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THE" SUN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY $7, ,1912.
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COL. ROOSEVELT LOSES
! .LODGES SUPPORT
.Ind Als6 Tlmt of His Son-ln-Lnw,
Hoprcsontntlvo Gardner of
t Massachusetts.
WILL Ol'I'OSE HIS TOLICIES
Hut, tho Senator Says. "I Cnnnol IVr
Konally Oppose My Lifelong
Friend."
WashIoton. Feb. 20. Col. Roosevelt
through his Columbus speech, has lost
the' support, of United States Senator
Henry Cabot Iodgo of Massachusetts
and Representative Augustus P. Gardner,
ficnator Lodge's son-in-law, of the same
Btate. Senator I,odge Is one of Col.
Roosevelt's closest friends and has been
counted among his moat ardent admirers.
Senator Lodge lias said on severnl oc
casslons that ho regarded Col. Roosevelt
almost an a brother, but the Massachu
setts statesman hns not been able to
Swallow the Colonel's Columbus utter
ances. Mr. Ijodge issued this statement to
night: t I am opponcd lo the constitutional
-changes advocated by Col. Roosevelt tn
his recent speech at t'olumhus. I have
cry strone convictions on thoe questions
.Jfhleh, durlliK the pnt thice or four ears,
1 have expressed In public with such t'oteo
of arsunient m 1 could' command, Hut
Col. RooyVclt iuhI I for thlity jears, nnd
ithnlly itpnrt from politics, hao been
$ose and most Intimate frlenasj I mut
Continue tn oppoe th policies ,nlch he
ijrged at Columbus but I caim.it person
ally oppose lilm who ha been my life-
Ipng friend, nnd for this reason 1 shall
mkc no pait whatexcr In the campaign
fnr the Presidential nomination.
Senator l.odgo lfad decided to come
oat In support of Roosevelt until- the
Colonel delive-od hi Columbus speech.
Mow Mr. Lodge will remain inactive
during thii re-convention campaign,
ttiid it is said that he will not even attend
the Chicago convention as a member
of the, delegation from Massachusetts.
The statement issued by Representative
(Jardner, Senator Lodg ' son-in-law,
li still stronger. He says:
I had Intended to support Roosevelt
unlit 1 read, his Columbus speech. With
very real i egret I rtnd that tils funda
mental views are m dlffeient from my
wn that I cannot support him. lm very
rtroncly opposed to the Initiative, the
recall and the review of Judicial decisions.
If the Republican national platform shall
declare for the Initiative and the tecall
I shall refuse to stand on that platform
lp my own candidacy for Consress.
, Representative Gardner had already
consented to take an active part in the
Roosevelt campaign when the Colonel
kicked over the milk pall by delivering
the Columbps speech. Mr. Gardner,
po it was said, was slated to run the
literary bureau of the Roosevelt cam
paign. These statements were good illustra
tions of the sentiment with which many
of the others of the Colonels old friends
have received his Columbus speech and
. . iub statement announcing n is canuinncy.
I he developments In Washington in
the course of the day were far from en
couraging to Mr. Roosevelt's, supporters.
In fac, the day did not bring forth n
single statement in the Colonel's favor
from any member of Congress who had
been in doubt, while several who it wasi
feared might turn to Roosevelt made it
plain that they will stand by President
Taft. .
"I have always lieen an ardent Roose
velt man," slid Ropresentatlvo Martin
of South Dakota, "and was one of those
who urged him to nccept another term
four years ago upon the theory that he
liad eervod but one electivo term, but I
cannot join In the movement to displace
at the oloso of his first term the man whom
Col. Roosevelt chose from his own Cabinet
to become his successor. Neither do I
subscribe to the idea of judicial recall or
an appeal from the decisions of the courts
to a majority vote on constitutional ques
tions." "I .have always been a loyal supporter
of Col. Roosevelt," said Representative
Burke of South Dakota, "I am one of
those who lielievo in his sincerity, and
when he declared after the election in 1904
that he would not again be a cundiduta
for the Presidonoy, especially sinco ho
reiteratod that declaration, I firmly be
lieved that ho would not allow his name
ngaln to be considered. I am pledged to
President Tnft nnd am supporting and
shall continue to support him." I could
not do otherwise and maintain my self
reepect. Tho American people believe
in fair play and a square deal, and 1 do
not think the candidacy of Col, Roosevelt
will appeal to them."
There wero many other statements of n
similar diameter from Western Republi
cans, Including progressives of conser
vative tendencies. Others, who said
nothing, were doing a lot of thinking, nnd
it was apparent that many are going to
wait before declaring themselves until
they see how the country is itolng to take
the Roosevelt candidacy. Many exiwted
that Senator Borah of Idaho would have
something to say to-day. It has beeu
uncertain up to this time on what side of
tho fence he would Jump. He is un nd
mlror of Roosevelt, but bo is disgusted
with ,tho Columbus speech. Mr, Borah
Mid to-day that while he mado no attempt
to oonceal his disagreement with Mr.
Roosevelt in regard to tho recall of the
judiciary ha was not ready yet to make
n statement as to what candidate ho will
support.
