The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
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Enemies of Roosevelt in 1912
See Nations Need.
Chancellor Day Notable Ex-
ample of the Change.

New York, May 29-Significant of
the increasing strength of the Roose-
welt drive in New York came in
public announcement tonight from
three widely known Republicans. all
three bitterly hostile to the colonel in
1912. declaring their support of Roose-
welt for the C. 0. p. nomination.
The three were Chancellor James +.
Day of Syracuse university, Justice AL
bert R. Page of New York supreme
court, and Patrick Eagan, formerly
minister to Chile. The announcement
which occasioned the most surprise
was that of Chancellor Day.
For years Colonel Roosevelt or any
mention of him has been anathen1a to
the chancellor. He has denounced
Roosevelt in public speech, written ar
ucles, in fact, it was close race in
New York which hated Colonel Roose-
welt the most. Chancellor Day or Boss
Bill Barnes" Chancellor Days tele-
gram sent to the national Roosevelt
Republican committee tells the story
Il am not advocating any one for
the presidency. 1t is not necessary to
say that 1 have been disappointed in
have we had 4 man so utterly unsat-
isfactory. A man like Mr.. Roosevelt
would have saved US from huE1llia-
ton in both Mexico and Europe.
There was time when 1 was opposed
to Mr.. Roosevelt for obvious reasons
The whole country has a saner view
upon those issues, and he with the
rest.
Personal Force.
The grea test preparedness we need
is a man, man with personal force
and energy enough to keep the peace
by commanding the respect of the civ
ilized world. I have been an admirer
<,f i,-ta< ,1yc II,
his nomination being impossible
leaves my choice between Roosevelt
and Hughes. For this hour 1 greatly
prefer Roosevelt.
Along with the Day statement came
the announcement that Former SEN
ator Hendricks. Republican leader OF
Syracuse District, and William A. Hill,
chairman of the county committee,
both of whom are delegates, would
support Colonel Roosevelt for the
nomination. This is the first break of
consequence for Colonel Roosevelt in
the New York delegation which up to
| this point, with a few scattering ex-
ceptions, had the lines tight between
Justice Hughes and Former Senator
Root.
The declaration of Chancellor Day
for Colonel Roosevelt is typical of how
the sentiment of the business interests
of the East are changing in regard to
the colonel. The East is seeing a new
Highland seeing it in a way the West
and Middle West probably does not
appreciate, for it does not compre-
| bend the state of mind of the East.
The great war and its lesson mas
| been brought home to the East prob
ably more deeply than in the Middle
West. SO far removed. The average
| business man of the East is thorough
| ly convinced that the United States
| is facing a most periious condition and
| that the crisis will not be removed
| with the closing of the war-that
danger lies ahead for several years
He doesn't like Roosevelt, not a bit
but he does know that Colonel Roose-
welt is the strongest figure in public
life today. They want Roosevelt 1T
| the White House because they believe
that under present conditions he is the
| man best fitted for the lob.