The Dickinson press., 1912-03-02

Governor johnson of California says
that now Roosevelt has come out
in the open for the presidential nomi-
nation, thousands of new admirers
will join the colonel's friends.
johnson said: 1.-The statement of
Roosevelt is what we expected. We
knew he would come out in the open
and now that he is to fight we believe
he will make the strongest fight in his
tory. We in the west are confident of
his nomination and after that the battle
is practically over.'
Roosevelt's letter to the governors of
the seven states, stating briefly he
would accept the nomination for presi-
dent if it was rendered to him created
no surprise here in political circles in
view of his laconic remark in Cleve-
land. my hat is in the ring.
Roosevelr's letter to the republican
governors who desired to know his
position with respect to the nomination
for president was given out by the
colonel's secretary the first of the week
and was as follows:
Gentlemen:
deeply appreciate your letter and
realize, to the full, the heavy RESPONSE
bility, it puts upon me. carrying as it
does the carefully considered convic-
tions of the men elected by popular
vote to stand as the heads of the gov
ernment in their several states.
II absolutely agree with you. that
this matter is not one 10 be decided
with any reference to the personal pre-
ferences or interests of any man but
purely. from the standpoint of the in
terests of the people as whole.
II will accept the nomination for
president, if it ,is endeared to me.
and l will adhere to this decision
until the convention has expressed its
preference.
lone of the chief points for which
I have stood and for which now stand
and which have always stood and al
ways shall endeavor to reduce to action
is the genuine rule Of the people and
therefore, hope that so far as possible
the people may be given the chance.
through direct primaries, to express
their preference as to who shall be the
nominee of the republican presidential
convention.
Very truly yours.
Theodore Roosevelt. :"
The eight governors who made the
request for statement and to whom
the Roosevelt letter was addressed are {:
Hon. William E. Glasscock. governor
of West Virginia, Charleston. West
Va. Hon. Chester H. Aldrich, governor
of Nebraska. Lincoln. Neb. Hon. Robert
p. Bass, governor of New Hampshire,
Concord. N. H.; Hon. Joseph M.
Carey. governor of Wyoming. Cheyenne,
Wyo. Hon. Chas. E. Osborn. governor
of Michigan, Lansing. Mich. !; Hon. W.
R. Subbs. governor of Kansas, Topeka.
Kas. Hon. Herbert S. Hadley, COVER
nor of Missouri, Jefferson City. Mo.
Amos Pinchot, brother of Clifford Pin
chot. says Roosevelt will get most of the
delegates from New York.
The colonel's position in REGARD to
the third term was explained to
several of his callers Monday.
my position is perfectly simple. s"
he said. Il stated it as clearly as
could in 1904 and reiterated it in 1907.
I said would not accept nomination
for a third term under any circumstan-
ces. meaning of course. a third con-
secutive term. sa<
Il could not have said less at the time
nor could say more. OF course I could
not know then whether or not there
would be demand for me to accept a
nomination at some future time. and
believing as do. the selection Of can
didates for the presidency rests entirely
with the people. 1could not say that
at no time in my life would accept
another nomination IS.