Senator Elihu Root of New York, who
served for many years in Roosevelt's
Cabinet 'and whom Roosevelt himself
has described as the most uble statesman
of the present day. is out for Mr. Tnft.
Senator Root deolinod to-day to commont
on tho Roosevelt statement, but ho
authorized the statement that he stands
foi; Mr. Taft. Most .of tho Republicans
of the New York delegation in Congress
wno are in nasningion expressed them
selves for President Taft,
"lam for President Tuft. I amonnnsnd
to the recall of Judges and such doctrines
ftA mat. i noneve tnai mo Uoosovelt
declaration will result in the renomlna
tion and reelection of the President," said
Representative Sereno K, Payne of Au
burn, N, Y.
While tho first news of Iho Roosevelt
statement wag disspiriting to the Taft
forces there was a notable reaction n.
day and the President's advisers were
declaring that Roosevelt's action would
surely result in the crystullizution of
i-euiimem in ravor ot me resident, The
"resident himself was deluged with tele
grams) from all parts of tho country to
day assuring him of support und urging
him to meet the fight squarely,
Tho President his acoepted tho Roose
velt challenigit and tho issue in the coming
liuttlo will be tho maintenance of the
integrity of the courts nnd the upholding
of the Constitution Upon that issue the
President in content to go to the Republi
ana of the-country and Is confident that
hta attitude as reflected In his personal
views and the nets of his Administration
will.be sustained overwhelmingly.
. Ybi,i1i!yw.'y l(,Pxtllcan were Inclined
last night to regard Roosevelt's entry
lDt5iS.?w "A or"ili a split in the
prtrhfwould Insure (he election el a
CHARLES
OF LONDON
718 Fifth Ave., Cor. 56th St.
EXHIBITION OF
Fine Old
English China
Democrat, a docidedlv more hopeful
view was expressed to-d.iv. Many of
the Tuft maiuiccrs will tell vou emphati
cally that Air. RnoHovell'n defeat will be
so overwhelming In tho Chicago convon
tion that his followers will bo glad to
climb aboard the Taft kind wagon. Other
Republicans, however, who know Col.
Roosevelt's qualities as a fighter discount
this statement nnd maintain that the
Colonel will causo enough troiiblo to mnko
tho selection of n compromise candidate
like Hughes the only possiblo solution
with any chance of success.
Many Republicans In attempting to
fathom the Colonel's motives' profess to
believe that Mr. Roosevelt is working for
1910 not 1U12 nnd that he really knows
tnnt he cannot lie nominated himself
this year, and believe that no Republican
can lie elected. In tho event of Tuffs
defeat he will bo in n position to say in
i!)l: "Well, we would have won if you
had taken tne,"
Several Democrats issued statements
to-day in regard to tho Roosevelt candi
dacy. One of the most canst io was by
Representative Henry, chairman of the
lloue Ruies Committee, Hero is, the
Henry statement:
"Tho Dem crats can easily defeat
Roosevelt with a strictly progressive
candidate. 1 consider Roosevelt tho
decoy duck of the special interests and
Wall Street crowd, the advance agent
and olillcal trustee of "My Dear Hnr
riman" and HurrimanV business heirs
in political ventures, hoosevelt mid tho
steel trust magnate Gary now have a
bear hug on one another and nothing in
politics can break the deathlike grip.
"Yes, Roosevelt is to preach progres
sive politics away from New; York and
dofen the steel trust at home and in
tho White House should ho win. There
i not the thickness of an eyelash between
the "big stick' and tho 'big t rust busi
ness.' .Notice how ho eidestn pred all
those things, including the tariff."
WHOLLY BAD, SAYS M'CALL
t
Massachusetts Congressman Opposes
I(nosecU and Ills Theories.
Rostov, Feb. 20. "If I may paraphrase
a statement made by President Roose
velt himself, 1 would say that under no
circumstances would I vote to give Mr.
Roosevelt another nomination, " said Con
gressman Samuel W McCull at tho State
House to-day Congressman McCall
came hero from Washington to address
tho Committee on Constitutional Amend
ments of tho Legislature on the initiative,
referendum and recall. (Jeorge Fred
Williams appeared in favor of the amend
ments. Roth speakers made reference to Col.
Roosevelt and his Columbus speech.
Mr. McCall referred to the ex-President
as a "distinguished authority who has
enunciated a new theory trie right, of
the people to reverse the'decisions of 'the
Supreme Court on the Constitution."
Mr. Williams sjkiUo of .Mr. Roosevelt's
acceptance of the initiative and referen
dum as one of the signs that it is now
very popular with the people, "n fart
that is shown," he argued, "because it
has been accepted by u man who is the
most eaijer of eny public man we've
over had to grab public power and has
studied questions with that end in view
Congressman McCall was emphatic
against all three of the principles, de
claring thr.t in this age of specialization,
men have become too narrowed in their
views to ropo with tho big questions
of public concern with any great degree
of wisdom. He quoted "the Roosevelt
speech us an instance of. what niicht be
expected, declaring that the scheme was
wholly bail.
