The sun., 1916-09-19
COLONEL COMES OUT
FLATLY FOR BACON
Gives rs Reason Caldcr's Dis
approval Of Universal Mill
tarv Training.
ISSUE NOW CLEAR CUT
Politicians Unable to Predict
Effect Of ROOscvclt's nth
Hour Action.

Hour Action.
Remembering his determination not
10 take "a hand in the Bacon-Caldcr con-
,.s, for the Republican nomination for
United States Senator. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt came out yesterday iiatly for
Mr.. Bacon.
His reason for sS doing. he explained.
vas because Calder at "a meeting In he
TNcn,y.ninth District Republican Club
on Friday night had disapproved OF the
principle Of universal military training.
which Mr.. Roosevelt believes. with Mr..
Bacon, to be vital at this hour.
The Roosevelt. statement Was the sem
sa,ion IN political circles yesterday. Be-
fore announcing his candidacy a month
AGO Mr.. Bacon laid the matter before
his friend, Col. Roosevelt, and was told
by tho latter 10 go ahead. But Col.
Roosevelt at the same time told Mr..
, bacon, and reiterated 1t on several SUBJ
seauent occasions, that he had made II
..rule In this campaign not 10 interfere
IN Republican primary contests.
IR~ooscvclt's Statement.
TIE Roosevelt statement Of yesterday
sad:
MIR. Bacon has come out suuarely
Tor universal military service and Mr..
Calder against u. This raiges what l
regard as II vital issue Of principle. an
issue which accordingly as II Is now
decided one way or the other may
mean within a very few years whether
the mex. generation of Americans is to
walk with heads held high before the
Won or with heads bent by crushing
Disgrace and disaster.
have s%tudiously refrained from
taking any part In the primary cam
paign but when this issue Is raised
With such clcarness and emphasis II
Is impossible for me-. holding the con-
ylctions I do. not to support Mr.. Ba-
cor. ! suppose Il Is too late for my
support 10 be Of Use to him but when
this vital issue IL raised In good faith
and is the one real issue between the
two candidates ] am bound by every
consideration Of patriotism n public
6uty TO support Mr.. Bacon.
This issue relates to tho most impor-
tan, plank In the platforms OF tho two
candidates aud puts them in sharp and
thorough going oppoaitt' oa "A matter
literally vital to the welfare of the
~I:"pub!ir.
Calder promptly accepted the challenR'
o. the Eoosevelt-Iiacon combination Il
make the issue before line voters univer
sal military service.
Callers Reply.
lie issued this in reply TO the Colonel
Na'ement
Col Roosevelt says he must support
Mr.. Bacon because Mr.. Bacon is for
universal military service n ! am
not. II universal military service
means anything 1t means compulsory
serv.ce-that all men must give "A poi.
ton Of each year tbetween the ages
Of j. and 45) to military service. /
do not believe all men should be COM
PEELED zach year to render military
service whether our country Is ut war
Or peace.
My stand regarding military service
Is clear and unequivocal. ! have an
bounced il repeatedly in my speeches
and have printed IL In all my literature.
nave not changed front on this ques-
ton. What | have stood for always l
stand for to-day. My position has
been plain and well known at all times.
stand for "A big, efficient navy. an
SI1lsltIl army VI "a lutt " ~ .
men. and a system OF training young
men in times of peace which shall he IA
basis for whatever service. military or
civil, Is needed in time OF war.
I.", the people of this State show by
Their votes on primary day whether
they desire compulsory military SER
vice and whether they are in favor OF
CONSUMPTION.
Tier. was not a politician anywher
Yesterday who could predict with any dc
gree Of certainty the effect Of Col. Iioosc
vslt's eleventh hour statement on tn
Senatorial contest. which has grown hot
ter and hotter as it has neared the close
u IL should succeed In bringing to tn
polls to-day vast numbers Of voters VIII
ordinarily do not take the trouble to par
tripatc in primary contests the feeling
that Bacon may come out the winner
u the voting is confined. however, largel
20 the regular crowd. controlled for tn
most part BY organization leaders. nloe
% whom are for Calder. the latter
chances ere by far the better.
Job Hedges's Views.
But with the Colonel now focusing a.
t"ntion OH the question Of universal mi!
tary training. an entirely new issue |
politics, nobody can tell what will haI
pen. While this issue had been one {
She planks ia Mr.. Bacon's personal pla'
form, II was not brought sharply to I'll
fore until Col. Roosevelt's action.
job t.. Hedges. BaconIs campaign MAJ
ager. estimated yesterday that abo,
$4,000 votes would be cast. and that NJ
Eacons chances largely depended on II
vote in this city. Mr.. Bacon. he sal,
Ndd been aggressively opposed in Maj
Rattan, one of the reasons assigned Ia
liz that If nominated he would folio
nc example OF Mr.. Root and give
much time to the duties OF the Sem
That he would not have opportunity
engage in "A continual quest for patroi
age.
1t was also contcnded hat his cal
NaSe was an attack on the organizatio
AL Of this Mr.. Hedges charactcrizes
silly 1t was entirely a question. he il
sisted. as 20 which was the better qua
NOD for the office and would give Il
litter all to the State and nation
tickets.
say bankers Aid Bacon.
From Calder headquarters there WI
"'N"l last night a statement Chargii
MAJ lafgc financ!a! interests In this ci
were bringing influence to bear on II
sac bankers to get out votes for Baco
w connection with this there was G
nbt"d 4 letter of introduction sign,
ny President Charles II. Sabln OF q
Guaranty Trust Company. addressed
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