The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26
ROOSEVELT WILL ASK HUGHES
TO 0UIT THE SUPREME COURT
AND RT'N FOR GOVERNOR.
Re Thinhs IT, tire OovsfnaFs Daiy "a
M 10 save the PnFSg Thh Pali ard
WIN Tell Illm ao-The ColSaelp Enar.
nous ataek sG UnansMeFable Nan.


nous stack sS unansW erable Mau.
OTsTER Bar, L. J.. June Is --whsn Gov.
HusAs= comes to 80 Col. Roosevelt tho
POLITICAL situation In NsN York STATE
will b thoroughly discmSsd. and a. Il
roe stands Mr. Roosevelt will suggest
that Il is tho duty Of the Governor IN
resign hia eat In tho Fedsral supreme
IOurt TO which hs was reountly appointed
and Accept Anothar nomination for tha
GovefnOrship in order 70 save tho party
from being whipped neat fall
In the courso og an intarvisw that Mr.
Roosevelt gave TO the Newspaper men
this afternoon the ex-Prosident was
askSd when Gov. Hughes is expected.
Really, do not knoS.' he answered
Are you wiling 70 cay Why Gov.
Hughes Is coming and what you are liRsly
10 talk HbOutl' was the merit QUESTION
1be Colonel declined 70 discuss the
significance Of the Governors visit
Following the line u stats politics tho
inquirers sought TO have Mr. Roosevelt
express himself on the subject Of Gov.
Hughss's direct primary plan. The Colo
mel refused 70 do this. becauas he wants
10 wait. he said. until he u bettsr informed
AZ 20 present state conditions and has
hada chancetO work out the problem for
himself II Is known. nevertheless. that
Col. Roosevelt favors some sort Of leGis-
lation a. 70 primaries He Is going 10
study she Hughes plan and thA other
schemes sst forth by politicians who
aren't IN accord with Hughes Hs may
have something 10 sAy about this pretty
soon.
Isn't It true, Colonel be was asked.
that you have invited a number OF
leaders. both regulars and insurgents.
10 come TO Sasamors Hin and discuss the
political situation with your
No, Il "a not returned the Colonel
With some heat And he explained that
all his visitors except Gov. Hughes have
been and vil js social callers. This
would -ro5aJly include CHORD Pinchot
and sx-9scrstAry Jfnes r Garfield.
who returned yesterday
How about your reported msstins
with President Taft this week. Are
yol going 20 join him at Beverly when
you leays Cambridge the Colonel vas
neted
I don't know he rsplisd shortly
Perhaps it was the fns inviEOrating
breeze that swept Sycamore Hin TO-DAY
and tie bright sunshine that flooded
the estate that put Col Roosevelt In such
high spirits Whatever it MAJ have
been. be was simply bubbliaE over. tear
ING al over tie place and entertaininT
nearly a score o. guests An idea of the
privacy and quiet the Rcosevelts az
gong 70 enioy this summer may be gained
from the fact that fourteen guests were
on hand Tor luncheon t,-day There
were q delegation Of ten men from the
81 Knights Of Columbus Of Peoria. m: Henry
I. Stimson. special prosecutor for the
Government IN the sugar cases; Dr. Hart
Merriam and Mr. sheldon. the Alaskan
hunter.
The Colonel ~ pate. milias eat a.
the head o. fhs long dining room tablo.
he had been out riding In the morning
and he did not take time 70 diaca-d his
white duck riding habit. yellow bOots
and soft shirt for q more conventional
re hat wouldn't be half ~ comfortable.
With the Vatican incident still fresh
IN the minds of the public. the appear
ancs Of he Knights Of Columbus. who
are all Catholics. was interesting They
bore a letter from Archbishop Spauldins
whom Mr. Roosevelt named A. his cl0sest
and most intimate friend In the Catholic
Church naxt 10 Archbishop Ireland. Il
oontai ned the request that the Colonel
oome 70 Peoria on Columbus Day next
October and make . apsech before the
odge. Mr. Roosevelt assured the West-
ern delegation that he would make every
possible effort 10 accept. He h mighty
anxious 10 talk 20 them. he said and win
tt them know later.
After the ex-Preaidsnt bid farewell
men into the library He swept his hand
vigorously over the litter IN the room.
What do you think Of thatl- he asked.
Over in one conner Was q stack Of letters
taller than tho Colonel. and ever 10 much
broader u must have contained AZ
east 10000 communication Piled up
along the opposite wall were 7.OoO %
more books sent by friends. authors
and publishers who arr locking for In
dorssments. Only . few had been un-
wrapped In another part Of the library
we're heaps Of magazines and weekliea.
every sort Of periodical with information
ranging from Arctic exploration % tho
care Of little goldfish.
Just look q it'' said the Colonel
Isn't Il awful
I want you boys hs said. 10 make
Z clear that lie utterly imposnible for
one man 10 oops With this mall II svoFy
man. woman and child In tho United
states stOpped writing 20 me- to-day u
would take M slK months. with the AZ
distance Of . large clerical force. 10 ansWsr
thsir letters There aFs probably many
sttsrs from close personal friends. but
i 10 impossible 10 separate tho Important
from the unimportant I'm getting The
mail u the White House. and haven't
the White House stat 10 dispOss Of this
great mass Of correspondence.
To make his point clear Col. Roosevelt
walked 10 the epiatOlaFY mountain and
drew out half q dozsn letlnfS Ne Oponed
feveral The first one was from q pr0nai-
rent member Of Congress. u enclosed
a speech delivered BY that member and
moeestly requested the Colonel 70 read