New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
mo COMPROMISE IS
ROOSEvELT'S D!CTUM
"l'lI Name the Candidate; he1l
Be Me-" the Colonel Tells
Voters in Ohio.
WON'T SUBMIT TO "B0SSES'
Serves Notice on National Com
mittee That "the People
Will Control the
Convention.

DcnriSou. Ohio, MAY 20-Tue Roosc:eit
campaign in Ohio ended here to-day. After
he had delivered his speech in Dennison the
former President started for oyster Say.
where he expects to be when the returns
from the Ohio primary come in tomorrow
night
Colonel Roosevelt emphasized two point $
in his speeches to-day He said there
would be no compromise in the selection Of
a Republican candidate for Presidenl 50
far as he was concerned
"I'll name the compromise candidate" he
went on. He'll be me. I'll name the COM
promise platform. 1t will lee our platform. y
The CX-Presldent also called attention 10
the part the Republican National Commit
tee will play in determining the makeup
Of the Chicago convention. lie declared
| the bosses" would not ne permitted 10
! take control. saying:
Mr. Taft has recently announced on two
or three different occasions that what he
calls the friends of constitutional govern
ment Will control at Chicago. That means,
of course. and can only mean. that they
| viii control the national committee. The
national committees chief function now Is
| to determine what delegates are originally
elected. and when our opponents talk OF the
! friends Of constitutional government con-
trolling the convention through that COM
mlttco al they mean is that the bosses
and their representatives are 10 have the
say whether tho delegates elected by the
| majority OF the Republicans are TO be seat
ed or not
( serve notice on them that the people,
! the rank and file of the Republican party
will be the masters and not the servants
of the men they have chosen to represent
them: that we will control and our repre-
! sentatives will control, the national con-
! vention. and from now on will control our
! legislation in state and nation.
| Since Colonel Roosevelt came into Ohio
week ago he has made nearly ninety
| speeches. He has travelled l.7i9 miles In
/ the state
Makes Final Appeal.
! Colonel Roosevelt made a fral appeal to
the people in the form Of statement, in
which ne said:
Before leaving. ! wish to thanl; the people
! OF Ohio for the kindly courtesy with which
! they have greeted me during the weeks
| passed. II has been pleasure ~ me TO oe
| with them again. and 70 give them the
reasons why believe they should support
| US I'm this lino-uu between the people ana
! the bosses
| ] earnestly ask every Republican voter
/ to leave his work ard come to the primary
| On Tuesday. and TO inform himself before
| hand as to the delegates for whom he is TO
vote i'm order 10 secure the trlumphS OF the
principles in which he believes. .,.
| ] ask this for the sake or the people
| themselves If they are not willing TO take
| The trouble 10 do their own work OF self
| government il cannot but happen that they
will be misgoyerned' Tor me! can IS tesl
sional politician will take the trouble 70
| govern them. Therefore ] ask the people
! TO take the trouble TO come out ana 10
| inform themselves SO that they may vote
I iDtclliRently.
Wish 10 get the verdict Of the people
! first. and when the people have expressed
| themselves whatever their Verdlcl may ~
| | shall ChcerfuNy accept IT,
At Coshocton Colonel Roosevelt was in
PRODUCED as our next President
How do YOU know that he viii be? a
man in the crowd called out
Sure thing" the colonel shouted IN
reply
.Tbera,. no regular Republican who Is
no, a progressive II he is real Kcpupn-
can. said Colonel Roosevelt in GAINESVILLE,
where he said
notice this morning that Mr.. Taft.
commenting upon my statement that ! in
! tended 10 do everything in my power 10
| see that at Chicago. the bosses. Messrs
| the outfit should be made really N repre-
| sent the American people. says that II Is
| treason to the Republican party. Hc and
| have q different idea " the word 'trea-
| son" He regards il as treason 80 make
the bosses represent the Will II the poopI"
! hold that Il Is treason 10 allow tho bosses
! to misreprcsent the win OF the people
| Colonel Roosevelt is due in New York At
| 8qS o'clock tomorrow morning. lie viii
| 20 az once 20 oyster Bay and will remain
I AT home for two days before beginning his
/ New jersey campaign.