New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
OFF TO SOUTH
Speeches in DiXieIand Not To Be
of Political Character.
TO BE GONE EIGHT DAYS
VIII Talk for Beveridge in Indi-
ana-AnXious for Fray IN
This State.

Ex-President Roosevelt started from Jer-
sev CITY over the Pennsylvania Railroad at
s:4s o'clock yesterday afternoon on an
eight-day tour Of speechmaking which will
take him through about fifteen states in
the South and West. He is scheduled to
make at least one important speech q day
in the larger cities visited, and probably
viii make numerous other platform
speeches from the train IN the smaller
towns
Mr.. Roosevelt his secretary. Frank Har-
per. and three members Of the Outlook
staff. William :. Rowland, Frank c. Hoyt
ard Harold = Rowland. occupied the
Pullman car Grasmere, which has been
placed at their disposal for the trip. 4
dozen representatives of the various New
FORK newspapers and the news service bu-
reaus accompanied the Roosevelt party in
the special car Forrest
hs the ex-President was about 70 board
his train ne turned 70 the newspaper men
present and said with a smile
Please note that I am departing IN my
usual depressed spirits" Then he added
mora seriously. But I would really like
10 remain in New " ok. The fight is get
ting interesting and 1 ana anxious 10 get
;nto the thick of il"
8Er. Roosevelt SAID he intended TO spare
his voice al ne could on the trip 10 have
il carry effectively during the ten days
stunning tour throughout this state which
~ being arranged for him by Nr. Prentice,
chairman q the state committee. While
he would ENJOY speaking TO and for his
friends iu the South and West. he expected
the real fun To come. ne said when he got
thoroughly into the New York campaign
and began making speeches for Henry L
Stimson ne Republican nominee FOR Gov
erner.
ar Roosevelt spent several hours al the
Office CT The Outlook yesterday and
found time 70 receive several visitors.
Among those who called 10 see Colonel
Roosevelt were John Mitchell the labor
leader: William J. youngs. United States
District Attorney Of Brooklyn: Lieutenant
Colonel Robert Lee Howe. L S. a, sta
toned n Porto Rico; Colonel George
Geethals. chairman Of the Panama Canal
Commission. james Bronson Reynolds and
Sloan Simpson. of Dallas, Tex.
NJ. Simpson and Herbert Croly. an
author we're the guerts Of Mr.. Roosevelt
81 luncheon al the National Arts Club.
President Griscom OF the Republican
County Committee spent half az hour with
Mr.. Roosevelt M Griscom gave the ex-
President an idea of the plans he and
Chairman Prentice were arranging for the
state campaign, and II Is understood Mr..
Roosevelt asked that they keep him fully
informed Of the state situation during his
absence il the South.
in all the ex-President viii travel 3,2Ss
niles on the present tour. He viii de-
liver MS first set speech IN Bristol, Tenn,
this morning before the Board OF Trade
The speeches which he is TO deliver - the
Sorth. Nr. Roosevelt has said. are not 10
bs Of political character, out win be con
fined mainly 20 his IDEAS Of good citizenship
and Eou6 government. lie VII speak large
lv or polilics IT Indiana in support of Sen
aror Beveridge. AIos1 Of the speeches viii
te extenporaneous. for he mas rad no time
70 prepare them II sOTance.