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Show ROOSEVELT'S HAT ISINTHE 16 IS WILLING TO MAKE RACE FOR PRESIDENCY ON A PREPARED- NESS PLATFORM. Tells Political Caller Who ExpectUe Be Delegate to Convention the Terms Under Which He Would Accept Nomination. Oyster Bay, N. Y. Colonel Rooso velt's hat is in tho ring. There Is nc longer any doubt of that. Ho an nounced tho terms undor which lu would bo tho Republican candldato foi president in talking- to a political caller who expects to ho a dolegatt to tho Republican national convention This visitor was a man from a near by state, who camo to Sagamoro Hill saying that ho expected to bo a can dldato for congress as well as a dele-gato dele-gato to tho G. O. P. convention. Then, in hopes of tho colonel's support ol his congressional candidacy, the optl mistic pilgrim added, "You know, colonel, I may mako up my mind that we'll havo to nominate you." "Well," began tho colonel, pausing a momont to gather his strength bo-foro bo-foro lotting looso, "now let mo give you a pleco of advice. If you have any doubts on tho subject don't nominate nom-inate me. "Get it perfectly clear in your head that if ytm nominato mo it muBt not bo becauso you think it Is in my interest, in-terest, but becauso you think It Is In your Interest nnd tho Interest ot the Republican party, and becauso you think It is in tho interest ot tho United Unit-ed States to do so. "And more than that, don't you do It if you expect mo to put my foot on nny single Issue I havo raised. Don't bo for me unless you aro prepared to say that every citizen of this country hns got to be pro-United Stated first last and all tho time, and not pro-anything pro-anything else at nil, and that we stand for every good American everywhere, every-where, whatever his blrthplaco or creed nnd wherever ho now lives, and that in return wo demand that ho be an American and nothing else, with no, hyphen about him. "I don't caro a rap for tho man's creed or blrthplaco or nationality so long as ho Is straight United States. |