He asserted that if the people had the
power of reviewing Supreme Court de
cisions there would be real menace to
the Individurl and the influence of the
majority would lie tho only law of the land
and might bo chanced as often as m-
jorities changed. He cited instances
to fIiow how this might mean the taking
awav of some of tha most precious rights
01 mo people, among others mat ot re
ligious freedom.
FORAKER SAYS NOTHING.
Ohio Candidates Fur Delegates at Large
Still For Tall.
ClNri.v.vATt. Feb. 10. Forme." United
States Senator James H, Forakor de
clined to-night to bo Interviewed regard
ing Roosevelt s candidacy.
Samuel Meyer, executive head of one
of the largest manufacturing concerns
in this city, who is a candidate for dele
gate at large to the national convention,
said: "I have not changed my opinion
nnd have no other choice for "President
than William II. Taft. 1 don't see any
reason why I should not support him.
He is a Cincinnatian, has mudo a good
President and 1 am with him from start
to finish,"
Charles J, Christie, former Renubllcan
Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati, long and inti
mately associated with former Mavor
Fleischmann, who is 11 candidate for
deleuale to tne ltenutil can national
convention at Chicago and now on u tour
or tne world, saw 111 the absence or his
chief: "I am quite- sure a big majority
of tho Republicans in Cincinnati are for
Taft. The President will have tho Ohio
delegation at Chicago,
A KN0CK0JLJT.J5AYS BRIGGS.
Senator Delleves Speech, Has Destroyed
T. H.'s Chances In New Jersey.
TtiKNTOS, N. J., Feb. Id. - United States
Senator Frank C. Urlggs, chairman of the
Republican Btite committee, expressed
tho lielief to-night that Col. Roosevelt's
Columbus seec)i had lulled him politi
cally so far as New Jersoy is concerned.
Senator Rriggs has been making a care
ful canvas of the political situation in the
State and this has convinced him that
Col. Roosevelt has lost ground rapidly in
the last fow days. He said that umoug
the many Republicans whom ho has
interrogated in the past dav or two he
had found only one who declared himself
as favoraulo to the nomlnntion of the
Colonel.
Former Oov. Kdwnrd C. Stokes, who
camo out as one of the orlginul Roosevelt
boomers in tho State, is not at all In ac
cord with tho Roosevelt utterances at
1 olumliiis. lie can stand for a third
term nnd while lie has not forsaken the
Roosevelt cause, he makes no secret of the
ract that no is not in sympathy with the
latest declaration of Roosevelt politic,
TEXAS LEADErTTICKLED.
Cerll A. Lyon Hays the Colonel Will
Kueep the Country.
San Antonio, Tex., Feb, 2fi, -Cecil A.
Lynn, national committeeman and chair
man of tho Itepubllcan executive com'
mittee of Texas, to-night said of Col
Roose volt's announcement'
"While all the initiated knew it was
comlnu. its effect will be none the less
electrical. Tho candidacy of Col, Roose-
ven win uppciw 10 Americans or ail parties
If he is nominated. as I confldenl Iv nnet
he will sween tho country ilk lin Hl.i
In IDOL If he is not nominated that Is
If Mr. Tnft is nominated we might as
well becln addressing Wnndrnw UMImn
or whoever else the Domocratu name, as
LOCAL CLEAVAGE
OM ROOSEVELT
General Prediction Here That
the Colonel Can't Have
Xcw York.
KINGS COUNTY FOR TAFT
Some Sharp Things Said About the
Aml)ltlonn of Ills
Prodcccwor.
No event in-recent years haa so stirred
the Ropublloan politicians of the boroughs
of New York city as Col, Roosevelt's an
nouncement of his candidacy. It was
stated at Republican State headquarters
in West Thirty-ninth street by an official
who did not care to have his name printed:
Col. Roosevelt cannot count on moro
than ten votes to the national convention
out of tho ninety from his nativo State.
This does not mean that many of us do no t
admire Roosevelt, but it does mean that
one nnd nil, old guard and progressives,
nro going to stand behind tho President
and give him tho indorsement that ho de
serves." It is tho opinion that the Rnw'H
people will endeavor to secure dclcgato
from Onondaga, Monroe, Cattin ugus,
Chautauqua, .Jefferson, St. Lawrcnco ...
Franklin counties.
Otto T. Bannard, who was the Republi
can candidate for Mayor in 1909, said
yesterday:
It Is a fair Inference that the Colonel
hns been nn active candidate nil alornr.
uncertain only as to the time nnd place of
announcement.
The call of Hip people not being of a deaf
ening character, he concluded that further
delay was unsafe, nnd arranged as a curtain
raiser the cnll of the "Seven Little Oov-
eroors. It was new and Intereslimr, even
it it lacked dramatic quality.
lie lias no serious quarrel with Tnft
except that when he made Taft President
ho only Intended it to be for one term. If
Taft would only step out. then the Colonel
would he free to accept to terms more
nnd then provide a substitute aKahii
laft will haveamijorityof the delegates
at the Chicago convention on the first ballot.
The ( olonel's advocacy of the "recall of
judicial decisions" and the peculiar In-
ciihntion of his candidacy are helping Taft
eery minute, and the April primaries will
be even easier than the March primaries.
Wter the convention the question will
be what will the always Interesting Colonel
do next?
