The sun., 1910-06-28
LA TOILETTE AT OYSTER BAY
INSU RGENT SENATOR ONE 90
ROOSEI ELrS VISITORS.
% Course They Talked Politics but
They're Not TelilRs Ne Operation on
the COloNsI's throat washington
Th'nls Hughes NIn Net nun Again.


Th,nhs Hughes NIn Net nun Again.
OYHTKR Far. l.. l.. June IA short
s,Ocky man whom you could not help hut
notice a. he passed by aliGhted from the
noon train into Oyster Bay to-day. jumped
into bis motor car and disappeared In a
cloud ~ dust. The machine carried him
mp 70 Sagamorp lIill When he was round
ing me n the many curves II the serpen-
tine drive on the estate the passenger
spotted a man pitching hay In the fields.
-Oh. Colonel he shouted. Cot. Rooss-
welt, how are your
We'll. SenstOr,- answered the hay
pitcher. by George. it's fine TO So youl'
They got together and Clasped hands
The visitor was senator Robert NJ
Ia Follette cf Wisconsin. la Toilette,
whip nf the insurgents. following close
upon the heels ~ Garfield and Pinchot
had come up to see the ex- President who
hasn't made up his mind yet what he
thinks Of the taft administration. In the
face of the interesting rumors that arr
showing themselves above tho political
horizon the call II the Father of lnsur-
gency- upon the Colonel appears h. be-
worth noting
II iiweren' Z for the fact that Mr. Roo-e.
welt Is having such dificulty answering
his correspondence there might have been
two other Insurgents here to-day sen
a,or Elmer p. Burkett Of Nebraska and
Representative Madison of kansas wanted
tn come. hut they didn't get their answers
In time toaccompany Ia Foll-tts They'll
be- along later though
The appearance II the Wisconsin Sen
ator was the most important event IN
Oyster Bay to-day despite the fact that
neither he nor the Colonel had great deal
70 say concerning it Ia Toilette didn't
want II known az first that he Was in town.
When he reached the station platform,
where the melancholy club was holding
one of - cunferences, the senator pulled
his limp straw hat dowr over he forehead,
thus hiding from view the noted frontis-
piece and the more noted pompadour
lle positively refused to give his name. 4
few Of the Onlookers Thought he was an
upstate politician But rumor travels
fast IN Oyster Bay and there was no chance
for tho senator to sidestep when hs re-
turned from SaEamore Hill The news
prper msn boarried the train with him.
he he'd removed his hat white passing
through the town and might just as well
have passed his card around
Now. are YOU going 10 talk 10 ~, Sen
atorL' churused the reporters.
what ran do'- said la Follstte,
did you talk politics With Col Rooae-
velt'' came the usual question
YES. I did answered the senator.
we discussed the legislative acts ~ the
session Just completed In Congress
We discussed them from the standpoint
of memhers u tho Republican party
whom the newspapers are pleased 10
designate A. Insurgents
Pressed to give details. senator Ia
Toilette said:
NO. prefer tha, they should come
from SagAmore Hill
did you discuss the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy
what do want to say the senator
volunteered rs that Col Roosevelt is
looking fine Hes in fighting trim
Hes the greatest living American
But the conductor. seeking fares.
broke tho Conversation When snme ~
the reporters found that they didn't
have the night change for the fare 90
Locust Valley, the conductor said Never
mind hut La Toilette would have none
of II He'd take no favors from the
railroads. N he paid for the men who
interviewed him A the reporters left
the train the senator emphasized that his
visit was wholly satisfactory Ne went
on 10 New York
On the eve Of las trip n Cambridge and
Beverly Col Roosevelt told the newspaper
men that they might some 70 Sycamore
Hill for a brief chat They found him
chopping with all his might At big tree
a. the bottom of the hill sloping from the
house. The Colonel wore knickerbockers.
golf stockings and a rough brown shirt
He mopped his brow
-Whevl' he exclaimed
Colonel. when you're not saving wood
you're chopptng IL, aren't your
He laughed heartily and said. This
Ia great exercise. boys lis about the
only relaxation I Ert'
You don't look az though YOU hSd !
Undergone an operation On your throat
this morning. Colone.. some one said
Nov. ISN'T that ridiculous'- responded |
the axeman. why. the hrpt ! heard ol |
Il was when senator Ia Follstte got here
and told me that the New York evening
papers printed stories about an operation
/ never heard of the doctor they named
The Colonel said he IL M perfect physical
health Hs has had no trouble since /
King Georges physician treated him IN |
England While he was in Norway. he !
said. he had bronchitis. but hs was very /
anxious h mako all of the speeches hs /
Eas scheduled Tor and he made every /
one of them. IN England he acquired
what he called the campaign threat
that orators and all who talk lot get. I
During the campaign of 1900. when he
vas running for tho Vice Presidency. he
had the same thing and DR.. Holbrook
Curtis cared for him.
There's nothing the matter with my
ihroat.- declared Mr.. Roosevelt. and 1
riwh you'd sav 80 In England I waa i
lnly sprayed, not even painted. ] have
-eoovered fully from that trouble
Ths~ rpnortera saw that the CoIonal