Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

now from any motive seeks to urge
hin, for the great office which he
has finally acknowledgment Of
Senator Lodge, permanent chairman
OF the republican convention Of 1908.
New York city: Theodore Roosevelt has
just as much chance of being nominated
at Chicago as the rabbi of Moscow has
of being chosen as the successor of Pope
Plus. New York county and New York
state will send solid Taft delegations to
the Chicago convention"
"splits Party"-Gov. Foss.
Gov. Eugene N Foss Of Massachusetts,:
This means that the republican party
will be split and the election of demo-
cratic President
Rudolph X. Hynicka, chairman Of the
lative committee: President Taft is
good enough for me. He has made a
good President under somewhat adverse
conditions. and am satisfied that If he
make much better President during the
next four years"
Jeptha D. Rowe, Roosevelt leader
in st. Louis: THE announcement is
no surprise to me. and is the result.
believe. of the urgent appeals of Mr.
Roosevelts friends. Personally have
urged him to take a stand and decide to
accept the candidacy IL offered. Roose-
welt will carry the state delegation with
out any trouble. In the city it will be an
easy matter. for he will get five votes
to one for Taft"
Former Gov. Francis: ''Since his Co.
!umbus. Ohio. speech have believed Mr..
Roosevelt would be a candidate. His an
nouncement will cause a very bitter and
at the same time interesting fight In the
republican ranks in Missouri. Mr. Roose-
velts third-term declaration when he left
the presidency will harm his candidacy"
Gov. Shafroth of Colorado: II am not
| surprised that Mr.. Roosevelt has decided
to announce himself a candidate. He has
wanted to be President again, and he
would like to be dictator. He loves power
better than any man ever saw
Gov. johnson of California: THE state
ment OF Col. Roosevelt was all that we
! expected. We knew he would come out
into the open. and now that he is to fight
we believe he will make the strongest
fight In history. We in the west are con-
f1dent of his nomination. and after that
the battle is practically over
Gov. Osborn of Michigan: THE people
believe in Roosevelt, in his ability, cour-
age, experience. honesty, leadership, and,
most of all, in his interest in them, 10y
atty to them. and sympathy for them. II
the republican party has not lost its sense
completely. and its interest in the masses,
and it has not. 1t will nominate Theodore
| Roosevelt Michigan sentiment is for
him, three to one''
Gov. Stubbs Of Kansas: IF Roosevelt
is nominated he will receive Practically
the solid republican vote. as well as
| heavy democratic. vote in kansas
Gov. Aldrich of Nebraska: 'Roose-
welt is abreast Of modern, pro-
have the people of each state express by
q primary election their choice for Presi-
dent shows his faith in the wisdom Of the
people. and In my Judgment sounds tie
n h nN1l 81 ~1i&
which have already nominated too many
men to high Office
Gov. Hadley of Missouri: Col.
Roosevelt's statement is such as
cations from him and statements that he
had made. If the methods suggested by
Col. Roosevelt for the selection Of dele
gates to the national convention were
adopted, there is little doubt In my mind
that he would be nominated
Gov. Bass Of New Hampshire: "Mr.
Roosevelt's answer to the governors
letter makes the situation clear. 1t
support the man who the majority of
the voters OF the party believe will carry
into effect the principles they favor. This
can only be done by giving the voters an
opportunity directly to express their
choice before the convention
New York World.
New York World: "If human history
and human experience count for so little
that this issue Of personal government
must again be fought out, 1t might bet
ter be fought out now than later. The
country will never be better prepared for
! 1t. The American people temporized with
slavery until it forced them into a great
civil war. They temporized with fiat
money until it forced great financial
crisis upon them. and became their Had
of economic woe. To temporize with
personal government is to invite another
national disaster"
New York Sun: IF he should fail to
wrest from the President that which is
Mr.. Taft's by every right of reason and
every rule of fair play and square deal
ing, Col. Roosevelt will be one of the
most ridiculous figures upon which pos
terity can bestow its amused contempla-
ton. If by any unlikely chance he should
succeed in his enterprise, 1t will be at
the cost Of much more than men of honor
and magnanimity hold dearer than even
ONCE or power"
New York Tribune.
New York Tribune: His candidacy.
because of personal relations formerly
existing. can hardly fail to engender un-
usual political bitterness. and create a
breach among the republicans wider than
rival candidates ordinarily produce. and
in year when the party will need its
full strength to win. No public extgency
drags him into the arena. There are
no principles whose service requires his
candidacy
New York Herald: Americans, all who
are out of Office and have q score to set
tie with Taft, listen! I have brayed the
perls Of sea and land in the campaign OF
1910. have kept quiet while they have
been smoking me out and feel like a
Susquehanna herring. l am we'll smoked,
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