The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-11
| BELIEVE WE'LL
WIN THIS FIGHT
--RoosEvEL1
'Elated Over Illinois Victory
Colonel Predicts His
Own Nomination
HE BEAMS UPON
JOSTLING CROWDS
eve Slugged Them Over the
Ropes and Now Well
Jump in and Win Penn
sylvania," He Boasts

nomination for the presidency to.
night after a whirlwind trip through
Pennsylvania. The prophecy came
after a day of tumultuous acclaim
by enormous crowds that were q res
minder of his campaign days OF 1910,
His prediction he couched In these
words:
II believe we shall win this fight
II we do we must make our succeso
tell for social Justice
That was all, but 1t was enough to
show that the ex-President considers
the Taft strength broken at last, that
the Illinois victory he takes to be the
turning point in his race.
On top OF the Illinois sweep, the
colonel found Pennsylvania on the
alert. The outpouring of crowds was
beyond his expectations. During tho
day he was hailed by crowds aggre-
eating Fifty thousand people. while to-
night. Philadelphia turned OFT =
thousand. The Roosevelt invasion OF
the State was one triumphal swing.
Elated at Illinois Result.
The ex-President evidenced pros
found elation over the Illinois iand-
slide. He beamed upon the jostiing
muititudes as he rode in an auto
through the Keystone State cities or
as he spoke briefly at the stations
from the rear platform OF his private
car.
I'VE slugged them over the ropes.
cried the colonel. exultantly, as his
train pulled out of Pittsburg early In
the day Wen go on and win PENN
sylvania. The fight has Just begun
and the people are winning it,
This was the attitude Roosevelt
carried throughout the day. Wner-
ever he talked to the crowds OF tho
Illinois sweep he would get d rever-
herating cheer. In his bristling
speeches the colonel admonished his
| audiences to repeat next Saturday at
| the primaries to elect delegates to tiIe~
district and State conventions what
| Illinois did.
away from you.' he shouted. eco IN
| and vote against them"
( Arraigns Penrose.
| In his soeech at the Metropolitan
| Opera House tonight Roosevelt bitter
' ly inveighed against Senator Penroso.
He coupled President Taft's nano
with that of Senator Penrose. Senator
Lorimer. Senator Guggenheim and tho
other machine leaders AS the allies Of
/ the corrupt interests which are oppos-
| ing the people. Again he linked tho
President with the bosses and Joseph
Choate and John G.. Milburn, of New
York. as being allied with those who
wish to make the government run by
the corporation attorneys and the
bench. This he did in defending his
/ judicial decision recall.
Roosevelt went at his campaign to-
day with more snap than at any time
since he richocheted his wide-brfmmed
sombrero into the ring. He felt that
with the decisive stand OF the Illinois
/ Republicans to back him up, he was
in a position to pound down the Taft
line until at the Chicago convention
hardly anything worth while would
| be left of it.
| The colonel will fight now with tho
| spirit Of a man who considers himself
on the winning side. Before IlIinoios
declared itself he felt 1t was an up-s
hill job. The ex-President's mama.
gers in all the States were advised In
kilograms which left the Roosevelt
train today to redouble their activities
wherever delegates have not already
been elected to be prepared to fi9ht
the Roosevelt managers. at present
some los IN number. before the ma
/ ton tSe..sst 80 ~
May Stump Pacific Coast
The Rough Rider expressed hie
willingness to push the campaign In
any State his leaders advise. This
| may carry him on a stumping tour
battle is over. He tackles Massachue-
sets and New Hampshire on two
days. trip, starting Friday OF thto
week and D goes to Nebraska the
middle Of next week.
+, Roosevelt plunged into his day 0t
| spoechmaking at, Jeanette, whefos
/ from the platform OF his car. he told
{ ~vx.1 - hat - 1xr1u - vYt = ~ -
I ing for the people against the poll
ticians for a square deal and Tar
play.
Illinois did yesterday" he said. 'aud5
declare for the people against thu
bosses by 100000 majority"
-, The =, 'hrenE 4s ssslled. IWsH l 81 VI
I'm glad" replied the Colonel.
| AT Greensburg and Latrobe, lar1o.
crowds heard him whack the bosses
At Johnstown, the throngS Wef0S
banked from the street curbs. to tt
house walls. and the colonefs ride III
the theatre was wild succession cE
plaudits. ss
The bosses are afraid to let vi
have the direct primaries every
where" said Roosevelt, to the crowd
In the opera house. III they did ~
would win everywhere. Wed knob
them all down."
Roosevelt urged the crowds tdM1
hear him at Altoona and Harrisbuxx
to express themselves In a. certain
= way as did Illinois, against 49,
| corruption and the use Of the fedex~
patronage club. He alluded TO y 445
Evsce Of the Taft managers IN po19
OF Pennsylvania. In putting ~
for election an Roosevelt" delo4n&&
who were In resftv Taft s,s~,soTk
Thinks He Carried MaaN6 9s31
70 the crowd II the Netropol3G
/ opern House the 6x-PreSidk4t ron4
telegram conveying word thak ~
carried on the entire MAine 4ele
tion. ss Ks&
-with Illnois yesterday and
our neht aeaiust a. hcsss ~ e.
Il the colonial sss ssgs III Az q u Il s}
Roosevelt M esI q