The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-23
New Jersey Prepared to Send
United Delegation For
the Colonel
MASSACHUSETTS BREAKING s.
FROM The ADM|M|sl,,.,, 70 :
Senator Lodge. Erstwhile Taft Po.
htical Adviser, Has Openly Declared
His Support of Roosevelt-Taft
Has Failed to Meet Expectations.

Newark. N. j., Feb. 23.-Borden D.
Whiting, law partner OF former Sena.
tor Everett Colby. and the original
Roosevelt boomer in New Jersey
has issued q statement explaining the
Roosevelt movement in the state. He
were no stronger In numbers than
leaders. that the nomination Of Taft
would mean political disaster. that the
Roosevelt hoom was peoples move
ment and that. public sentiment would
force the colonel's nomination.
Mr.. Whiting is chairman of the
Roosevelt organization committee In
New Jersey. His statement follows:
IAN analysis Of the Taft sentiment
revealed that except for q negligible
minority the Taft men in New Jersey
are composed Of two classes: First,
those Republicans who in 1908 sought
to prevent Tafts nomination.: second.
those Democrats who in 1912 seek to
promote Woodrow Wilson's election.
the old days when he was the trusted
adviser and adjutant Of his former
chief in the work Of advocating the
great Roosevelt Enthusiastically re.
gret the spectacle of the chief execu.
tive. befriended now by the men who
bitterly opposed the views and poli-
ciea he was elected to advocate, using
INC power anu oppottuHilS VI HAs 6Icot
office to force his own denomination
upon a party which knows that to
yield means political disaster.
LaFollette Men Turn.
"As for tie LaFollette party in New
jersey, that element proved here to
he stronger in leaders than It was In
followers. The loyalty and energy of
the IAFollette men. however, might
have proved to be a real difficulty In
the way Of uniting upon Roosevelt.
but for the unforeseen breakdown Of
the Wisconsin senator.
Recognizing In that event the I'M
possibility OF LaFollette's campaign,
his New Jersey followers sincerely
and without reserve turned to Roose.
welt as the man to support.
las for the conflicting senatorial
ambitions of former Senator Colby
and former Governor Stokes. insteao
Welt movement, they have proved a
help. The fact that these gentlemen
have been willing to work together
for the Roosevelt cause has been a
complete answer to the suggestion
that the movement had any other mo-
tive than the nomination Of Colonel
Roosevelt.
at has proved that progressive and
regular can again unite and work ef.
fectfvely in common party cause.
And more than all else It has demon.
etrated the powerful influence of the
Roosevelt tradition. sufficing to bring
into harmonious conference men Of
keen political rivalry and dissimilar
political views"
A Peoples Movement.
Mr.. Whiting then tells of those who
are taking part in the Roosevelt
movement in New. Jersey, and con-
tinues:
Candidates pledged to Colonel
Roosevelt will be chosen in each dis
trict. and the districts themselves will
work out their respective plans In
addition to the district delegates
they are four delegates-at-large
The coveted position of membership
in the big four often makes trouble
IN political circles. and dire predic-
tions have been made as to the
Roosevelt movement when the choice
Is announced.
These predictions will surely fail.
There is no difficulty in the situation
whatever. The Roosevelt movement
is distinctly peoples movement, and
the people have no deep interest in
rival contentious for the superficial
honor OF casting. in the national con-
Vention. vote compelled by force OF
public sentiment
1T matters little to the conferrees
in the Roosevelt league who shall be
the big four delegates. There will
he no unseemly scramble One man
may register the vote as effectively
as another. and all are 50 agreed
Only One Choice.
Boston. Feb. 23.-"Rooseyelt in I
believe. the only Republican who can
be elected president Of these United
States at the next election. / have
talked with men from different sec.
ttons OF the country-men who are
not IN politics: for would not give
a n9 tor a politicians opinion-and
almost without exception got one
Colonel Roosevelt can be elected,
Taft cannot"
These were the emphatic words Of
Charles 8. Bird. millionaire papar
manufacturer Of East Wampole. he
Is the man who has been selected by
the progressive Republicans Of Mas.
sachusetts to represent the state on
the national Roosevelt COMMITTEES at
Chicago.
''Do you think that the cry Of third
term will hurt Roosevelt?" he was
asked.
No Third Term Danger.
Not in the least. There might have
been some danger in the early DAYS Of
the republic Of the drift toward
monarchy, but such thing 10 un.
thinkable and utterly absurd today,
And furthermore. Colonel Roose.
vent was only elected president once.
AS the elected vice president Of the
country he took up the reins Of gov.
eminent when President Mckinley
died. and the people liked the way he
handled things 30. that he was elected
president at the next election
Why do you object to Taft?"
We want something more than a
judicial mind in the presidential once.
we need . leader who knows men ana
afraid but will inspire confidence.
When President Taft was elected
ne got one Of the largest votes ever
given q president. He had the conf |
dence OF his party and Of the country |