Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-21
coLoNEL's CAMPAIGN.

IelhliSpHs ONO. May ~ i ne
Roosevelt campaign in Ohio came to
an end here, today. After he had de-
| liVered his speech in Dennison the for
mer President started for oyster Bay
where he expects to be wnen the re-
turns from the Ohio primary coming,
tomorrow night.
Col. Roosevelt emphasized two
points in his speeches, today, He said
first that there would be no eompro
mise in the selection of a Republican
candidate for President so far as he
was concerned.
"Ill name the compromise candi-
date" he went on: he'll he me. Pil
name the compromise platform; it will
he our platform.
The Ex-President also called atten-
ton 10 the part which the Republican
National Committee will play in de-
termining the makeup of the Chicago
Convention. He declared that the
bosses" would not be permitted to
take control
Mr.. Taft has recently announced
on two or three different occasions"
he said at Cambridge, that what he
calls the friends of constitutional gov
eminent will control at Chicago. That
means of course and can only mean,
that they will control the national
committee. The national committees
chief function is to determine what
delegates are originally elected and
when our opponents talk of the friends
OF constitutional government eontroll-
ing the convention through that COM
mittee all they mean is that the
bosses and their representatives are
to have the say whether the delegates
elected by the majority of the Repup-
lieans are to be seated or not.
Il serve notice on them that the
people, the rank and file of the Repub-
liean party. Will be the masters and
not the servants Of the mon they nave
chosen to represent them: that we will
control and our representatives. viii
control the national convention and
from now on will control our legisla-
ton IN state and nation"
Since Col. Roosevelt came into Ohio
week ago he has made nearly ninety
speeches. He mas Travelled l74a miles
within the borders of the state. He
showed no signs of fatigue. tonight,
and his voice. which gave him some
trouble on Saturday. was in better con
dition.
Col Roosevelt made a final appeal to
the people in the form of a statement.
Before leaving. | wish to thank the
people of Ohio his statement reads,
tfor the kindly courtesy with which
they have greeted me during the weeks
passed. Ii has been pleasure to me
10 be with them and to give them the
reasons why | believe they should sup
pert rs III this lineup between the peo-
pie and the bosses. / earnestly ask ey-.
cry Republican voter to leave his work
and come To the primary. on Tuesday,
and to inform himself beforehand as TO
the delegates for whom he is to vote in
order to secure the triumphs of The
principles themselves.
Il ask this for the sake of the people
themselves. If they are not willing to
take the trouble to do their own work of
self government it cahnot but happen
that they will be misgoyerned, for thes-
can rest assured that the bosses and tie
professional politician will take the trou-
BILE TO govern them. Therefore l ask the
people to take the trouble to come out
and to inform themselves so that they
may vote intelligently.
Il wish TO get the verdict of the people
first and when the people have expressed
themselves, whatever their verdict may
be, shall cheerfully accept it,
At Coshoeton Col. Roosevelt was intro
duced as "our next President.
How do you know you will be- a
man in the crowd called out
Sure thing" the colonel shouted IN
reply.
There is no regular Republican who
is not progressive if he is real Re
publican said Col Roosevelt at Zanes :
Vile.
Il noticed this morning that Mr. Taft
commented on my statement that l in
tended TO do everything in my power TO
see that at Chicago the bosses, Messrs,
Lorimer. Barnes, Penrose and the rest
of the outfit, should be made really Ia
represent the American people.
MIR. Taft says that it is treason u
the Republican party. He and | have a
different idea of the word treason He
regards is as treason to make the bosses
represent the will of the people ! hold
that il is treason to allow the bosses "a
misrepresent the will of the people
Col Roosevelt is due in New York.
tomorrow morning He will go at once
to Oyster Bay and will remain at home
for two days before beginning his New
Jersey campaign.