Ihiblic utterances on this subject, like
those on the third term and on his willing
ness to he an open candidate, must always
be sublect to Interpolation and mental
reservation.
Will ho be a candidate at the llaltlmore
convention? Will he holt his nartv nnd
organize a third party?
Comptroller Prendersast. who Is Col.
Roosevelt's candidato for Governor, said
yesterday:
Col. Roosevelt Is my candidate for the
Presidency. I shall do everything within
my (Kiwer to help bring about his nomina
tion. I ntn In favor of him because I believe
him to be the foremost American stales-
mini, lie is a man of original ideas, strong
cunviclloiis. and Is a real leader, lie Ims
alwavs been u progressive in the sense
that tie hns heeii the champion of the best
ideals 1n American politic. As a Republi
can I sin not at nil disturbed this morning
.11 in estimates 01 i;oi. itoofevell a strength
made by men prominent in the local Itepub
licau organiratlon. The)- think that' ccr
t'liti New lork city sentiments are renr.
sentatlve of the whojn country. Before
tne canvas lor hip nomination u over they
will change their mlndi.
Mayor Uayno- was at tha City Hall
yesterday for a few hours. He Bent out
word to the reporters who wanted to talk
to him about the political situation that
Col Roosevelt haa brought about that
Mr. Roosevelt's political ambitions were
something that he was not bothering his
iieau anout.
Llovd C Qriscom. formerly president
of tho New York Republican county com
mittee, saia; 1 tninic tnai JTesident
Taft has earned the right to renomination
for a second term and I am heartily in
favor of him and shall work for his re
nomination." Robert C Morris, another former
president of the county committee, said
that he was heartily for Taft and would
work overtime for the President's re
nomination, adding, "Mr. Taft is the logical
and rightful candidate, and he Is certain
of success if he is properly supported."
George R, Sheldon, treasurer of the
Republican national committee, with
whom ex-lVesidenf Roosevelt had that
recent correspondence concerning the
$240,000 fund raised by the late Edward H.
Harriman in the closing days of the 1904
campaign, said: "It will be President
Tuft or nobody, so far as l am concerned.
I believe that the President should have
a renomination, and I see no reason what
ever to suppose that he will not win in
the convention. Mr. Taft will have the
support of every business man and the
opposition of none of the party save few
long nairea uemagoguen in tne went.
Col. Abraham Uruber emnhaslred
his statement of Sunday by adding,
"As a matter of faot Roosevelt has been
working for his own renomination over
since Taft was elected. He never thought
that Taft would be elected or he wouldn't
have liacked him in tha first place,"
V I , rtt L' 1 . I. I ...
.luvui wim-vr niwHii, wiiu futures Willi
Representative William M. Caldar the
control of the Kings county Republican
organization, recalled that the organiza
tion was committed to the support of
Mr. Taft, and Mr. Kracke saw no reason
why the organization should change
its opinion, "I prefer, however," said
Mr. Kracke, "to say nothing about Col,
Roosevelt's personal stand. AH I care
to say is that the President has earned
the right to expect tha support of loyal
Republicans in our part of the oity and
that we shall do our best to secure it for
him." '
Jacob Brenner, formerly chairman of
the Kings county executive committee,
said: "My lifo for forty-ont years has been
connected with the practice of law and
1 cannot subscribo to the Colouel's theory
on the recall of Judges or recall of judicial
decisions. Therefore) I am not in sym
pathy with his candidacy. Roosevelt's
defeat for the nomination will foroe him
tn support Tnft, and this result will unify
the party to a very large e'tent."
F.x-Sherlff Alfred T. Hobley of Brooklyn
remarked: "Roosevelt wants to leave
It to the people whether or not he should
be nominated. If Uie people were to
vote on the proposition he would be over
whelmingly defeated, Mr. Roosevelt will
be 'licked to a frazzle' If hs Is nominated,
but he will not be nominated."
Col, Michael J. Dady of Brooklyn said:
"I took Col, Roosevelt at his word when
he stated while ha was yet President
of the United States that under no cir
cumstances would he become a candidate
for a third term, and having bean one
of his loyal supporters ana admirers
I have taken It for granted that ho would
tuver become suoh a candidate. I am
surprised at his attitude. I was sur
prised, at a man of his statesmanship
and ability being led astray by 'friends'
and 1 exceedingly regret that ho should
be placed in this disagreeable position
of being led astray,"
Darwin R, James, Jr., president of the
Brooklyn Young Republican Club, said:
"The club has not gone on record aa yet
offlclully. Ihero was an informal vote
taken at n recent meeting of one of the
large committoea at whloh the sentiment
seemed to bo divided about equally be
tween Associate Just loo Hughes, Presi
dent Taft and Col. Roosevelt. There will
probably he a meetinir of the club vnrv
soon, at which official action will he
lanen,
Col, Willis L, Ogden of Brooklyn re
marked after reading Col. Roosevelt'.
announcement of his candldaoy; "I feel
as If I had burled a brother. Nover7iavo
I for a moment believed It possible that
Col. Roosevelt would nccept another
nomination. For rears I have been tils
devoted friend and admirer. The situa
tion to-day, however, to my mmd lias th
redeeming feature that It makes the
nomination, and I believe the reeleotion,
of President Taft absolutely certain."
