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TAFT HALED AS LEADER OF PROGRESSIVES
Chiefs of Good Government Forces Head State Campaign
t t r- • i /~ 1 - - r,*-i-'-1 -7-5
League Is Formed to Conduct Fight;
Every Assembly District
Will Be Organized
TAFT PLEASED WITH CALIFORNIA
'. ! — ' fc.'
Washington, D. C, March 5, 1912.
Col.'Charles M. Hammond, San Francisco. 1
I am greatly pleased with your telegram. ,".. The work in
California is an inspiration.
WM. H. TAFT.
President Taft sent the foregoing telegram to Colonel Charles Mifflin
Hammond yesterday. It was the president's acknowledgment of Colonel
Hammond's message announcing the organization of the Taft republicans
of California.
in every assembly district in Cali
fornia.
Working independently, the Taft
progressive republicans/will co-operate
with all other organizations seeking
the nomination and election of the best
friend California ever had in the White
House.
'At the head of the Taft League of
Progressive Republicans, as 7 president,
'= Senator Charles M. Belshaw of Con
tra Costa county. Senator Belshaw
was one of the founders of the Lin
coln-Roosevelt League of Republican
clubs and a member of Its state execu
tive committee. „-_„
Before the organization of the Lin
coln-Roosevelt league, Belshaw was
recognized as a pioneer fighter for a
reformed republican party.7 As a mem
ber of the state assembly;, and subse
quently of the senate, he was known
throughout California for his militant
independence. . '7
A. L. Shinn. first vice president, was
a founder of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league and a leader of its first fight.
Under the Lincoln-Roosevelt league
banner. Shinn organized and directed
the fight that made Clinton L. White
mayor of Sacramento and started the
statewide fight that gave the pro
gressive republicans their first repre
sentatives In the national convention
of their party and ultimately the con
trol of their party councils in Cali
fornia. 7">:= . _ : -
-Byron Mauzv, as vice president. Mar
shal Hale and W. D. Fennimore, as
members of the state executive'com
mittee of the Lincoln-Roosevelt league,
working with men like Shinn and Bel
shaw actually preserved that organiza
tion when some of the most optimis
tic anti machine republican fighters
in California had virtually given over
hope - «7->A' * 7
CAPTAINED BATTLE HERE
They were the men who made It pos
sible for the Lincoln-Roosevelt league
to get a foothold in San Francisco.
They were the men who directed the
fieh't that in 190 Save San? Francisco
Its first progressive republican -dele
gation in a state republican conven-
Hon. - ;""-'.-.-" _--
That delegation was sent to the-Sac
ramento convention Instructed,to fight
to the last for a delegation to the na
tional republican convention instructed
for William Howard Taft. They won
that fieht because the. progressive re
publicans of California were behind
them. • '7-'"::* :> '';*.** *
They believe they will win again, be
.-,-•«,-. thousands of progressive repub
licans like themselves have refused /to
he taken out of their narty and arrayed
„*■• gainst the Imperishable policies of
their -„,-,.- to satisfy the ambitions of
men they have made powerful.
yon coon government
The men who have been selected by
"the prosrress've republicans to marshal
tbefr hosts for Taft are the men who
have read" oven- fight for good eovern
ment In Par. Francisco and California
for a decade—:the men who. made and
won the fight for Governor Johnson in
the state and for Mayor James Rolph
in San Francisco. .'. ...
For the most part the 100 progressive
republicans who assembled at the Pal
ace yesterday to nerfect a statewide
organization for President Taft were
those whose names are Inseparably
linked with the fierhts that made Cali
fornia a progressive- renubllcan state;
that crave the progressive republicans
of California their first delegates; in a
national convention of their party. ;
* Among them were the republicans
who founded the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league and led It from its Inception: to
the time when It became the dominant
power in California's politics.
PIONEERS IV MOVEMENT
With those republicans were others
who were fighting for progressive poll-
pies and for reform legislation long he-
fore; the Lincoln-Roosevelt league was
dreamed of—fighting for popular self*
government when they were compelled
to fight alone. ' _^t>-,%**-iWßW_Bffl
. Scarely a man participated in the
formal organization of the Taft pro
gressive republicans of California - yes- '
terday who was not actively and prom- I
inently identified with the fight for the |
nomination and election of Governor j
Hiram W. Johnson. ..;:-•
Some of them were chosen by John
son, as governor,'to fill the most im
portant and responsible posts In; his
administration—chosen by, him because
they were the veteran champions of
the progressive movement that car
ried him Into the highest office in ; the
gift of the people.of California. 7
REAFFIRME'i* OLD FAITH
No man who participated in:, the or- j
ganlzatlohof the Taft League of -Pro- !
gressive Republicans 7 yesterday re
canted his progressive faith. ?,. Every I
man reaffirmed that 'faith and ? de
flared that because -of? It he« was for
the renomlnation and 're-election' of the 1
president who , was nominated and '
elected as a progressive, and who- has
l»een the president of genuine pro- •
gressive accomplishment.^ .' **
;*: The meeting of Taft progressive; re- ;
publicans at the Palace hotel Tester- i
day afternoon -was7politically7.rather,
than^nnmerlcally Impressive?^ Tt was j
not] pecked with place".? holders; nor
directed? ;hy .men? whose time was?- a
charsre upon the public purse? 'its en
thusiasm was not the enthusiasm of. the
payroll? no** of the . hunt for ?place.* ;,7
rTlopresentatiyes^of the Taftirepub;
'i';ans of fallfoi -.: and of "the Women's
League of I-Taft?'Republicans as dele
«• t lons f rom j their .respective rbrganiza^
tiohSy v.-i re received and assured sof trie
• n-operation* of .the Tart" progressive re
publicans In; ' < work of keeping Call
fofrila*.ln? the list of republican; states
and in the list of beneficiaries of re-j
publican-policies. - . .7.-,*? ,~ .; ?
