The Washington herald., 1910-07-23
ROOSEVELT GETS
2,OS4 INVITATIONS
Shows ImpOssibility of Ac.
cepting All of Them.
HERBERT PARSONS A CALLER
Representative and State Senator
wainwright Discuss Politics, but
Decline to Make Comments Later.
Colonel Looks Over Plans for Rails
ing the Wreck of the Maine.

New York, July 22-Even the elevator
boys in the Outlook Office appear to be
getting used to the colonePs days in
town. The unusual excitement that al
most swept DR.. Lyman Abbott and his
associates off their feet is wearing away.
There was scarcely a thrill to-day. even
though Col Roosevelt did meet a few
political callers who went away without
saying anything. IN fact it was quiet.
After he had got through seeing sew
eral delegations who always come In the
colonel put in several hours with Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons, formerly
county chairman. and state Senator J.
Mayhem Wainwright. They had luncheon
with him and after that was over came
back to the Office and discussed things.
Neither Parsons nor Wainwright cared
to say what they talked about. or course
they talked politics. The colonel admitted
that but he said later he had no COM
ment to make on their visit
SnIzer and Cobb Call.
Representative Sulzer. who is promi-
nee Tor governor. and Senator Cobb. of
direct primary fame. were two other
callers attracting a bit Of attention.
They did not arrive together. Mr. Sui
ger came with MAYOR Douglas. of Niagara
Falls, and Col Isaacs, OF Buffalo. All be
wanted was TO ask the colonel to make a
speech at the National Good Roads Con-
vention during the latter part of the
month. The colonel refused. He simply
cannot do it.
In order to emphasize the utter impos-
sibility of his making any more speeches
for a long time. Col. Roosevelt said that
by actual count up to late in the after
noon he had received 2.o94 invitations 10
talk. Secretary Harper computed the list
It dates from June IS. the day he got
back from Europe. If the colonel made
and as he IS requested TO do. he would
have 10 be on the job steadily for over five
years. Now. OF course, not even T. r,
could do that.
Col. Roosevelt showed a good deal OF
interest to-day in looking over some plans
for raising the wreck Of the Maine John
o'Rourke. president Of the O'Rourke En-
cheering Construction Company. hao
drawn some blue prints and he showed
them to the colonel. who studied them
for some time. Mr.. O'Rourke believes
that his scheme for raising the wreck
out OF Havana harbor is practical. The
colonel did not say whether he thought
so or not
Among the persons who saw Col. Roose
welt were Liston L Lewis, who. as chair,
man OF the Lincoln Birthday dinner com
mlttee of the Republican Club aske,
the colonel 10 be the guest OF honor a
the annual dinner next winter. Tn,
colonel accepted this invitation. which h,
has had under consideration for severa
weeks. The dinner will be held February
Is, 1911. because Lincoln's birthday fall,
on Sunday.
Among the other callers who saw IN.
colonel were Representative Calder. o
Brooklyn: c. Hildreth. of Franklin; Wal
ter Page and F. n. Doubleday, Peter A
Jay. United States diplomatic representa-
tive in Egypt; William F. Morgan an,
Dr. Charles McKenna, OF the American
Society OF Chemical Engineers, and sew
eral minor delegations who had request
to make for speeches and visits an,
things.
The colonel stayed at the Outlook offic,
until late IN the afternoon. He motoree
back TO Sycamore Hi. saying that h,
VIII be very quiet until Monday at least.