New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
ROOSEVELT'S QUIET DAY
Talked Politics. Natural History,
Etc., but Wasn't Rushed.
SAW A FEW DELEGATIONS
Answered Letters, Wrote EdI-
torials, and Went Back
to Oyster Bay.

Mr.. Roosevelt had the quietest day N
town yesterday since his return Iro"
Africa. When ne stepped out of his motor
car at 1.-The Outlook" office at 10 CLOCK
his reception room was full of visitors, ann
he speut the morning greeting them am
chatting for FIVE or ten minutes with a Ie".
After luncheon with Mrs Roosevelt hS
went to the American Museum OF Naturdi
HISTORY. where ne met Henry Fairfield O5-
horn. president of the INSTITUTION di
talked with him FOR some time regarding
the snecimsns he brought back from africa
for the museum.
Tho rest of The afternoon was spent III
debating to his stenographer. and II was
nearly G o'clock before he started pack 20
Oyster Bay.
With Congressman Herbert Parsons and
Senator Wainwright, of Westchester' MI
Roosevelt discussed the state SITUATION
briefly AS TO what they said Mr. Hoose-
Welt declined to speak, but 1t is understood
thew gave him their impressions of the SIT
ration in which the Republican organization
finds itself
David E. Thompson, of Lincoln Nen-'
who in Mr. Roosevelt's administrator was
Ambassador to Brazil and later to Mexico
said his call was purely personal ana tna'
he did not talk politics. But 10 the re-
norters afterward he declared that ne was
ready and willing to enter hsht Ior
third term for Mr.. Roosevelt, should ne DC
wanted in that capacity.
..you NAV be sure that the West Will re-
ceive the Colonel with open arms, salo MI
THOMPSON. The Middle West has always
+ood bv him You hear him talked about
on all sides"
William 7. Oliver. president OF the Ap-
paIachian Exposition, which is to De nei1
in Knoxville Tenn, in october, heaheo
deIegation which got a promise from lhe
ex-President to speak there on OCTOBER g.
The delegation, which included congress
.r Austen OF Tennessee; George L.
Helm. David Chapman, Captain h >
Chamberlain, Captain R. j. Lowry, "llnAh
Rule and Carey F. Spence, orousnt wiz
them a slab of Tennessee marble, on "nlcn
WAS inscribed the greetings of their seale
to Mr.. Roosevelt
Thomas R. Shipp, secretary OF the CON
servation Congress, had an EXTENDED IAiA
with Mr. Roosevelt regarding the plans Ioi
+ba convention OF that organization JUS
What phase of the work was discussed "as
not revealed
A number of delegations seeking TO Ee'
,-o,,isss from, Mr Roosevelt to speak al
1,.r,a,,s nIaces we're dismissed with the as
surance that he would give the requests hls
most Thoughtful consideration Much o.
the correspondence attended TO by MI
Roosevelt was IN perfecting the details VI
bis Western and Southern trips II is pos
sfhIe that number Of speecnes may w
added to each itinerary
Tohn A Sleicher and number OF oIne'
old friends each had few minutes VIII
Mr. Roosevelt In the afternoon, however
callers were told that he was busy with III
correspondence and editorial Work and
was undisturbed for several hours
Speaking Of Mr.. Roosevelt's Vlslt' Fro
fessor Osborn said at his home In Garrison
N V. last night: 1T was very lnterestin
70 have him with US. He was very nuc
interested in the museum, as IL is the LII
onnortunity he has had to visit II since II
was a hoy. and because his father was III
man who first brought together the me
,,,bo founded the institution In 1859 w
+aT1,ad principally about Mr. Roosevelt
- to Africa and OF his Forthcoming
book l..
.e5r Roosevelt has presented TO the III
.+t+r+ion two white rhinoceri, bull ana
oo., and two COW elephants The eie
nban+s will be put in the elephant srou
a,d the rhfnocerf in a special group LII
oa4+ of the latter animals is very I'M
nortant and valuable one Tney nave no
yet arrived.