Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-02-09
OHIO CHAIRMAN FOR ROOSE-
WELT.
Genuine Popular DEMAND for
Old Leader, Declares Re-
publican Conn lttee.

Columbus, O., Feb. 4.-The fact that
Col. Theodore Roosevelt is a candi-
date for the presidential nomination
was made plain last night in a state
ment issued by Walter F. Brown,
chairman of the Republican State
committee. Mr.. Brown, who has been
in close touch with Col. Roosevelt,
returned from the East a week ago,
where he had a conference with the
ex-President, and after a consultation
Roosevelt headquarters in Columbus and
announced that the work of obtaining
national delegates for Col. Roosevelt
would be pushed in every district in the
State.
at can be accepted beyond any
question whatever that Col. Roosevelt,
though in no sense seeking the Repub
lican nomination, will yield to the
genuine popular demand for his leader
ship which is being voiced throughout
the country; that he will accept NOM
genuine popular demand, and that he
will make characteristic winning fight
at the election in Nov ember
1.-The leaders of the Roosevelt move
ment in Ohio conceive it to be the
true function of political leadership
to aid the people in seeing what they
want rather than to attempt to
thwart their wishes. Beyond furnish
ing the public with accurate state
ments of political happenings, no eff
fort will be made to create any kind
ofspolitical sentiment. No effort will
be made to obtain the control of po-
litcal committees or to influence
nominations on the State ticket. The
presidential controversy will be wholly
limited to the congressional district
primaries provided by law.
1.-THE active organization in Ohio,
which is already numbered by thousands,
pledged to affect the nomination and
election of Theodore Roosevelt as
President in 1912, is actuated by no
motives of hostility to the President,
whom the members of that organiza-
ton, generally speaking, respect and
esteem personally.
1.-The Roosevelt movement in Ohio
and indeed throughout the country
rests upon three propositions: First,
that the people of the United States
have decided to elect some other than
Mr.. Taft to the presidency; second,
that Republicans who place party
above personal qualifications will not
compel the people of the United
States, in order to make a change in
the presidency, to make a change in
the party in control of the national
government; third, that the man most
available as Republican standard bearer,
by reason of abiding confidence of the
masses in their wisdom and patriotism,
is Theodore Roosevelt.
At the primaries on the 2lst day OF
May the names of two candidates foi
presidential delegates pledged to the
: support of Theodore Roosevelt will be
found on the official ballot in every
congressional district in Ohio. Full
publicity will be given, and the issue
made by the Roosevelt organization
WILDE given to the rank and file o.
Ohio Republicans with entire conf
: dence that they will act for the bes
, interests of their party and theil
country"
| One of the greatest political expert.
in Ohio declares that if the matte
were to be settled now it would be
= toss up between President Taft and Mr.
= Roosevelt.
The La Follett men, he declared
could decide it if they would act as
unit, and the best bet would be, h.
, added, that if they clung together the,
2 would be for Mr.. Roosevelt.