The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-28
La Toilette WAS
NOT INVITED TO
SYCAMORE HILL
Col. Roosevelt Was Especially
Anxious to Have This Fact
Understood.
DECLARED THERE WAS NOTHING >
TO ADD TO Ia F0lLET1ES STORY

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Political Hopes Out Of Bluesky-
Roosevelt Face Was Not Expression
Of Any Change of Sentiment.
Oyster Bay, June 2s.-Robert NJ
LaFollette, United States senator from
Wisconsin, and the father of Republi.
can Insurgency, spent two hours yes.
terday afternoon talking politics with
Theodore Roosevelt. He left Oyster
Bay wearing broad smile.
Senator Elmer Burkett of Nebraska
another insurgent, is coming to Saga
more Hill after Col. Roosevelt's re-
turn from Boston. He, too, will talk
politics.
Representative Madison of Kansas
irreconciliable insurgent, and ardent
defender Of Clifford Pinchot as a mem.
ber of the Ballinger-Pinchot con.
gressiohal investigating committee
will be at Sycamore Hill probably
late this week. His theme will be
politics.
Within the last few days, Col
Roosevelt has talked politics with
Clifford Pinchot., and his ally, James
R. Garfield.
Senator LaFollette arrived early in
the afternoon. He had with him G.
e. Roe. a New York lawyer who was
formerly his law partner. Col. Roose-
velts chaffeur was waiting for them
and whisked them away to Sycamore
Hill. The senator had pulled his hal
down over his eyes, and tried to es-
cape unseen. But he was caught
fairly at 1t by a group Of newspaper
men who saw the Roosevelt automo.
bile. They tackled him on suspicion
although nobody recognized him, for
his hat hid his famous pompadour.
"Not word," he said. I'm going
to Sycamore Hill, but l don't want q
word said about It,"
When he returned, just in time tc
catch train for New York, he looked
like school boy who had just wor
a medal.
He was smiling his most expansive
persuasive smile. Its all right
boys" he cried jovially. "The colonel
says may. talk to you" The train
pulled out and So tSe group of inter.
SAO"S10 JuAROu vi I'LL CA0 0SuoIOk
and rode to the next station.
to the first question. I'VE did," and
he emphasized the affirmation.
I'VE talked Of the legislation of the
present session Of congress-" he con.
tinued. from the attitude Of those
members OF the Republican party
whom the newspapers are pleased to
call insurgents
Can you go into details?"
"No, prefer that they come from
Sycamore Hill. 1 am very much
pleased with the result of my visit
with Col. Roosevelt. very much
pleased indeed"
The senator paused for q moment
recalling the happings Of the after.
noon. Suddenly the smile left his
face for the first time and he said
impressively:
Il want to tell you that Col. Roose.
velt is the greatest living American
and" he added slowly and significant.
ly, "he is in fighting trim"
An hour later the colonel received
the interviewers, who told him just
what Senator LaFollette said about
him and their meeting. The colonel
smiled as though he liked it.
Roosevelt Talks.
II think there is nothing can add
to what the senator has said," he
commented. His face was inscruta.
BILE. He gave no sign of what was
on his mind.
Speculation among Oyster Bay poll.
tfcians is keener than ever because
Of the occurrence. One story coins
the rounds is that the insurgents have
come and seen but have not con.
quered. Yet there is another grour
of equally positive ones who insist
that the colonel has shown clearly by
his acts that he Is veering toward the
radicals. All agree. however. that II
is entirely matter of opinion, When
Col Roosevelt received the inter.
viewers he was standing on the side
of the hill which slopes down from his
home. He wore crash golf trousers
and golf stockings and a soft brown
shirt, open at the throat. He was
hatless One of group of four thick
ly clustered trees he had chopped hall
through.
wait just a moment please" he
called. He raised his axe and whacked
at the tree with hard, true stroke
In another minute the tree quivered
and then fell.
Great exercise" said the colonel
as he sat cross-legged on the fallen
trunk. his axe across his knee.
ut is about the. only exercise get
out here. I have just been in the hay
field"
The colonel said that Senator La
Toilette and Mr.. Roe were the only
visitors Of the day, except for two
men who had come to consult him
about his western tours. He agreed
definitely to speak before the Milwau-
kee Press club on his western trip
which begins the last of August. He
also decided to make another trip
early in October. in which he will
speak to the Knights of Columbus OF
Peoria, ILL.,, on October ~. and in At
lanta, Ga, on Uncle Remus" day