The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-11
ROOSEVELT
 CONFERENCE
EIGHT GOVERNORS AND REPRE-, sENTATlVEs OF 28 STATES
 MEET LIN CHICAGO.
Session Is Harmonious ard Ali Are Unanimous for Teddy Regardless of Whether He Is a Carai.
 date or Not.

Chicago, Feb 10--Eight governors and delegates from 2S states met here today and in an informal conference organized permanent committee to push the candidacy Of Fh2aii~e Roosevelt for the republican nomina- ton for president
 The governors addressed a letter to Colonel Roosevelt in which they eA- plained the purpose of the meeting and asked him to let it he known that if the people accept tha nomina- tion the demand would not be un needed by him
 The permanent organization oi the committee follows:
 Chairman. Alexander IT. Reyel vice chairman, Edward A. Brundagee; secretary. Edwin Sim treasurer. Dwight Lawrence.
 An executive committee of seven members will be appointed later.
 On roll call delegates from the tiff ferent states told of work already dcae toward promoting the fcrmer presidents candidacy Several re- ported complete organizations. Gov ernor Hadley of Missouri. Governor Osborn of Michigan, and formee Gav- ernor Fort of New Jersey. describ. ed plans of campaign nearly complet- ed. The meeting was without disa- greement and the resolutions adopted declare that "all agreed Theodore Roosevelt is the one man who can, at this time unite all elements of the party and attract large number Of independent voters"
 The resolutions further favor an expression of the peoples choice for president by direct vote for caadj date in each state, and appeal to all agreeing with that sentiment to joia The movement.
 They conclude with a pro;est against the use of organized po!iti- cal machinery based on patronage to deprive the people of any voice as t. their real choice
 In a statement signed by he eight governors. Stubbs Of Kansas. Osborn of Michigan. Hadley of Missouri AL drich of Nebraska, Bass of New Hump shire. Glasscock of West Virginia vesey of South Dakota the following was set forth
 Afomentous questions are pressing for solution that the country is seeking justice between man and man. It wants equality of justice. safegaarded by adequate law.
 "A principle is Of no avail without man, a cause is lost without a leader In Theodore Roosevelt we believe the principle has the man the cause. the leader It is our oDin- ion that Hhis Is the sentiment of the people in the states We represent.
 'It is nothing 10 us that Theodore Roosevelt is not a candidate for the republican nomination; We believe the people have decided to make him their candidate. It is for the people to determine who shall be their leader irrespective of the wishes Of the citizen selected
 Knowing the sense of the public duty with which Roosevelt is identi- fled We are satisfied he will not re- use to heed the call of the people that he will. if nominated, accept the nomination and if elected will dis harge the duties of the chief magis- trate witgl the same faithfulness and consideration of the interests of all the people and display the same cour- age and will apply his we'll known doctrine of tho square deal that his past record indicates"
 The conference was executive. as was a meeting held separately by the governors. who declined to give out~the text of the letter they sent to Colonel Roosevelt.
 X suggestion that a Roosevelt en- thusiasm convention be held in some central city probably Cincinnati, pri- or to the republican national conven- tion was referred to the executive committed
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