Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-03 | Page 1 | Roosevelt Will Not Give Consent

I I ROOSEVELT WilL MILL NOT GIVE CONSENT Asks That the Agitation to Have Him Nominated for Governor Be Stopped j COK te Utica If S Y r July 1111 2 About ten days flays ago the Republican club of or this olty passed a resolution putting forward the name of former Cormer President Pr Roosevelt as a nominee for governor In this state This resolution was Wall forwarded to Mr Roosevelt June 19 n 1 with a statement as asto asto asto to the character and Rod standing of or the body which passed It 11 It appears that Colonel Roosevelt wrote an immediate reply r ly but In some manner the letter was and not until a day or 01 two ago aco did the secre secretary secretary tary of or the club Fred B D Adams of ot this city receive It I IThe The letter Is a positive and unqualified fied tied declination of the proposed honor and is as follows May I J through you cordially thank the Republican club of On O Oneida eld d county for Its message meNage of or appreciative good goodwill goodwill goodwill will Believe m me I appreciate It and I trust you ou will make mako the club under understand understand stand tand that I do appreciate It J But I aso also ask that the tho club at once step atop stepany any ally agitation to have kno me nominated ted for fOt nor It would be an absolute Impossibility for me to accept With high regards Sincerely yours YOUr THEODORE ROOSEVELT ROOSVELT