The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-28
Strenuous EX-President Cannot
Keep Out of Circle
Of Battle.
HOLDS LONG CONFERENCE
WITH SENATOR LA TOILETTE
Will Meet Other Insurgent
Leaders During the Week,
According to Plans.

OYSTER BAY, June 17.-Robert NJ. La
! Toilette, United States senator from Wis
consin, and the father of Republican in
surgency, spent two hours this afternoon
| talking politics with Theodore Roosevelt
He left Oyster Bay wearing broad smile.
| Senator Elmer Burkett OF Nebraska. an-
other out and out insurgent, is coming to
Sagamore HILL after Colonel Roosevelt re-
| turns from Boston. He, too, will talk
politics.
Representative Madison OF Kansas. ir-
reconcilable insurgent, and. as meiEiber
OF the Ballinger- -Pinchot congressional IL
vcstigating committee. ardent defender OF
| Pinchot. VIII be at Sycamore Hill prob
| ably late this week. His theme VIII be
politics.
Within the last few days Colonel Roose,
| volt has talked politics with Clifford
| Plnchot and his ally, James K, Garfield
Caught by Reporters.
with Senator La Toilette was G. e
Roe, New York lawyer. who was for
mery his law partner, The senator wa:
caught. despite his efforts to traYe
incognito, by group OF newsPaperIrnsn l rhd,
tackled him on suspicion; although Nc
body recognized him, for his hat HID his
| famous pomL
''Not a word" he said. II am going tG
Sycamore Hill, but l don't want a word
said about it,"
When he returned, just in time To catch
a train for New York. he was Smiling
It's all right, boys" he cried Joviaiiy
1.-THE colonel says I may talk with you.
| Tho interviewers hoped on with the
.'Dld we talk politics." he replied y
the first question. I've did" and h
emphasized the affirmation, we talkec
of the Legislation OF the presen1t sesstIi tS,i
attitude of those members OF the kcpub.
IIcan party whom the newspapers arr
pleased To call insurgents"
| Can you go into details?
"No. L prefer that they come from
with The result of my visit with Colone
Roosevelt, very much pleased; na1eeus ,c
The senator paused fer a moment, re
| cc.atTg the happenings OF the afternoon
| Suddenly the smile left his face for th
| first time, and he said impreSsiVely:
Fulsome in Praise
II want TO tell you that Colonel Roose
welt is the greatest living American ~
added slowly and significantly. "he is IL
An hour later the Colonel received Tho
interviewers who told him Just VIVA
their meeting. The colonel smiled a.
though he liked IT, Il think there j
| nothing that can add TO what the sen
| ator has said" he commented.
Speculation among oyster Bay poll
| ticians Is kcencr than ever because o
| today's occurrence. One story going tn'
rounds Is that the insurgents have COM COM
and seem but not conquered. Yet there
| is another group of equally positive one!
who insist that the. colonel has showi
clearly by his acts, that he Is veerinS to-
When Colonel Roosevelt received Tho
| Enteryiewers lie was standing on the SD
OF the hill that slopes down from M
home, One OF group OF four thielil!
|
| through. :. ,
walt just moment. please" ht
called. He raised his axe ana wnaoSs. n;SaSs',
In minute the tree quiVered and ther
"Great exercise said the colonel a
his axe across his knee. 1T is abou
| the only exercise l get out here. / haV'
just been in the bayfield,.
Western Tour Plans.
The colonel sstd that Senator l.;
Toilette and Mr., Roe We're the only M Yls,
| had come to consult with him about M
| western tours. He agreed definitely To-
| day to speak before the Milwaukee, Pres!
club ON his western tour. winch hei'inS
| the last of August. He also decided tc
make another trip early In October, or
| which he Will speak to the Knights o'
IL and In Atlanta, Ca, on Uncle KeInus
day, which he said he thought was DC
Colonel Roosevelt was asked about thu
! ranort published today that an operation
| on his throat to have Deen per
formed this morning, He laughed houc
| IN his boyish way.
why. the first heard OF IL. he SAID
| twas when Senator La Toilette arrived
here and told me he read that report
| have never even heard OF the doctor who
| II was said was to perform that opera
ton. How do you suppose such storie;
| about me became currentp You can SET
| for Yourself not only is there nothing
wrong with my throat but that l an
| I'm perfect physical condition.
| Getting back To La Toilette the
colonel wished to make tt clear that he
had not summoned Senator La Fol
iettc and Burkett and Representative
| Madison he said. had all wired him. ask
| ing If they might come TO Sagamore Hill
| IL was so late in the morning when nc
found the kilograms amid the days Srls'
of mail and wire messages that although
| ne tclegraphod for the three insurgents
To come, only Senator La Toilette re-
ceived the reply in time 10 reach here
today, The others he expects SOON. AS
he finished this explanation the colone
took his axe again
All the way down the hill TO tho gate
the whack whack. whack OF the wood
| cboppers' steady blows could be heard re-
| sounding through the woods.
BATTLESHIP UTAH IS
AHEAD OF THE FLORIDA