Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-20
ROOSEVELT AS CAR
Coming Home to Be Speaker,
Say Gossips.
SCHEME ALL COOKED UP
Insurgents Would Have to Give
Him More Power in Order to
Serve Public Veal.

Politicians and statesmen on Capitol
Hill are beginning to realize the force of
the little boys remark that this life is
just one darn thing after another" No
sooner are they out of the woods on one
problem than there looms UP the shadow
of others.
Now comes the suggestion. made in the
course of political gossip. that Theodore
Roosevelt shall be Speaker of the next
House Of Representatives The gossips
have it all cooked up. He is to be elected
to Congress from the Oyster Bay dis
trict and by reclamation proclaimed
Speaker.
Homecoming of Roosevelt.
There have been all kinds of reports
about Mr. Roosevelt as the time ap-
proaches for his return from the jungle.
The accepted one up to this time has
been that he is to land at San Francisco,
there greeted by Jimmy" Garfield.
Gift Pinchot. VIII Allen White and
other high priests Of my policies" and
then start upon a grand triumphal pro-
cession to the east.
He is coming east and bringing the
west with him. This was to be the
slogan of demonstration with the
avowed purpose to assure his nomination
for the presidency in 1912.
This has been the program up to the
present. But now others of his support
ers have hit upon another scheme
They say he Is to land In New York
that President Taft is to go over and
meet him. that all the New York politi-
clans are to give him the glad hand and
offer him anything he wants in politics
10 get him out OF New York.
Perhaps He Would Be Speaker.
The latest proposition for Mr. Roose-
fpf1 he hot
what he really covets more than anything
else Is the speakership OF the House, on
the ground that this office will afford
the widest field for the peculiar Roosevelt
activities in reforming everything that
can be reformed by legislative enact
ment.
II is claimed that with a Roosevelt in
the Speakers chair and man of like
kidney in the White House it will be
possible to effect anything that two truly
great and infinitely wise statesmen might
conceive to be for the best interests of
the country.
Insurgents Might Change Front.
In view of this propaganda 1t is sug-
Gested that the activities Of the in
surgents in behalf of the revolution of
the rules in the House might well be
suspended II is admitted that the com
plete carrying out of the program would
involve investing the Speaker with the
widest power, and that II might be en-
barrassing TO Mr.. Roosevelt. or at least
render il less easy for him to effect con
templated reforms, IL the House should
insist upon sharing the power OF the
Speakers ONCE. a now proposed by the
insurgents and the democrats
Cocks Would Go Back to Farm.
If Col Roosevelt desires to come 10
Congress- said Representative Cocks of
the Oyster Bay congressional district to-
day. Il would willingly stand aside for
him and assist in his election. Under
such circumstances | would be happy to
20 back to the farm.
Mr.. Cocks said that, so far as he was
advised. Col. Roosevelt had no desire TO
become d member of the House.
"A lot OF my people in my district
would be glad to see him in Congress"
lie said.
Mr.. Cocks was asked what he thought
Col. Roosevelt would do about the rules
if he was Speaker Of the House.
Gee whizr' he exclaimed. with
Roosevelt in the chair the House
wouldn't need any rules. He would make
rules as he went along. He would con-
troll the House with heavy hand. He
would Out-Cannon Cannon"
The best information obtainable here is
that the great hunter has no desire to
re-enter public life. At one time he had
ambition to go to the Senate after his
service in the White House terminated
Later he came to the conclusion that he
would better remain in private life.