Marcus B. Campbell, .chairman of the
Kinss county Kemib loan exeoutlvo com
mittee, said: 'The oommltteo has unanl-1
mously indorsed Mr. Taft.' Those were
my sentiments. They are my sentiments I
still. I do not believe the new county I
committee to be elected on March 20
will in any way niter the situation." ,
While Comptroller Prendergast spoke .
out strongly for Col. Roosevelt the I
vast majority of the Republican
Brooklyn leaders are Taft men. But
it has been known for some time
that Cot. Roosevelt's friends have turned
their eyes toward Mr, Prendergast hs
the candidate for Governor to bo nomi
nated In tho Republican State convention
next fall shouitf the verdict of the nations 1
convention be for Roosevelt.
"OUTLOOK" CAN'T FOLLOW T. R.
That Is If He Would Really Recall Judges,
for Dr. Abbott Wouldn't.
In defining the position ot the pro
gressives In nis speech before tho Ohio
constitutional convention at Columbus
Col. Roosevelt declared his acceptance of
the principle of recall aa applied to the
judiciary.
"The question of applying tho recall
In any shape, he said, "Is one of expe
diency merely. Each community has tho
right to try the experiment for itself In
vhnuver shape It pleases. Under the
conations set forth in tho 'extract (rom
..o tetter alven above Iref erring to a letter
from an unnamed jurist previously read,
in which mention Is mado of the Acquittal
of the confessed boodlero in Missouri
and in California by the Supreme Court
upon purely technical grounds) I would
personally nave favored tho recall of the
Judges both In California and in Missouri;
for no damage that could have been done
by the recall would have equalled tho
damago done to the community by Judges
whose conduct had revolted not only the
spirit of justice but the spirit of common
sense. Ktther the recall will have to be
adopted or else it will have to be made
much easier than it now is to get rid
not merely of a bad Judge but of a Judge
who, however virtuous, has grown so
out of touch with social needs and facts
that he is unfit longer to render good
servioe on the benoh. A quicker, a more
summary remedy (than impeachment)
Is needed. And whenever it be found In'
actual practice that such remedy does not
give tne neeaea results 1 woum unhesi
tatingly adopt the recall.
Comment Inn upon the'Columbus speech.
the Outlook in its current number gives
editorial utterance In concise form to a
formal statement of its own charter of
democracy, which It professes to find in
hearty accord with the views Independ
ently expressed by Its contributing editor.
Of tne recall of tne judiciary the Outlook
has this to say:
The recall should be applioanle only
to those offices which are measurably
local in scope and which are filled for
measurably long terms. The more ex
tended the iurisdlotion of the official
and the more limited his term of office
the less useful Is thisdevice of the recall.
For reasons which we do not here state,
but whloh are grounded In the principles
of democracy, popular recall should not
be extended to the judiciary."
CONNECTICUT AH FOR TAFT.
Republican Leaders Bee Nn Excuse For
Roosevelt's candidacy.
Hartford, Conn.. Feb. 2(1. According
to the views ef Republican leaders in this
State Col. Roosevelt .will get little support
in Connecticut. w
Chalrtnaa Michael Kenealy of the Re
publican State central committee said:
"As far as I am conoerned 1 am for
Taft and I believe the Hepublican party
of the State of Connecticut is for Taft.
Do you know of any Connecticut Repub
lican newspapers that are opposed to
him? I don't, and I am satisfied that the
Republican party will nominate Mr. Taft
in epite of Mr. Roosevelt or' any one else."
Lleut.-Oov. Dennis A. Hlakeslee of
New Haven said:
"The Roosevelt announcement can
make ne difference with Connecticut.
We are all for Taft and I believe Mr.
Roosevelt can hope for nothing here."
flov. Baldwin airrees with tne Republi
cans. Commenting on Roosevelt's chances
he said:
"It will bo Impossible for him, in my
judgment, to get the votes of Connecticut
In the Republican convention, and If he
should be nominated by that convention
I think he will be defeated at the hIs.
"If the Democratic party puts up the
right man I think it will win this fall.
With any candidato who stands fqr a
remarkable reduction of tariff rates and
economy and efficiency in the publlo
service the Democratic nartv was nrettv
sure to win before the split between
President Taft and Roosevelt. They are
now almost certain to win if they put
the right man forward."
TAFT SENTIMENT 1N VERMONT.
Believed That the Few Roosevelt Men
Will Line Up for t he President.
RUTWN11. Vt.. Feb. 2. Fred A. Field,
who haa long been identified with the
Republican party and who wanted Roose
velt four yoars ago, to-day said:
"I believe the people of Rutland will
support Taft. While there is still a sprink
ling of Roosevelt men, it is evident that
the majority of the people are provoked
with Roosevelt coming into the field after
Indorsing Taft bo strongly in 1908 and
will not stand by him. The Roosevelt
men are largely those who have some
axe to grind, especially the old soldiers,
who blame Taft for holding up their pen
sion hill; but there Is good reason to be
lieve that many of those will swing over
before election."
