The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-24
HE'S IN
I. X. Finally Leaps-Tells Meyer and
His Aids He win Accept PrOiIer
OF Their Assistance In
Presidential Fight.

ETtSIutuLihl TlBHts
Oyster Bay, n. Y, May 22-Theodore
Roosevelt followed his hat into the
presidential ring this afternoon, when,
in unequivocal language, he accepted
the offer of the Roosevelt Republican
Committee. headed by former Secre-
tary of the Navy George Won l.. Meyer,
to work for his nomination by the Re-
publican National Convention.
In accepting the offer voiced by Mr..
Meyer Colonel Roosevelt paid his re-
spects to the candidacy of Justice
Hughes While he did not refer to
Justice Hughes by name, there was no
room for doubt in the minds of his
hearers as to whom he had in mind.
No man, said the Colonel, should be
named for the Presidency who an
nounces himself in vague terms "on
Americanism and preparedness, and
unless, whether he be in or out of
office, he frankly and fully takes the
position on the concrete facts which
are up for decision, and applies the
abstract statement directly to those
concrete facts"
against Them Unless Open"
lie added that amy man who is not
aggressive openly and specifically for
these principles (the principles of
Americanism and preparedness) is
against them"
With Mr.. Meyer came more than a
score of Republicans representing
states from Maine to California who
had joined in the movement to organ
ize Republican efforts in his behalf
representing the 200 who had signi-
fed their intention of joining the
movement. With him also came a del
legation of the home folks" the viii
lage druggist, the village Justice of
the Peace and local station agent H.
L. Marsh. Mr.. Roosevelt received them
in the north room at Sycamore Hill
where, amidst the trophies of the
chase and souvenirs from all parts of
the world, they awaited.
Sentiment Is Widespread"
Secretary Meyer got down to bust
ness quickly, saying:
"A committee of Republicans has
been formed to crystalline the de-
mands among Republican voters for
the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
by the Republican party for the Presi-
dency. We believe the sentiment for
your nomination is widespread among
the people in every state of the Union
The purpose of our committee is to
organize this sentiment and make II
and at the same time to aid
the Republican party in going before
the country reunited and in full
strength with candidate, who better
than any other man is listened to and
trusted by the great mass of the peo-
pie and who represents the spirit of
awakened by you in the |
present crisis of the nations history"
In reply Colonel Roosevelt said,
Says He's Touched by Action
Il am naturally very deeply touched
and pleased by your action. 1 accept
il absolutely in the spirit in which |
you have taken IT, You are for me be- !
cause you regard me as presenting and
embodying the aggressive movement
for thorough-going Americanism and
.horough-going preparedness. Your
devotion is to the cause, and to the
man only in so far as he for the time
being embodies the cause. This lie
precisely the attitude | took in my
Trinidad statement
Il now hold, and shall continue TO
hold, this a great time OF crisis I'm our
history. because II Is a great
'risis in the history of the world. II
We are unprepared, If we are split and
8undered by rivalries of creed, of sec
ional and national origin; II our
action is to be conditioned
ly helplessness without and they by
lhenate within, the career of the Unit
ID States as great factor in the
worlds civilization is at an end.
There is no use of being for half
measures of Amerioanism and pre-
oaredness. Still less is il Of any use
or any public man to announce him