The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-29
BELIEVED THE
COLONEL Will.
bE CANDIDATE
differences Drawn From In
terview With Gov. Glass
cock Assuring
ClAsSC0CK GAVE OUT RATHER
OF 1|...|sI|C STORY OF CONFERENCE
CATER NV Talk With Colonel Rooee.
yclt Regarding the Nomination, I
Am Returning to My State 70 Take
Active Measures For NomiDAtlon."

Oyster Bay. n. 2. Jan. 2S.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt is believed "a
have made it known through Cover
nor William e. Glasscock OF West
Virginia that he will accept the Re.
publican nomination for president 4
1t is given him. While Governor
Glasscock took pains TO state that he
was not authorized to speak for Col.
onel Roosevelt, he said:
after my talk with Colonel Roose.
Welt regarding the nomination I am
returning to my state to take al &C.
tive measures possible to secure ht0
nomination. l believe he will accept
the nomination and that all OF West
virginia's sixteen delegates will be
for his nomination.
Il think that Colonel Roosevelt ID
the only Republican that can carry
West Virginia and If he is nominated
I believe he will have q majority In
the state larger than $4,000 given
him in 1904" ..-~
Ready for Showdown.
Upon his arrival here the colonel
ment made by Governor Glasscock.
Colonel Roosevelt himself arranged
the manner in which the interview
should be given to the newspapers.
The colonel was highly pleased at the
reports of the interview and his
friends here say that there can no
longer be the slightest doubt that the
nomination If 1t Is offered him.
1t is learned that Governor Osborne
Of Michigan will call upon Colonel
Roosevelt within a short time ana
that he will carry a similar message
to the Michigan Republicans that
Governor Glasscock carries to West
Virginia.
nor Glasscock." said Colonel Roose.
velt- "He is a fine type Of Q man.
We talke dover the political situation
at some length. did not advise him
what to say regarding our interview.
hut know that what he may have
said or will say will be carefully con.
sidered." >s
"The governor says that after ,ss
talk with you he is going back tc
work for your nomination." was sug-
gested.
"rhe governor is perfectly capable
of speaking for himself" replied the
colonel.
Governor Glasscock also says that
he believes you will be nominated md
That's kind OF him." responded
the colonel with a hearty laugh.
| Believes He viii Win.
| The colonefs interview with Gov.
ernor Glasscock was a carefully ar.
ranged affair. They met in the COLI
onel's New York office and later it
was announced that Governor Glass.
cock would meet reporters at the Ho.
tel Imperial.
The first question asked Of him
was:
after your talk with Colonel Roos
evelt will you continue your work
in behalf Of his nomination in West
Virginia ?"
II SHALL" replied the governor.
did you ask Colonel Roosevelt to
issue statement as to his position
in regard to accepting renomIna.
tion?"
No; the colonel is certainly able to
speak for himself when he wishes"
"Do you think Roosevelt will be
nominated?"
PERSONALLY. believe that Colonel
Roosevelt will be nominated and
elected"
will you say that after your inter-
view with Roosevelt that you regard
him as a receptive candidate?"
! II do not think he will ever be q
candidate in the sense that Wilson.
Underwood and Harmon are candi.
| dates, but l have never heard of &
man refusing a nomination X offered
him
Governor Glasscock said that the
Republicans in his state are strongly
in favor of Colonel Roosevelt's nomi.
nation