Oov, John A. Mead, whose Home is here,
believes that the Roosevelt sentiment
will not affect tho State at large and that
the votes of conservative Republicans
will be for Taft. Men close to the Gov
ernor say that he will probably be one
of the delegates from Vermont to the
itepuulican national convention, mat
ha has said that there is indication that
all the national and district delegates
will be Taft men.
FINE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
Alabama Governor's Opinion of- Roose
velt's Candidacy.
"There Is one thing that con bo said
about Roosevelt coming out for tho nomi
nation," said Qov. Emmet O'Neal of
Alabama at the Waldorf yesterday, "It
increases the chances of the Democrat io
party at the next -election.
Then of course It gives the oountry
the opportunity 'to settle forever the
question of the third term. It will also
help to determine the'answer to the ques
tion as to whether this shall be a repre
sentative government or a pure democ
racy to be governed by the unrestrained
will of the numerlcalfnajority.
"I think Roosevelt will get some of
the Bout hern Republican vote at the
convention, in tne ooutn a man is usu
ally a Republican for office only, and
there will be those who, believing' that
Roosevelt will surely be nominated,
will abandon Taft. Whoever is nomi
nated by the Republicans the result will'
which will make for our success, 1 really
believe that any candidate the' Demo
crats might put up now would look like
a standout conservative compared with
Roosevelt as he is revealed In the propa
ganda he haa outlined,"
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ROOSEVELT BUTTONS
FLY 0VERNEW YORK
Headquarters Opened 24 Stories.!
Up in Metropolitan
Tower.
VOTERS BETTER LOOK OUT
Colonel Haa Got Knrorment 'Lists and
Will Semi Them Ills
Speech, " 1
Right here in Manltattan, where the
New York Republican county committee
only recently declared by an overwhelm
ing majority for the renomination of
President Taft, Roosevelt headquarters
were opened yesterday. Tons of Roose
velt 'campaign buttons wero all ready for
distribution. There is to be a literary
bureau and a publicity bureau and the
swilteet sort of campaign methods.
These Roosevelt headquarters are on the
twenty-fourth floor of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Building tower and are
in charge ot Oliver 0. Carpenter. Col.
Roosevelt Is not to cive much attention
to them. He Is to remain at the Oullobk
office.
William L. Ward, Republican national
committeeman for tho State) William
Halpin, formerly president of the New
York county committee, and other prac
tical Republican politicians are to be In
charge. The primary purpose of these
Headquarters is to complete the ma
chinery in tho efforts to get Roosevelt
delegates in New York city and through
out the State to the State convention to
be held at Rochester on April 8.
Ward's frlendi and Hatpin's friends
said last night that Roosevelt's publia an
nouncement having come aftr the county
committee vote would make h-Uifference
in the complexion ot the delegation from
New York county to the State convention-
There are to be 1,015 delegates in this Btate
convention. The Republicans do not
vote aa a unit from any county, aa has
been tho invariable rule in.the,,; Demo
cratic party. There was no ludioatlou
yesterday that Roosevelt is to. have any
material support In the Rochester con
vention. It was too early for either Mr
Ward or Mr. Halpin or their friends to
offer any estimates.
The Roosevelt campaig) buttons sent
out from the new headquarters yesterday
by mall all over tho State I ore the legend
"We want him for President" around a
portrait of Roosevelt when he was
younger.
THE ROOSEVELT BUTTON.
Mr Carpenter, who is in charce at the
headquarters, nnnou ced that the head
quarters represent d "The Roosevelt
Committee of the City of Now York,"
whoso work would lie toward securing
doiogates to tho national con ention
in favor of the nomination of T e dore
Roosevelt. 'I he flint work, though; it
was explained, would be to make the
R oso elt men felt in t e Stale conven
tion. Mr. Carienter added: "The officers
of this committee will co pci-ate In Uie
work thro ghout the country o secure
Rooseveltdeiegates. Copies of M r. Roose -veil'
eech at Coliimbu have been
firinted and the demands whloh have aomo
n Irom nil over the country will be sup
pli;d as Boon as possibl , The names
of the members of the o mmittie will
be made publia in a few days. So many
names nve como in that it will lie ira
iKissible to complete the lint until about
Wednesday At that time the names of
the officers of the committee will also be
given "
An effort was made yesterday to ascer
tain If the Colonel Is to be u delegate to
the Rochester State (on vent Ion No
in n. I was stated, could answer that
question but Rooovoll himself The
(.olonel's prominence at Saratoga In 1VIU
makes this feature of his candidacy
particularly intercti g, Accoidipg to
the best irformntinn Ihtmigliqut tlx)
State the Colonel could not must r niuoh
Htrengtu in the 8tat convention, Inas
much as It is dominated by tho Slate
committee to u ;a'go extent and the
vast majorit of this State ommlttee
are for laft nnd oposed to Roosevelt
rhould tr.e weakn m of tho Col ne at
the State cnventlon become apparent
the Rooavelt New Yprk rlty committee
will oonflne Its efforts to securing dele
gates f om Now York Stute to the na
tional o nvcntlcn, There will bo ninety
of theso delegates, and Mn Carpenter
did n tare to say yj(orday what pro
portion nf that niimb'r would bo Roose
velt men.
