The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-09
Insists That hamilton Club
Turn Down Illinois
Senator.
GIVES A QUICK ULTIMATUM
Declares In Speech That Mere
Legal Honesty Is Not Enough
In Public office.


Ennd pnr # 90" continent, D" has shouted
o. M" y"opla - a." West th" last two
weeks \ mlsphy on m" part % thu
Hamilton 'hb IT ,niragn caused fine
rVWpu- thi~ .ft"rupuu IA which the
I.l.uni r,,rDyri the Hamilton club and
,nvnu'-I senator Iorim-r - Illinois. q
m-'uh.r .f th" club.
Mr. Rpp-"y"lt REFUSED Co. 80 ~ the sams
table Win lnrtmrr - soon ~ h. heard
that the Illinois senator. who has been in
the limelght concerning bribery charges
of hiz election, Wis scheduled u appear
AZ ia" Hamilton club dinner here to-
night MIR. Roosevelt angrily declared
that IA thl' case he would not attend.
he was very emphatic IN his declaration
too
The trouble came shortly after MIR.
Roosevelt arrival at Fraepurt this after
noon 4 delegation from tn" Hamilton
club headed hy President John " Bnttsn
met him. Along with the reception COM
mittoe II railroad men. who did not relish
the intrusion, the ChicaRoans escorted
Mr. Roosevelt to grove ia ths fair
grounds
Mr. Roosevelt chatt.d pleasantly with
Mr. Batieu and the others and asked who
would -, at the dinner tonight We
smiled AZ the mention 81 Uncle 10" Cannon.
hut uls expression turned to anger wheu ne
heard that senator I.oriner had been in
vItsd
DO YOU mean to say that Lorimer v
To he there'- he asked Mr. Batten
Why. yes replied the Hamilton Club
president. He has been invited and ne
accepted
Mr. Roosevelt looked around him.
punched the atmosphere and exclaimed:
Then / shall decline Ia go. II Lorimer
comes you can count M out 81 II. IL
would be ia" same Ia nav" hun Their" as
~ have other, who are now under in
diCtm-ut prr."nt'
Namurrs of N" Hamilton club tried to
dSsuada Mr. Roosevelt from hRsty Judg-
reni \ large crowd pricked up their
ears To catch every word and tn" Colonel
talked sufficiently loud for every one TO
hear liz had made ny his mind and
nothing on earth could chang" IT, ne said.
Judge Bait"n told Mr. Roosevelt that
h.. would ask senator Iurimcr 70 with
nFaN. lflt me ' fiithlAfl Nflli'l iFsAI " hp
such thing He insisted that !.orimer
b.. informed that Roosevelt had refused
go asso~iatr publicly with him and that
there was not room for the two - them
90 'l- dinner tonight. He could do that
or ''l.,. ~. Colonel uI' II u.
After ur3,f conference" the Chica-
gnanS d.,Idcd 'n send his message to
Senator LnrIW-r
col Rup-.vcit ros:.i y"ly declines
to ~ i, the same tIhl" vii" YOU. Our
invitation - Won for tui- evening ~ there
fore withdrawn
Mr. ROOSEVELT was satisfied when he
saN r.i. message aad took occasion to
rr,Ir.at. Dob. absolute" refusal 10 nave
.n,stIuu FOB du with senator Iosimer.
II 'uG tHat b." doe. come anyway
hr said ,.f,~r b." reached chicago. i
,sn u &C. uI :rpu ~, tlbl" That - final"
Vi Ruu.r,,l III added that b." ISM in the
habit 81 nck~lIdrng ~ such matters.
A. tu speaker Cannon H.. had nothing to
Nv lIr SAID that he n, ant Shu-tlef
prd I.rr O'N"l brown" and th"ir kind
when u, suu.r IT Others under lndirt-
meul
The HlwilrouiIu- who rode into Chi-
raZu from Frrruor' with Mr. Roosevelt.
,,.r,.. much disturbed by his sudden show
81 anger IL" refused to adopt any middle
ground despite their Arguments and told
I hem that her. va no need for further
pariev IL az with James X Garfield
all IA. Way IN. "" thought h." should
hay" n-cn informed about III" guest
earlier tuau az the list moment.
lIr news - Mg Rpu-eVc,t's refusal 10
~ a. tie table with The Junior senator
Irur. Illinois created a big r"TsntIoE IN
Chicago. When IA" Storm .r-' broke
Senator Iurimsr was not - - found any
where bat after a search The newspaper
men discovered him IN has oftic" Friends
81 I..rluer could scarcely ieli"V" that
Roosevelt would -nuh I'rImer :" sharply
A number . uIs uulrtIod, foIl .wcr- gait
cred ~ TIE snfsi ',m 2" h's - and
wondered wh1t o." would B. lo~ .0rg
tim. uu on. w. admitted o. 'L' seniors
.r,.r and no. CO.," cam" out tn" excite
n,rn' grew intense. Then Senator Lori
me. hu..eu 4 out Co the t"l"Ihor" booth.
-Uay. vou hoard - col. Roosevelt
a,tipur- b" wac -.t"d
.N...- hr answered i have heard d
IT
what do Won rhluk ~ To-
-Thrr' j. nothing 20 sav
What wall vo4 10 ahnut ~
-Thrr" - nothing To- say the senator
rruaare,I -tuh' orniy
win Won - to ~" dinner tonight
Tie Sera'or snapped ont nngTily
The only thing Co lay - hat there -
nothing 90 say
Tho news created great ado when Il
reached tho Hamilton tiuh. no mem
Ic-s who v ere "a the clubhouse gathered
In groups and discussed The Colonies
artirn ~ amazed excitement
NJ - ~luCuu'. secretary ~ thu club.
expressed great surprise when told u
Col Roosevelt uliimaium There Is
nothing we can do he said. Tbs