Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-26
ROOSEVELT OUT
IN The OPEN
He Desires the Nomination
for the Presidency from
Republicans
HEADQUARTERS ARE OPENED
Campaign Started to Secure
Delegates to Chicago
Convention.

! (Ey Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
/ Boston, Mass. Feb 2G-'We're in
/ the fight That's all" said Theodore
Roosevelt today 1t was his only conf
ment on his statement issued yester-
day that he would accept the presidcn-
tial nomination if offered TO him.
With Mr.. Roosevelt squarely on rec
ord, the active work of getting togeth
er Roosevelt organization was be-
gun here today.
kilograms from many parts of th4
country and visitors urged Mr. Roose-
welt TO roll up his sleeves and throw
himself into the fray, but he let it be
known that for the present he intends
70 do little, preferring to await indi-
cations of the effect of his announce
.nIent. He said that his visitors today
were forming a Roosevelt organization
in Massachusetts but that he would
take no part in it.
While he will keep in touch with
the political situation in all parts of
the country, Mr. Roosevelt expressed
the determination to identify himself
with no Roosevelt organization.
Columbus Speech His Platform.
Requests for speeches have been re-
ceived from several states, but Mr..
Roosevelt said he had not made up
his mind what to do. He said, how
ever, that whether or not he embarked
on speaking campaign, he would re-
iterate time after time his belief in
the political principles he set forth in
his speech at Columbus, Ohio, 1t is on
this platform that the Roosevelt cam
paign is to be fought
Roosevelt Sidesteps Recall.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 26.--Direct pri-
maries, including presidential prima-
ries, the initiative and referendum un-
der certain restrictions, and a plan
which if adopted will prevent the ne
cessty of the recall of judges" were
advocated today by Colonel Roosevelt
in an address to the members of the
Massachusetts legislature in a speech
at the State House.
hOOSeNCil INdliOHdl
New York, Feb. 26.-Permanent Of
fees from which supporters to Theo-
dcre Roosevelt will wage his fight for
! the Republican Presidential nomina-
| tiOn, were opened at No. l, Madison
avenue today. in charge of Oliver Clin-
! ton Carpenter a lawyer, who was one
Of the lieutenants Of George B. Cor
/ telyou, chairman of the Republican
national committee in 1904.
The Roosevelt committee of New
York City, will handle the work here
toward securing delegates to the ma
ltional convention in favor of his NOM
ination and also will cooperate in the
work throughout the country toward
securing Roosevelt delegates" said
Mr.. Carpenter
Talks of His Favorite Authors.
During the first part of his visit to
Boston, Colonel Roosevelt confined
himself to meeting friends, visiting
the scenes of his younger days at
Harvard, and talking of his favorite
authors. He was scheduled today for
a number of political conferences.
The Guest of Famous Authors
Colonel Roosevelt spent last night
with Judge Robert Grant. He said
ho expected to take luncheon today
with Mrs. Margaret Deland, the au-
thor, and Mrs. Roger Wolcott. widow
OF the former governor of Massachu-
Isetts. Then he is to go TO the home
of Grafton Gushing, speaker of the
Massachusetts House. With his svisit
to the speaker, where he is to remain
over night, he will plunge into polite
la conferences which probably will
keep him busy much of the time until
he leaves Boston.
Stroll Among Bookshops.
Among those who he expects to
meet are, Governor Bass of New
Hampshire, and Representatives of
the militant progressive Republican
League of Massachusetts. The Colonel
hoped to find time during the day to
stroll about among the book shops of
Boston.
New York, n. Y, Feb. 26.-Gover-
nor Johnson Of California says now
that Colonel Roosevelt has come out
in the open for the Presidential nom
ination thousands of new admirers
will join the ranks Governor John
son said: The statement of Colonel
Roosevelt was all that we expected.
We believe he will make the strong
est fight in history. We in the West
are confident of his nomination and
after that the 5lttle is practically
over"
Colonel Roosevelt's letter to the
governors. stating briefly that he
would accept the nomination for
President if it were rendered to him,
created no surprise here in political
circles in view of his ldconic remark
| in Cleveland that my hat is in the
ring
Carey Out for Roosevelt.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, Feb 26-In
an interview with the Associated
Press today, Governor Carey said:
Il believe Theodore Roosevelt's
speech at Columbus supplemented by
hist reply to the governors letter is
so definite that the people of the Unit
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