Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-28
Says Followers Of Roosevelt Stand
Upon Slippery Ground.
TELLS OF HOME CONDITIONS
Primary and Conventions Will Rat
ify True Republicans.
VOTERS CANNOT BE swERvEp
New Yorker Recsiis\ Former Year
when His State United TO Hold
Party Firm I'm Resistance to
CraEed Ideas.

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WANT !" maoe Gear 'hat l save out
TINS statement before l went to the
White House." Mr.. Barnes said. The
burden of the statement concerns Colonel
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can oniy say tnis' II mas seemed 10
mo that homogeneity OF opinion within
the republican party has been threatened
for a long time and that a definition OF
@. p'"iN'p''s "ss '"eie.o'e' 50
soiu'e'y necessary 10 oruer tnat tne party
might endure as the preservatlve force
in the nations llfe.
THE speech Of Mr.. Roosevelt at Column
bus is a violation Of republlcan,,m. When
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iof'huiauon Oh ooctrine' put coupled as
II Immediately was with declaration OF
the authors candidacy for the nomina-
tion to the presidency n acquired yir,litv
hut lost that d,.pass,ona,a s.vo,,or a.
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bus was 10 nrefacs a. :, ,d,dscv rs,h.,
than 10 maintain a nrInc,nls ana c.n1,.
dacy. which had been by It's prorepl,or
distinctly repudlated.
This seems so clear TO me that al
though II is impossible for me 10 SUBJ
scribe to the doctrine of the Columbus
speech, would feel that IL 1 were one
who could subscribe to that doctrine my
feet were on slippery ground.
Regarding the situation in the state OF
New York, delegates from each congress
sional district win be elected at a prl-
mary election on March @ by the direct
vote OF nearly $4,000 enrolled republicans
IN the whole state 10 the national con-
yention 70 be held At, chicsxo, a i,d "a
the state convention to be held at Roches-
ter on April four deleEates-at-lsrEe will
be chosen by the vote OF a majority Of
the delegates elected 10 the state con-
vention at the same primary.
There Is no doubt whatsoever .hst the
best Judgment OF the republican electors
OF New York will be expressed at that
primary and that that convention, which
VIII assemble at Rochester az a result
OF that primary will reaffIrm those prin-
cipies OF the republican party which have
made II In the past the medium through
which the thoughtful and patriotic people
of the country have rested In security
that their government will be representa-
tive. farsighted and tenacious of the
rights Of every Individual, whether his
opinions coincide with the majority or
whether they do not.
The republicans Of the state OF New
York can no more be sweryed from their
obvious duty now than they were In
1885. when that state with others united
to hold the party firm in reastapce 70
the erazed ideas OF that hour"
Southern Leaders for Roosevelt.
CHICAGO. Feb. H.-Pearl Wright. re-
publican national Committeeman for Lou.
isiana, and Colonel Cecil Lyon. national
committeeman for Texas. today ,els.
graphed to the national Roosevelt head.
quarters in Chicago their support of the
Roosevelt candidacy for the presidential
nomination.
e. w. Sims, secretary OF the committee
declared the announcements 10 be ..ex.
tremely significant. for the reason thai
they come from two Of the recognized re
publican leaders In the SOUTH" In that
these two men have In times past had
more TO do with determining the position
taken by the entire southern delegation
than any other two leaders In the party In
the SOUTH
'over 20 per cent OF the republicans OF
Texas are for Roosevelt" wired Colonel
Lyon. Practically no Taft sentiment ex-
cept among office holders. and they are
not sincere. Expect every delegate from
Texas viii be for Roosevelt under abso-
lutte instructions"
Should We be successful in getting our
state central committee to authorize a
primary. the Louisiana delegation will be
solidly for Roosevelt" said Mr.. wight's
telegram. We are working hard for 8
primary"
carey Predicts Boosevelt's Election.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. z.-(specsal.) }
l-Governor Joseph N. Carey was besieged
with callers today. all anxious to know
what he had to say with reference to