The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
MOVEMENT IS ON
IN THIRTY sTklfl;::
Meeting Denounced Use OF
Public Patronage For
Political Purposes

Political purposes
New York. Feb. 13.-"I've re- =
: governors sent me from Chica- /"
CO." said Theodore Roosevelt to- .
. consideration. "I'll reply to it =
within short time, probably
within a week. Until that time
have nothing to say on the sub .
. ject." =
The letter asked Roosevelt if he =.
would accept the presidential I"
public its contents, .
Seth Bullock. appointed United
. States marshal for South Dakota =
by Roosevelt when the latter was =
president, called on the colonel
today. He said he had come to
New York to invite Roosevelt to
hunt with him on the new pre-
serve In South Dakota.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Theodore Roose.
velt's nomination for the presidency
by the national Republican convention
is to he secured II plans enthusiastic
cally launched here meet with success.
Eight governors and delegates from
thirty states were in the conference.
which named a permanent committee
to carry forward the Roosevelt cam
patgn, and drafted an address to the
Republican voters Of the nation. The
meeting was called by the nationa,
Roosevelt committee. Among the
Roosevelt boomers present were
prominent men from Pennsylvania.
Governor W. E. Glasscock and others
from West Virginia. number Of Ohio
Republicans and representatives from
North Dakota.
ernors drew up a letter which was
sent to Colonel Roosevelt, urging him
to make a public declaration Of his at
tttude on the question Of hts nomina-
ton in view Of the meeting ''at which
voluntary and spontaneous demand
for his candidacy was made In behalf
Of the Republican voters of thirty
Nation Needs Roosevelt.
The conference proper. including
the governors and the delegates from
thirty states, adopted resolutions plac-
Ing Roosevelt before the, party rs .
press consent, and making the follow.
ing declarations:
That the nation Is in need of d
fxed and, Arm policy aud the people
believe that Theodore Roosevelt rep
reAehts such policy: and We are also
convinced that he Is the one man who
can at this time surely unite all ele.
ments OF the party and attract large
body Of independent voters.
Recognizing that the voicing of
public sentiment is the only way in
which success can be assured, we ia
vor the selection Of delegates by such
popular methods as will guarantee a
full and free expression Of public
opinion in the national Republican
convention.
Favor Direct Vote.
ITO this end we favor an expression
Of the peoples choice for president by
direct vote for candidates in each
states. and we appeal to voters all
nomination and election of Theodore
Roosevelt gives assurance Of uninter-
rupted prosperity to both labor and
capital to unite with us in an earnest
effort to effect his nomination.
And We protest against the use of
organized political machinery, based
on patronage. to deprive the people Of
any voice as to thei real choice.''
These resolutions and an address to
Sto poVQ1os uTdII6u ny Iu6 governors,
were unanimously adopted.
In the address signed by the eight
Governors. Walter r. Stubbs Of KAN
sas, Chase s. Osborn Of Michigan,
Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri. Chester
H. Aldrich Of Nebraska, Robert p.
Bass Of New Hampshire. w. E. Glass.
cock Of West Virginia. w. e. Reeves
OF South Dakota and j. NJ. Carey of
Wyoming. the following was set forth: i:
Address by Governors.
"Momentous questions are pressing
for solution. What the country is
seeking is justice between man and
safeguarded by adequate law.
"A principle is of no avail without
a man; a cause is lost without lead
er. In Theodore Roosevelt we believe
the principle has the man; the cause,
the leader. It is our opinion that this
is the sentiment Of the people in the
states we represent.
''It is nothing to us that Theodore
Roosevelt is not candidate for the
the people have decided to make him
their candidate. 1t is for the people
to determine who shall be their leader
irrespective Of the wishes Of the citi.
zen selected.
Satisfied He VIII Accept.
Knowing the high sense OF public
duty with which Colonel Roosevelt is
imbued. we are satisfied that he Will
not refuse to heed the call of the peo-
Pile; that he will, If nominated, ACCEPT
the nomination, and IL elected, will
discharge the duties Of the chief
magistracy with the same faithfulness
and consideration of the interests Of
all the people and. display the same
rugged courage and will apply his
we'll known doctrine of the square
deal that his past record indicates"
The permanent organization of the
Roosevelt committee was perfected by
the selection OF the following officers:
Chairman. Alexander II. Revell: vice
chairman. Edward ]. Brundage; sec
fetary, Edwin w. Sims; treasurer,
Dwight Lawrence.
An executive committee Of seven
members will be appointed later.
On roll call the delegates from the
different states told OF work already
done toward promoting the former
presidents candidacy. Several report
ed complete organizations. Governor
Hadley Of Missouri. Governor Osborn
of Michigan and former Governor
Fort OF New Jersey described plans Of
nearly completed.
A suggestion that a Roosevelt an.
9husiasm convention be held In some