The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-26
ROOSEVELT |NFERS He
MAY TAKE THE STUMP
"GOing to Be SOME Fight" the
Colonel Says of Struggle for
the Nomination.
FANORS DIRECT. PRIMARIES
Says lie viii Rcitcratr Ills Columbus
Declarations rs 10 Recall In
Palmer Language.
FAVORS DIRECT. PRIMARIES

BosToN. Feb :5 Col. Roosevelt had
nothing to add early tonight to his letter
to the Governors who wanted to know if
he would accept the Republican noinina-
tion for President.
To some friends who had heard of his
announcement that he was a candidate
for the Republican nomination Col. Roose-
welt said:
1t il going to he some fight"
He received bunch OF reporters soon
after dinner at the home Of Judge Robert
Grant. with whom he is staying tonight
and chatted OIL various topics. but always
parried any questions as to the letter of
acceptance" with a wave OF the hand and
the remark. Absolutely nothing to say. :"
When a second group of reporters saw
Col. Roosevelt later he met repeated
appeals for some sort of statement on
his accept ance with the remark Il think
my letter makes my position clear. What
the morrow or day after may bring fort h
no one can tell.
He was asked as TO his position on
direct primaries for the select ion Of Presi
dental nominees and 10 This question
he replied: Il am heartily in favor Of
them and always have been"
The Colonel was ask ed il he was going
to take the stump in an effort to win the
nomination and replied; Il will not at
tempt TO cross that bridge until come
to it
The reporters told him that there ap-
peared to be considerable confusion
in the public mind a. TO just what he
meant in his Columbus speech in regard
to the recall OF Judges and judicial deci-
sions and the Colonel said: Il shall reiter
ate my st atement later and put it in palmer
language"
MIR. Roosevelt declared that the Sab
bath had been purely a literary day with
him and that he had no, discussed politics
with any one
There was Il report current this even
ing that the Colonel was going to give
out a statement supplementing his let
ter to the Governors tomorrow morn
ing. but this could not be confirmed.
Col. Roosevelt was chipper tonight.
He seemed much relieved and conf
| dence was expressed in every act and
word when ne talked with the news
paper men.
Mr. Roosevelt had pleasant day
This forenoon. accompanied by Edward
ID. Brandegee. his host. and Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt. he
attended service at Trinity Church.
Bishop Charles II Brent of the Philippines.
who talked with the Colonel Yesterday
preached the sermon.
After the service many of the con-
gregation shook hands with the ex-
President. Then he motored to Cam
bridge. where he lunched at the Porcel-
Ian Club with his son Kermit and sew
| eral Of the latter's classmates a nd after
| ward visited the Alpha Delta Phi fra
| ternity house, where he remained until
1 3 o'clock.
A motor car then took him to the resi-
dence OF Judge Grant. where he re-
Ceived many callers. Ii Is understood
| that they were all literary people and
that no calls were from people who
! might be termed politicians The Col
| onel will spend the night at Judge
Grants and Tomorrow IL Is anticipated
that he will follow his hat into the po-
litical arena.