The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-23
R00SEvELPS HIGH
STANDARD COSTS
EIGHT DELEGATES
Colonel Yields Claim to Bay
States Quota at Large.
HIS STAND UPON PRINCIPLE
in This Fight" Says the Peoples
Champion, ~ Am Standing for Ger.
tain Great Principles. -. Foremost
Among These 10 the Right Of the
People to Rule"

washington. May All there exist
ed In the mind of any American citi-
zen-Progressive or Reactionary-any
doubt as to the loftfness Of purpose
which has characterized Theodore
Rooseveit's course since he consented
to stand for the Republican nomina,
ZION to the presidency, that doubt was
dissipated by Colonel Roosevelt's &C
don in voluntarily releasing from their
pledge to support him the eight dele
gates-atlarge elected in the presiden-
tial primary in Massachusetts. This
action on the part of Colonel Roose-
welt was taken by him Immediately
upon learning that Mr.. Taft, although
defeated In the fight for delegates,
had received a majority of ballots in
preferential expression on presiden-
tial candidates. Mr.. Roosevelt did not
lose moment in letting the Bay State
delegates and the whole people under
stand just where he stood in the mat
ter. To each of the delegates at large
elected in Massachusetts, the Colonel
tesegraphed the following statement:
In Massachusetts the ballot con.
tanned the names Of eight candidates
for de'egates-at-Iarge, printed under
each the words, "pIedged to Theodore
Roosevelt" and 1t also contained q
column in which the voter was to ex.
press his preference az to whether
Or Mr.. Taft should be nominated az
president. II would seem unlikely
that majority Of the voters could
both vote for the delegate pledged to
me and at the same time express
preference for Mr.. Taft, but appar-
emily this ls what has happened.
Such being the case, and on the as
sumption that the preferential vote Is
for Mr.. Taft, I hereby announce that
shall expect these deiegates-at-Iarge
to disregard the pledge to support me
and to support Mr.. Taft, and II any
one Of them hesitates 80 to do, | shall
Immediately write him and with all
emphasis and insistence in my power
to take the course indicated and to
support Mr.. Taft in the convention.
In this fight am standing for Ger
tain great principles, which regard az
vital to the present and future welfare
Of the nation. My success Is Of value
only as an incident to securing these
principles. Foremost among those
principles Is the right Of the people to
rule and the duty of the representa-.
lives really to represent In the nom-
mating convention no less than in
executive or legislative offices.
II the majority of the rank and file
Of the Republican party do not want
mo nominated, then most certainly I
don't wish to be nominated. My aim
has been to get genuine expression
ct their genuine desire precisely as,
II nominated, ! should desire to get at
the polls the genuine expression Of the
majority Of the whole, because my
only purpose In being elected presi.
dent would be to put into effect GER
tain principles and policies In which I
>ardentiy beiieye, and which could
not forcibIy put into effect unless l
leave. behind me the hearty support Of
the majority Of our citizens.