Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
POLITICIANS At OYSTER BAY
Home Of Colonel Roosevelt Meecs
for Men in Public Life.
La TOILETTE THE LATEST CALLER
Wisconsin, Member of Upper House
There and Leaves sailing
Burkett of Nebraska L.
the Next.


the Next.
OYSTER BAY. n. Y. June 8.-Rooert
NJ. La Toilette. United States senator from
Wisconsin and the father OF republican
Insurgency. spent two hours yesterday
talking politics with Theodore Roosevelt
He left Oyster Bay wearing broad smile
Senator Elmer Burkett OF Nebraska
another out and out "insurgent," Is coming
to Sycamore hill after Colonel Roosevelt
returns from Boston. He. TOO, win talk
politics.
Representative Madison Of Kansas, ir~
reconcilable insurEent and ardent defender
Of clifford Pinchot as a member OF the
Ballinger-Pinchot congressional invesugat-
ing committee. will be at Sycamore Hill
probably late this week. His theme VIII
be politics.
Within the last few days Colonel Roose-
welt has talked politics with Clifford Pinchot
and his ally, James R Garfield.
with Senator La Toilette was G. z. Roe,
a New York lawyer who formerly was
his law partner. The senator was caught,
despite his efforts TO travel tncognito, by
a group OF newspaper men who saw the
Roosevelt automobile. They tackled him
on suspicion, although nobody recognised
him, for his hat hid his famous pompadour.
Not a word" he said; Il am going to
Sycamore hill, but I don't want word
said about it."
Smiles and Talks.
When he returned just in time TO catch
a train for New York he was smiling his
most expansive. persuasive smile.
1T is 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 station.
Did we talk politicsT' he replied 20 the
first question. we did, and he empha-
sized the affirmation
we 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 newspapers are
| pleased to call insurgents"
| Can you go into detailsT'
mo. / prefer that they come from Saga
more hill 1 am very much pleased with
/ the result Of my visit with Colonel Roose-
Welt. very much pleased. indeed"
The senator paused for a moment re-
calling the happenings OF the afternoon.
Suddenly the smile left his face for the
| first time and he said irnpressively: Il
/ want TO tell you that Colonel Roosevelt Is
the greatest living American" and he added
slowly and significantly. he is in fighting
/ trim"
| Roosevelt interview.
An hour later the colonel received the
! interviewer who told him just what Sena-
tor La Toilette said about him and their
meeting. The colonel smiled as though
he liked it.
Il think there is nothing I can add to
what the senator has said" he commented.
1 Speculation among Oyster Bay politicians
| is keener than ever because of today's &C.
4 currences. One story going the rounds is
that the insurgents have come and seen.
but have not conquered. Yet there is an
other group Of equally positive ones who
insist that the colonel has shown clearly
by his acts that he is veering toward the
4 radicals.
4 When Colonel Roosevelt received the in
reviewers he was standing the side OF
the hill which slopes down from his home
One of a group Of four thickly clustered
trees he had chopped half through.
Wait just a moment, please" he called
He raised his axe and whacked at the tree
with a hard. true stroke. In another min
ute the tree quivered and dropped pros
trate
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 l get out here. have Just been
in the hay field"
The colonel said that Senator La Fol-
lette and Mr.. Roe were the only visitors
, Of the day, except for two men who had
come to consult with him about his
: western tour, which begins the last OF
) August He also decided to make another
trip early in October. in which he will
! speak TO the knights Of Columbus of
t Peoria, H., October Il. and in Atlanta,
Ga, on Uncle Remus' day. which he said
he thought was October II.
r Comes West in August.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked about the
! report published today that an operation
, on his throat was TO have been performed
z this morning. He laughed aloud in his
boyish way. why. the first 1 heard of
/ it." he said, was when Senator La Fol-
lette arrived here and told me that ne
read that report 1 have never heard of
/ the doctor who, ii was said, was to per-
? form that operation. How do such stories
, about me become current? You can see
! for yourself, not only is there nothing
5 wrong with my throat, but that am In
. perfect physical condition"
. Getting back to the La Toilette confer.
ence, the colonel wished to make it clear
E that he had not "summoned' Senator La
Fouette ar La roulette ana senator
Burkett and Representative Madison, he
!, said, all had wired him. asking IL they
might come to Sycamore Hin.
II was so late in the morning when he
found the kilograms amid the days grist
of mail and wire messages that although
= he teleEraphed for the three insurgents q
come, only Senator La Toilette received
, the reply in time to reach here today. The
others he expects soon.
/. AS he finished this explanation tbs
colonel took his axe again. "One more and
I'll quit" he said.
All the way down the nil 70 the gatI