New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-07
Mr.. ROOSEVELT IN TOWN
Visits "Out|ook" Office and Sees
Some Old Friends.
WILL SPEAK IN PITTSBURG
Ex-President Says He Has Not
Agreed to Support Poindex-
ter for Senate.

Ter IOI - SudtC.
end spent the greater part of the day in
the office OF THE Outlook going over his
mail. sitting in at the editorial conference
and receiving visitors There was the usual
excitement around the Office that interferes
with work when Mr. Roosevelt is OH the
scene, and in the afternoon the editorial
staff went over to the Arts and Crafts So
ciety for luncheon
Collector Loeb, District Attorney Whit
man, James B. Reynolds and Ex-Governor
Post of Porto Rico were waiting In the
outer Office when the hour for luncheon ar
rived. while the editor was still in the
midst of dictation. Mr. Loeb went on with
Mr.. Rowland to be guest at the luncheon
while Mr.. Post went away to come back
again at $50. and Mr.. Whitman and Mr.
Reynolds waited for q few minutes chat
Mr. Whitman said that his call was purely
personal.
Among others who called on Mr.. Roose-
welt yesterday were Senator Warren. or
Wyoming, and Representative Bennett, OF
this city. An appointment was made with
Mr.. Bennett for next Tuesday, at The
Outlook offices. Hamilton Fish came in
and was invited to Oyster Bay with the In
surgents to-day. Senators Beverage, Dol
liver and Cummns are expected to be
among the other visitors at Sycamore Hill
to-day.
H y. ". English, president of the Pitts
burg Civic Commission; David T. Black.
the vice-president; Allen T. Burns. general
secretary, and Charles r. Weller. a mem
Der of the commission, got from Mr.. Roose-
Welt promise to speak before the commits
sion in the fall.
Mr.. Roosevelt received several dispatches
from the Northwest during the morning
concerning the report that he would sup
port Representative Miles Poindexter for
Senator from Washington to succeed Sena-
tor Piles. The dispa tches led him to issue
the following statement:
Mr.. Roosevelt will see many Senators,
Congressman, Assenblynen and other puo-
lie officials representing every phase or po-
litical opinion. He declines to be responsi-
bic f9r any statements except o1 [hose nd nd
intends to say nothing as to any contest
for a nomination. If he has anything TO
say on such subject It will be done over
All that was said between him and Mr.
Poindexter was that he was pleased 10 hld
as he had expected from Mr.. Poindexter,s
past record that Mr.. PoindeXter was heart
lily in sympathy with Mr.. Rocsevelts views
on conservation and other similar subjects
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contest and Mr. Poindexter never asked
him 70 express such opinions Mr Roose-
Welt believes that Mr.. Poindexter is not re-
sponsible for the statements that have ap-
peared, certainly IN SO far as these stare
ments have quoted Mr. Roosevelt as above
foundation whatever in fact,
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Oyster Bay. July S - The announce
ment was made here to-day that Governor
Hughes would pay his expected visit to
Theodore Roosevelt next Tuesday. It had
been thought the Governor would reach
here this week, but owing to his having
gone to Chicago with the funeral party of
Chief Justice Fuller his call on the ex-
President was DELAYED
New York state politicians are known to
be showing great interest in this confer
ence Members of the Republican old
guard have been declaring privately what
William Barnes. jr, declared publicly, that
neither President nor ex-President nor
Governor could 'coerce" or dragon the
Republican party into accepting direct
nominations measure. At the same time,
there has been manifest in some quarters
a dread lest as result of the Governor s
talk with Mr.. Roosevelt. policy be
mapped ont that would commit the pro-
gressives headed by the ex-President to
an active fight for that reform.
Old guard Republicans do not relish any
prospect of such a fight They feel it
would lead to a struggle to control the
state convention. as indicated by recent
statements Of Lloyd c. Griscom and Post
master Fred Greiner of Buffalo. Some of
the old guardsmen just now are loud in
their calls for harmony" in the approach
two tn
progressive Republicans, to shove the di-
rect nominations controversy into the
background.
Mr. RooSeveltS action in arranging in
New York for visit from Mr.. Barnes and
ponents of direct nominations. makes 1t
certain that whatever action he may take
will be based on study of both sides of
the question. These commanders of the old
guard wrote to Mr. Roosevelt for an ap-
pointment. Mr.. Barnes is expected to re-
turn from his European trip about Au-
gust l, and some time thereafter he and
the Speaker are expected to make pill
grimage to Sycamore Hill
Two more insurgents are expected to call
on the ex-President tomorrow. They are
Senator Beverage, of Indiana. and Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish, of New York.
Some time soon it is likely that Senators
Deliver and Cummins, of Iowa, will cali on
Mr.. Roosevelt.
The ex-President and Kermit Roosevelt
returned by automobile from New York
this evening Mr. Roosevelt had three
guests at dinner John Burroughs the
naturalist; William Dudley Foulke of Ind
lana, and friend of Mr.. Foulke's,
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