The headquarters obtained from the
Citu Ruord office yesteidny at a onst
of 117.50 lists of tho enrolled .voters ot Uio
city.
QUICK ANSWER FROM KENTUCKY.
Congress District Committee Ajlopts
Resolutions Imlnrslnt Taft.
UENPKnsoN. KyFob, 20,. The Repub
llcan committee of the Second Congress
district ' met to-duy nnd called county
conventions in Iho districts to lie held
April to select delegates to the Stalo
convention in Loulsvlllo.
Following tho announcement of Rooso-
Vf.lt tout tin lu a .aillr.a
adopted strong resolutlono indorsing the
Pledged the support of the dlstrlot to him
in the Stato convention. The dlstrlot is
almost solid for Tnft for reelection.
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IS ROOSEVELT'S EXCUSE
' Continued from Firtt Pag.
what Col. Roosevelt said In explanation
of his course was not made public, but
when the, statement was shown to tha
former President to-night and he was
asked If he had been correct ly quoted he
said: "That represents my position ex
actly." Mr. Roosevelt nut in a busy day. From
to 1 o'clock ho received at Judge Grant's
home on Bay State road and a stream of
Republican progressives passed in and
out. The Judge's study was-the scene
of deep discussion by the members of
the band of Republican 'progreeelves who
called upon the Colonel to declare their
fealty and to discuss methods of electing
delegate to the Republican national con
vention who would vote for the nomina
tion of Mr. Roosevelt.
Matthew Hale, a militant of the mili
tants, was one of the earliest ones to
appear. Mr. Hate was admitted to tne
Colonel's presence shortly after I A. M.
Soon afterward Col. John J. Whipple,
the Rev. Alan Hudson and Starrett Hud
son of Brockton reported for duty. Ray
mond H. Ovcson, secretary of the Massa
chusetts progresssive organisation, pi
loted Charles E. L. Wlngate and Herbert
underwood, r. a. Aiunsey s representa
tives here, to the Grant home and intro
duced them to tho Colonel.
While the progressives were foregather
ing Congressman Nicholas Longworth
made a brief call and when he left re
marked that he did net know what waa
going on inside as he had only a few words
with his father-in-law. The Congresb
man said -he was not'informed about the
political manreuvrea contemplated by the
Colonel.
Meanwhile Russell A. .Wood and Law
rence Q. Brooks of Cambridge, ex-District
Attorney Arthur 1. If 111, T. Frank Drake
of Springfield. Robert W, Patterson or
Worcester, Col. Thomas F.. Doherty, a
former Water Commissioner; James P.
Magenis, ex-member of the School Board;
Councillor Earnest' E. Smith. William H.
Osgood ot Lowell, Senator Arthur Mason
of Haverhill and Representative, Oaorge
Webster of Georgetown and Charles 8.
Baxter, the manager of the campaign
of Louis A. Frothingham for the nomina
tion of Governor, had reported to the
Colonel and were engaged with the others
in listening. , '
Before 11 A. M. everybody who had
been expected was inside. The last
arrivals were John Base, brother of Qov.
Bass of New Hampshire and George
Rublee of New York, a personal friend
of the New Hampshire executive.
At 12:30 Matthew Hale led the progres
sives out of the House and the group
was in high spirits.
At 1 O'clock Col: Roosevelt left Judge
Grant's home and went to the Chilton
Club, a fashionable women's social or
ganization which recently securea a club
liquor license. There he was the luncheon
miestof Mrs.RoeerWolcott. The Colonel
was invited to meet some of the friends
of Mrs. Wolcott and no other man was
present.
Tho Colonel remained at the Club'
until after a o'clook, then did some errand
and reached the State House Just before
3 o'clock. After his address he returned
to Judge Grant's house, got his baggage
and went to the residence of Grafton D.
Cushlng, Speaker ot the House, where
he spent the night. Mr. Cushlng aaid
that the people he had invited to dine
with the Colonel were old friends and
that it was purely a social aff alr.l io politic
figuring in it.
Speaker Cushlng has been regarded as a
Taft man and when the question was put
to him to-night aa to how he stood he re
plied: "I cannot express a preference
while Col. Roosevelt is my guest. This
dinner has no significance. As a matter
of fact I asked the Colonel to be my guest
before I knew he was to be a candidate for
the nomination."
To-morrow morning Col. Roosevelt
plans to meet Gov. Bass of New Hamp
shire and his brother John. He will go
to Cambridge tn lunch with his son Kermit
and some of the litter's college chums.
The Colonel will then return to Boston
and spend the night at the residence of
Dr. Williim Sturgis Bigelow, an old friend.
No plans have been arranged for the eve
ning. In his address to the House Col. Roose
velt said in part:
My position Is simple. It la that If the
people know enouch to make the Constitu
tion they know enough In the last resort
to say what It was that they meant when
they mode It.
In the lutt resort the people after due
deliberation are to be met and must be
nmters and their representatives their
servants. Theje Is nothing Ignoble lp any
man fit to be a puhllc servant avowing
thut he Is such, It was Abraham Lincoln
who In his (tret Inaueural spoke of his
absoluto responsibility to I uie his word
"his musters, the American people."
