New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
ROOSEVELT PLEADS
FOR ILLINOIS VOTE
Declares Result of To-day'S Pri-
mary of Greatest Importance
in Campaign.
LOOKS TO IT FOR KEYNOTE
VIII Have Great Deal To Say
He Asserts, if the Voters
Are Not Given a
Square Deal

Lafayette Ind. April s--Theodore Roose-
welt fought ali to-day as hard as he could
heht for victory I'm Tomorrow Presidential
prirnary in Illinois In his opinion, as he
expressed il. the result Of the fight viii he
OF frst Importance in determining the out
+ come OF his whole campaign When II was
all over and the colonel was ready 10
hoard his train TO pass ont OF the stat" h."
ssid
MY hat Is in the ring, and 1T IS going to
stay in the ring"
In one Of his speeches to-day he said:
We look 70 Illinois to set the keynote IT
tfis cannpaien Illinois stands in the most
important position Of any state IN thla
campaign.
In some other states. Mr.. Roosevelt said,
his supporters had been defeated by unfair
tactics of federal oficeholders, and by
other methods which he characterized as
improper. Referring 10 the Presidential
primary TO be held tomorrow in Illinois he
said:
II you are against me in a fair vote
shall have nothing TO say but II you are
for me and the bosses record you IS
against me, / shall nave q great Hed' u
say.
Colonel Roosevelt handled his opponents
reseptative Mckinley, campaign manager
for President Taft. in a speech in Mr., Nc
Kinley's own district and put himself on
,.cord as opposed 10 President Taft in re-
rard 10 reciprocity. He repeated his
h-oadside against Senator Lorimer and
Maid his respects once more 70 the coun-
trv's multimiIlionaires and the heads Of
great corporations. saying IL would he for
IA 81 1r,ur he
advocated
Nearly Dozen Speeches.
The colonel made nearly a dozen
soeeches. The DAYS run took him not
only through Mr.. McKinley's district hut
also that Of ex-Speaker Cannon. and he
delivered q speech a few blocks from Mr..
+ Cannon's home. in Dauville. He also
made addresses in Clinton, Decatur, Sulli-
van. Nation, Tuscola and Crbana- After
leaving the state he made several speeches
in Indiana.
In speaking of reciprocity Colonel Boose-
welt declared that as far az he had any
mower, he would never sanction the rein
PRODUCTION of such a measure as the Cana
dian reciprocity bill passed by Congress.
The farmers, he said. should not be re-
uuired 20 pay everything for an agreement
like that"
It was in Decatur that the colonel re
ferred 30 Representative Mckinley, say
ing:
NV attention was called this morning 30
statement emanatine from Mr.. Mckinley
in which he attacks me for coming INTO his
district and states that they did NOT come
into my district, as they We're welcome TO-
ana that ! asked a. iaVOrS that certain
men be sent to the convention. That IS
false which the man wiring II knew 10
he have asked for o fayors OF any hhu
and win accept none from my opponents.
And more IN ills article Mr.. Mckinney
f,inlev T. 2 Progressive I 10 not know The
brand mir. Mckinley In this tight is heap-
ing the old TeactiOuarr machine Hc iS
standing against the interests of the people.
lie IS standing as the representative or
privilege and special interest He Is aNSO-
ciated with Mr. FenrOse. Of Pennsylvania.
Mr. GallingeT. Of New Hampshire. MessrS
: Guggenheim and Evans. Of Colorooo, Mt
Cox, Of Ohio, and Mr.. LOrimer. Of your own
state. If he is o Progressive they are Pro
gressives.
I nave come here because at Chicago,
when / spoke there and since, the Roosevelt
clubs have asked me 10 como down her"
ana in che other counties OF tho district
ana stand up fo- the right Of the people 10
rule themselves.
Who got you the primary in Illinois, Mr..
e. You yourselves got your representatives
70 give you the right 10 express your own
? opinion. II IL had not been for the fight
and those with ue have been making YOU
would not have had any Presidential pri-
mary.