Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-10
Colonel Points Out His Almost
Unifom Success in States
Where Presidential Prefer
ence Primaries Were Held.
THREE REPUBLICANS OUT
OF FOUR FAVOR TEDDY
Declares Presidents Only
Hope Lies in Securing Vote
of Delegates Willing to
Misrepresent the People,

Misrepresent the People,
(By EveniuH Herald A. =, Leased wireD
New York. May lO.--The Roosevelt
committee today gave Out the follow
ing copy OF letter from Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt 20 r. a. Caswell. MINI
neapoiis:
"''New York, May 10. 1912.
Hon. r. A. Caswell. Chairman OF the
Roosevelt Committee and Clerk OF
the Supreme Court, Minneapolis,
Minn.
Il wish II had been possible for me
to so again to Minnesota. Unfor-
tunately II Is physically impossible.
Nine states have NOW held presi-
Dental primaries, or their equivalent
North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Nebraska. oregon, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Mary
land. These states, the only ones in
which there has been a free chance
for the expression OF the popular
will, are 70 be represented by 256 dele
gates In the Chicago conyedion.
Forty Of these delesa,Qs are IN
structed FOR President Tait and 2l6
are against him. he has carried but
two OF the nine states-New Hamp-
shire and Masanchusetts-- while IN
Massachusetts rhe Roosevelt delegates
at large were elected by over twice
/ the majority which Mr. Taft obtained
on preferential vote.
I In all the nine states together
about three out OF every four of the
republicans who voted al the primar-
/ les were against Mr.. TAFT X primaries
could be held IN all the states there
would undoubtedly be no substantial
variation from these figures, and Mr..
lTaft conld by no possibility have goo
votes In the Chicago convention.
I Mr.. Taft's chance of denomination
lies solely Ia securing at Chicago dele
gaies who will misrepresent the viii
OF The people. lie can get these dele
gates, not ia the primary states, nat
In the convention staies where dele
gates are chosen under che old sys-
tenn, and even IN these states he can
only get them where the state Is ruled
/ by boss.
after a prolonged experience or
me as preaident practically all Of ,he
4 big bosses, Ia the Republican party
dislike me so heartily That they OPP
posed Nj. Taft's nomination because
i favored Il. They were afraid that
Mr.. Taft would give them the same
kind of trouble that ! give them.
After three years and half en-
lperlenee OF Mr.. Taft since he has been
elected these same men have turned
around and heartily favor his ronOml-
fnINr
years ago as they are opposed 20 me
now Thy were opposed 10 Mr Tart
four years ago when they had not
tried him as president and they heart
ily support him now.
These men include, for instance,
Mr. Gallinger in New Hampshire
Mr. Aidrleh In Rhode ISLAND, Mr., Pen
rose IN Peunsylvania, SIR. kealing IN
Indiana, Mr. Lorimer IN Illinois,
Messrs. Guggenholm and Evans In
Colorado; Mr. Calhoun and the
Southern Pacific railway crowd IN
California, and the Amalgamated Cop
per crowd In Montana; and In your
} own state they include Mr.. smith and
Mr.. Tawney The fight Is a nation
wide fight OF the pl'in people against
the bosses.
There is Just one candidate whom
Ia Is possible 20 nominate against the
. bosses and that Is myself. Every
vote for every other candidate from
J now on Is Ia reality a vote for MT
Taft. The fight b against me
bosses In Minnesota. as Il is every
} where else. A vote for Mr. Iait Is
vote for the bosses: Il Is a vote fol
] Iorlmor, for Penrose. for Guggenheim
for Gaillnger ANA for all the rest Of
J them; ana Il is a vote FOR these men
whether Il % cast In Minnesota or ~
} Massachusetts OF 10 ohio or New jef'
Z soy or California.
I II became a candidate enly when
became convinced that no other pro
{ lgrassive candidate could BY any pos
! Hblllty be nominated against Mr.. Tart
lThe contest hiss gone 80 TAR as "a
make Il now evident that ! certainly
} can be nominated against Mr. Tar
and that either ! shall be nominated
! or else q reac,ionary VIII be nomi
\ mated.
'It Is also evident that not onll
oyery progressive Republican, bu
! ovory man who believes Ia decencl
{ and honesty Ia politics who is aHnins
, boss rule aud for the genuine rule o
the people and IA for ne elimination
Ccontinuod on Fage 8. colemn 90