Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-27

perity of the business world and all of
our people.
NEED FOR POPULAR RULE.
"In my Ohio speech dwelt with en-
phasis upon two great subjects of i'm
mediate moment to our people-the
need of having real and not merely
nominal popular rule, and the need Of
securing prosperity for. the business
man, wage Garner and farmer alike"
CONFERENCE WITH BASS.
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to
put in a busy day. He spent last night
with Grafton D. Gushing, speaker OF
the Massachusetts house. This morn
ing he expected to have another talk
with Governor Bass of New Hampshire
and meet several Massachusetts poll
ticians. The afternoon will be spent
at Harvard. President Lowell of Har-
ward was to entertain Roosevelt at
dinner Roosevelt's visit to Boston. &C
cording' to present plans, will end to-
morrow.
WIGHT AND LYON FOR T. r.
Chicago, Feb. 27.-Pearl Wight
republican national committeeman
from Louisiana, and Colonel Cecil
Lyon, national committeeman from
Texas, today telegraphed nationa
Roosevelt headquarters in Chicago
their support of the Roosevelt can
didacy. Secretary Sims of the com
mittee declared the announcement!
TO be extremely significant for the
reason they come from two recogniz
ed republican leaders of the south.
HAVE GOODS ON COLONEL.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The Washing
ton Evening Star today displays prom
inently on the first page the following
statement:
From sources entirely independent
of the White house it is ascertainet
that the confidence entertained by tn,
administration and others that Roose
welt would not be candidate agains
Taft, was based on definite and re
peated statements by Roosevelt mad
within the year that he would not be
candidate in 1912, and did not intent
to oppose Taft for denomination"
CLAhh'S PhEDICTION.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 81
Speaker Champ Clark, himsel
a candidate for the democrati,
presidential nomination, last night is
sued a statement commenting upol
Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy 70
the republican nomination. The speak
ers comments follow:
There are some peculiar and inter
esting facts in the republican EN-
broglio. The big wigs appear to hav
forgotten historical facts or to scorl
them.
MANY persons were amazed whel
the republican national committee fixe,
it's convention for the 18th of June, tn
anniversary of Waterloo. Now come
Colonel Roosevelt on Feb. &c, the al
niversary of the day when Napoleo
escaped from Elba.
mo doubt the result of the Noven
ber election will complete the histori
parallel by sending the whole republ
can party to st. Helena, a consumm;
tion devoutly to be wished
This year all things work togethe
for the success of democrats and tn
good of the country"
COLONEL LOSES LODGE.
Washington, Feb. 27.-SenatC
Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roos,
velt's intimate friend and clos
counselor, issued the followin
statement last night:
Il am opposed to the constitution
al changes advocated by Colon,
Roosevelt in his recent speech at c,
lumbus. | have strong conviction
on those questions, which during tn
last three or four years l have e,
pressed in public with such force
argument as could command BI
Colonel Roosevelt and / for 80 yea
and wholly apart from politics has
been close and most intimate friend
Il must continue to oppose IL
policies which he urged at Columbu
but | cannot personally oppose hi
who has been my lifelong friend, an
for this reason | shall take no pa
whatever in the pamDafPn for m