The Washington times., 1910-05-03
ROOSEVELT MEN SAY
HELLKEEP SILENCE
Will Not Reveal Plans Until
Long After His Return
Home, They Assert

That former President Roosevelt has
no intention Of rushing hastily into the
field Of American politics ard commit
ing himself one way or another until he
has surveyed things carefully. is the
statement made By some 81 the men
closest 10 him
They say the probabilities are that no
prunOunCement from r OseVeIt on the
political situation need be looked for
until he has returned 10 the United
States and even then he is not likely
10 be IN q hurry about It
Good authority exists for the state
ment that Roosevelt intends TO back
PIuChOt up in conservation matters and
This same authority says that before
Mr. Roosevelt has been in this country
long he VIII take occasion 10 show
where he stands on this matter
Il does not follow from this he viii
launch into criticism OF President Taft
Al no time has IL been seriously eE-
pected here by many Of the men who
are most enthusiastic for the return Of
Roosevelt TO the White House that he
would attack AIr. Taft Some OF them
have predicted that Roosevelt would re-
1cse 10 1ndorse the present Adminlstr1-
ton but the men in Congress- who do not
agree with AIr. Taft's course have, as a
rule. not believed Roosevelt would ven
ture on open criticism Of IT,
The most reliable Information here for
months has been that Roosevelt would
ne inclined -Ic take middle ground and
eIther side and that Re would pursue
the policy Of keeping still on political
matters.
At the same time, IT was SAID that Mr..
Roosevelt would not accept public Of
flee, believing that TO do so would lower
the dignity OF q former President This
had reference especially TO the talk OF a
seat in the Senate or the House for 5Tr-
Roosevelt
That. however. was before the recent
developments In the New York political
situation before Governor Hughes was
appointed 10 The Supreme Court and be
fore many Of the New York politicians
raised TIE cTy so vehemently that
Roosevelt would have 10 give direction
10 the campaign next sumner and fall
II Is expected here that the pressure
on Roosevelt 20 make him Identity him
SELF with the New York campaign VIII
ye tremendous In this connection. there
IS talk that the regular forces who are
IN control OF the Confessional cam
lalgn would Ike 70 get Roosevelt into
ne New York caul0a ign taking the
new mat IT ne got into that he could
not refrain from fighting for the sur-
cess or the Republican ticket IN the Con-
-IS 555sl mas contest al along the line
1 lG resident again. but VIII wait until
Another view is that he IS Deliberately
piannlnE 70 get himself nominated. and
Ilat this IS the meaning Of the uumer-
Cns lnE1Jatlons 10 speak he IS accepting
1oE QlILereEt parts OF the country
--------@- view - AAA1lL the EaLLClL
or progressive movement IN the country
mas grown away from Roosevelt since
ne LETT the White House, and that IL
VII not readily take uD with him again
unless ne comes out strongly for Thar
movement and, as 70 this. L is pointed
out that In the winding I'D OF HIS Admin
islraL-on- Win the 1877 panic fresh ia
memory. Roosevelt came TO be couser-
TatIve as 10 many propositions
Plenty Of public men there are who
believe Roosevelt VII come back from
Europe a fairly good conservative who
VIII soon find himself and the radical
element IN his party at odds.