Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1916 — ROOSEVELT REPEATS HE’S OUT OF POLITICS [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELT REPEATS HE’S OUT OF POLITICS

Tells Reporter There’s No Use Asking Him Questions —He Has Nothing to Say. Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 11.—The - dore Roosevelt reiterated tonight that he is “out of politics.” “I want to tell your newspapermen,” he said, “that it’s of no use for you to tome up here to see me. I will have nothing to say. J will answer no questions, so please don’t ask me to. I am out of politics.” Cel. Roosevelt attended church services in the village this morning, with Mrs. Roosevelt, but remained in seclusion at Sagamore Hill the rest of the day. The telegraph lines last night and today, brought a flood of messages to Col. Roosevelt. It was announced that most of them approved his action in declining to become a candidate on the progressive ticket. While Col. Roosevelt would not discuss the question today his intimates consider it altogether unlikely that he would reconsider his conditional refusal to head a third ticket. He has not yet made it clear whether or not he will support the candidacy of MrHughes.