The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
OPEN CAMPA FOR :. COLONEL ROOSEVELT Read Letter From ROOSe-
 welt at Boston GOV. STUBBS SPEAKS Letter Says the Colonel Is True Con- servatiye-Taft Will Not With
 draw, Says Mckinley-Will
 Speak in Ohio

Speak in Ohio
 Boston, March "A letter from Theodore Roosevelt and speeches by former Governor Fort of New Jersey Governor Stubbs of Kansas and sen ator Clapp of Minnesota signalized the opening of the Roosevelt campaign here today.
 The chairman of the meeting read a telegram from the headquarters or the national committee in Chicago declar- ing the nation appears to be to for Roosevelt" and predicting that Illinois will give Roosevelt 50 of its ss delegates. Colonel Roosevelt's letter said:
 Not Party Contest
 "This is more than a mere party con- test: this Is a contest to establish the right of the people to rule themselves and through their own efforts to work for the cause of social and industrial justice and of good will among mon. We are true conservatives, for in the long run 1t would bs found that the only true conservative is the man who sets his face toward tho future and strives to give wise guidance to those who are struggling toward the ideal Sf fairer dealing between man and man. We believe that only through the triumph of the principles for which we stand can business prosperity be as- sured to this country on a permanent basis and we are certain that if these principles can be embodied in action such prosperity will come.
 Justice Means Prosperity
 "But the prosperity must stand on . foundation of justice--justice to wage earner. to capitalist, to the gen. srai public. All we ask is such jus tice, and we are as anxious that it should be scrupulously given as that 1t should be scrupulously exacted We have announced our faith in and our adherence to Q lofty ideal, for surely there can be no loftier ideal than that of the achievement of justice through the rule of the people; and we hold also that because of the very fact that we are idealists we are in the true sense of the word practical men. for we intend in good faith to try and
 
 will make not only for the moral but for the material well being of all our people,"
 Former Governor Fort attacked the Payne-Aldrich tariff law as not being a revision downward and said if President Taft had vetoed it as in violation of the platform on which he was elected The would have stamped his independence and progressiveness in the hearts of the people | Will Tour Ohio
 Columbus, O., March 2.--Governor stubbs of Kansas Governor Johnson of Cali fornia and Theodore Roosevelt will take part in a speech making campaign in Ohio preliminary to the primaries on May 21 at which district delegates to the ma tional republican convention will be chosen, according to announcement made at the Roosevelt headquarters here this evening. Governor Stubbs will speak during the first week In April. If Colonel Roosevelt takes part in this speaking campaign, the announcement says, he will discuss the principles of progressive re- publicanism which are involved in ths contest for control of the Chicago conven- tion and not attack President Taft in his own state.
 Taft Will Not Withdraw
 
 way William B. Mckinley, President Taft's campaign manager, characterzes a rumor that Taft's name will not be pre- sented at the Chicago convention, in a telegram addressed to the local Taft cam paign managers. The telegram read as follows:
 "A ridiculous rumor reached me this morning from Kentucky to the effect that Taft might withdraw This suggestion IS absurd. MT. Taft will be nominated on the first ballot and will be reelected. He is in the fight to stay
 Colonel Hears of Indiana
 Oyster Bay, N. Y., March 2.-The poIti- cal situation in Indiana was reported to Colonel Roosevelt tonight by ex-Congress- man Iandis of that state, the colonel's only visitor today. Mir. Roosevelt gave little time to politics, but devoted himself to outdoor exercises.
 Colonel Roosevelt Iaughngly denied several published statements attacking him, including one that he had given his word to Secretary Stimson and Secretary Meyer several weeks ago that he would not accept the nomination. Stories like that, he said, probably would come up at the rate of one or more a day.
 scotty Thomas, the village constable. visited Sagamore Hill today to serve a summons for Colonel Roosevelt to apuea, for jury duty on Monday at Mineola. ti,e county seat
 Divide Oklahoma
 oklahoma City. March 2-with 4s of the 7s counties in Oklahoma heard from at midnight, in which the republican precinct caucuses and conventions were held today, 23 have been carried for Roosevelt with 1S0 delegates and r were placed in the Taft column with 119 deie- gates to the state convention. The coun- ties heard from which are doubtful or divided sent 57 delegates.
 The results include Muskogee and Washington, which several days ago went