The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-05
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WASHINGTON. March l-rbe
Washington Star to-day pr1uosI uuder
New York date what purucr61 to-
be the full text OF the letter vrf<1Dn,
by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt -
Ing that he would not be a cnnl10r<>
for the Presidential nomination -.
1919. The letter. addressed to il -
Van valkenburg. president and edl1
or the Philadelphia North Americ1n.
reads as follows.
NJ -June ~. isiL
II am really obliged TO you Nov will
You not give Mr.. Mcclatchy from me-. a
copy or this letter that I am writinr 20
you; and also send a copy OF the letter
states that Mr.. Noyes Informed him.
snent the story sent out by the "A p
mat Mr. Roosevelt had pledged himself
he tMf, Noyes) had the same inforus-
ton from sources entirely Independent
OF those from which the Associafsd
Press received the story.
MI Noyes states that he understood
matt did so express myself TO a NOM
Der OF the cabinet and also to an fnsur-
that President Taft thinks that he bss
assurances OF support from me. MI
Noyes adds that he explains my Denial
attitude confidentiaily, and feit emitted
TO deny IL when IL was given publicity.
Ten othsru.
viii you tell Mr.. McCiatchy ana Mr.
Noyes from me. tor send them copies OF
this letter. that Mr.. Noyes Is absolutely
and completely misinformed. and that
s,s,s snere Is not one particle OF truth in the
repeated TO Mr. McClatchy. The only
two members OF the cabinet to whom I
nave recently spoken are Messrs. Meyer
The former wrote me and the latte,
Iinformed me verbally, what In each
case. ! knew already that neither OF
Mt, Taft or 20 anyone else. and that
both OF them understood perfectly clear
~ thst i vas not going 10 support, any
man Tor the nomination In 1914 neither
MT. Taft nor anyone else. The insureent
senator OF whom Mr. Noyes speaks Is
as wholly mythical a character as the
CABINET minister OF whom he speaks.
He cannot give the name OF that in
sgrgent senator or find IL out. for he
VIII find that his Informant viii not
give " i made no such. statement 10,
any insurgent senator or TO any cablnst
nnnlster. or 20 any other human bsins.
The simple fact is tnat these stories
/ liberste. fnvsntions Mr. Noyes is en-
, tirely in error Or. stating that President
Taft thinkss he 'has assurances OF sup
Mr.. Taft thinks nothing OF the hind.
He kfows he has no assurances OF sup
port from me; and neither Mr.. Noyes
! ticie Of ground for the opinion thus ex-
pressed. at first thought that the
story In question was given out from
the White House. but am now assured
, that II was gotten up and given out by
the Associated Press representative at
the White House and from Ar. Noyes'
statement i should gather that this was
true
was very Indignant.
"twish Mr.. Noyes, as president Of the
Associated Press. 60 know that thepstory
l "A M
based upon misinfOrmation. but was =
deliberate invention. made out Of thv
whole cloth. without one particle or
basis beyond the Imagination OF the man
who made it.
Il have expressed myself perfectly
freely TO a large number of men in this
matter. always TO the same effect: tell
ing you. for instance, personally. and
thoss who were With you at lunch AZ
Jim Garfield and Representative Madi-
son and Billy Loeb and Secretary Mayer
and Secretary Stimson, all alike. just
exactly what have said always. that I
would not be a candidate In 1919 myself
and that had no intention. OF taiinE
any part in the nomination for or
against any candidate.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The national Taft headquarters to-
day made public the complete letter
written by Mr.. Roosevelt August Is.
1911. TO A. p. Moore. publisher OF
the Pittsburgh Leader. asking him 10
cease advocating the nomination Of
Mrs. Roosevelt The letter follows:
Dear Mr.. Moore:
4 very greatly appreciate your kind
and friendly feelings. hut I am sure you
viii understand me when I say that
must not only ask you. but every friend
j SSve. 20 see To u that no moYemsnt
Whatever IL made % bring me forward
for the nomination in 1919.
Il feel that I have n right 70 ask all
my friends. II necessary. actively to
work 20 prevent any such movement 7
should esteem "a a Genuine calamity ~
sucn movement we're undertaken
Again thanking you for what you
have said. and. moreover. thanking you
IN advance for following my wishes In
this matter, a. ! know you viii do. T
afn very sincerely
'THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT