The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
Admirers Spread GIL acl
eTldings That He
Will Accept.
STUBBS ON TRAIL
OF GLASSCOCK
Kansas Governor Comes Away
From Outlook Office Jubilant,
and Is Returning Homo to
Preach the Roosevelt Pro-
paganda-Certain OF His
Nomination.
Especial to The Tlmes-D!spa ,ch.

| New York. January 2i-Govcrnor
W. II. Stubs, Of Kansas. following
close upon the trial of Governor
Glasscock, of West Virginia, called on
Colonel Roosevelt. at SaEamorc Hin
to-day. to tell Mr.. Roosevelt thai
Kansas loves the Colonel more than
ever before and to urge him to battle.
| Like Governor Giasscock who saw the
| colonel a. the Outlook Office on FRI
| day. Governor Stubbs did not come
away with authority TO speak for Mr..
Roosevelt. bur. like his brother Gov
crnor again. Mr.. Stubbs was In no
wise cast down. and IS one goes to
| West Virginia to boom the Roosevelt
| boom, SO the other will to Kansas to
keep on shouting for Roosevelt.
! Governor Stubs Is certain that
Colonel Roosevelt is to be the party's
candidate, and lust az certain that
he'll be elected. When he got back
! from Oyster Bay to his rooms at the
! flotel Alcott tonight. he put the
! thought inspired By his visit in
writing. Here is his statement:
| There Is no doubt whatever that
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will be
nominated by the Republican conven-
| ton IN Chicago and elected the next
| President of tho United States. L say
| this knowing from his personal state
m.nts to me, repeated uvc- and over
again. first last September, later in
| several letters from him and during
a personal conversation to-day. that
| lie is not candidate and will not be
a candidate for the romln.. ton. am
| fully convinced lie means exactly what
| he says, and that he honestly and
! sincerely feels that he personally has
nothing to gain By another term as
! President.
/ VIII Not Refuse It.
But Colonel Roosevelt has never
said to me or to any other living hu-
man being to my knowledge. that hu
i would refuse the nomination If 1t
came to him as the result OF genuine
demand ON the part OF the American
! people
"Thcro Ia such a demand a this
time. All tho Information l have been
able to gather from all parts of the
country indicates that that demand
Will persist and grow and force the
| convention to offer him The nomina-
ton. His patriotic spirit. his courage
and his keen sense of the duties and
obllga lions of citizen will forbid
! him TO set his back against task
| which the people demand he per-
| form"
| In n speech in indianapolis to-day
| Senator Brown. of Nebraska, referred
to Colonel Roosev-lt's statement that
he is not and will not he "a candidate.
He said:
lust as he said to-day he is not a
candidate and does not want II. he told
tho truth for years ago lie Is tell
ing tho truth to-day. Every man who
doubts him impeaches his integrity
| II certainly do not regard myself as
impen ching Colonel Rcosevelt's inteS-
rity in declaring what I firmly believe
that the people OF the United States
want him again as their President
There Is vast difference between a
man stating that he is not a cand-
date for and does not want n. certain
public office and statement that he
would refuse TO accept that office when
the public welfare was at stake and
there was q widespread general de-
mand for him to serve his country
Colonel Roosevelt was seven years
! President OF tho United States. During
that time reforms OF vital Importance
to the people were inauGurated. Bust
ness doomed, labor was well employed
There was general prosperity through
out tho country. Tho people realize
what they owe him.. and know that
he is for their interests as a whole
and believe In him.
"In my own State the sentiment Is
| overwhelmingiy in favor OF Colonel
Roosevcit's nomination and election.
| For instance, n poll OF the elected off
GERS of the State disclose thirteen out
of seventeen for Roosevelt. with tho
remaining four for Taft. When the
state BOARD OF Agriculture met in To-
polka recently vote of thu members
OF this board showed tho proportion
OF to for Colonel Roosevelt.
y poll was taken of the faculties and
students Of Baker University and
Washburn College. Institutions In their
personnel fairly representative OF the
entire State and it showed n large
majority favorable to Colonel Roose-
welt. Numerous other polls In other
parts of tho State confirm the senti-
! city. Mo. some of the large Office build
| inEs we're polled. the result being
| along the same line Indeed, In every
test of public sentiment throughout.
the Middle West among farmers, bus
| mess men. railroad men. workin gmen
of all trades. professional men and
others, Colonel Roosevelt was the pref
! crcncc. Thus In tho case OF Colonel
| Roosevels It is not necessary TO create
sentiment. The sentiment exists, is
alive. He is regarded generally as emi-
ncntly the man to do q given service
f, for the people. They want him and
! Will have him.
! Other Visitors.
There We're several visitors Mt the
| Coloners luncheon table to-day. aud
there were others who came for hriefcr
visits. unburdened themselves OF their
news and hurried away again. Among
the guests at lunch was Judge Albert
| p. Norton. of tho Court of Appeals, In
| St. Louis. He is nm old Roosevelt
shoutor, but he is n careful man. and
| he like Governor Stubs hnd reduced
his Impressions to writing bcforo the