Show ROOSEVELT WILL BE A CANDIDATE FORMER PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES ANNOUNCE THAT HE WILL MAKE THE RACE AGAINST TAFT lb answer to letter of seven western governors colonel roosevelt declares he will accept nomination if tendered him now 1 I will accept the nomination for president it it la Is tendered me and will adhere to this decision until the convention has expressed it its a preference is colonel theodore Roosevel ts reply to the letter ot of seven republican governors ash asking ashing ing ii him im to stand for a nomination the tha eagerly awaited reply was given out sunday night at colonel Roosevel ts offices during his absence on a trip 1 to boston it was unexpectedly e brief riot but definite it follows new york feb 24 1912 gantle gentlemen I 1 deeply appreciate your letter and I 1 reali realize zeto to the full the heavy responsibility it puts puta upon me expressing as it does the carefully considered convictions of the men elected by popular vote to stand as aa the heads of at government in their several states N 1 I absolutely agree with you that this matter Is not ono to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests oc at any man but purely from the standpoint of the interests of at the people as a v whole hole I 1 will villi accept the nomination for president it it Is tendered to me and I 1 will adhere to this decision until the convention 1 theodore Roosevel tj has expressed its preference one of the chief principles for which I 1 have stood and tor for which I 1 now stand and which I 1 have always eni en deavo red to reduce to action Is tha t genuine rule of the people I 1 and therefore I 1 hope that so far as aa possible tho the people may be given tho the chance through brough direct primaries to express their heir preference os as to who shall bd the he nominee of 0 the republican prest convention very truly tidily yours THEODORE ROOSEVELT |