New-York tribune., 1910-07-13
bill in the late special session Of the Lesis-
lature.
"Biu Stick" Overlooked.


But they all looked alike to Mr.. Roose-
welt. and. so far as could be indicated oy
their manner of departure. he had SPOKEN
softly" with each of them. The big stich
was evidently not among the Ddes"s
brought I'm from oyster Bay.
One after the other his callers trailed m
took up varying portions of his time. ana
departed. Some time after 1 O'Clock MI
Roosevelt came out of the office, on MS
vav to the National Arts Club, where the
outlook staff takes luncheon
.T'r, as busy as can be- he said then to
the group of waiting newspaper men III
not even trying to get ahead-1ust uoins
nv best TO keep even" And from the length
of lis calling list it was easy 10 gee that
he would have little spare time on MS
hands.
Clifford Pinchot and Marshal Simpson. OF
Los Angeles, were the first callers. MI
Simpson is president OF the Ltncoln-Roose-
velt League of California They taised
with Mr.. Roosevelt more than fifteen min
utes, and when they came out MI Pincnot
said he was going to California soon 10
stunp the state for Hiram Johnson, candi-
date for Governor
To Help insurgents
Mr. StfInCsOn Volu1LscIcQ tAic AAACi
that Mr. Johnson was an insurgent ana
that he was opposed by two regulars VINO
are lighting for the regular nonlination
Mr. Pinchot said he would make three or
four speeches in California in behalf Of
William Kent. an insurgent candidate for
Congress, and on the way out he will speak
at the Knife and Fork Club. Of Kansas
City, where Speaker Cannon recently made
=, IN inS1JrGentS n
Il shall speak there on conservation" ex-
planned Mir Pinchot, smilingly
The California situation will crystallize
with the primaries on August Is, and If
Johnson wins then he will head the party
in that state in the fall campaign against
the Democrats.
Congressnen Charles n. Fowler. OF New
Jersey, and William S. Bennett, of New
York Harry Pratt Judson. president Of
Chicago University. and a delegation from
Macon, Ga, were among the waiting crowd
in the lobby when Mr.. Pinchot came out,
but Speaker Wadsworth came along just
then, and he was next
The Chicago and Macon delegations were
handled in short order, and Congressman
Bennett went in, to be followed later by
Congressman Fowler. Herbert Knox Smith,
Commissioner of Corporations, and Dr. l.
H Bailey, the chairman Of the Country
Life Commission appointed by Mr.. Roose-
vet when he was President Francis j.
Heney, the graft prosecutor of San Fran
cisco, was another caller. Colonel William
R Nelson, owner of The Kansas City
Star" was a late arrival
Mr.. Bennet's Title.
Congressman Bennett came out of the
sanctum with a declaration as to his title
on the tip of his tongue. He wouldn't con-
sent to either the insurgent or the regular
designation. and said he was simply a Re
publican and a redhot Roosevelt man. IN
cidentally the Congressman admitted that
there had been some talk between himself
and Mr. Roosevelt as TO the International
Peace Commission contemplated by the
resolution he introduced in Congress. and
he said that Mr.. Roosevelt would give out
a statement on that matter soon
Douglas Robinson. Mr.. Roosevelt's broth
er-in-law: Colonel Nelson and the Rev.
Earl B. Cranston, Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Colorado, were invited
to accompany Mr.. Roosevelt TO luncheon.
as were also the Gaekwar of Baroda and
his son.
Mr. Roosevelt gave UP his automobile to
the last four named. and walked TO the
Arts Club with Mr.. Robinson and Lawrence
Abbott.
At the end of the days grist of callers
Mr. Roosevelt gave few minutes to the
newspaper men.
He ran over the list of names of those
who had called on him during the day.
Did I discuss direct primaries with
Speaker Wadsworth?" he said. repeating a
question. Now. what in thunder else do
you think we'd talk about?"
The Contributing Editor left for Oyster
Bay in his machine about o'clock.