The address made by A. L. " Shinn,
whoi' called the meeting to order, \ was
a comprehensive if brief f exposition of
the alms of '.i the ;Taf t League of * Pro
gressive Republicans:.' It was a repub
lican speech, and it left no r room for
doubt about the republicanism of the
men-, and women * who acclaimed f t.**Vj^
7 -Vigorous'-* republican speeq^es, pro
*i ■ '*- -■'"■_'■-*■■■:•■'''-■ ■ j-..—.j.-^,..«*;^-»-r .--^,<;.*;-;- -^ ,>.:»*..-'^.''
m
gressive ? republican - speeches, were
made by Senator - Charles ?M. . Belshaw,
Assemblyman H. Ward ; Brown, ; author
of the first bill for the direct election
of .United States senators ever intro
duced in an 'American lcrislature;;Wal
lace? Bradford;? John "H./? Roberts /and
Andrea? Sbarboro, ; veteran fighter In \ the
cause *of progressive republicanism. .
PLEA FOR HARMONY ;
Rev. Joseph McQualde, as a member
of the conference?committee appointed
by? the Taft 1 republicans of '■ California,
| made an effective speech, asking for the
j relegation of : all differences ■of opinion
i in state politics until the conclusion of
| a winning campaign/for the president
who had been San Francisco's anjj Cali
fornia's friend In their : times of need.
Mrs. AbbleE.'Krebs, president of the
women of California;' made one of
the most telling speeches./ She declared
that - the republican* women of; Califor
nia, * whom she represented, "went into
the campaign neither as progressives,
standpatters nor reactionaries, but as
Taft? republicans? imbued -„ with but a
single purpose. 7 | ??. 7;7: ;■-; '/~-'i\
"In this campaign," said 'Mrs. Krebs.
"we know but one thing, have but one
purposethat 7is/ to fight for . the re
nomination and re-election of President
Taft. Our eyes are set on one straight
path to the White House. . ,
DESERVES LOYALTY
"We are for President Taft because
we believe that the governmental and
commercial future of California and the
nation hinges upon the selection of the
man f who shall i direct American desti
nies for the next five years. To Presi
dent , Taft belongs; the Royalty and the
support of the men and women who
are concerned with the welfare' of their
homes /and their nation. To : him i be
longs the loyalty and the support of
Colonel Roosevelt. • '--?■._
"It was President Taft's loyalty and
friendship for Roosevelt that made him
resign the ambition of his life to take
up the presidency and the realization of
the policies outlined by Roosevelt."
OUSTED COLOXUL'S WORDS ■? /,
§j Emmet Phillips of Sacramento spoke,
"not as a. progressive, but as a patriotic
American -'• citizen S who -*; believes, 7/ as
P-*osevelt once said, that - William
Howard Taft is the best equipped man
who ever/came to the presidency." 7/ i|
„ The, organization /work of the" meet-:
ing was done by two committees. That
on permanent i organization com-/
posed of Fred G. Sanborn? Marshal Hale,
JO. Hayes of San Jose, W. D. Fenni
more, E. ; K. Johnson of g San Jose and
.Prof. David* Barrows, Berkeley. 7; ;:- r
--f' The committee *. on resolutions in
cluded 7A.! L. Shinn, Supervisor C. A.
Murdock, Marion D. Cohn, George D.
Boswick of San Jose and W. A. Rugg
of Contra Costa county.
LOCAL MEN PRESENT
The San Francisco county, republican
commltte-7that made the fight.for the
e-ection of Governor. Johnson was rep
resented by many of its most influential
embers. Among.them were Chairman
Fred G. Sanborn, Vice Chairman A. G.
Boggs,* Marion D. Cohn, ;G., W. Bay
reuther, Fred Hawes, Edward Perry, T.
R. Sullivan and Byron. Mauzy.?
Among the republicans who partici
pated in the launching of the state or
ganization *.- were Sheldon G. Kellogg,
pioneer in the reform republican move
ment in San Francisco; Charles M. Bel
shaw, Antioch; /A.?- L. Shinn, ? Marshal
. Hale, Fred G. Sanborn, Supervisor C. A.
"TViurdock,. Edward L. Cutten, Alexander
Russell; Joseph E. Cutten, Fred Hawes,
A."; G. Bogge, Assemblyman Milton L.
Schmidt; J. O. Hayes, San Jose; W. D.
i Fenplmore, M. E. , Gates,; Marion 'D.
Cohn, Andrea Sbarboro, Byron ? Mauzy,*
Edward Perry, Lester Osborne of Rust,*
James /Anthony; John E. Percy, James
Kelly, T. R. Sullivan, Mark Senna, Theo
S. Moore of Llvermore, John H. Roberts,
Wallace Bradford? Morris/;Rubenstein,
G. W. Bayreuv.ner, ? Assemblyman H.
Ward Brown of San Mateo.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 7
I The .; executive ? council «of the? Taft
League/of,/ Progressive -Republicans:ls.,
to consist of. the officers and the execu-"
tive committeemen.
