The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23
TEDDY WILL RUN?
Close Personal Friend Says He
VIII Seek Presidency Again.
His Hat VIII Be Thrown in the
Ring About March L.
FORCES ARE NOW At WORK
Gary Dinner Had a Strong Po-
Gary Dinner Had a Strong Po-
litical Significance.
Republican "Hopefuls" Alarm
ed by COlOneI's Attitude.

New York. Dec 93-Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt Will again throw his
nac IN the ring about March L Tn
III InaI tine ne viii remain passive
MS statement was made by close
personal and political friend Of the
former president Here is the manner
in which the situation VIII likely shape
up
Colonel Roosevelt Will endeavor to
keep silent politically until after New
Years day
or January IS he VIII issue a bugle
call 10 the Pe1Csylva MA PrOgreSsives
Who have stood 50 1obly by him, IN
Philadelphia
on February u he will talk to the
Illinois Bull Noosers N Chicago
Following that. colonel Roosevelt
VIII 90 20 the West Indies. where he
VIII remain for three weeks or
month. resting up for the battle that
Admit Candidacy
Upon his return. II is declared the
former president VIII openly admit
that ~ Is a candidate
orCshy McF1arg. who took 4 promi-
EeCr part IN Colonel RooSeVelt's cam
pain in 1912. said Tuesday night
Il know that Colonel Roosevelt
plans 70 become q candidate for the
Republican residential nomination in
many states You viii find him fight
-E- IN the oreu IN the Minnesota prI-
mary or March II He viii beat
Weeks in NasscC lluserts- Sherman in
--l5-o5S- smith N Michigan and Cum
r1-r= n Iowa
The colonel has caused to be pub
liShed the names Of certain Repub-
liCar candidates he might support
knowing that they either viii not run
or would he knocked down
He knows Cor instance. that
supreme court bench and run the risk
cf l4-lE defeated By Wilson
That Gary Dinner.
The Gary dinner was merely
clever part Of the game 70 rally the
steel crowd around Roosevelt again
The Bull Moose national couven-
ton i % meet June in Chicago at
the same zine as the Republican ma
--1ral convention This arrangement
Is cor the purpose Of driving better
bargain for Roosevelt. that's all
Colonel Roosevelt again declined
personally to-day TO comment upon the
CARY dinner. or TO outline his political
plans He CURLY refused TO discuss
-t,a statement OF National Chairman
George ". Perkins Of the Progress /
S--es. that 7 am afraid We shall have
20 draft Roosevelt
\ spokesman FOR Colonel Roosevelt, /
however. made this statement:
Colonel Roosevelt viii not enter I
either the Republican CT Progressive 4
presidential primaries But L nomt- I
mated by either or both conventions, Z
he u1iEht accepts
2la1uwhlle- despite the statement OF
HUGHES thai ne is not a candidate and .
VIII rot accept II nominated his cam .
p1I-u \ being prosecuted Murray /.
W Cane Of Massachusetts, who was .
IN town today = publicly working for .
Weeks the Bay state native son Pri- .
va-els- however. he frankly declared .
"F---aes Is the man to beat wilson
Hitchcock for Hughes.
Former National Chairman Frank .
Il Hitchcock Is out for Hughes as is .
Governor Whitman if Hughes is 4 can /
didare- Otherwise. whitman hopes to /
b. 9 candidate himself
Justice Hughes viii speak before .
The Bar association in this city on .
Jaru-rv - ~ that time. it is ex-
pec--d. he viii be forced 20 define his
position Unless n expects % be .
urged u accept the nomination he
VIII probably have TO cancel his en-
Eagemer-
AT . dinner at the waldorf in April.
1877 Justice Hughes declared that he .
did uor desire the presidency and he .
has repeatedly reiterated this state
ueUr
Senator Boies Penrose. whose re-
election Colonel Roosevelt 50 bitterly .
fought hIrrledIy arrived Tuesday
night and is al the Waldorf Astoria .
Il = understood that he was sum .
mored here by William Barnes and .
other a1tl-Eeoos--elt leaders. who are .
sor=ly CHARMED by the coIoneI's Re
publican boom. 1t Is declared Barnes .
and Eeurose would even be willing TO
E-lp down the candidacy of Hughes
O. prevent the nomination going 70
Roosevelt
Burton Aroused. Too.
Theodore E Burton. Ohio-s favor
rire son = coming as fast as an ex-
press train can bring him and Is due
u arrive today IN addition 10 his
alarm over the shadow that Colonel +
Roosevelt is casting on the wall he
wants - ask a few questions of Gov
eruor " Whitman Whitman Is alleged
% have urorui <ed his SUPPORT 10 B--r- /
Ron Then he suddenly withdrew it in /
favor IF Hughes with the hope that he
ClIEhr swing under the wire himself as
q dark horse