Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-31


get hack Of La Toilette. In plain words
he Is for the Wisconsin man, first, las
and always. looks upon the colonel as az
interIoper. and tells Colonel John o
Yeiser in polite terms that his proposition
to divide a delegation from Nebraska be
tween Roosevelt and La Toilette is impu
dent in the extreme. All this in length,
iginator and promoter Of the Roosevelt
boom.
Band Wagon Is Passing.
In return, Mr.. Yeiser begs TO inform
Mr.. Norris that the Roosevelt band
wagon is passing, moving rapidly. and
that the time TO get aboard is right now
Delays, says Mr.. Yeiser. are dangerous
and II may be that Congressman Norris
will find himself lonesome when the vehI.
Gle has gone by. Mr.. Yelser points ou,
that the Roosevelt men are really anxious
TO get behind a candidate for the United
States senatorship. and. as Brown is out.
spoken for Taft, and Norris Is equally
committed to La Toilette. II will perhaps
be necessary for them to put the third
candidate in the field.
In this connection, Mr.. Yeiser says that
he has been in correspondence with
Alexander II. Revel of Chicago. who is
chairman Of the committee having In
charge the Matchmaking of the Roosevelt
movement. He has been asked to come
into Chicago for a conference on Feb
ruary 6, Tuesday of next week. and ex-
poets TO attend. lie also has a number
OF letters from other Roosevelt boomers,
end all are encouraging In tone and tell
OF the progress the movement is making.
Consressmrn Norris Letter.
The text of the letter In which Con-
gresham Norris cuts off all eommunIca-
tlon with the Roosevelt movement Is:
+ WASHINGTON. ID, c., Jan. G.-Hon.
John o. Yeiser. Room 40 Bee Building,
Omaha, Neb: Dear MIR. Yelscr-I am in
receipts Of your letter OF January q. in
which you say that suggestions are being
made that my name be placed upon the
ticket in Nebraska as a Roosevelt delo-
gate 10 the republican national conven-
ton. In this letter you state that II is
understood that the delegates viii he
bound by the preferential vote for presi-
dent as expressed in the primaries. and
you ask me whether ! WIN consent to
the use Of my name Rs delegate. Some
time ago received quite a number of
suggestions that / permit the use Of my
name as a la Toilette delegate. II
seemed TO me then and II seems to me
still, that. my name ought not appear
more than once on the ticket. and as !
am a candidate for United States senator
| do not feel like asking this additlouas
honor from the Nebraska republicans.
and I,could not. therefore, consent to the
placing Of my name upon the ballot as a
candidate for delegate to the national
Norris Reviews Movement.
In this connection feel constrained TO
review TO you somewhat the history of
the efforts made by the progressive re-
publicans TO unite upon some progressive
candidate for nomination for president
at the coming republican national con-
ventiOn When It was determined that
an effort should be made 10 secure the
nomination Of a progressive candidate II
seemed TO be practically the unanimity
OF opinion that Colonel Roosevelt should
be that candidate IL he would consent TO
the use of his name. There were a great
many conferences held on this particular
subject and believe that II was uni
agreed that Roosevelt should be
l.
consent. As a matter OF fact. he posi-
lively declined. His declination was very
emphatic. He went so far as to say that
no friend Of his would propose such a
thing. I had several personal interviews
with Senator la Toilette on the subject,
edge that Senator La Toilette would have
refused to permit his name to be used as
a candidate II Colonel Roosevelt would
have consented TO become a candidate.
In fact. Senator La Toilette often said at
hose conferences that he would support
any progressive and that he would to the
utmost Of his ability assist in bringing
about the nomination OF such a candidate.
lie also expressed himself as being per-
ieety willing TO unite on Senator Cum
nins and make the fight for him. At
that time IL looked as though IL was an ab-
solute impossibtlity TO prevent the renomi-
nation Of President Taft. After a great
rany conferences It seemed under all
he circumstances that Senator La Fol-
Iette was the logical man to select as
eader. Colonel Roosevelt not only de-
lined to be considered. but ] have Il
rom the lips Of one Of the men who went
10 see him I'm regard to the question that
he colonel not only declined himself TO
be candidate. but that he urged thai
Senator La Toilette should get into the
light.
Then Came La Toilette.
With these conditions existing Senator
La Follette entered the race and II soon
developed that there was a wonderful
sentiment throughout the country in
svor Of his candidacy and the probabiII-
les Of his nomination incrsased at a
wonderful rate II soon developed that
here was sentiment from one end OF
he country to the other that the repub-
lean PARTY ought to nominate a progres-
i've, and I; became quite evident that IL
he control Of the Situation could be taken
'ut Of the hands OF the politicians and
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