Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

IF. no other objection were to be urged
the feeling against q third term which
Washington would not have and Gram
able.
| "Mr. Roosevelt himself has urged the
most powerful objection to it, and only
a few months ago, in a letter to Editor
Moore of Pittsburg. stated that hi
would regard his nomination for 8
third term as nothing short of mas
tional calamity There is no national
crisis that demands violent outrages
of precedent and established custom
Under the progressive leadership OF
President Taft the party will go on to
higher and nobler achievements, OF
which all the people WHY be the bene-
fciaries. ] stand by whatI said before:
President Taft has earned renomina-
ton and has gained the confidence and
respect Of the American people for his
courage, patriotism, devotion to duty
and, above all, for his unimpeachable
honesty, and because of it he will be
renominated in June and reelected in
November"
Mr.. Mckinley met David R. Forgan
and his associates in the Taft move
ment at luncheon. The declaration of
those present was that Illinois would
send a Taft delegation to the repub-
llCdH ColNc III ulc.
Discussion in Senate. i,
Washingtong, D. c., Feb. 81
Senator Clapp of Minnesota, pro-
gressive republican, succeeded in get
ting permission to have the Columbu
speech printed as public document,
but not before the senate had INDUCED
in lively colloquy along political
lines. Mr.. Clapp accepted Senator
Bailey's suggestion that Col. Roose-
velt's letter to the seven governors an
ncuncing his willingness to accept the
also he printed with the
speech.
An attempt by Senator Bacon to in
clude also the several announcements
by Mr.. Roosevelt that he would not be
a candidate for third term was de.
feated by Senator PQindexter.
On the house side the matter was
discussed apparently with the deepest
interest.
Praise for TAFT.
Representative Browning of New
Jersey, republican,. devoted his maiden
speech to a commendations = Of Presi
dent Taft's administration and Its
achievements. His republican col
leagues greeted his eulogy of the presi.
dent with applause. ~.
\ Speaker Clark, himself candidate
for the democratic presidential nomi'
nation, issued a statement comment.
ing upon Col. Roosevelt's candidacy.
The speakers comments We're phrased
in characteristic language and follow:
Nd irfn
esting facts in the republican embrog
lio The big wigs appear to have for
gotten historical facts or to scorn
them. Many persons were amazed
when the republican national commit
tee fixed their convention for the 18th
day of June, the anniversary Of Wa
terloo. NOV comes Col Roosevelt on
February 26, anniversary of the day
when Napoleon escaped from Elba.
No doubt the result of the November
election will complete the historic par
allel by sending not only the colonel,
but the whole republican party to Hell
ena, contamination devoutly to be
wished. This year all things work to-
gether for the success of democrats
and the good of the country
Gardner Henounces Roosevelt.
Salem, Mass, Feb 27.-In a commu
nication to William F. Searle, secre.
tary of the Essex County Republican
club yesterday, Congressman A. P,
Gardner, of the sixth district, re-
nounces his allegiance to former Presi-
dent Roosevelt and declares that if the
initiative and recall are incorporated
in the republican national platform he
will refuse to stand upon it. He says
he had intended to support Roosevelt
until he read the former presidents
speech made at Columbus.
SHOWS RODGERS IN
LEAD IN 18TH
Abba, Feb. 27.-Reports on the cleo
ton of officers for the thirteenth dis
.rict of the United Mine Workers of
A America show the election of w. P.
Rodgers to the presidency, John Gay,
vice president and Frank Cameron,
secretary-treasurer The returns are