Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
APPEAL TO SENSE OF DUTY
Twenty-Eight States Represented in
Conference by Delegates.
PLANS OF CAMPAIGN OUTLINED
Claim Made That Former President
Is Only Man Who Can Unite
Republicans.


ernors and delegates from twenty-eight
states met here today, and in an informal
conference organized a permanent COM
mittee to push the candidacy Of Theodore
Roosevelt for the republican nomination
for President.
The governors addressed letter to Col
purpose of the meeting and asked him
to let it be known that II the people de-
mand that he accept the nomination the
demand would not be unheeded by him.
The permanent organization of the COM
mittee follows: Chairman, Alexander Il.
Re~ell; vice chairman, Edward ]. Brun-
dage; secretary. Edwin w. Sims: treas
urer. Dwight Lawrence.
An executive committee Of seven men,
bers will be appointed later.
Reports on Work in States.
On roll call the delegates from the diff
ferent states told of work already done
toward promoting the former Presidents
candidacy. Several reported complete or
ganizations. Gov. Hadley of Missouri,
Gov. Osborn of Michigan and former. Gov.
Fort Of New Jersey described plans of
campaign nearly completed.
The meeting was without disagreement
and the resolutions adopted declare that
"all are agreed Theodore 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 favor IAN ex-
preston Of the peoples choice for Presi-
dent by direct vote for 8 candidate in
each state,' and appeal to all agreeing
with that sentiment to join the move
ment. They concluded with a protest
against the use Of organized political
prive the people Of any voice as to their
real choice"
Manifesto by the Governors.
In statement signed by the eight gov
ernors, Walter r. Stubbs Of Kansas,
Chase s. Osborn Of Michigan, Herbert 8.
Hadley of Missouri. Chester II. Aldrich
of Nebraska, Robert P. Bass of New
Hampshire, W. e. Glasscock Of West
Virginia, r. e. vessey Of South Dakota
and J. NJ Carey Of Wyoming, the follow
ing was set forth:
'Momentous questions are pressing for
solution. What the country is seeking Is
Justice between man and man. 1t wants
equality of justice safeguarded by ade-
quate law.
"A principle is of no avail without a
man; a cause is lost without leader.
In Theodore Roosevelt We believe the
principle has the man: the cause. the
leader It is our opinion that this Is the
sentiment of the people in the states we
represent.
ut is nothing to us that Theodore
Roosevelt is not candidate for the re-
publican nomination; we believe the peo-
pie have decided to make him their can
1sl Tk ic Pop n dQfarNn
who shall be their leader, irrespective OF
the wishes Of the citizen selected.
sure He Will Heed Call.
KNOWING the high sense Of public duty
with which Col. Roosevelt Is imbued. we
are satisfied that he will not refuse to
heed the call Of the people: that he will.
II nominated, accept the nomination, and.
If elected, will discharge the duties of
the chief magistracy with the same faith
fulness and consideration of the interests
of all the people and display the same
rugged courage and will apply his well
known doctrines Of the square deal that
his past record indicates
The conference was executive, as was
a meeting held separately by the gov
ernors, who declined to give out the text
of the letter they sent to Col. Roosevelt.
"A SuRR0StlOu ILoI d tOO6CNCiI CIituuSi-
asm convention be held in some central
city, probably Cincinnati, prior to the
republican national convention, was re-
ferred to the executive committee.
Roosevelt Makes No Comment.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, February 10
Col. Roosevelt had no political visitors
today He rested at Sycamore Hill, ex-
cepting for a horseback ride in zero
weather. The ex-President refused to
make any comment on the Chicago pro-
gressive conference.