Was listening to Newt Gingrich this morning on Fox and Friends and he said he supported the move because of the white supremacists culture of that day Teddy Roosevelt represented.
I like Newt, but it's hard to hear that from a Georgia native/representative. He's not to blame for his states past, unless he brings it up himself as relates to others. Maybe Newt was thinking of TR's hostility to business and support of labor.