The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-29


three and a half years and this
three and half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom
which limits the president to two :
terms regards the substance and
not the form and under no cir \
cumstances will be a candidate :
for or accept another nominal
ton
- .
New York, Feb. 27.--T will accept
the nomination for president if it is
offered me and | will adhere to this
decision until the convention has ex
pressed its preference" is 'Colone
Roosevelt's reply to the letter of sew
en- Republican governors asking him
to stand for nomination.
The eagerly awaited reply was IN
eXpectedly brief. but definite 1t fol
lows:
New York. Feb "a. 1912
"Gentlemen: deeply appreciate
your letter and | realize to the full
the heavy responsibility it puts upon
me. expressing as it does the care
fully considered convictions of the
men elected by popular vote to stand
as the heads of government in their
several states.
i absolutely agree with you that
this matter is not one to be decided
with any reference to the personal
preferences or interests of any man,
but purely from the standpoint of the
interests of the people as whole !
will accept the nomination for presf-
dent if it is rendered to me and |
will adhere to this decision until the
convention has expressed its prefer.
ence.
One of the chief principles for
which have stood, for which l now
stand and which l have always en-,
deavored and always shall endeavor
to reduce to action. is the genuine
rule of the people; and therefore I
hope that so far as possible the peo-
pie may be given the chance. through
direct primaries to express their pref
erence as to who shall be the nominee
of the Republican presidential con-
vention.
Very truly yours.
"Theodore Roosevelt.
1.-THE Hon. VIM. r. Glasscock, gov
ernor Of the state Of West Virginia,
Charleston, w. Va.
The Hon. Chester II. Aldrich. gov
ernor OF the state of Nebraska, Lin
coin, Neb.
The Hon. Robert Fl. Bass, gov
ernOr of the state of New HAMPSHIRE.
Concord, N. H.
The Hon. Joseph , Carey. COVER.
nor of the state of Wyoming. Chey.
enne, Wyo.
''The Hon. Joseph M. Carey, COVER
nor of the state of Michigan. Lansing,
Mich.
"The Hon. w. R. Stubbs. governor
OF the state Of Kansas, Topeka Kan.
"The Hon. Herbert S. Hadley, gov
ernor of the state of Missouri Jeffer.
son City, Mo-"
Letter Drafted to Roosevelt,
The above named governors assem-.
bled at Chicago two weeks ago and
drafted letter to Colonel Roosevelt,
asserting that there was a popular
/, demand for him to be president
again, and urging him to declare him.
self as to whether he would accept
the Republican nomination If ut
came unsolicited and unsought." For
two weeks Colonel Roosevelt consid.
cred the letter.
Chicago Comments.
Chicago. - Definite announcement
from Colonel Roosevelt that he will
accept the presidential nomination II
offered him without his becoming an
active candidate caught no one nap.
ping in Chicago and took no one by
surprise.
At the Roosevelt Headquarters
where foreword of the Colonel's an.
nouncement had sped, the leaders
only smiled. At the Taft headquar-
tiers there were smiles, too, smiles be-
cause the suspense had ended, al.
though there were none who doubted
the outcome of the appeal of the sew
en- western governors addressed to the
former president
Democrats interviewed all united in
declaring that in their opinion Roose-
velts nomination will make for a GER
tain Democratic victory. Practically
all of them voiced the same views az
did Mayor Carter H. Harrison.