The Detroit times., 1912-03-04
ROOSEVELT WILL SERVE
ON Jury AT MlAE0LA
81 Am Not Asking Any Favors,"
He Says-ls Entitled
TO Exemption

Roosevelt will do jury duty at the
regular term OF the supreme court
here. He came over today from Sag
amore Hill and was told by Justice
Putnam, who will preside, that he
was entitled 10 exemption under the
law.
Il am not asking any favors," he
said, and | am willing to serve as
drawn II needed"
The colonel then retired into JUS
tice Putnam's chambers for a short
chat Afterward he sat in court and
listened to the charging OF the grand
jury. When the first case was called
for trial the colonel asked TO be ex-
cused until Wednesday TO attend TO
personal business and was told he
could so.
OYSTER BAY. n. ", March A.
Colonel Roosevelt's own views OF the
present political situation and his
reasons for entering the campaign
were explained by him yesterday.
AS he trudged along the country
road from Oyster Bay village to Sag
amore Fill on his way home from
church, the former president talked
freely of his prospects and briefly
stated that his reason for entering
into a political campaign as an ac-
tive candidate was that men who
share his political beliefs convinced
him that they needed an effective
leader AS TO the prospects Of vic
tory, Colonel Roosevelt expressed the
opinion that on popular vote he
would be the choice OF his party by
q big majority. How far this result
might be modified by the interposi-
ton of the machinery of politics he
was unable 10 say.
Colonel Roosevelt said he supposed
a great many persons would not be-
lieve 1t, but that he had not wished
10 enter the fight.
so far as a personal victory 10
concerned, don't care" he declared.
In 1904, he said. his position was
different. He was DESTROYS OF the
nomination because he wished the
peoples seal of approval But in
taking up the fight this year he was
opposing his personal inclinations.
Many supporters had come TO him
and represented that they needed
leader and that there was a wide
spread demand that he assume the
responsibility. II was in response to
these representations, the colonel
ADDED, that he had at length determ-
ined to accept the leadership.
Colonel Roosevelt's assertion that
he believed large majority of Re
publican voters favored him was
made when he was informed OF the
result of a canvass in different Sec
tons of the country. showing an al
legged ratio OF TO l for Roosevelt.
The colonel said he thought that
about represented the situation.
In all but four or five states, includ-
ing Delaware and Utah, Colonel
Roosevelt said, he believed he would
receive majority on popular vote.
He added that he felt confident he
would have a majority OF the Penn
sylvia delegation to the national con-
vention. He was told that the test
vote in New England had given him
a slight lead over President Taft, and
he said that he was not at all sur
prised at that.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, March 4
The Oklahoma delegation to the Re
publican national convention will be
for Roosevelt, according TO reports
received from county conventions held
Saturday.
The standing is: Roosevelt 80 coun'
ties, with 232 delegates; Taft. Is
counties, with 127 delegates. Unin
structed, or equally divided, eight
counties, with Sc votes.
Eight counties are TO hold conven'
tions this week.