The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-28
ROOSEVELT DISCUSSES PoLlTl.
CAL SITUATION WITH SEN.
AroR IA TOILETTE.
MYSTERY STILL REMAINS
Both Men Refuse to Say Anything
Definite Regarding the Meeting and
thp Purpose OF Teddy's Many Con.
fcrcnccs Is Still unknown--h Good
Days Work.

oyster Bay. June "a Rober, N Ia
Toilette United States senator from
Wisconsin and the father of republican
insurgency. spent two hours this after
noon talking politics with Theodore
Roosevelt. He left oyster Bay wearing
"A broad smile. with Senator la Fol
lette was q. T.. Rose. New York
lawyer who was formerly his law
partner, Tho senator was caught, de-
spite his efforts to travel incognito.
by a group Of newspaper men.
When he returned. just In time to
catch a train for New York. he was
smiling his most expansive, persuasive
smile.
"It's all right. boys" he cried jo-
vially. "the colonel says | may talk
with you"
No Details.
Did we talk politics. he replied
to the first question. 1--WE did" and
he emphasized the affirmation 1--WE
talked of the legislation of the pres
ent session of congress- he con
| tlnued. from the attitude of those
members Of the republican party whom
the newspapers are pleased To- call In
surgents"
Can you go into details"
mo. ! prefer that they come from
Sagamore Hill. | am very much
pleased with the result OF my visit
with Colonel Roosevelt, very much
pleased. indeed"
The senator paused for n moment.
recalling the happenings of the after
noon. Suddenly the smile left his face
for the first time. and he said i'm
pressively:
Il want to tell you that Colonel
Roosevelt Is the greatest living Amerl-
can" he added slowly. and significant
~ He II In fighting trim"
Teddy at Work,
An hour later the colonel received
the interviewers. who told him lust
what Senator La Toilette said about
him and their meeting The colonel
smiled as though he liked II.
Il think there is nothing that | can
add to what the senator has said" he |
commented
Speculation among Oyster Bay poll I
ticlans IL keener than ever because OF /
todays occurrence. One story going
the rounds that the insurgents have
come and seen. but not CONQUERED /
Yet there IL another group of equally l
positive ones WHO insist that the col
onol has shown clearly by his acts |
that he Is veering toward the radl- |
Gals.
\ When Colonel Roosevelt received thc
interviewers he was standing on Tho
side of the hill that slopes down from
~
thickly clustered trees he had choppea
half through
Whit Just moment. please" he
called. lie raised his axe and whacl,o1
AZ the tree with hard and '.'.o stroke.
IN minute the tree duivcred aud then
fell PROSTATE
Great exercise" said the colonel.
as he sat crosslegged on the fallen
trunk. his axe across his knee. ..It a.
about the only exercise | get out here.
have Just been In the hay field"
Plans.
The colonel said that senator La
follett and Mrs. Rose were the only
visitors of the day except for two mon
VINO had come to consult with him
ABOUT MS western tours. He agreed
'''h''.''! t'hhy 10 SPEAK before the |
milwaukee Press club on his western
tour which begins the last of August.
lie also decided to make another trim
early I'm October. on which he viii
speak to the knights Of Columbus of
Peoria. ILL.,, on October ~. and I'm At
lanta Ga, on Uncle Remus" day.
which he said he thought was Oc-
tober -.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked about
the report published today that an
operation on his throat was to have
been performed this morning. He
laughed aloud In his boyish way.
Not III.
Why the first ! heard of It," he
said. was when Senator La Toilette
arrived here and told me he read the
report. ] have never even heard of
the doctor who Is 10 perform that op-
Grafton. How do you suppose such
stories about me become current? Yo;
can see for yourself not only Is there
nothing wrong with my throat. but
that ! am In perfect physical condi-
tion."