The Detroit times., 1912-03-04

independent Of those from which the
Associated Press received the story.
MIR. Noyes states that he understood
that did so express myself TO num-
her of the cabinet and also 10 num-
ber OF the insurgent senator's. and
states that he believes that President
Taft has assurances or support from
me. Mr.. Noyes adds that he explains
my denial on the theory that 4 had ex-
plaiEed my attitude conhdentially and
felt, entitled 10 deny II when IL was
given publicity.
VIII YOU tell McClatchy and Mr..
Moves COR send them copies of this let :
teri that Mr.. Noyes is absolutely and
completely misinformed and there is
not one particle of truth in the state
ments made 10 him which he thus re-
heated To MIR. McClatchy. The only two
members OF the cabinet TO whom nave
recently spoken are Messrs. Meyer ana
Stimson. The former wrote me. ana
the latter informed me verbally. what
in each case knew already that Meth :
er Of them had made any such state
nlent to Mr.. Taft or TO anyone else, ana
that both OF them understood perfectly
that | was not going TO support any
man for the nomination in 1912, neither
MIR Taft nor anyone else. The insur-
gent senator OF whom Mr.. Moves SPEAKS
Is as wholly mythical a character as
the cabinet member OF whom ne SPEAKS.
He cannot give the name OF the insur-
gent senator or find IL out for he VIII
find that his informant VIII not give IL
made no such statement 10 any capl-
net minister or to any other human
being The simple fact is that these
stories are not Observation-Disclosures; they
are deliberate inventions.
Mr.. Noyes is entirely IN error IN
thinking that President Taft thinks he
has assurances of support from me. MI
Taft thinks nothing of the kind. lie
knows he has no assurances or support
from me and neither Mr.. Noyes nor
any one else has one least particle OF
1 ground for the opinion thus expressed.
at first thought that the story thus
I in question was given out from the
White House, but l am now sure IL was
gotten up and given out by the Asso-
Gated Press representatives at the
White House, and from Mr.. Moves
statements 1 should gather that this
was true.
: Associated Press, tn know that the
story was not a misunderstanding, was
not based on transformation, but was
a deliberate invention, MADE ont on
whole cloth, without one particle OF
basis beyond the IMAGINATION OF the
man who made It.
I have expressed myself freely TO
large number of men in this matter
always TO the same effect telling you
( for Instance personally. and those who
were with you at lunch at my house
and telling Clifford Pinchot, Jim Gar.
! field. and Congressman Madison and
Billy Loeb. and Secretary Meyer ano
Secretary Stimson, all alike, just ex,
aetly what / have said, always that
would not be a candidate in 1912 my.
self. and that ] had no intention oi
taking part in the nomination Tor OF
against any candidate.
sincerely yours,
F(signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Sun then says that the Mr.
Van Valkenburg to whom the letter
is addressed Is understood to be the
editor of the Philadelphia North
American. Frank b. Noyes is editor
OF the washington Star and president
of the Associated Press and McClat-
chy Is editor of the Bee, Sacramento,
Cal. and a director Of the Associat-
ed Press.