'The council as organized-yesterday
| consists of 25 members. It is author
[ ized to/enlarge its- membership /In" Its"
I discretion, appoint subcommittees and
to have unhampered direction of the or
ganization and campaign
CHINN DECLARES
■J LEAGUE'S OBJECT
The sanity and rectitude of the pur
poses :*of the Taft league? of progres- !
sive republicans of California were 'evi
denced - In the address made ■■ by 'A:?? L
Shinn. one of the founders of the ? Lin- !
coin-Roosevelt league, who called the i
progressives* meeting to order tester
day., , " "*;?7: .. .- :*:"
. "In launching?*, this ?campaign." .said
Shlnn,7"it; must be understood i that we '
progressive? republicans Tare ? not 7,' u
nmindful of the, great; revolution "so suc
cessfully i-. r maintained 4:.;? by ; Govern of
Johnson In* this state, but while we are
unalterably opposed to control of gov
ernment by ?, specials Interests, we are
Just as firmly wedded to the wholesome
and time tested policies and principles
that* underlie-the, great structure of ; the
republican party and we decline to fol
low any person or any movement that
tends' to jedp»?dizelthbse*pollcles:fcV7**""=
rr. "One experience of democratic rule,
however.? was sufficient to ' convince the
American people that prosperity was
not to be;found Sender J" the frule of a
party that stood for the abrogation of
constructive; and protective policies.
policies ASSAILED * :..,"^/ •\'
"Those policies are again assailed, not
alone by our democratic friends, and we
must meet, within party lines, all ques
tions affecting t..e welfare of ■ our na
tion. - , *.''.".
7-f "The paramount question is that of
the * tariff. Y r 3 Such yan * assault £is being
made, both within and without the re
publican party, upon the protective fea
ture of ? the tariff | that ! strong [efforts are
necessary to prevent the abrogation of
the principle of protection. .\' f "J^^_i
•'lt is, no doubt, true that injustice
'hasgbeen^? and Is being done by the
tariff schedules. Some Industries have
THE SAN FRANCISCO .CALL. .WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1912.
TAFT TRUE PROGRESSIVE
Champion of Peopled Interests
-Directly, unequivocally, the republicans recognised ?«■/ leaders amon_c
the progressives of their party, In California .'have declared thetr.alle
a-tance to President Taft '- because' ■of his ; loyalty'; to the _' cause ;of true pro
-7 Rresslvlsm and his devotion to? the best Interests ■of the whole people.
Here are their reasons ' for enrollment under the banner of the; Taft
League of Progressive Republicans of California ',„. V
"f7 „-vAs progressive: -publicans jwe are? opposed to the political ascend-:
ency of special interests and assert our adherence to the principles of
the republican party. ' ."" . r
We favor the nomination and re-election .of .President W. H.;Taft.
and assign the following reasons why California is especially interested
in his candidacy: - ' *' 5 ''-"•- v" 1
Mr. Taft.was elected as a progressive republican to carry out the
f policies of his illustrious predecessor. His nomination was due solely :
to the? progressive -sentiment of /the country. ?7;7 *? '.;
He has exercised all the powers/of his office to fulfill obliga
tions implied by his succession to Mr! Roosevelt, and in every instance
? be '■ has } manifested the '] highest intelligence, good faith and patriotism
The? progress accomplished -by his administration in /this /behalf
is familiar to all. Under such circumstances, he should be granted the
ordinary courtesy/ of a second term. . *"
/ He represents the ? integrity of the tariff policy; of /the? republican
party. This "policy is of vital j importance /to /California! We have . the?
7 best ' tariff /schedule for Calif ornia/ products in the : history of i the stated
■i but that scheduled is the subject of;'constant 1 attack., and < any.. reduction"
would * mean great loss to our people. California can depend upon <Mr?
7 Taft 5 for fair treatment/in? her/tariff schedule. Upon? the other j hand,
:- there is : a clamor?; for/ horizontal reduction and /unreasonable ? changes,
7 which ; endanger the /protection accorded : California products of every
■ kind. ■•■-''- _ "• : ■ ■'.■■■ 1
The nonpartisan tariff commission .recommended by the president
is', in bur judgment, the only safe method of adjustment..
* 7 He represents the /civilized, sentiment for peace among nations and
the elimination iof warfare. T / / ■*'". * ?.
7::'7?7;Mr. Taft has/always manifested a strong; friendship j for California.
.It is common \ knowledge ) that /the//Panama-Pacific f exposition| would
have gone to New Orleans, but for the active assistance of the president.
Very recently the prospects of ■. the vast scheme for improving Sacra
mento and ■ San Joaquin/ rivers were ; unpromising, but ; Mr. Taft came to
our aid," and now the consummation of that work ;is practically assured.
7 There ;is a? strong? tendency/.: to- divert? the /republican party from tits:
fundamental 7 principles, but we believe that the welfare of/the United j
States will be best promoted by adherence to the policies of the party
under : which. the country ; has/ always /prospered.7 ' ?
