New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-18
Only One Who Could Win.


Colonel Roosevelt began his address in
Memorial Hall by saying that he should
receive the support Of every OHIO Repub-
lcan who wished 20 vote at the primaries
for Progressive. lie added:
I came into this fight only because II
had become evident that unless l ala SO
| there was not the slightest chance OF an!
Progressive winning the Republican nom
/ nation. The reactionaries recognize thls
! clearly AS a matter OF fact. they arr
not primarily for Mr.. Taft at all. EVER
| man except myself is strengthening the
! reaCtlOnary cause.
| Yesterday MIR. Taft said that he be-
! lieyed ne would win the nomination pc
! cause he believed that the Chicago con-
! veution will be organized by the friends oI
constitutional government. | ASK you w
! remember Just who these friends or con-
| stitutional government are upon whom
! Mr. TAFT relies. They are his campaign
manager, Mr. Mckinley; Mr. Lorlmer'
| from Illinois, Mr.. Penrose, from Pennsyl-
yania; Messrs. GusgenheiIn ana EE1n ns;
! from Colorado: Mr.. Gallinger. from New
| Hampshire Mr. Barnes, from Ne" aorN;
| and Mr. Healing. from Indiana. 80
| could go on indefinitely. >.,.,-,s,o
! When MIR TAFT says that the chicago
| convention will b. controlled By the
| friends Of constitutional sovernment ne
! means that II WIIl be controlled by mcn
! such as MeSsrs. T.orimer, Barnes and ZEN
rose and by the delegates fraudulently
! seated ron, states Iikn Washington, whore
! they would be avOwedly seated not pecduSe
! they represent the people but because lhe5
! do not represent the people.
! Mr. Taft Is mistaken The chicago con-
! vention will not be controlled by fraud ana
/ force In this manner. IN" attempt so ="
! control il will be unsuccessful ana II SUI
| cessful ii would merely mean the rum VI
| the Republican party.
! | hope YOU will remember from now on;
| lust what Mr.. Taft means ny constitutions
..sas a. L
/ ,erance I have quoted. Mr.. TaitS theory
/ OF constitutional goVcrnment - that IL Is
1 government administered by MeSSrS' Lott
/ mer Guggenhem. Barnes, Gailnser anu
/ their like. in defiance of the VIII of the
/ peOnlp and imposed by them on tire people
! that il is government under whlch me
p.oplo are defrauded Of their rights py
/ these men He believes that these men, 70
! the exclusion OF the people, should be
! given the guardianship OF the constitution
which the people themselves tnaue 70 p iT-
| tect their own interests against 1ust sucil
! men and TO secure justice for themselves
| and for all men.
Owl Tries to Bite Him
The fourth day OF Colonel Roosevelt
camraign in Ohio began in Ironton. WHICH
he reached at s O'Clock this morning. On
,ho platforrn from which he spoke were
two stuffed foxes and a live owl. Colonel
Roosevelt put out his hand TO stroke the
owl which tried TO bite him. The colonel
withdrew his hand abruptly and the crowd
| laughed.
! II want 10 say that YOU took in the Afri-
can traveller" he said. Il thought that
owl WAS stuffed
There was slight mishap in Chillicothe.
Tho colonel was in an automobile when. as
! fl turned corner, ii came into head-on
/ collision with another machine. Both auto
mobiles were running slowly, and nobody
/ was hurt.
H. vas in Chiiicothe that Tor the first
tim. since ne began his present campaign
Rooseyelts voice showed the effect OF the
demands made on II. The rain and cold
weather made his voice husky, and his
secretary tclegraphed to Columbus for a
throat specialist 70 meet the colonel on his
! arrival there tonight.
! In his Chillicothe speech Colonel Roose-
welt said
/ am for a representative government
| absolutely, 80 far as IL represents. but
! when the representative government does
not represent, then I want the people 10
have a chance themselves.