Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
ROOSEVELT WILL ACCEPT.

New York. Feb. PSI will accept
the nomination FOR President if it is
rendered me and / will adhere to this
decision until the convention has ex-
pressed it's preference is Col Roose-.
velts reply to the letter Of seven Re
publican governors asking him to
stand fer nomination.
The eagerly awaited reply was given
out tonight, at Col. Roosevelt's offices
here, during his absence on n trip To
Boston. 1t was Unexpectedly brief. but
very definite. It follows:
New York. Feb. q. 1872
Gentlemen
Il deeply appreciate your letter, and
| realize To the full the heavy respen.
sihilttY it puts upon me- expressing as
it does the carefully considered con-
victions of the mon elected by popular
vote to stand as the head of govern
ment in their several states. | abso-
lutely agree with you that this mat
ter is not one to be decided with any
reference to the personal preferences
or interests of any man. but purely
from the standpoint of the interests OF
the people as a whole. ! will accent
the nomination for President If IT is
rendered to me and ! VIII adhere to
this decision until the convention mas
expressed its preference. One OF the
chief principles for which | have stood
and for which l now stand, and which
| have always endeaVored and always
shall endeavor to reduce to action, is
the genuine rule of the people; and
therefore ! hope that so far as pos
sible the people may be given the
chance through direct primaries TO eX-
press their preference as to who shall
he the nominee of the Republican
Presidential convention
VERY truly yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"The Hon. William f. Glasscock,
governor Of the state Of West Virginia,
Charleston. w. Va.
THE Hon. Chester II. Aldrich, gov
ernor OF the state Of Nebraska, Lin
coin, Neb.
aFhe Hon. Robert p. Bass, governor
of the state of New Hampshire Con
cord N II.
THE Hon. Joseph NJ. Carey, COVER
nor of the state of Wyoming, CheF-
eHne, Wyo.
THE Hon. Chase Osborn, governor
of the state of Michigan, Lansin, Mich
e'rhe Hon w. r. Stubbs. governor
of the state Of Kansas, Topeka, ka&.
THE Hon. Herbert $. Hadley. gov
ernor Of the state 0f Missouri, Jefief-
son City.
The above named governors as
sambled at Chicago. two weeks ago,
and drafted n letter 10 Col. Roosevelt
asserting that there was popular
demand that he be President again
and urging him TO declare himself as
70 whether he would accept the Re
publican nomination. IF il came IN
solicited and unsought.
For two weeks Col. Roosevelt con-
sdered the letter, indicating plainly
4 That he had no intention of making 81
haaty reply The governors letter fol
1 lows:
Chicago, Feb 10. 1912.
eve. the undersigned Republican,
! governors assembled for the purpose
&C considering what will best insur"
| the continuation Of the Republican
, party as 81 useful agency of good gov
4 erament declare it our belief, after
! a careful investigation of the facts
! that a large majority of the Repub-
/ lfcan voters of the country favor your
/ nomination, and large majority of
the people favor your election, as the
! next President of the United States
we believe that your candidacy
viii insure success in the next cam
paign. We believe that YOU represent
as no other man represents, the prlh-
| ciples and policies upon which we
must appeal for majority of the
votes of the American people and
| which, in our opinion, are necessary
| for the happiness and prosperity Of
| the country. We believe sthat in view
| of this public demand YOU should soon
declare whether, if the nomination for
| the Presidency comes to YOU unso-
solicited and unsought, you viii ac-
cept it.
In submitting this request we are
not considering your personal inter
| ests.
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