7/ California, at least, has much to gain from the policies of the repub
lican party,/ and has/cause; for deep gratitude to President who is
7 the best friend this state has: ever had in-that office. ?/v 7
We condemn the unfair criticisms' of Mr. Taft and his administra
tion, which have sprung from unjust prejudice and? a 7sensational
political.tendency.- l _^.. .-. • 7 *
.We believe that the probability of his election is stronger than that
of any other candidate. ?/"- .-;" v"\* ■■<.' '■■• ■ ■ "'.,."/"/;'"...•'/*"•/ -•-> 7\^ . "">
//■ We request all citizen s of California to join the campaign for the
nomination/of President Taft. //. ' ■ .-
been too highly; protected and monop
oly, ..has resulted. -*; Other industries
have? languished because of insufficient
protection, but this is due?to the meth
od of forming the schedule./; A tariff
commission i such as ; that I recommended
by /President Taft should be empow
ered to -draft a?measure?that will do
justice,: and Justice only,- to all; inter
ests. „- • , " - ;
/ "The democratic policy of economy. Is
manifested In/its opposition to internal
improvements or? any/participation by
the ? government In development. /You
readily ; can : see how such ; a policy will
affect: California where ) so » much ought
to done, and; where iso much devel
; opment is." demanding attention. / *?7H \
HOLD UP IMPROVEMENTS
."The? democrats A -are*? holding the
Improvement of our rivers and the de
velopment of/our. resources. We exper
ienced the difference.between the" dem
ocratic and the republican ;i policy jthe
other day,- when .we presented 7 our
river *?*lmprovement/ problem to 7 the
democratic (house? committee on? rivers
and J harbors" and ? the ? senate" committee
on "commerce, which is republican. The
former 'exhibited; dismay at ? the expen
diture of 7 money for. Improvement,
while the 'latter, seemed to welcome. the
opportunity to '• do 7 something ?- that
would add to the prosperity of the
country. This difference * In' policy is'
fundamental and ; apparently unalter
i able. , ' *" f'
"Some of our progressive .friends
who call themselves - republicans are
clothing the .axioms* of ThomaskJeffer
son with new 7 words /and "advancing
them" as new; ideas, '. but we : can not fall
to recognize their origin. '
7 "Some ; of; them 7 were discharged "by,
a prominent candidate; in a speech? at
Columbus.' the other day, and we begin
to fear that some .of our* progressive
friends are losing sight of the central
Idea; of the republican;party,;and|that
they,"will soon- find ■ themselves /without
a party. They can not be- permitted to
graft; the ' errors of /the democrats upon
the - republican organization.:.
DECLARES TAFT j THE ? MAN
; "In seeking for a- president who rep
resents the best there is in American
statesmanship to whom ? shall; we turn
t ta7 this era of spectacular political
transformation? ."""*'
"To my y view i there ?is ; one .man /who
byi. his dignity, his * sincerity,/ his /con
stancy^ rises : above ?aTI f others /as ** a ? fit
ting candidate;for? the high /officei;of
president at" this time, and;that is the
incumbent, William ? Howard Taft. 7?;;■
7 "Four t years 7? ago \ -when Theodore
Roosevelt retired, he selected ; Taft as
the? most desirable man to ;; carry
the work \ that *he had ; begun. 7 The most
intense •* opposition was k raised *?by7. the
socalled ;, special*?* interests 7 to?; prevent
Taft's 1 nomination. In ?f California 7 the
progressive j republicans "were : able, af
ter a severe struggle with the old ma
chine, 7to force i a"** delegation t favorable
to him. .; / * i "■* *? • .-,
:?, "Roosevelt "with * his - usual ,- Impetu
osity threw his ! whole Ipersonality;lnto
the combat. His ; commendations ?' of
and ;?j promises for Taft were most
powerful in ? shaping the result. ?-
TRUE ITO HIS ; TRUST
.■:■ "Taft was * nominated } and _ elected as
a progressive : republican, and as a pro
gressive republican -; he j has 1 exercised
the duties *of j his office. Roosevelt was
a true prophet «> when ihe told us what
Taft would do. and^the?i promises iof
the s' colonel have been J: fulfilled.
j'- ."With' ceaseless ? energy, with i Intel- J
ligence^ and the 7 utmost good 7 faith, |
has Taft [executed the laws? against un-
I lawful 7 combinations. He has f caused
I the passage ,7 of new i and' more |* far
j reaching laws, and it] has been a com
mon spectacle for men of great wealth
'and 'I influence 7t0% be £ haled '$ before the
I tribunals lof |, the 5 law ana $ compelled to
'answer.?' for their X misdeeds.,' -, _.
J*' "As T a result great combinations and
monopolies are being disbanded, ? and
men are being ; s made to fear trans
gressions of the law. In fact, business
Is adjusting itself to the new condi
tions and !In the course of time there
will l be I less ? cause * for? apprehension fof
the old order: of things.? f??7 *"**.
RE-ELECTION MERITED
"Then, upon what theory can It be
claimed that Taft % should not have fa?
second term? It is customary to rec
ognize good f service, and '% this | instance
affords %no \ grounds f for an exception.
I would like to ask Colonel Roosevelt
what Taft has done to cause I the colo
nel !to change hisfmlndj^aipi"^^^
"Does the colonel claim the right to
make If and unmake presidents? Pos
sibly Roosevelt has overestimated his
own powers. ' ' > ?/J^S9B.
