Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-28
I. R. |NSURGENT?
LAFOLLETTE GR|NS
Colonel Is in Fighting Trim Says
Senator, After Confab at
Oyster Bay
Associated PressI

OYSTER BAY. June 27.-Robert M.
LaFollette, United States senator from
Wisconsin, and the father of Repub-
lican insurgency, spent two hours this
afternoon talking politics with Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He left Oyser Bay
wearing a broad smile.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska, an
other out-and-out insurgent, is coming
to Sycamore Hill after Colonel Roose-
welt returns from Boston. lie, too'
will talk politics.
Representative Madison of Kansas,
irreconcilable insurgent and, as a
member of the Ballinger- Pinchot con-
gressional investigating committee, ar
dent defender of Clifford PinchOt, will
be at Sycamore Hill probably late this
week His theme will be politics.
Within the last few days Colonel
Roosevelt has talked politics with Gift
ford Pinchot and his ally, James X.
Garfield.
With Senator LaFollette was G. e.
Roe, a New York lawyer who formerly
was his law partner. The senator was
caught, despite his efforts to travel
incognito, by a group of newspaper
men who saw the Roosevelt automo-
bile. They tackled him on suspicion,
although nobody recognized him, for
his hat hid his famous pompadour.
to Sycamore Hill, but I don't want a
word said about it,"
LA TOILETTE Is PLEASED
When he returned, just in time to
catch a train for New York, he was
smiling his most expansive smile.
''Its all right, boys" he cried joVial-
". 1.-The colonel says 1 may talk with
The interviewers hoped on with the
senator and rode to the next station.
"Did we talk politics ?" he replied
to the first question. 1--WE did, and
he emphasized the affirmation.
1--WE talked of the legislation of the
present session of congress" he con-
tinmed H. T1e from the attitude of those
members of the Republican party
whom the newspapers are pleased to
call insurgents"
"Can YOU go into details?"
mo prefer that they come from
Sa gamore Hill am very much
pleased with the result of my visit
with Colonel Roosevelt; very much
pleased indeed"
The senator paused a moment. recall
ing the happenings of the afternoon.
Suddenly the smile left his face for
the first time, and he said impressively:
AZ want to tell you that Colonel
Roosevelt is the greatest living Ameri-
cam" and, he added, slowly ana sig
niflcantly che is in fighting trim"
COLONEL SMILES AT TALK
An hour later the colonel received
the interviewers, who told him just
what Senator LaFollette said about
him and their meeting.
The colonel smiled as though he
liked it.
II think there is nothing that can
add to what the senator has said" he
commented.
Speculation among Oyster Bay poll
ticians is keener than ever because of
today's occurrence. One story going
the rounds is that the insurgents have
come and seen, but not conquered. Yet
there is another group of equally posi-
tive ones who insist that the colonel
has shown clearly by his acts that he
is veering toward the radicals.
The colonel said that Senator La
Toilette and Mr.. Roe were the only
visitors of the day, except for two men
who had come to consult him about his
western tours. He agreed definitely to-
day to speak before the Milwaukee
Press club on his western tour. which
begins the last of August. He also de-
cided to make another trip early in
October, on which he will speak to
the Knights of Columbus of Peoria, ILL.,,
october 70. and in Atlanta, Ca. on
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