Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-20
NEGRO Halls
ROOSEVELT
AS PRESIDENT

New York, Aug. 2O.-Oyster Bay Is
| soon to lose Colonel Roosevelt. He has
already said adIeu to silence, and to-
day those who have been expecting q
whirlwind flow of rhetoric are beam
ing expectantly.
His first public speech since he be-
gan his rest at Oyster Bay vas made
at the convention of the National Ne
| gro Business Mems league. Next Tues
day he begins his tour of the west, fol-
which he has already prepared his
speeches. just as he equipped himself
with a bundle Of addresseS while In
the jungles of Africa for fuse in the
cities of Europe.
His speech at the gathering of negro
business men was a whirlwind sue
cess. His one indicated that Colonel
Roosevelt was bent upon tanning into
renewed fame his old popularity. Wild
cheers greeted the points he made and
when he referred to the time he was
president some on In the crowd yell
ed:
"And you'll be president again!"
This apparently did not hurt Colo
mel Roosevelt's feelings.
/ That Colonel Roosevelt is playing a
political lone hand is the gist of a
personal announcement he made yes
terday. Speaking of his forthcoming
tour in the west, which begins next
Tuesday, he said:
MY speeches on that trip will rep
resent myself entirely-nobody else;
nobody else"
His remark was called forth by a
question concerning the subject mat
ter of the addresses the colonel is to
make. He was asked IL it were true
that the outlines Of his speeches had
been prepared for him by the Repub-
lican congressional committee, which
is in the hands of the reactionaries.
After he had finished laughing he
made his terse reply.
Colonel Roosevelt Is a slumbering
volcano, according to bis friends. At
the present time he does not feel like
erupting; If his current state of mind
continues he will remain inactive until
after the Republican state convention.
But-and this Is a big but-he Is
liable to erupt at any minute. II he
sees signs that the reactionaries In
this state are preparing to attack his
policies he Will jump into the fray
with both feet. This is Colonel Roose-
VOLTS nttitndn ncU,r1nl offpp N
ference with some of his friends at
Oyster Bay.
A break between President William
II, Taft and Vice President James s.
Sherman Is the price demanded by
Colonel Roosevelt for closing the
breach between himself and the presi-
dent. This was indicated by Colonel
Roosevelt yesterday and positively
stated by his close associates. Lloyd
c. Griscom Is the intermediary selected
to carry the terms of peace between
Beverly and Sycamore Hill.
Mr.. Griscom said yesterday that he
would depart on his diplomatic mis-
sion next week. He left last night
for Fairfield, Conn., and before he re-
turns to New York he will have Presi-
dent Taft's answer, IN which may de-
pend some of the strength of the Re
publican party In this state and
throughout the country in the fall cleo
lions.
Colonel Roosevelt Is convinced that
Vice President Sherman led the forces
which were arrayed against him at the
recent meeting of the Republican state
committee, when he was decisively de-
feated for temporary chairman of the
state convention and MIR. Sherman
elected. Colonel Roosevelt has been
positively Informed that Mr.. Sherman
not only planned the coup d'etat, but
kept up the tagging spirits of some
of the half hearted committeeman
when their courage began TO fall. Mr..
| Woodruff. Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Wads-
worth were only willing tools of Mr..
Sherman, Colonel Roosevelt believes.