Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29


state OF New Hampshire. Concord,
n. H.; the Hon. Jos. NJ. Carey. Gov
crnor of the state of Wyoming,
cheyenne Wyo. tho Hon. Chase s.
Osborn, Governor of the state of
Michigan, Lansing. Mich: the Hon.
w II. Stubs, Governor of the State
Of Kansas Topeka. Kans.; the Hon.
Herbert S. Hadley. Governor of the
state of Missouri, Jefferson City.
Mo"
CONSIDERED ANSWER TWO WEEKS
The Governors assembled at Chi
cago two weeks ago and drafted
letter 10 Colonel Roosevelt asserting
that there was a popular demand for
him to be president again, and urging
him to declare himself as to whether he
would accept the republican nomina-
ton IF it came unsolicited and I'M
sought"
For two weeks Colonel Roosevelt
considered the letter Indicating plain
ly that he had no intention of making
a hasty reply. The Governors letter
follows:
Chicago, Feb. 10, 1912.
we, the undersigned republican
governors, assembled for the purpose
of considering what will best insure
the continuation of the Republican par
ty as useful agency of good govern
ment. declare it our belief after a
careful investigation of the facts that
a large majority Of the republican
voters of the country favor your NOM
nation. and a large majority of the
people favor your election as the next
president of the United States.
1--WE believe that your candidacy
will insure success in the next cam
paign. We believe that you represent
as no other man represents, those
principles and policies upon which we
must appeal for a majority of the
votes of the American people and
which. in our opinion. are necessary
for the happiness and prosperity of
the county.
we believe that in view of this
public demand you should soon declare
whether, If the nomination for the
presidency come to you unsolicited
and unsought, you will accept it.
'In submitting this request we are
not considering your personal inter-
ests. We do not regard 1t as proper
to consider either the interests or the
preference OF any man as regards the
nomination for the presidency We
are expressing our sincere belief and
best judgment as to what Is demanded
of you In the interests OF the people
as whole. And we feel that you
would be unresponsive to a plain pub
lie duty IL YOU should decline to ac-
cept the nomination coming as the
voluntary expression of the wishes Of
a ma ioritv OF the republican voters
of the United States. through the ac-
ton OF their delegates In the next ma
tional convention.
Yours truly,
"Wm. z. Glasscock.
Chester II. Aldrich,
Robert p. Bass.
Joseph NJ. Carey
"Chas. 8. Osborn,
"W. r. Stubbs.
Herbert s. Hadley.
'To the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. New
York City. n. V"
Efforts of Colonel Roosevelts friends
to induce him to make an earlier dec
lara tion of his attitude on the presiden-
tial question had been unavailing His
laconic remark to n friend In Cleveland
last Wednesday night that My hat is
In the ring. YOU will have my answer
Monday" was the first real indication
that he had In mind an affirmative
answer to the Governors letter. Upon
promise that the reply would be given
out tonight small army OF news
paper men gathered at the colOnel's Of
fees early in the evening. Secretary
Frank Harpers met the reporters pune
tually and gave out the correspondence
without comment. lie said he was in no
position to comment and in view Of the
authors absence in Boston where he
VIII spend several days. 1t was impossi-
Bile to got an elaboration of the state
ments made in tho letter.