I am not advocating the recall ot the
Judge, I am advocating the recall of legal
ism to Justice.
My proposal applies only to legislative
acts which the courts declare unconstitu
tional. I refer specifically to laws passed
In the collective Interests of the whole
community, passed by the legislative body,
your uody here, in the exercise of the
power to promote the general wefare. In
the .exercise of the police power which la
Inherent In, the Legislature
If such 'a law duly'deaynK with tha
collective Interests of the community as
n whole, pataed by the Legislature and
stgiied by the Uovernor, Is declared un
constitutional by the court, I ask that the
people be given the right, IT they choose
to exercise that right, themselves to pass
Until Judgment upon the proposition. It
has been stated that this will substitute
popular .whim, the whim ot a moment,
for the decision of tha Judiciary.
My propoaal la that then. If tho court
hns decided thut the Legislature, plus the
Executive, has exceeded the power
granted by the people to hem under the
constitution that the people shall them
reives have the right to say whether their
remtnntatlves the Leclslature and tha
Kxeeuilvn crrlce ware rlaht op whthv
I their lepresentatlves on the court ware
I llBllt.
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could be had save at a regular election
not less than alx months distant aftsr tha
appeal to the people Is made. In that
case you see tha the minimum time
would be two years of discussion by the
people, an dthat being the case. It la
obvious absurdity to say that I am pro
posing to submit such action to popular
whim, to the frenty of a moment.
A moment that lasts two years Is a
long moment. If In two years the people
are not able to make up their minds about
a question, then I am sorry for the. com
monwealth of which they are citizens
(Laughter, and the position I take In
these matters Is that of your own Masaa
ohusetts Justice on the Supreme Court,
Mr. Justice Holmes, when he says in a
recent decision In the Oklahoma Bank
cse and I quote his words verbatim:
It may be. aald In a. general way that
the police power extends to all the great
public needs. It may be put forth In aid
of what Is sanctioned by usage or held
by the prevailing morality or by a strong
and preponderant opinion to be creatly
and Immediately necessary to tha public
welfare."
-Justice Holmes has put the claim for3
the exercise of the police power by tht
Btate even more strongly than ever I have
put It In advocating Its exercise, and that
opinion of Justice Holmes waa ftlven In
handing down the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States and that opin
ion la now part of the supreme law ot tht
land.
All I advocate Is giving tha people of tha
Several States the right to put that opin
ion Into practical effect as part ot the law
of the State If the State court declines
to follow the example of the Supreme Couit
In that matter, declines to adhere tn the
doctrine thus handed down by Juatlcs
Holmes, a doctrine which la now part of
the law of the nation.
It the State courts, If the Supremr
Court of the nation In Its past history,
and If the several State courts had lived
up to the doctrine which is laid down by
Justice Holmes, none of the decisions of
which 1 have complained could have been
made not one of them, and there would
have been no need of advocating tha'
measure that I advocate.
Again, to listen to the arguments ef
certain worthy Individuals who denounce
the proposed ohangs, you would' think
that the purpose of the change was tn
substitute the uusty passion ot a mob
for the decision of a court. Just serosa
the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakts
from the State of New York lies the
great commonwealth of Ontario, part of
Canada, a commonwealth with essentlslly
the same kind of government as Nan
York, precisely the same kind of popula
tion precisely the same problems to faca
In that commonwealth as In every com
monwealth of Australia and Canada, a
In Great Britain, as In Oermay, aa In
i ranee, as In practically all other Brsat
civilized nations. In that commonwealth
the court has no power whatever to de
clare a legislative act unconstitutional.
Now 1 do not want to go as far aa that,
I think It Is bettsr that we should gtv
the courta equsl power with the LegfeU.
Jure, but I want to keep tha people aa tha
Judge between them, when thediffer ss
to whether a given law Is within the powar
and the right of the people to pass. I
want to keep the courts and th legisla
ture as rheoks upon each other In con.
stltutlonal matters, but In those same con
stitutional matters I want to make tht
people supreme whenever they think It
necessary to decide between their two
agents, the legislature and the Judiciary.
Now understand. I have no prlda of
opinion In this matter. I am not weddtd
to any method, l advocate tha method
I am advocating because It seems to ma
to offer a better tjhance of reaching a
reht solution than any other, but I am
wedded to the purpose that I uphold. I
wish to put a stop to the courts nullifying
Isws which the people deem neoesisry t
their general welfare. Applause.) J am
perfectly willing to discuss with any men
hi to what methods are beat of achieving
the results thst V have In view.
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Or. Conwell Will Not Come Io Calrarr
Churrh In New York.
Philadelphia, Feb, 2S. The He v.
Russell H. Conwell, pastor of the Orsce
Baptist Temple, has, declined the pastorate
of the Calvary Church, New. Yrrk, He
said to-day that he "intends to remain
In Philadelphia until the end of his days."
While Dr. Conwell did not receive a
formal call, it was understood that, if lie
were wilting to accept, suoh a call wouiri
be forthcoming immediately. The salary
offered waa 111,000 a rear, wnioh i ,(
above that paid to him by tht Baptist
iqiupie.
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