Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
MARINES F0RPEMNG COLONEL ON STUMP
American Transport Arrives in Says He Probably Will Per-
Chinese Waters. sonaIy Make Fight
FEAR OUTBREAK ANY TIMEliS RELUCTANT TO DO so
Military But Fears He May Be Forced Into
Missionaries Alarmed speechmakng Campaign.
INCIDENTS OF THE MUTINY URGED BY HIS SUPPORTERS
Roosevelt Advised Make Tour
Misson-Death Comes to Of In
Lootng Middle West
Says He Probably Will Per-
sonaIIy Make Fight.
is RELUCTANT TO DO so
But Fears He May Be Forced Into
Speechmaking Campaign.
URGED BY HIS SUPPORTERS
Advised to Make a Tour
Of States in the North and
Middle West.

OYSTER BAY. N. Y, March 9.-Col.
Roosevelt has about made up his mind
to take the stump and personally make
for the presidential nomination. He said
today he probably would be forced to do
SO. although he has been reluctant to
decide upon such q course.
Since the day Of Mr.. Roosevelt's an
nouncement that he was willing to accept
the nomination he has been urged by sup
porters in most every state. except in
the south, to make a speech-making cam
paign. 1t has been represented to him
that in several states the voters were in
doubt. and that IL he would appear before
them the result might be materially at
fected. Gov. Stubs Of Kansas sent a
message yesterday urging the colonel to
make speeches In Kansas, Michigan. I'LL
nois, Massachusetts, and other states in
which the Roosevelt leaders believe there
is the best chance for effective work.
Fears Strain of Speechmaking.
Mr. Roosevelt said he would not object
to making a few speeches. but that as
soon as he accepted any invitations Of
the sort he probably would have others
pressed upon him, and might find It diff
cult to refuse. In addition to his sched-
uled speeches he has been requested on
his trips in the past to talk from his
train to crowds at the railway stations
wherever stops were made and he has
found the strain so severe that he hest
tates to undertake it again. He said
however. that it probably would be neces-
sary for him to do SO. 1t Is likely that
he will make his first speeches soon, ow-
ing to urgent requests to act quickly
which he has received in the last few
days.
Today the colonel took a rest His serv-
ices as juror were not required as
there was no session of court, and he
spent today in riding horseback and
chopping down trees. He read President
Taft's speech delivered yesterday at
Toledo. and said that he probably would
reply to 1t later.
Hit Back on Primaries.
NEW YORK. March a.-Theodore
Roosevelts remarks yesterday to menu
bers OF the Roosevelt city committee de-
nouncing the New York state primary
law as vicious" and as being passed
''by the two machines acting together
drew forth a statement from the repub-
lican state committee tonight In which 1t
is declared that the law is practically
the same measure which Mr. Roosevelt
in a telegram in June, 1910, urged the
legislature then convened in extraordi-
nary session to pass.
The committe also quotes a statement
by William Barnes jr., chairman of the
republican state committee, made on the
day the assembly passed the bill, in which
he predicted that IL this system of NOM
nations remains upon the statute books
vu~fn 1aa - n1tpf An 14Ar osnA
ceptible to real sentiment, less careful
less responsible, and the influence of the
individual in the party councils less eff
fective.