The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
WEARING A SMILE.
La Toilette Energies From a Confer
ence With Col. Roosevelt.

oyster Bay. June 2S.-Robert NJ.
LaFoIlette, United States senator from
Wisconsin and the father of Republic
can insurgency, spent two hours yes
terday afternoon talking politics with
Theodore Roosevelt. He left Oyster
Bay wearing a broad smile.
Senator Elmer Burkett of Nebraska,
another out and out inSurgent is COM
ing to Sycamore Hill after Col. Roose-
Welt returns from Boston. He, too, VIII
talk politics.
Representative Madison of Kansas.
irreconcilable insurgent and ardent
defender of Clifford Pinchot as
member of the Ballinger-Pinchot con-
gressional investigating committee,
will be at Sycamore Hill late this
week. His theme will be politics
Within the last few days Col.
Roosevelt has talked politics with Gift
ford Pinchot and his ally, James r.
Garfield.
With Senator LaFollette was G.. E.
Roe, a New York lawyer. who was
formerly his law partner. The senator
was caught despite his efforts to trav-
el incognito by group of newspaper
men who saw the Roosevelt automo-
bile. They tackled him on suspicion,
although nobody recognized him, for
his hat hid his pompadour.
Not word" he said, I'm going
TO Sycamore Hill. but 1 don't want
word said about it," When he return
cd just in time to catch a train for
New York, he was smiling his most
expansive smile. It's all right,
boys" he cried jovially. the colonel
says 1 may talk with YOU.
The interviewers hoped on with
the senator and rode to the next sta
ton.
Did we talk politics ?" he replied
to the first question. We did," and
he emphasized the affirmation. I'VE
talked of the legislation of the pres
ent session of congress-" he continued
from the attitude of those members
of the Republican party whom the
newspa pers are pleased to call insur-
gents"
Can you go into details?'
mo. l prefer that they come from
Sycamore Hill. 1 am very much pleas
ed with the result of my visit to Col
Roosevelt, very much pleased indeed"
The senator paused for a moment,
recalling the happenings of the after
noon. Suddenly the smile left his face
for the first time and he said impress
sively:
Il want to tell you that Col. Roose-
Welt is the greatest living American.
and" he added slowly and Significant
y, The is in fighting trim"
An hour later the colonel received
the interviewers who told him what
Senator LaFollette said of their meet
ing The colonel smiled as though he
liked il.
Il think there is nothing that I can
add to what the senator has safd," he
commented.
Speculation among oyster Bay politi-
clans is keener than ever because of
the occurrences. One story going the
rounds is that the insurgents have
come and seen but have not conquered
Yet there is another group of equally
positive ones who Insist that the col
9nel has shown clearly by his acts that
he is veering toward the radicals
When Colonel Roosevelt received the
interviewers he was standing on the
side of the hill which slopes down from
his home. One of group of four
thickly clustered trees he had chonned
half through.
Wait just a moment please" he
called. He raised his axe and whackel
at the tree with a hard. true stroke III
another minute the tree quivered and
then fell PROSTATE.
Great exercise said the colonel as
he sat cross-legged on the fallen trunk
his axe across his knee.
1T is about the only exercise I get
out here. 1 have just been in the hay
field
The colonel said that Senator LaFoI-
Iotte and Mr.. Roe were the only Wis
itors of the day except for two men
who had come to consult him about his
western tour. He agreed definitely TO
Sbtdh D6lOI6 I1e milwaukee Press CluU
on his western tour, which begins the
last of August. He also decided TO
make another trip early in October, in
which he viii speak to the knights of
Columbus of Peoria, Ill. on October u
and in Atlanta, Ga, on Uncle Remus"
day, which he thought was October II.
Col. Roosevelt was asked about the re-
port that an operation on his throat
was to have been performed. He
laughed aloud in his boyish way
Why. the first heard of it, he said.
was when Senator LaFollette arrived
here and told me that he had read
that report I have never even heard
of the doctor who. it was said, was 10
perform that operation. How do you
suppose such stories about me become
current? You can see for yourself not
only is there nothing wrong with my
throat. but that 1 am in perfect physi-
cal condition"
Getting back to the LaFollette con
ference the colonel wished to make it
clear that he had not summoned" La
Toilette. Mr. LaFollette and Senator
Burlzett and Representative Madison.
he said. had all wired him, asking if
they might come to Sycamore Hill. It
was so late in the morning when
he found the kilograms amid the days
grist of mail and wire messages, that.
although he telegraphed for the three
insurgents, only LaFollette received