Arizona republican., 1912-02-28
Chairman of Committee e Calls Roosevelt's Act Violation of Re
 publicanism
ATE DINNER AT
 THE WHITE HOUSE
But He is Careful to Give Out His Statement Before Seeing
 President
TASs0ciafed Press DiSbdtch

I.HSSOCtHfeU fTeSS DISPutCHI
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Referring
 to RoOsevelt's Columbus speech as "a
 violation of republication" William
 Barnes. Jr.. chairman of the New
 York republican central committed
 gave out this statement tonight be-
 fore going to the White House to
 dine with President Taft:
 T want it made clear" he said.
 that gave out the statement be-
 fore going to the White House.
 When I casually read it. says the statement. referring to the speech Tit would seem to contain a formula tion of doctrine, but coupled, as 1t immediately was. with declaration
 of the authors candidacy for the
 nomination for the presidency. it ac-
 ouired virility but lost that dis
 passionate devotion to principle wnlch
 would have given it whatever quality
 it might have possessed. In other
 words. this exposition at Columbus was to preface a candidacy rather
 than to maintain a principle, and a candidacy which had been by its pro- genitor distinctly repudiated."
 NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The recently
 crgnized Roosevelt committee of this city will begin distributing to vari-
 ous assembly and congressional dis-
 tricts probably tomorrow, petitions through which voters may nominate
 Roosevelt delegates to state and na-
 tionaI republican conventions under the direct primary law.
 CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Pearl Wight. land Cecil Lyon. republican national committeeman of Louisiana and Tex as. respectively. telegraphed Roose- welt headquarters here today they are | for Roosevelt and say these states will be lined up solid for him at the national convention. The announce ment is considered significant as the two men heretofore have been among the foremost leaders of the south and in times past have had much to do ill determining the position taken by the entire south.
 Barnes arrival was unexpected, ex- cept at the White House, where ne dined with President Taft and Hilles. His appearance gave rise to all sorts of rumorS One given the most ere 1 dence. was that he will take direct management of Taft's candidacy in New York state. Barnes remained at the White House until after midnight. I.~aIN ha situation in New England was can vassed at length today by Roosevelt men leading the movement Tn the northeastern states. Governor Bass | Of New Hampshire, F. r. Hale. or Portland. son of the former Onlted States senator, and score of others Iactive in politics attended confer ence at the home of Speaker Cush- | ing of the Massachusetts house. IL IdeyeIoped today the Roosevelt move nent k without d national leader to take active charge. He said today ne could not take charge himself. AsKeu | as to the truth of the report that Senator Dixon of Montana, Wonid pe the man at the helm, Roosevelt re- rIied that Dixon would be acceptablc i to him and it was expected he would take charge. but that illness in his
 family made it necessary to abandon i the plan for an indefinite period. HIS visit to Harvard was not entlreN peaceful Since his arrlNal III boS
 ton he has been followed by report
 CTS and photographers He became angry when camera men aimed at | him in front of the Nasty Pudding club. He waved his arms in protest lbut it was useless. He turned sharp ly and fled to the clubhouse. l Yes" he confessed later. II was Iangry. It isn't right My picture has been taken several thousand tunes
 since | came to Boston. l haven't
 even changed my hat.
 He took luncheon with his son ker-
 init.
 | WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Teie- graphic pledges of support from nine lrepublcan governors were given out tonight at the Taft campaign head
 quarters. The executives going on record in favor of the president are: F,berhardt. of Minnesota; Carroll or
 Iowa Hay. of Washington; Golos- lhoroueh of Maryland Tener. ot Pennsvlvania: Hooper. of Tennessee Spry. of Utah; Penneweli, Of Deia- ware: Pothier. of Rhode Island. Tn Addition the Taft managers claim tho support of Deneen. of Illinois: Oddie, of Nevada. and Mead, of vermont. This announcement is taken as an answer to the Chicago conference of | seven governors on whose solicitation Roosevelt based his formal entry into the contest,