Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-12
EXECUTIVES OF EIGHT STATES
MEET TO FORMULATE
CAMPAIGN.
LETTER SENT TO OYSTER
BAY URGING ACCEPTANCE
Organization Perfected and Alexander
RevsIi Selected to Head Committee
to Garry on Fight on Convention
Floor-statsment Issued Defining
Situation.

Chicago. Feb. 12.-Eight governors
and delegates from twenty-eight states
met here Saturday and in an informal
conference organized a permanent
committee to push the candidacy Of
Theodore Roosevelt for the republican
nomination for president.
The governors in an executive meet
ing by themselves addressed letter
to Col. Theodore Roosevelt, in which
they explained the purpose Of the meet
ing and expressed desire that he let it
be known tina, demand from the peo-
pie that he would accept the nomina-
ton would not be unheeded by him.
The. permanent organization OF the
committee which will carry the fight to
the convention is as follows:
Chafrman-Alexander H. Revell.
Vice Chairman-Edward ]. Brundage.
secretary-Edwin W. Sims.
Treasurer-Dwish Lawrence.
An executive committee Of seven
members will be appointed later.
Scope Of Their Work.
On roll call the delegates from the
different states told OF work already
done toward promoting the former
presidents candidacy. Several reported
complete organizations. Governor Had
ley. Of Missouri; Governor Osborn, OF
Michigan and Governor Fort. OF New
Jersey, described plans Of campaign
nearly completed.
The meeting was without disagree
ment, and the resolutions adopted de-
clared that ''all are agreed that Theo-
dore 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 favored IAN
expression of the peoples choice for
president by direct vote for candidate
in each state and appealed to ali
agreeing with that sentiment to join
with the movement. They concluded
with a protest against the use OF or
ganized political machinery based on
patronage to deprive the people OF any
voice as to their real choice.
Set Forth q Statement.
In statement signed BY the eight
governors, Walter p. Stubs Of Kansas.
Charles S. Osborn of Michigan, Her
bert s. Hadley Of Missouri. Chester h.
Aldrich of Nebraska, Robert p. Bass OF
New Hampshire. W. E. Glasscock OF
West Virginia, R. s. vessey of South
Dakota, and ]. NJ Carey. Of Wyoming.
the following was set forth:
"Montenous questions are pressing
for solution.
What the country is seeking Is JUS
tice between man and man. It wants
equality Of justice safeguarded by ade-
quate law.
"A principle Is Of no avail without
man; a cause is lost without leader.
IN Theodore Roosevelt We believe the
principle has the man; the, cause, the
leader. 1t is our opinion that this Is
the sentiment OF the people in the
states we represent.
1T Is nothing to US that Theodore
Roosevelt IL not a candidate for the
republican nomination. We believe the
people have decided to make him their
1t is for the people to de-
termine who shall be their leader ire
spective Of the wishes Of the citizen
selected.
Knowing the high sense Of public
duty with which Colonel Roosevelt is
imbued. we are satisfied that he will
not refuse to heed the call OF the peo-
pie; that he WILL if nominated. accept
the nomination, and if elected will dis
charge, the duties Of the chief magis-
tracy with that same faithfulness and
Of the interests Of all the
people and display the same rugged
courage and will apply his well known
doctrine OF the square deal that his
past record indicates"