Evening journal., 1910-09-09
ROOSEVELT
CAUSED STIR
Hamilton Club Of Chicago May
Split Owing to His Snuh
Of LOrimer
HAD GREAT TIME IN
WINDY CITY, SAID COLONEL

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO. Sept 9.-The lfactiona
split in the Republican party in
Illinois is to-day wider than ever as
a result of the Roosevelt-Lorimer in
cident Nothing in recent political
history has so stirred the political pot
as the slap administered to Senator
Lorimer and his followers by Colonel
Roosevelt It's effect will be far reach-
ing.
That It will rend the historic Ham-
ilton Club asunder was predicted to-
day in many quarters Lonmer is not
only a member of the club. but
large proportion of its membership is
composed of Lorimer's friends and
followers. Wholesale designations
and the probable formation of a new
club is forecasted to-day.
Editorially the morning newspapers
commend Roosevelt. except the Inter-
Ocean which is friendly to Lorimer
Roosevelt's train left at midnight
for Cincinnati.
"A great timel Best / ever had in
Chicago was Roosevelts farewell.
Ah'NAtAN AARWN'N'l' oM'UA liAO Alii-
nois yesterday by way of Freeport
like a cyclone and thrilled the state.
Il was the big sensation of his Vest
ern tour. He did several things.
First, he publicly censured the mem-
bers of the committee of the Hamilton
Club. who met him I'm Freeport to
take his instructions as to any final
arrangements he had to give them ns
10 the management of the dinner in
his honor.
When Judge Batten. as president Of
the club and spokesman for the COM
mittee. asked Roosevelt what instruc-
? tions he had to give concerning the
dinner. the Colonel asked:
is Speaker Cannon TO be there?"
/, Yes Mr. Batten replied. "he has
accepted the invitation"
How about Senator Lorimer2"
Senator Lorimer is "a member o
rs the club" he was told. "and he ha
ne accepted an invitation TO the dinner
"A "Then ! must decline TO 60" sal
Colonel Roosevelt, adding that
OF would feel the same about the pre-
le' enco Of Senator Lorimer AS he Won
ne sitting doHu with members OF the II
nlp nQis t.-afs's,l -,t y. 49,.
-se-sfs .'f'i-C gisldtuf Nfo axe uIfuIfc-,s-fi
or dictment in the graft investigation.
He made no reference 20 Canno
u- bur blurted out.
le- what do YOU mean? What do VI
e. mean by inviting this man Lorimei
ne ! cannot understand. I cannot cor
rs ceivc what frame OF mind you mus
dc have been In TO have invited this mar
o. knowing my feeling toward him Yo
rs might just as well have invited Shurt
lr leff and Browne and the other legis
lt latOrs who have been indicted I'm yOui
'e city"
a The committee members looked
II their amazement. and finally. after
p some hesitation. informed their guest
e that they would go back 10 Chicago
o and tell Senator Lorimer his views.
= NO Colonel Roosevelt replied em-
= phatically "Send him a telegram
telling him that I will not attend the
dinner tonight If he is there
The delegation Of Hamilton Club
men was perplexed. Their embarrass-
Sment was apparently not noticed by
Colonel Roosevelt who chatted with
others standing near byrwhile the per-
turbed delegates consulted what was
to be done. After an interval the fol-
lowing telegram was drafted and dis
e patched TO Senator Lorimer.
Colonel Roosevelt positively de-
l. clines to sit at the same table with
you. Our invitation To you for this
r evening Is therefore withdrawn"
d The telegram was signed by Judge
Z Batten.
b Judge Batten. as the spokesman Of
y the party. said:
d "The club had invited a number ol
'- prominent Republicans, among them
a the Republican governor Of Illinois
l. and yarious Congressman. and il had
not occurred TO the men who arranged
d the dinner that they should not in.
It vite a Republican Senator. Under ths
IS circumstances. there is nothing for ui
l. to do except TO respect the wishes ol
7, Colonel Roosevelt, the guest of the
evening
= p,,or,I az Mrs Clara 4 Valentine