"California is most deeply interested
in f maintaining the ? republican policy
of protection. In every locality of the
state we are raisins products that are
,-'o' ".* ** ~. w V" '»»»**'***•>
protected and which without 'such
protection could not be produced at
a profit. *
•-.;' "The tariff .schedule of California
products Is constantly menaced * by per
sons 3 who seem to I think that any pro
tection ;is an unjust imposition. Herein
lies the great difference •" between • the
republican policy and that of our ad
versaries, both; within-and without? the
party. . * - - . •
"California can not afford to imperil
the protective -features of its tariff
schedule, which Is the best it ever had.
and we / can rely upon " Taft 7 for fair
treatment. "'' * . - '•' ■',*■■**,*'
.--v In all things affecting the interests
of California we have never had so
stanch, a friend ;as' President Taft. We
had some dark hours In our campaign
for i( the exhibition, and It was the
hearty good r will * and assistance of 'the
president that brought back the smiles
to the faces of our weary /committee
at -Washington ' and set San Francisco
wild ,with joy when; it < heard the good
tidings. ;.;;.;-.. 7 7. :-.-'■".-■■
SERVICES FOR STATE v
-" "A few days ago the president did
all he could with a stubborn democratic
committee jln*;. congress tto secure ap
proval of the project for Improving the
Sacramento and San? Joaquin rivers,
those two great water highways that
unload > the products of an empire in
the lap of San Francisco.7
"We : need President Taft, for,he be
lieves in the broad principles of • de
velopment and progress,: and while he
occupies the White House the country
will continue.to advance. 7 ' *
"Wo must, if possible, avoid the re
currence of {the disasters of; 1893 under
democratic rule, and we may well fear
a repetition of the panic of 1907, when
Roosevelt was agitating the country
with his spectacular attack upon ; ex
isting conditions: The i thoughtful, de
liberative performances of Taft : are
safer. ■ -.'.:*-".■•■' ?^ f*,-' : ' ■„.-.-,-•
? ''This movement is started to unite
all of the 7 president's : friends * behind
delegates to the .; national ? convention
who will be representative of the whole
people of. the state. 77* ?
"I. believe that a majority of the re
publicans who ; carried /the state : for
Governor Johnson ? will unite under a
progressive banner [ for? President \ Taft
and that we can give iflm a delegation
of republicans whoT stand for all that Is
best In! national as well as state politics
and who adhere with fidelity to those
sound, principles of "? government that
mark 7 the achievements of the repub
lican party,; and who seek? no offices,
patronage jor political power, ; but only
the welfare ' and ' happiness :of * the great
citizenship \of America." i "■'"',' ,"? ;
Wilson Ticket Filed
. .SACRAMENTO, -March? The first
complete ticket of delegates In the field
for the campaign to precede the presi
dential primary, election to be held May
14 is that named by the supporters of
Woodrow Wilson. This ticket ? has on
it!a;number of the best known -demo
crats in' California. 7; It I follows: ■.- -7
?£ For , delegates '< at; large—James D. Phelan. San
Francisco; Senator A. Camtaettlr> Jackson; Tlmo
♦by'Spellacy.-Los Angeles; George S.'Patton. San
Gabriel.y*-".-:; ""-'"."A.*■-...5-vv-.v-- -y -- • ,•■—--. -;-■.■
"6First congressional district—W. E. Duncan Jr ;:
Orov lie: Mark 1.. McDonald Jr.. Santa Rosa -
=. Second _ congressional v district —M. C. • Kerr
Qulney: W. A. Dower, San Andreas. ■*'* I
f-3 Third >' congressional t district— IC. 8.7 Mc-
Laughlin, Sacramento;, George' E. Catts. Stock
-.ton.-£.j'('-;-;■■'.■■'■•'•:„•; :«-•'*v--•'-&».-,«.-.*/' •*-».-■ •--v.'-:. -.--■„ •■
5' Fourth r congressional' district—Former ' Mayor
Edward R. Taylor and * Irrlng '■ Ackerman.« San
Francisco. *>,-: ...... , „ . .
■;. 1* Fifth ■< congressional district— -E. Har
den and Charles W. Fay, San Francisco. ' * ■
'm Sixth s congressional district—W.s B. * Relnbart
and .1. Early Craig.*; Oakland. " ■
_ Seventh , congressional • district—Senator Geora-a
W. Cartwright, Fresno; I John Griffin;* Madera 2
fe. Eighth ' congressional : district—John A. I Bar'na
berg, * San v Luis r Obispo; !B. * F.": Thomas Santa
BarbaTa:^fe»«S&i*w.... ■<■< ■ ■.* r „
?--£ Ninth t congressional district—Z. T. Malabr
Pasadena: i Lorln ?A. Hand.'ey.- Los Angeles JI
*s,Tenth '. congressional i district—Charles -.Wellborn
and Jeff .P. Chandler. Loa Angeles.«
Zi Eleventh congressional district—Albert School
orer: San Diego; George M. Cooley. San Ber
nardino.
Prepare.- Speeches
.WASHINGTON, March s—President
Taft called off the regular meeting of
•the cabinet today, canceled his calling
list and spent the time in his study in
the White i House * proper, devoting most
of j his attention!to correspondence | and
preparing drafts gof f some speeches *he
will deliver on his trip to Toledo and
Chicago the last of the week.
