Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-02-27

three and half years and this
three and half years constitute
my first term. The Wise custom,
which limits the president to two
terms regards the substance and
not the form and under no cir
euneetances will be candidate
Tor or accept another norina-
ton
s..sss -sss
New York, Feb. 26-"I will accept
the nomination for president if 1t is
offered me and l will adhere to this
decision until the convention has en-
pressed its preference is Colonel
Roosevelt's reply to the letter of sew
en- Republican governors asking him
to stand for nomination.
The eagerly awaited reply was un'
expectedly brief, but definite. 1t fol
lows:
New York, Feb. "a, 1912.
Gentlemen: l deeply appreciate
your letter and l realize to the full
the heavy responsibility it puts upon
me, expressing as it does the care.
fully considered convictions of the
men elected by popular vote to stand
as the heads of government in their
Reveral states.
Il absolutely agree with you that
this matter is not one TO be decided
with any reference to the personal
preferences or interests of any man,
but purely from the standpoint of the
interests of the people as whole. |
will accept the nomination for presi
dent II 1t is rendered to me and !
will adhere to this decision until the
convention has expressed its prefer
ence.
"One of the chief principles for
which | have stood for which I now
stand and which have always en-
deavored and always slSll endeavor
70, reduce to action, is the genuine
rule of the people; and therefore ]
hope that so far as possible the peo.
pie may he given the chance. through
direct primaries to express their pref.
eYence as to who shall be the nominee
OF the Republican presidential con,
vention.
Very truly yours,
=. Theodore Roosevelt.
"The Hon. Vim. Il. Glasscock. gov
ernor 81 the state of West Virginia,
Charleston. w. Va.
THE Hon. Chester H.. Adrich, gov
ernor of the state of Nebraska, Lin
coin, Neb.
THE Hon. Robert II. Bass. GOV.
ernor of the state of New Hampshire,
Concord, y. II.
The Hon. Joseph Carey. cover
nor of the state of Wyoming, Chey,
enne, Wyo,
"The Hon. Joseph NJ. Carey, cover.
nor of the state of Michigan, Lansing
Mich.
THE Hon. w. r. Stuhbs, govcrno,
Of the state of Kansas, Topeka, Kan
The Hon. Herbert S. Iladley. gov.
son City, No."
Letter Drafted to Roosevelt.
The above named governors assem-,
bled at Chicago two weeks ago and
drafted a letter to Colonel Roosevelt
asserting that there was a pcpula,
demand for him to he president
again. and urging him to declare him
self as to whether he would accept
the Republican nomination if lit
came unsolicited and unsOuGht" Fol
two weeks Colonel Roosevelt consid
cred the letter.
Chicago Comments.
Chicago. Definite announcement
from. Colonel Roosevelt that he will
accept the presidential nomination il
offered him without his becoming an
active candidate caught no one nap
ping in Chicago and took no one by
surprise
At the Roosevelt headquarters
where foreword of the Coonel's an.
nouncement had sped, the leaders
only smiled. At the Taft headquar
tiers there were smiles, too, smiles be
cause the suspense had ended. al
though there were none who doubted
the outcome of the appeal of the sew
en- western governors addressed to the
former president.
Democrats interviewed all united in
declaring that in their opinion Roose
velt's nomination will make for Ger
tain Democratic victory. Practical.
all of them voiced the same views as
did Mayor Carter H. Harrison
RroAter Charles Not Scared
Cincinnati.-Afterr reading he state
ment of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
that he would accept the nomination
if it was rendered, Charles p. Taft
brother of President Taft, said: u
don't think VI: R1,1,s1.,.Llt u.il