Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-10
TEDDY TELLS WHY
He SHOULD WIN

NEW YORK, May 10.-The Roosevelt
committee today gave out the copy of a
letter from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
to r. IA. Caswell, of Minneapolis. which
Is in part as follows;
New York. May 10, 1912.
"Hon. r. A. Caswell, Chairman, of the
Roosevelt Committee and Clerk of
the Supreme Court. Minneapolis.
Mimi:
Il wish It a been possible for me
to go again to Minnesota. Unfortu-
nately it is physically impossible. Nine
States have now held presidential pri-
maries or their equivalent-North
Dakota. Wisconsin. Illinois. Pennsyl-
vanla. Nebraska, Oregon, New Hamp-
shire. Massachusetts and Maryland.
These States. the only ones In which
there has been a free chance for the
expression of the popular Will, are to
be represented by 256 delegates in the
Chicago convention. Forty of these
delegates are instructed for President
Taft and ZIG are against him.
II has carried but two of the nine
Stntes-New Hampshire and Mnssachu-
aetts-while In Massachusetts the Roose-
Welt MISUNDERSTANDING were elected by
over twice the majority which Mr.. Taft
obtsined on preferential vote. IN Mary
land the majority against Mr.. Taft was
hboute the. same. D~ropOrtionately, rs the
maioritiess for him IN Massachusetts and
New Hahfpshire.
In the other eve States the MAORI
Ties against him range from two to one
to twenty to one. In all the States to-
gether about three out of every four
OF the Republicans who voted ut the
primaries were against MI. Taft. If
Primaries could be held in all the States
there would undoubtedly be no .substan-
ffat arfattpu from those firurPH- and
Mr. Taft could by no possibility have
two hundred votes In the Chicago CON
vention.
Hes solely In securing the Chicago del
ceates who will misreprescIt the Will OF
the people, He can get these Delegates.
hut not In I'll primary. states, but IN the
convention States. where delegates are
chosen under the old system, and even
IN these States he cln only get them
where the State ~ ruled by a boss,
After q prolonged experience OF me
as President practically al of the biz
bosses Of the Republican party dislike
me so heartily that they opposed MIR.
Taft's nomination because favored u;
They were afraid that Mr.. Taft would
give them the same kind of trouble that
/ had given them. After three yenrs
and n half of experience OF MIR. Tart
since he has been elected these saine
men have turnd around II hartiiy fn-
vpr his denominations
II became a candidate only when l
became convinced that no other progress
sive candidate could by any. possibility
DO nominated against Mr.. Taft. The
contest has gone SO far as to make 1t
now evident that ] certainly can be
nominated against Mr.. Taft and that
either | shall he nominated or else II
reactionary will be nominated. 1t is
also evident that not only every progress
sive eRpubllcan, but every man who be
iieves IN decncy and honesty In politics,
who is against boss rule and for the
genuine rule of the people and Is for the
elimination OF special privilege and for
efficient endeavor to secure social and
Industrial justice. can achieve his pur-
pose only by supporting my candidacy.