Number of Delegates
SACRAMENTO. March Secretary
of State Jordan today sent official no
tice to the 58 county clerks of the
state, announcing the numbers of dele
gates I the three f political 5 parties will
be "entitled to at g the ? national conven
tion. 7 The f numbers are 28 each for the
republicans and democrats and IS for
the socialists.
T. R. GIVES OUT
LETTER TO SHOW
FORMER STAND
Lays ~i Particular Stress on the
Statement That He Was
Not a Candidate
-> NEW -YORK, March 5.T0 clear up
conflicting ; statements as 7to /what '• he
had said regarding the presidential
nomination, Theodore / Roosevelt today
made public a letter he wrote last Jan
uary to -: Frank A. Munsey, the pub
lisher.-7/-..;.7?- :~■:;.- 7/?77
77 Roosevelt's object jin giving out the
communication, he, said, was to 5 refute
the s; charge ' that he ;77is breaking /'a
promise In agreeing to accept the nom
ination If ?It ; were ; offered /to him. He
called / particular i attention h, to 7a J pas-;
sagei in ,:the? letter which, while; stating
he -i would not be a candidate, he /de
clared that he would < not !go on?. record
as being unwilling :to accept .the nom
ination. *'""'.*•„'-• "'..
- 7"To every man? I? talked, to,"/ said
Roosevelt, %''l / made in substance that
same /statement, and I made it In hun
dreds of letters."
: The portion of the Munsey letter to
which he called particular , attention
follows:
7' "What I have said; to you, ; and am
about to - say ?to you, I -*- have, 7 for ; In
stance, said l not onlySto; other friends
who think I ought 7to /be/,nominated,
but j to ; friends ?, (and % even :-• foes) ,/ who
think I ought not to be nominated, pro
vided only I could trust their sincerity,
intelligence and truthfulness. *V 7
TALK TO ; COXFDANTS ;\
"For Instance, I have said these same
things to Secretary Stimson, Secretary
Meyer § and /'; Congressman £ Longworth,
who are >' supporting ? Taft; ;?to ? Pinchot
and to Congressmen Lenroot and Kent,
who : are supporting La -, Follette. ? I
have > said ? that ?to editors " Nelson, ? Van
Valkenburg ; and;-. Wright; ?I i practically
said that to the entire. Aldine club
democrats, republicans, every; one.
x "I am not >' and /shall not be a :candi
date. I shall' not I seek the nomination,
nor would I accept if it came to me
as? the result of an * intrigue. - But I
will >not" tie my hands by a' statement
which would make ,It difficult 7dr? im
possible ] for ; me /to ? serve the J public Jby
undertaking a great I task; if the | people
as a whole seemed definitely to come to
the conclusion that I;ought to do that
i task./?'/,;'?:"7"7':--":- rv''?' ■ ' *
;7-:7"in' other words,' as far as In me lies,
j I;am ; endeavoring to" look at this mat
j ter purely 'from the standpoint lof the
public interest, of the interest of the
people as a whole and not in the least
from'my own standpoint.;
NOTHING TO GAIN BY RACE
,7*'lf;l* should consult only my own j
pleasure ; and interests *If should ■?• most i
emphatically and immediately announce
that ,- I would / under ..* no circumstances j
run. ?? I have had all the honor that any.j
man "-'- can have •" from holding ■ the • office
of v president. * From ?> every */ personal i
standpoint r there is ? nothing' for me ;to
gain ? either - In 7 running for the office
or in holding'the office once more, and
there; is very much jto lose."
7 The letter ..' intimated t that \lf ! Roose
velt consulted only his/own!/ Interests
he t would refuse to run - if.? nominated
and that if he announced that he would
accept a nomination it would taken
to mean that he was a candidate./^ Then
he said: V-iC''. /•.-?;/../ ;-::.-\-"-"- ■.■■■*:.*'.-■"■•*., "-•; ;
■'.*• "Let me Illustrate what I mean. by re
ferring you to ; the language In j which,
after the ? election of 1904, I j announced
that I?/ would not be' a candidate for /
renominatlon. 7 ■'
LIKE OF -1008 RECALLED
* "At the time : good / friends of : mine
suggested that -Ii should use « some such
formula as stating that I would not- be;
a candidate' In 1908 because: of the cus
tom : that < had grown up I not -to elect ? a ;
man as president for a third consecu-;
tive - term; / but, on thinking /It over, 11
became "convinced ?that ■ If; I ? used such i
language jit would? inevitably be taken
as an announcement '■ that I /would be' a
candidate for : another term /in 1912—
and this ;in I spite of the fact * that, of,
course, l the language, if taken literally,
would only / have erred '-■ to ? 1908 i and
have had no more* bearing/on 1912 than
on 1916 or 1948;?. //?/ :-- ?7/;7, ?
p "Accordingly :.I/ used ..*' the language
which simply/stated that I paid: heed to
I the essence ? and i, not /the; form /of the
I wise custom of our;forefathers in refer-
I ence to the third termthe essence, of
| course, being that f the custom % applied
just ?as "/much when '* my first / term was
the filling/out; of an unexpired term of
my/; predecessor as /if /it? had i been an
elective term, and ; that, on / the other
hand,/It; had no application/ whatever to
the candidacy of a man who was not at
the , time in .-. office,/whether; he I had or
I had/not: been president before. Yet,
even If /it was, •: men at ; once / began Ito
ask me whether my remark was to? be
held to apply to 1912 or to 1916, to
which I, of course, responded that it
would /be / preposterous ?to j answer any
such question one-way or the other.7 7
HONESTY QUESTIONED
"By the way, I may recall to you that
the very papers: which are : howling now
to have me make some public statement
are the ones which, four or five years
ago, when I had»made a definite public
statement, were continually howling I
should make some additional statement.
