New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

,Ised by Colonel to Test Tafts
Popularity.
INSIDE HISTORY" BEGINS
senator Starts Series of Ar
t;cles Dealing with "Roose-
velt's Record.

not Hinder the heading
Mll"d pecame "A Candidate Tor fresF
why .,or Ia Toilette will begin to-
DEM the publication OF a series vi O..
moi'V bis magazine, which viii constr
rcieS =, -, calls "Roosevelt's Record.
to'e 60 article reviews Roosevelts
he sinco he returned from Africa anu
eVu's ~ the time when the Senator be-
eN''"N candidate for the Presidential
,n,ination to test, for kooSevei. III"
Notion. the popularity of MT Iatt
rios purports to be an inside
~ Of nre-convcntlon history. In
:, IN, revelations of the first article
are: Do,r. N 10 Fol
ette COMPANY
,,,,.ao Roosevelt was President his pub
VIZ t.c,.ances were highly colored with
nc ua,r;csi radicalism. His administrative
InTciss as set forth I'm his recOmmenda,
ponN'~9 congress were vigorously ana
tVn.S,rceouelv presented, but character
w nv an absence of definite ecohoiIic
neuoon,ion. Cannonading filled the ar
Gym noise and smoke, and when the c!ou1
Wed by and quiet was restored IL VIII
ioiIs,s 10 found surprising that so ntue
"a really been accomplished. de lhoose
oin would seize upon some anClehl aiIu
'eluVJotad nrecept-aS. Honesty is the pest
s0fcv'-and treat IL with spirit ana
pnsy,, that made him seem the orlglna!
ssIoo.5naire lie himself often confessed
OS,s,ss,e for or a lack of interest IN
socnonlic problems, and his want Oh cen
W conception always invited 10 Coln-
aa ,so retarding or defeating real prog
's ~ was for these reasons that. after
ir,,;ce Of seven and one-half years
- President Of the United states, ne
~. M great constructive statute as al
1pSuring record of his service.
sorotor La Toilette says that during
A. poosevelts absence in Africa the Pro-
rrossives made the greatest headwa!.
This ba ascribes TO the fact that Tart S
80 was direct and Roosevelts was
devious.
.poosevelt's course in the Saratoga con-
,antion was q staggering DloW 10 IL
srsssiye Republicans throughout the Aiu
snd western states. where press dhu
H.o %I alike condemned him. He led the
remnaign for StimsOn and the New loi =.
saa,tornn in the election Of l9l0-maklns IL
he own highland was OVERWHELMINGLY
defeated. 8, &c never
.Anisss a fact In political history that
yyiseassyelt blamed and consummateu
E nUS, Succession to the Presidency.
Ia Toilette declares that Roosevelt
.hostsned by defeat in the Stimson cam
ton deuberated whether he would sup
NJ President Taft, identify himself with
,bs progressives OF straddle. He srad-
died. protesting he himself was not 10
10 thought of as candidate.
Then came this tour in the spring OF
,s, II tred his blood There were the
Ja,;,oe crowds. the music. the cheers. lie
SNgon to think of 1912 for himself IL was
60 wears 6etter than 1876, ana -FOUR
.ss,s counts in the life Of q man turned
sttv-three-a world of things may nap
nen in four wears. But every one saw the
ppncertainties of 1872 Roosevelt clearly
ssV Them He could take TO chance: lie
cond moi afford TO become u candidatae
against Taft and fail Why not put forth
spother man, and feel out the Iatt
strsneth9 If IL became apparent that tart
eould not be beaten for the nomination.
contest would nevertheless wea- MN
and make his defeat in the election tie
more certain. IL II became clear that IdIt
could be beaten i'm the convention; anu
furthermore that he (ROosevelU could win
in the election against "A Democrat ms
restored confidence resulting from tne
tour OF 1911 made him reasonably certain
that he could displace the candidate put
out against Taft stampede the conVen-
ton ard secure the nomination Tor hlin-
self