Show ROOSEVEL TS HA T IS IN THE RING IS WILLING TO MAKE RACE FOR presidency ON A preparedness PLATFORM tells political caller who vho aho expects t 13 be delegate to convention the terms under which he would accept nomination oyster day bay N Y colonel roose belts hat Is in the ring there is nc longer any doubt of that ile he an bounced the terms under which he would be the republican candidate for president in talking to a political caller who expects to be a delegate to the republican national convention this visitor was a man from a nearby state who came to sagamore hill bill saying that he expected to be a can didace for congress as well as a delegate to the G 0 P convention then in hopes of the colonels support of his congressional candidacy the optimistic pilgrim added you know colonel I 1 may make up my mind that well have to nominate you well began the colonel pausing a moment to gather his strength before letting loose now let me give ive you a piece of advice it if you have any doubts on the subject dont nominate me get it perfectly clear in your head thatis that it you nominate me it must not be because you think it is in my interest but because you think it is in your interest and the interest of the republican party and because you think it is in the interest of the united states to do so and more than that dont you do it it if you expect me to put my loot foot on any single issue I 1 have raised dont be for me unless you are prepared to say that every citizen of this country last and all the time and not pro anything else at all and that we stand tor for every good american everywhere whatever his birthplace or creed and wherever he now lives and that in return we demand that he be be an american and nothing else with no cypher about him 1 I don L care a rap for the mans creed or birthplace or nationality so long as he is straight united states |