Roosevelt Declines Formal Nomination Statement
Roosevelt makes a plain public note about his presidential prospects. He will discuss or amplify the formal statement after a late-night decision.
26 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1912
Page
1
Roosevelt makes a plain public note about his presidential prospects. He will discuss or amplify the formal statement after a late-night decision.
The conference agenda shows talks on literature set aside as officials push politics forward. Johnson voices confidence that Roosevelt will secure the party nomination and win the general election, underscoring momentum in campaigns.
Associated Press dispatch from Boston reports Col. Roosevelt abandoning literary work for a day of political meetings. He is to confer with Massachusetts House Speaker Grafton Cushing and will be hosted by Gov Bass of New Hampshire in the city.
Associated Press reports Col Theodore Roosevelt in New York on February 26 says he will accept the presidential nomination if tendered and will adhere until the convention expresses its preference. A letter from eight Republican governors urged him to enter the race. The governors named include Glasscock Nebraska Aldrich Foss Carey Osborn Stubbs and Hadley. Roosevelt declines to discuss the statement in Boston where visiting Judge Robert Grant.
New York Feb 26 Governor Johnson of California said the West is confident Roosevelt will be the GOP nominee and believes the victory is essentially assured with that nomination.
Reports from El Paso say clashes occurred near Juarez with several killed before noon. Col Pancho Villa, loyal to Madero, is said to have left Chihuahua with 1000 men to reach Juarez as rebels wait twelve miles distant for 1000 reinforcements.
Washington reports indicate President Taft is deeply hurt by the prospect of a contest with his longtime ally Theodore Roosevelt for a second nomination. Charles P Taft in Cincinnati said Roosevelt likely cannot win and predicted Taft's victory, citing Roosevelt’s Columbus speech as making him unpopular with the public.
The SNCED jury reports a hopeless division and informs Judge Swayne that they have no chance of reaching an agreement. No consensus emerges on the HT rights dispute.
Ceeli Lyon told reporters in San Antonio on February 26 that if Col. Roosevelt is nominated he will sweep the country. He added the statement as part of a broader talk on political prospects.
Secretary of War Stimson said he will state his position in a Chicago speech on March 5. The Washington Roosevelt headquarters were enlarged today as Roosevelt remains Roosevelt’s ally and ally in policy.
Col Roosevelt declared in Boston that he is in the fight and would say nothing further. The presence of a Roosevelt organization has been started in the city.
Associated Press dispatch from Fort Worth reports the jury in the J B Sneed murder trial remained deadlocked with every ballot seven to five, no verdict reached by Sunday after a long deliberation. Judge Swayne kept them in court and noted the impasse while the murder trial traced to the Metropolitan hotel lobby on January 13 and testimony through February 26.
Government officials say 700 Mexican insurgents landed ten miles from Juarez and began firing on outposts. One wagoner killed and others wounded in last night skirmish near the border.
Senator Stone today introduced a measure for a rapid investigation of Mexican border conditions to determine the United States SACIFIC duty amid the insurrection. Juarez residents await rebel moves as Campa’s 706 men near Bauche threaten capture if Juarez does not surrender, with care to avoid El Paso fire. President Madero and his cabinet remain hopeful that proposed land distribution will restore peace.
Washington reports a day of uncertain news from Juarez with early fighting claims later deemed false. The fourth infantry division, split between Omaha and Little Rock, Arkansas, received orders to prepare to entrain for San Antonio.
The text urges steady money flow to sustain a household and recommends banking savings for security. It highlights preparing for hard times and the comfort of financial security, emphasizing planned saving as a path to ongoing cash access.
In Lawrence Massachusetts trouble flared at the seventh week of the textile workers strike as tenement houses fired on a police squad. Police returned fire wounding a striker in the neck while thousands of protesters sang theInternationale and arrests were made during the clash.
Roanoke resident and longtime Denton county figure Chris Hayden died Sunday afternoon at his home after a bout with la grippe. His wife survives him. Funeral services were held Monday with many friends from Denton and other counties attending. Attendees included Lee Kumwalt, E. E. Miller, and George Harris. Hayden was a long-time Mason.
Twenty five people are reported injured and thirty nine killed from yesterday's twin tornadoes across Lincoln Jefferson and Arkansas counties. Seven members of Ed Johnson's family perished when their home was torn from foundations and hurled forty feet into the air near Amarillo.
A Denver passenger train was held in Childress overnight due to a storm. Passengers were housed at the depot for shelter and meals while conditions cleared.
Two storms of rain or snow are forecast to cross the country this week as a Southwest disturbance spreads east. A Panhandle blizzard buried areas with five to seven foot drifts around Walhari and Am a rillo reports 12 inches of snow.
The New Orleans weather desk reports tonight and Tuesday will be fair and warmer with no significant precipitation. Clear skies and rising temperatures are anticipated for the region.
Senate Gardner of Maine introduced a bill for the government to seize all express company properties and operate them as part of the postal service.
Marshall February 26 A negro Tennie Sneed accused of killing Paul Strong was safely brought here this morning by township militia from the Rusk penitentiary for that Thursday. The local militia guards the jail.
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reportsSenator Cummins Iowa republican presidential candidate introduces a bill to form a nine member trade commission to regulate corporations with over 5 million dollars in capitalization. The measure aims to curb trust power and oversee large business combines.
Tulsa dispatch reports robbers dynamited the Guaranty State Bank at Keife last night and escaped with about 4000 dollars. Police search continues for the attackers.
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