New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
SPEAKS FOR ROOSEVELT
q D, Whiting Declares Jersey
:WilI Support Colonel.
GAYS TAFT MEANS DISASTER
uaad of Roosevelt Movement
Asserts Party Will Unite for
His Nomination.

,..a.n D Whiting. law partner Of ex-
- Everett Colby, and the original
e..,slt boomer in New Jersey, issued a
hoV. .,,, Yesterday explaining the Roose-
-. r,ovement in the mosquito state" He
.. that the La Toilette supporters
- stronger in numbers than leaders,
.bA nomination Of Taft would mean
ua ..,.a, disaster, that the Roosevelt boom
Us peoples movement and that pubic
..t,roent would force the colonefs nomina-
tors ,- -, 49,. poo..
-. o-gsnization COMMITTEES in New Jersey.
,5,. statement follows:
A. ANALYSIS Of the Taft sentiment re-
"a mai except for negligible minority
he Taft men IN NeE Erst SsFfSH iSSsa a RepTbi. %
Poss' Pss Who in 1908 sought 70 prevent TAFT
esnnss,nation; second, those Democrats VINO
isiS seek 10 promote woodrow wilson 5
us,lkttion y .tio The real friends Of Taft-Iatt OF
~ I'D days when he was the trusted al
tnt % and adiutant Of his former chief in
VIZ VIZ work of advocating the great Roose-
VI, nolices-sincerely regret the spectaCle
~ the Chief Executive, befriendec now pS
o. ~ zen who bitterly oppC sed the views ana
.I,niss he was elected to advance, uslns
.S.Snower and opportunity OF MS great
sseA 10 force his own renomlnauon upon
a Marty which Knows lndt 10 SlSIo hloeAi''
poahussSa-. POM a. tbe La Toilette party In New Jer-
~ thar element proved here as elsewhere
- be stronger in leaders than u was IN Iol-
lowers The loyalty ana energy OF Lne no,!1S 5S
ToiIette men, however, might have prove.d
- he real difficulty in the way OF unit
iDg upon Roosevelt but for the unforeseen
tcseEdown OF the Wisconsin senator ,Kec<<
ognjzing in that event the impossaoillty OF
ys Foilette's campaign his New jersey
tcIloyers sincerely ani without reserve
.rrnad 10 Roosevelt as the man 10 support
As for the conflicting senatorial amoltions ln ny.
Ex-senator Colby ano Ex-Governor
S,,kes instead of proving an obstacle 70
tbs Roosevelt movement they have proven
= help. The fact that these genteInen nay , .
btkn willing to work toSetner ioI tne
Roosevelt cause has been GO Soiirpie,1 nys,,,snt
tsd arv ether motive than the nomnaIoIl
NJ Colonel Roosevelt. 1t has proved tst tiat
Progressive and Regular can agaln .,. ulLte
eenss And more than all else II has oe-
,oonstrated the powerful lnhoence OF tne
poossveif tradition, sufficing to bring INTO
harmonious conference men OF keen PoIill-
cal rivalry and dissimiiar poiiticai views '''
. Mr.. Whiting then tells of those who arc
taxing part in the. Roosevelt movement IN
Nav Jersey, and continues: e.
Candidates pledged to Colonel Roosevelt
viii be chosen in each district, and the dis
tricts themselves Will work out their re-
snsctiye plans In addition TO the district
delegates there are four delegates .at-large.
The coveted position Of membership n the
"his four" often makes trouple IN poHtlcdl
oirf1ss ana dire predictions have been
made as to the Roosevelt movement when
the choice Is announced.
These predictions will surely fail Ihere
,s no difficulty in the situation Whatever.
The Roosevelt movement is disupctly a
people's movement, and the people. have
70 deer interest in rival contentious FOR the
superficial honor OF casting, In the, ma
final convention. a -, vote compelled by
Trce Of ruDlic sentiment. 1t matters little
t6.the conferrees in the Roosevelt League
who shall be the big four delegates.
There win be no unseenlly scramble. one t.
man may register the vote as enecuvelF
as another, and all are so agreed.