Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-02-29
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ta,g,,ls1tLI a,,,is WILL
ACCEPT NOMINATION
IN LETTER TO PUBLIC DECLARES
HE WILL ACCEPT If
NOMINATED
Will Not Change Attitude Until Aft
= er Republican National
Convention

Convention
New York, Feb. 25.-Col. RoOse-
welt tonight gave out his long await
ed statement regarding his accept
ancy to the presidential nomination,
saying:
s.I will accept the nomination for
president if it is rendered me and I
will adhere to this decision until the
convention has expressed it's prefer
ence."
Col. Roosevelt's letter to the peo-
pie is as follows:
New York, Feb. 24.-Gentlemen
I deeply appreciate your letter and
realize to the full, the heavy re-
sponsibility, it puts upon me, carry
ing as it does the carefully ,consid
cred convictions of the men elected
by popular vote to stand as the heads
of the government in their several
states.
s'I absolutely agree with you that
this matter is not one to be decided
with any reference to the personal
preference or interests of any man
but purely from the standpoint of the
interests of the people as whole.
Will Accept the Nomination
IT will accept the nomination for
president, If it is rendered to me, and
will adhere to this decision until
the convention has expressed its
preference.
Zone of the chief points for which
/ have stood and for which now
stand and which have always stood
and always 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 pri-
/, .maries, to express their preference as
to who shall be the nominee of the
republican presidential convention.
Very truly yours, Theodore Roose-
velt."
The letter was made in reply to
the request of the seven republican
governors asking Col. Roosevelt to
state whether or not he would ac-
cept the nomination, they being.
Hon. William E. Glascock, governor
of West Virginia, Charleston, w. Va;
Hon. Chester H. Aldrich, governor of
Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.; Hon. Rob-
ert p. Bass. governor of New Hamp-
SHIRE Concord, N. H.; Hon. Joseph
Z NJ. Carey, governor of Wyoming,
Cheyenne, Wyo.; Hon. Chas. E. Os-
borne, governor. of Michigan, Lans-
ing, Mich; Hon. w. R. Stubbs. gov
ernor of Kansas, Topeka Kas.; Hon.
Herbert s. Hadley, governor of Mis-
souri,, Jefferson City. Mo.
Governors Letter
"Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-We, the
undersigned republican governors,
assembled for the purpose of consid-
ering what will best insure the con-
I. tinuation of the republican party as
q useful agency of good government,
declare it our belief after careful
investigation of the facts. that q
large majority of the republican yo-
ters of the country favor your nomi-
nation, and large majority of the
people favor your election as next
president Of the United States. Il,
eve believe that your candidacy
+ will insure success in the next cam
I patgn. We believe you represent as
no other man represents, those prin-
ciples and policies upon which we
must appeal for majority Of the
votes Of the American people and
which. in our opinion, is necessary
for the happiness and prosperity Of
the country. sisa ssF4ss s "A
Urge Him to Accept
eve believe that in view of this
pubic demand you should soon de-
clare whether II the nomination for
The presidency came to you unsolicit-
ed and unsought, you will accept It.
a. ..1n submitting this request we are
mot considering your personal inter-
ests. We do not regard It as proper
To consider either the interstate or
the preference Of any man In regard
to the nomination for the presidency.
Wa ara expressing our sincere belief
and best Judgment as to what is de-
3manded Of you In the interests OF
the people as 9 whole.
.And we feel that you would be
unresponsiye TO q plain public duty
= YOU, should decline to accept the
nomination, coming as q voluntary