These people—people such as the editors
of i the > newspapers f above ? referred X to—
are " not ? honest, they do not wish the
truth, and to pay any heed \ to} their de
mands would be ; worse than 1 folly.
;5? "Nothing; I : could ? say, no statement or
explanation by me, would avail Ito pre
vent f? deliberate :* misrepresentation >_ by
bad men, designed to puzzle ¥ and mis
lead " good men, who. In the nature of
the case, could not be expected to have
first i hand \ information. They misrepre
sent my? position designedly and ' pur
posely. They would merely ii misrepre
sent it even more reffectlvely«" if I should
at this /time > make | the .' statement - you
desire.
'If 'my position were ? only a pose, I
Milady's Toilet Table.;-.
nßffiply Mme. D'MILLE
There are ?simple- home treatments
; that 7 keep the hair 7 and ?*g complexion
young! looking. 7> Dry shampooing cleans
the scalp and hair, and makes the hair
grow. Just put a cupful of cornmeal In
a fruit jar and mix with it an original
package of I therox; sprinkle a little on
the head and brush out. It brushes out
easily } and leaves the hair clean, bright,
wavy and rich'ln color. '.* •7
To \ keep the face youthful •; and ? fair,
make ' a simple lotion by dissolving an
original package of mayatone in a half
pint of witch hazel | and rub over the
ace,:> neck t and _ arms £ every?.; morning.
Your complexion will soon be smooth,
clear, satin-like and free from blemishes.
- Wild hairs or fuzzy growths can be
made to vanish quickly by applying
delatone } paste?; 7 Mix I enough powdered
delatone 'with,water? to cover the hairy
surface; apply and after two or three
minutes ■ rub off, wash the skin, and the
hairs will be gone. . -_ s * ■•;' '
\ Chaps, cold sores, pimples, eczema
and skin eruptions disappear if you rub
Mother's I Salve into the affected sur
faces * before ? retiring. It quickly ; heals
sores, cuts, burns, scalds, etc. It is
antiseptic as well as healing: and lessens
danger of blood poisoning-.
Roosevelt's Objection
On Shirking Duty
?; Colonel Roosevelt's letter to
: Frank A. Munsey,: written in
January, 1 explained his attitude
thus: '■---„.;"?
7 ; If, I consulted' only my own * In
terests, the, obvious /thing to do
would * be " to /? announce , that ? I
"would not obey, any popular man- *
date; 5 that - I 7.would .< not ';. run "if
. nominated. I shall not olio this
course," because I am sincerely en
■ deavoring* /to/ look at /the matter.;
; only * from the I standpoint of !■ the '
popular Interest.
? ? It Is not 'only necessary; ror the;-"
■: people to have" the right \ Instru
|ment, the right tool, with which
to work in any graven emergency,
"but it is '?'■'necessary 7 that they ;
l themselves shall choose, and shall
; believe, in the sufficiency of that ?
Instrument.
/;; If at this particular crisis, with
:the particular problems ahead of
-.us* at I this 7 particular time, the
people / feelil that ?: I ?a / mthe : one
? man ; in/ sight/to/do? the/ job, then /
I ■ should regard myself as ■ shirk- -
ing a plain , duty if I'refused -to
do it. -/.■::;*: -*
7/.What T I / am 7 Interested . in,;re
\member, Is not in least hold
, ing " the office, / but doing a . job
that is actually worth doing:; this?
/la the 'position?/ that to the best
j of my belief I have always taken,
and always shall take.. ; .
.: / If the people should feel that: I
was the Instrument to be used at
this time, I should accept even
although? I knew that I should be
broken 7 and ; cast« aside In the
using. ..'.'.■; ,77';;?, •"■ J" '". 7?? „ >.
.7 In ; short. I am . not * concerned
■with the welfare of any one : man
In '".: this matter, % not with ? Taft's
welfare, '-. nor La ? Follette'?*, ; and
leant of all my own; I,,am ? con
cerned * only with the ? welfare of
the people of the United States. 7 '
should ; certainly?act differently from
the way I?am ;I acting, for I am; well
aware that the way I was acting is not
the way? in which to act if I desire to
be made'president.
ATTITUDE NOT A POSE
• "But my attitude is not a pose. I am
acting as I do because, according, to my
lights, I'am endeavoring, in a not too
easy position, to do what I believe the
Interests of " the I people [ demand;: i From
this standpoint I am- convinced that al
though i it; is entirely * proper* for ' other
men to seek the presidency, it* Is nei
ther ; -wise nor proper for me to do so,
the conditions being what they actually
are. ; :- - '-' . 7: ''''..\ ■"-. ? *
7 "I have been president;; I :was presi
dent for nearly eight years; I am well
known to the American people; I am
to be judged not by words, but by my
acts,' and whether.: the people like > or, dis
like me, they have those acts all before
them v for, their decision."
