The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-09
COLONEL D|SAvOWS
ILLINOIS CANDIDACY
Roosevelt Refuses to Permit
Candidates FOR Delegates to
Use His Name. ..

NEW YORK, March 9.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt's determination not to
put in jeopardy his chances OF getting
the Republican Presidential nomination
| by permitting his name on the petitions
of delegates in the States where there
arc preferential primaries, thus pro-
viding an opportunity for his opponents
| to stir up factional lights was demon
strated when John w. McGrath, secre-
| tary to the colonel, made public a per-
sonal cablegram from the colonel as
avowing his candidacy In the Illinois
| Presidential primaries.
| The colonel's name recently was
placed on the petitions OF four ILLINOIS
Republican candidates for delegates 10
the national convention. As soon as
this became known Secretary McGrath
wired Louis G. Stevenson. secretary y,
| state of Illinois, to remove the coloheib
| name. McCrath was following out tne
| instructions left by the colonel before
| his departure on his trip.
Refused to Take Name on.
Stevenson, upon receipt OF McGraths
wire. refused to take the colonePs name
off the petitions, stating he had no as
surance the colonel would disavow his
lcandidAcy in that state. The action OF
stevenson caused friends of the colonei
in Illinois to accuse stevenson OF ue-
liberately trying to force Roosevelt lnto
the primaries, knowing that with only
| four delegates the colonel's showing in
the primaries would not be encouraging;
A cable was sent to the colonel, ana
' Yesterday McGrath sent the following
| message from the colonel to stevenson:
II have today received following cable
for transmission to you:
| 81 hereby disavow candidacy OF any
and all delegates Illinois primary who
file petitions expressing preference for
me for Presidential nomination.:
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The colonel and his advisers are
aware OF the danger OF contesting the
primaries with other candidates. In
the event the colonel did permit his
name to be used in the various primary
States, there is no doubt whatever, II
was pointed out. that factional tights
would pesult which would greatly les
sen the colonel's chances in the national
convention. BY keeping his name from
all primary tickets, the coloners ad-
visers believe there will be greater
chance to carry off the nomination by a
| stampede IL the other candidates per-
sist In holding their pledged delegates
to their banners.
AS prominent politician yesterday
said:
Hughes or Roosevelt.
THE coloners only chance is to
keep hands off until the various can
| didates have killed each other Off
Then, in my mind, It will be a ques-
ton of Hughes or Roosevelt, and pro-
viding that Hughes win not run the
colonel will be able to sweep the con-
vention off its feet at the proper time.
) He will gum the cards entirely IL he
= permits his name to be used in any
OF the State primaries and the other
Presidential. candidates in those States
beat him out"
The colonel already has ordered his
I name from three other States, not in
GLIDING Illinois, and. according to Nc
, Grath, in every State where the col
. oners name is put on a delegate's
petition prompt notice will be given to
s take II off