New-York tribune., 1910-06-24
JUST HINTS AT POLITICS.
Time of Governor Hughes's Visit
Not Settled Definitely.
ROUGH RIDERS REUNION
Ex-President Won't Say He Il
Never Make a, Political
Speech Again.

For the first time since ex-Presiden,
Roosevelt returned from Africa he touched
upon the subject of politics in the abstrsc,
yesterday. Before he started back to
Oyster Bay in an automobile from the
outlook" Office he received the newspaper
men in his editorial sanctum and an
nounced his plans for the next few days
In view Of his oft repeated declarations
since his return that he would have moth
ing Of a political nature TO say. the sub iect
was approached with some trepidation.
Mr.. Roosevelt, when will you make a
political statement" he was asked
I will not make speech for two
MONTHS he replied, "and then all of my
speeches scheduled for my Western trip
VIII be entirely of a non-political nature;
that is, non-partisan as to the Republican
or Democratic parties
I don't know that I will ever make po-
ntical speech again. he added
Won't you qualify that last statement? -
he was asked
We'll. yes.'' he said laughing, II won t
say never"
Mr. Roosevelt said that Governor Hughes
had not made it clear in his letter when he
would visit Sycamore Hill. The Governor
said that he would be very glad to accept
my invitation. but wrote that ne was ex-
ceedingly busy at this time. so l don't know
just when to expect him." said Mr.. Roose-
Welt, with a characteristic smile.
In naming the guests ne expected at
SaCamnra In he few lax =
Roosevelt said that Clifford Pinchot and
Interior. would spend the night at his
home. To-day he said ne expected Francis
T. Heney, formerly District Attorney Of
end probably over night committee Of
Rough Riders will go to Sycamore Hill to-
day to return several of the regiment flags
which Mr.. Roosevelt loaned them for last
Saturdays parade Lieutenant John c..
Greenway, of Minnesota a Rough Rider
and once noted Yale football player. will
be a guest at Sycamore Hill tonight.
Henry L. Stimson, special United States
Attorney in the sugar cases, will take
luncheon with Mr. Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay tomorrow, and Colonel w. r. Nelson.
editor of The Kansas City Star" will be
q guest on Sunday.
Mr. Roosevelt said that he did not expect
to get into New York again until Tuesday.
when he will go to Cambridge TO attend
the Harvard commencement
The ex-President made a short call on
Mrs. Mary Ledwith at her home, No SS4
East s2d street, just before leaving the city
Yesterday. She is eighty-ive years old,
and was a nurse in the Roosevelt family
for many years.
The Rough Riders had their last innings
with Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday, before re-
turning to their homes, at the luncheon
which they rendered him at the Harvard
Club. They gave him a rousing welcome
when he appeared about l o'clock Coionel
Alexander o. Brodte, commanding officer of
the regiment; Charles E. Hunter, of Okla
homa City, president of the Rough Rider
Association, and Captain A T. Cosby, presi-
dent of the New York branch, called for
Mr.. Roosevelt at the Outlook office and
escorted him to the club. The luncheon
took the form Of a reception and reunion,
the first the corps has had in five years
Newspaper men were excluded from this
reunion Ii was said, according to prece-
dent.
There were about one hundred Rough
Riders present, and they sat at ten tables
in the big club dining room. Mr. Roose-
Welt sat at the head OF the tables, with
two retired army officers. Major General
Samuel S Sumner and Brigadier General
Charles L Cooper. Mr. Roosevelt spoke
informally, and recalled many renin-
iscences of the Spanish war. He told
number of college stories. including several
in which he figured at Harvard. Lon D.
Muxlew of Oklahoma. on behalf of the
Grand Army of Oklahoma, presented to
Mr.. Roosevelt a guidon, or cavalry banner,
which 1t was voted to send TO him at the
Grand Army encampment held at Alva,
Okla, a month ago Mr.. Roosevelt re-
mafned with his comrades in arms until
$3.50 D. m and returned for an hour t9
the Outlook office before starting for
Oyster Bay.
The former President was at his desk
shortly after O'Clock. He kept two stem
ograDhers busy for several hours and re-
cefved a number of visitors. Among his
callers were Daniel Mulvane, Republican
National Committeeman from Kansas; j.
CaIIan O'Laughlin, Professor Brander
Matthews and the Alternately kids,
Temple and Louis sons OF Jack Aber-
nathv United States Marshal of Oklahoma.