When Roosevelt; reached his ' editor
ial 7 office x. from 7 Oyster?Bay 7 today he
found several politicians waiting to see
him. 7 John? T. Murphy? of ? Philadelphia
brought him . the latest reports from
Pennsylvania.7 ; William ? Allen ? White,
the -Kansas* editor; R. J. Wynne, who
was ?assistant > postmaster general in
the Roosevelt administration, and Elon
Hooker, treasurer of the Roosevelt New
York city ■ committee, also talked with
him./. ""... '--:*'- " ; /-'a?;?- ' -* ?-
Johnson to Stump State
[Special i Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, March 5.—-Governor
Johnsoniissued a statement*today an
nouncing his intention;.*to; stump the
| state; in"; behalf ?of Thedore -Roosevelt's
candidacy * for? the republican nomina
tion for president;-7 1-; ?7-vv: -7 ■7-^? 77r£7;-|
i? 5 Johnson did not say ,when he .would
begin his speaking.tour, but intimated
that he would: leave or • the south $in
ten days. lie will speak: in practically
every county of the state. 7* J i
'"The present.political struggle is the |
most important«in? the ; history, of Call- j
fornia and the nation," said Johnson in ]
his statement. 7 •■. "-'-.;'■...■'"'-.?', *.*? . . ;7{
C: "Roosevelt is the '-■ champion of the \
progressive .cause,? Taft: of the? reac- I
tionary. This -is a-battle of -the nation |
and will be' simply -a repetition of .that j
which we < had: in California, if • the peo- 1
ple will be permitted 7 the power of !
expression. '."'[' 7 *""...■ *-'
"Here in California the people have
that right. • It's the age long struggle.
.The j onward march? of i democracy, will
not be ? stayed' arid the "people ultimate
ly will triumph." 7?
A- Lenten ; Suggestion
7 You will enjoy with your fish a glass
of Italian-Swiss colony sauterne, I cbab
lls or white Tipo. For sale everywhere. *
Local Brevities
CHINESE • LOTTERY. RAIDED— The police yes-'
» terday I raided a S Chinese' lottery I establishment
■;>at 545 Grant avenue and arrested 15, visitors, gs
TOOL i THEFT CHARGED—AIbert % Grant, alias
;" "Pork, Chops," '. was * arrested ; yesterday ;, by De
tectives Wren and McGrayan and charged with
-; burglary. He Is ; accused of , having stolen % a
7- number of; carpenter's ; tool '■;■ from :■ the: Rocking
l-'. ham i apartments, under , construction at Powell
7' and Mason streets-. *;;: -X v .?; *; ".- ■ :'
SOLDIER GUILTY OF FRATJD— P? Schneid
.-.-. er, alia* | I*. P.' Smith,*| charged I with defrauding
* the ; government t out ■of - two r days*: board * and
.';•'.: transportation > from - San • Jose; to San - Francisco
, by failing a: to * report * after - enlisting '"• In y: the
/army," pleaded guilty; in the.United States dis
?: trict * court :- yesterday and will be " sentenced
r-.today. :<? '•'
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The Entire Stock of the Store j
of Weinstock, Lubin & Co. of I
San Francisco has been j
Bought by
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PragßtS, Market & Jones Sis. 1
Tomorrow ... THURSDA V 1
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EACH day the interest in the wonderful sale that is to follow grows I
more intense. Each day sees us farther advanced in our plans of 1/
making this the most far-reaching sale ever brought to the notice |
-of f the people- of ? California. Look for the advertisements in this eve- I
ning's newspapers. Sale will open tomorrow, THURSDAY," morning.
SUFFRAGETTES GO
TO "HARD LABOR"
Sentences Imposed by London
Magistrates for Smashing
'"% * * *
Store Windows
LONDON,' aMrch s.—Two of the suf
fragettes who took part in last night's
window; smashing campaign in Victoria
street in the vicinity of the? house of
parliament were sentenced by the Bow
street -magistrate? today to two months'
Imprisonment, .with hard labor. * *. '-:./..
The" magistrate has 150 acses against
suffragettes to deal with, 87. of them
arising from : the serious riots of last
Friday, that caused damage of $25,000.
and the others in - connection with last
night's disturbance. 7
18 Alice 1 Wright, described*as an Amer
ican/living ;in Paris, was sentenced to
day by the magistrate sitting fin the
West - London "police ?court i to; two
months-imprisonment at hard labor on
a charge |of j window smashing. 7: 7
; All 7 the other women,/;who engaged
in . the raid yesterday in the West End
of London, Teceived similar sentences.
The addition //of hard labor to the
teyn of-'lmprisonment/is? a departure
on the part of the magistrates and has
caused dismay among the,, women.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS
7 Tour druggist will refund money If
Pazo Ointment fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. 50c*
ALLEGED EARUEMTST EXONERATED—LouI*
G..' Manor, charged with .; grand > larceny, was
exonerated by Police Judge Shortall yesterday.
who declared the matter, a purely civil one. He
was accused of the larceny of a picture valued
.' at $500" from' Ernest, Horstm-ann. | Mill Valley.
Mauer said that he took the picture as security
for a loan and sold it, believing he had a right
7to do so..- .*' ; '..-:
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Most of us get old, feet first. The
bunions get stale, more wearisome and
painful.? Corns get harder and more,
| stubborn 7as the feet become .-., more
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i never v chafe or ache, never get blis
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| out all the poisonous : exudations that
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i or 7 sent? direct on receipt of? price by
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THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE .?? |
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