The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-05


the presidential nomina tion In 1912
cnburg. presidcn, and editor of Iii,
Pha adeiphia North American. reads u
follows:
juno -. 1911.
My Dear Mr.. Van Valkenburs:
Il am really Obliged to you.
Now will you not give Mr.. Me
CATCHY from me a copy OF this
letter that am writing TO you.
and also send I. copy oil the ~
ter 10 Mr.. Frank Il. Noycs?
MIR. McClatchy states tina; Mr..
Noyes informed him. anent the
story sent out by the "a p"
that MIR. Roosevelt had pledged
himself to support Mr.. Taft for
second term, that he CAlr
Noycs) had the same infprmn-
,ion from sources entirely indie.
pendent Of those from which III"
Associated Fress received tn.
story.
"Mr. Noyes states that he under
stood that l dill so express myself
TO member Of the Cabinet and
also To an insurgent Senator, and
says that he believes that Presi-
dent Taft thinks that he has assur-
VI from me. MI.
Noyes adds that he explains my
denial on the theory that had
explained my attitude confidential
~ and felt entitled TO deny 1t when
II was given publicity.
No Particle OF Truth.
VIII you tell Mr.. McClatchy and
Mr. Noycs from me Tor send them
copies OF this letter. tina; MIR.
Moves is absolutely and completely
misinforIncd and that there Is not
one particle Of truth in the state
ments made to him which he thus
repeated Ia Mr.. McClatchy? The
only two members or the Cabinet
to whom have recently spoken are
Mcssrs. Meyer and Stimson.
The former wrote me and the
latter Informed me verbally what
in each case knew ALREADY. that
either of them had madA any such
statement to MIR. Taft or to any one
else. and that both OF them under
stood perfectly clearly that / was
not going 10 support any man for
the nomination in 1912, neither Mr..
Taft nor any one else. The insur-
gent Senator of whom Mr.. Noyes
speaks IS az wholly mythical a
character as the Cabinet minister
of whom he speaks.
lie cannot give the name Of tina;
insurPent senator or find IL out, for
he VIII find that his informant will
not give 1t. made no such state
nont 10 any insurgent Senator or TO
any Cabinet minister, or 20 any
other human being.
The simple fact is that these sto-
ries arc not MISUNDERSTANDING
they are deliberate inventions. Mr..
Noycs is entirely in error In stat
ing that President Taft thinks he
has assurance of support from me.
MT Taft thinks nothing of the
Kind He knows he has no assur-
ances Of support from me, and nei-
Their Mr.. Noyes nor any one else
has one least little particle OF
ground for the opinion thus cx.
pressed at first though; that
the story in question was given out
from the White House. hut am
now assured tina, It was gotten M
and given out by the Associated
Press representative AT the White
House, and from Mr.. Noycss state
men, | should gather that this was
true.
Made ont Of Whole Cloth.
WISH MI. .\oAeS, as president
OF the Associated Press. TO know
thu; the story was not a misundcr-
standing, was not based upon mis-
information. bu, was a driibcra,,
invention. made out of whole cloth.
without one particle OF basis be-
yond the Imagination OF the man
who made it.
u have oppressed myself per
fectly FIRE: iy 10 .lrSe numocr OF
men IN this matter. always 20 the
same effect, telling YOU. for in
stance, personally, and those who
were with YOU at lunch at my
house and telling Clifford Pinchot
linn Garfield and Representative
Madison and Billy Loeb auI Secrc-
tary Meyer and Secretary S.Iinson.
All alike. just exactly what hay,
said always. tina; would not bc {.
candidate in ial2 mys III ana that
had no intention OF taking part
In the nomination for or against
any candidate.
sincerely yours,
(Signcd)
'TilEopORE ROOSEVELT"
Tho national TAFT hendquarters /,
day made public tbs complete lett,
written by Mr.. Roosevelt August /
1911. to y. r. Moore, publisher Of IL
Pittsburgh Leader asking him to cea.
advocating the nomination Of NJ
Roosevelt. The letter follows
Dear Mr.. Moore:
II very greatly appreciate your
kind nnl friendly feelings. but
am sure yon viii understand me
when say that I must ask not
only YOU, but every friend have.
10 see to il that no movement
whatever is made to bring me for
ward for the nomination in 1912.
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