at Mandan. d hundred miles from the scenes of ROOseVeltS ranch ing days. and departed with th' !cheers of the audience ringing in hi ears. He delivered many speeche! itcday and spoke tonight at Bismarck He was concluding his Mandan speeci which dealt principally with direc IIegislation. the antitrust law of 1905 and the panic, when a -haire' iman in the audience interrupted l'Who was president when YOU sa. lthose things should have been done ? I Roosevelt" replied the speaker
 but I want you to know l don't be lIieve he was to blame for the panic IIt was d Wall street panic. Roose
 welt passed wonderful opportunit there Now that you have brough Ihim before the meeting I want {
 tell you something about Roosevelt.
 Then he proceeded to give credl for setting before the people 'rigii moral standards. particularly regard ing the holding of office.
 : However. no one knew Roosevelt | better than he knew himself H , knew he did not have liking fo the plodding research and study nee t essary to master these great eco . homie problems.
 And he knew he had never studie ltne great railroads of this countr land their bearing on the situatio ] that have described to you. So whs
 do we find he did?
 He said the ground had been prt ipared and he said they had arrange
 for a constructive president to tal
 bold He selected a man. Presider ' Taft on the constructive side, it wa ' bad guess"
 He pointed out the record Roosevelt and said when they want e man to fill the presidents chair, "S'
 you do not get just talk but tn;