Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-26
ROOSEVELT CURRENT RUN
MING STRONG.
People Say He Would Win in
Massachusetts,.
(From Boston Journal, Jan. 2O.)

(From Boston Journal, Jan. 20.)
Today at the Exchange Club a STRAIT
egg committee for the purpose of bring
| ing about the denomination of President
Taft and securing delegates pledged in
this state to that end will be formally
organized. George H. Lyman, former
collector of the port of Boston; E. u.
Curtis, the present collector, George H.
| Doty, United States sub-treasurer;
Samuel l.. Powers, former congress-
man, and representatives from all parts
of the state will be present.
The purpose of the little dinner
gathering, which will be attended by
some twenty representative Republi-
cans, is to consider ways and means
necessary to make certain that there
is no stampede from Taft if it can be
avoided.
Worry over the waning of Taft senti-
ment in the state and the fear that
once Roosevelt movement is under
way, it will sweep the state and the
delegates is the explanation of this new
move.
AS has been set forth in The Journal
before, the first program was for the
Taft men to keep quiet, hoping that
the call for Theodore Roosevelt would
die down.
Instead of dying down, though, it
flared up and has continued to flare up,
and so a demonstration has been de-
cided on as necessary, with a positive
offensive campaign, if things were to be
accomplished.
Only one man is definitely in the field
as yet as a Roosevelt candidate for del
egate to the convention.
The machine has been lined up as far
as possible for Taft, and these new
meetings are counted on to do more.
But the fact is that there are Roose-
welt men throughout the state, and the
more endeavor is made to suppress them
the more plainly they talk.
"HARD TO STOP HIM."
81 don't see how Roosevelt can be
stopped if he ever gets started" said
William l.. Wright of Brockton, a live
wire in business and politics, to The
Journal, when asked for his idea of the
call for Theodore Roosevelt as the Re-
publican candidate for President.
William A. Boyden, former city mar
shall, and prominent figure in politics
in Brock ton, said
81 heartily favor and sincerely hope
that Theodore Roosevelt will be our
next President. personally organized
the first Roosevelt Club in the country
in 1902. If he will accept he will be
nominated and will be elected easily"
These are two examples of expressions
given to The Journal the past two days
But they are typical of the feeling there
is for Col Roosevelt as the strongest
man of the party in fighting year.
RANK AND FILE FOR ROOSEVELT.
The Roosevelt sentiment is strongest
in the rank and file of the party. The
Republicans higher up in the organiza-
ton are largely committed to Mr.. Taft.
This in its way reacts on the man
outside. He admits that Taft may be
nominated. But he asks if he can be
elected.
Here are some of the things the first
group of men interviewed said to The
Journal:
George Ray Sargent: 'Three cheers
for Roosevelt. am for him seven days
in week. Why? For the simple rea-
son that he does things"
Frank A. Noyes, grain merchant,
Chamber of Commerce: "In my opin-
ion Mr.. Rooseveltis the only Republican
who can be elected next fall. He is
very strong in the West and I think
should be nominated"
ONLY HOPE FOR VICTORY.
Charles C. Dasey, steamship agent,
Broad street: Roosevelt doesn't fear
any man alive, and he's after the big
crooks as well as the lesser ones. If he
can't be elected, no other Republican
can be that's foregone conclusion
so he's the logicalIman for the job. The
people believe in him."
w. R. Darling, of w. w. Darling &
Co., l3l State street, mineral waters
Theodore Roosevelt knows what to do
all the time and he has courage enough
to do it.
John Mcguire: Roosevelt got my
vote before, and hope I'll have chance
to give.it to him again. He's what |
call an up and up man. He says
what he means and means what he
says"
Percy A. Dodge: 81 favor Roosevelt,
as did in 1904. He goes at 'em right !
from the shoulder and plays no favorites.
He will be the strongest candidate be-
fore the people on election day"