Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-23
HousER REiTERATEs CLAIM
THAT COLONEL MIsLEp WIS.
coNs,N SENATOR.
HIS STATEMENTS INTERPRETED
AS PROMISES OF SUPPORT
Charge Made rhat "Bis Business" Got
Behind Roosevelt Movement When Il
eseams Apparent That LaFoIlstts
Might BE emlnatsd-Roossvslt in
Now Hampshire.


Roosevelt's messages to Senator Ii
Toilette were such as to convince I
latter he would have Roosevelts sup
port is the substance Of letter by
Walter L. Houser to ellison Gardner
given out at LaFollette's headquarters
today as an answer to correspondence
made public by Clifford Pinchot.
'The message you say you brought
from Colonel Roosevelt to Senator La
Toilette can be construed in no other
way than as an inducement to Senator
LaFollette to become a candidate. You
say he (RoosevelD would in the COL
umns Of the outlook or otherwise do
what he could to direct attention to
work accomplished by Senator LaFol-
lette In wisconsin II he had said
no more that would Justify what l
have to say. that the message brought
by you to LaFollette from Roosevelt
encouraged LaFollette to become a
candidate.
Did He Say More7
But you said more than this. You
said that Roosevelt declared that he
could not be candidate; that his
place in history was made: that he
could not afford to take n defeat and
that whoever made the fight was GER
tain to be defeated for nomination or
for election II nominated: that this was
the democratic year: that LaFollette
would not be injured by defeat: that
there should be n candidate repre-
sentine the progressive movement; that
LaFollette was the logical man and
that IL he decided to make the fight he
should announce his candidacy at once.
""rhat Roosevelt encouraged I4aFol-
lette to become a candidate you can
not deny
Says Big Business Backs Teddy.
Mr.. Ho,sser renewed his charge that
the attitude Of the Roosevelt forces
toward LaFollette changed as soon as
there became evidence OF widespread
growth of the prosfessive movement
and the possibility of Senator LaFol-
lette's nomination.
"Then big business said Mr.. Hou-
ser represented by Hanna, Munsey.
Perkins and others Of higher and less
er note. who have always opposed La
Toilette. entered the contest and intro
yucca COlOnel NoOSeNei' 10 "' Ss'HN'
date and are still actively supporting
him. The people will Judge in the
light OF the facts whether or not
Roosevelt has kept true faith with La
Toilette or Is doing 80 with the real
progressives Of the country"
Teddy Opens New England Campaign.
Portland, Maine. March 23.-Colonel
Roosevelt. who arrived here today to
make speech tonight. gave the first
talk OF his New England trip at Dover.
n. H.. where his train stopped few
moments.
1T seems to me that what preached
to you in New Hampshire Is actually
being accomplished by Governor Bass.
said the former president. The pro-
gressive movement means to apply
courage and common sense In order to
get justice. You have a chance to de-
cided whether you intend to rule your
selves or to have other people rule you.
1t is up to you to decide"
Colonel Roosevelt said that the peo-
pie in order to rule themselves. must
exercise self control. And I believe
that the American people are not only
able to govern themselves but to gov
crn themselves well.' he said in clos
ing.
The speech was made to 4 crowd
near the station.