Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-07-07
PRESIDENT AND PREDECESSOR
IN FIRST MEETING SINCE DE.
PARTURE FOR AFRICA.
G. 0. P. BATTLE PLANNED
Measures for State anc National
Elections Diseussed-Eas
Narrow Escape In
Automobile.

Beverly, Mass.-Former President
Roosevelt, II is now known, will get
into the political fight in New York.
He made that evident VIXEN he &c
entered the political arena at the
request of Governor Hughes by send
ing word to the Republican organiza.
ton in New York to back Hughes in
the fight for direct primaries.
The conference between President
Taft and eXPresident Roosevelt is
fraught with the deepest political sig
nificancc. Before Colonel Roosevelt
reached here it became known Sen
ator Lodge had been invited to attend
the conference Governor Hughes OF
New York was expected, as was Rep
reesntative Nicholas LOngworth OF
Ohio.
II was expected q decision would be
reached on the policy to be followed
nationally, and in Massachusetts, New
York and Ohio during the coming
campaign.
Colonel Roosevelt I and Senator
Lodge had narrow escape as their
automobile was crossing the Boston
& Maine railroad at Park street Cam
bridge, on their way to Nahant. The
gate tender lowered the safety gate
directly in front of their machine on
the opposite side of the road. Not 100
yards away an express train was COM
ing. Bystanders called to the gate
man, who raised the gate just in
time to allow the Lodge automobile to
move out of the way of the train.
The conference is the first meeting
of the president and the ex-president
since Colonel Roosevelt's departure
for Africa.
The Republican situation in New
York, and the insurgent movement in
the Republican ranks, the criticism of
President Taft's administration on &C
count Of the tariff, the BallingerPin-
chot controversy and other matters
were among the important questions
considered.
1t is probable some plans for the
next Republican national campaign
will be framed.
No important prisoner of state
could be guarded more closely than
Colonel Roosevelt. East Point"
where he conferred with Senator
Lodge, is situated at the extreme end
Of high rocky point extending into
the Atlantic oceon. A threatening
rocky ledge stretching at places far
into the water guards it from APP
proach from three sides. On the
Fourth side high iron fence adorned
with long sharp points and inter
twined with barbed wire effectually
prevents entrance except at a point
where it is pierced by a narrow gate
through which an automobile can just
squeeze. This gate is guarded by
an iron and wooden bar, and four po-
licemen had orders not to permit,
man, woman, messenger boy or mo-
squito 10 pass the entrance.
Colonel Roosevelt has carefully
avoided all newspaper reports wish
ing to interview him. When he speaks
It is in monosyllables. But to some
Of his friends he managed to convey
much information in few words.
SNANASA ANOc9NNNAI Albk lAttAAh3
with Governor Hughes occurred at
Harvard as they formed in line at the
graduate parade. Colonel Roosevelt
saw the governor in line a few PAGES
in the rear and walked to him. They
shook hands with seeming warmth
and instantly plunged into a lively
discussion.
In a few moments Colonel Roose.
welt became emphatic in language and
gesture, and said:
Il don't understand how such
thing got around. OF course, | felt
sore than you are getting out. You
are the only man in the state"
Governor Hughes, with smile, in.
dicated the crowd close around, and
Colonel Roosevelt lowered his voice,
and the two whispered TO each other,
obliyious to the fact that the parade
was ready TO move and that everyone
was waiting for them,