The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-29
Friends Are Gratified.


Boston, Feb. 27.-"We're in the fight.
That's ALL" said Theodore Roosevelt to-
lay. 1t was his only comment on his
statement issued yesterday that he
would accept the presidential nominal
tlcn II offered him. With Mr.. Roosevelt
squarely on record, the active work of
getting together a Roosevelt organiza-
ton was begun here today.
kilograms from many parts of the
country and visitors urged Mr.. Roose-
velt to roll Up his sleeves and throw
himself into the fray, out he let it be
known that for the present he Intends
to do little, preferring to await indi-
cations of the effect of his our
ment. He said hat his visitors today
were forming a Roosevelt organization
IN Massachusetts, but that he would
lake no part in it. While he will keep
IN touch with the political situation in
hl parts of the country Mr.. Roosevelt
expressed the determination to identify
himself With no Roosevelt organization.
Requests for speeches nave been re-
eelVed from several states, but Mr..
Roosevelt said he had not made up his
mind what to do. He said, however,
that whether or not he embarked on a
speaking campaign, he would reiterate
time after time his belief in the poll
heal principles which he set forth in
his speech at Columbus, Ohio. 1t is on
this platform that the Roosevelt cam
paign is to be fought.
son, OF California, says now that Colo
mel roosevelt has come out in the open
Tor the presidential nomination thou
sands of new admirers will Join he
ranks. Governor Johnson said:
The statement of Colonel Roosevelt
was all that we expected. We believe
he will make the strongest fight in his
TOrV. we in the wnGt a va ~, al ~ "a
his nomination, and after that the Bat
tie is practically over"
Republican County Chairman Koe-
Mig said Colonel Roosevelt's announce
ment would not affect the situation in
New York county.
New York county is and will be for
President Taft" said Mr.. Koenig. Ma
tional Democratic Chairman Norman
E. Mack said regarding the announce
ment it was a fine thing for the demo-
Gratis. Amos Pinchot, a brother of Gift
ford Pinchot, a Roosevelt would get
most Of the delegates from New York.
Colonel Is In Boston.
Boston, Feb. 27.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt today dropped literature and
turned to politics. During the first
part of his visit to Boston he confined
himself to meeting friends visiting the
scenes of his younger days at Harvard
and talking of his ~favorite authors. He
was SCllSuulcu tOudy 1OT a nuTlDGr. OF
political conferences.
Colonel Roosevelt spent last night
with Judge Robert Grant. He said he
expected to take luncheon today with
Mrs. Margaret Deland, the author, and
Mrs. Roger Wolcott, widow of the for
mer governor Of Massachusetts. Then
he is to go to the home of Grafton
Gushing, speaker Of the Massachusetts
house. With his visit to the speaker,
where he is to remain over night, he
will plunge into political conferences,
which probably will keep him busy
much of the time until he leaves Bos-
ton.
Among those wnom he expects to
meet are Governor Bass, of New Hamp-
shire, and representatives of the mill
tant progressive republican league of
Massachusetts. The colonel hoped to
find time during the day to stroll about
among the book shops of Boston.
Roosevelt in the Open.
New York, Feb. 27.-"I will accept
the nomination for president if it is
rendered me, and l will adhere to this
decision until the convention has eX-
pressed it's preference" Is Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt's reply to the letter of
seven republican governors asking him
to stand for nomination.
The eagerly awaited reply was given
out last night at Colonel Roosevelt's
office here during his absence on a trip
to Boston. 1t was unexpectedly brief.
but definite.
Text OF His Letter.
1t follows:
New York, Feb. 27. 1912.-Gentle-
men: I deeply appreciate your letter
and I realize to the full the heavy re-
sponsibility it puts upon me, expressing
as it does the carefully considered con-
victions of the men elected by opula
vote to stand as the heads of govern
ment in their several states.
Il absolutely agree with you that this
matter is not one to be decided with
any reference to the personal prefer
ence or interests of any man, but pure
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