The Washington times., 1910-02-17
Hunter of Big Game Will
Become the Hunted of
Politicians.
VIEWS ARE SOUGHT
IN ALL QUARTERS
One Envoy Said TO Have Started
Already to Greet
Him.
By JOHN SNURE.

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Roosevelt has become the hunted.
For some months TO come, he VIII be
frailed as relentlessly as he has ever
trailed the lion TO his lair or the male
factor Of great wealth TO his fastness.
Many politicians are looking to him for
2 sign, and until he gives one he viii
be beset as few public men have been
IN this generation
Already representative OF the Back
from-EIba. movement has started TO see
Roosevelt he VIII be followed BY op-
ponents OF that movement Here Is the
situation:
Friends Of President Tsft's admins
tration hope that when Roosevelt gets
back from Africa and lands in New
York he viii come out with a sweeping
Endorsement Of the Administration
The Republican Congressional com
mitJee and great many Republican
members Of Congress are hoping that
Roosevelt VIII give the Administration
q warm Endorsement and viii speak
cut in such fashion as 70 help the whole
party with the voters In securing the
election Of Republican House.
Radicals Have Hope.
The radicals in the Republican party.
who are not pleased with the Taft ad-
ministra ton and who want TO have
ious 10 have Roosevelt either speak out
against the Administration, keep silent
OF give il only a DersUa~torY inGOFse-
ment-
For weeks there has been no end Of
discussion about the Capitol and II 20
li-ical circles IN Washington as - that
Roosevelt was going 10 say The reEU-
lars in Congress are freely predicting
that ne viii come cut with sweeping
Endorsement Of Tafts administration
and of the course OF tie party. which
VIII help along the Republican Congress
sionaI campaign
The Insurgents are fearing that ROose-
Welt viii DO this in such q way as viii
seem TO condemn them in the eyes Of
the country They would not oppose the
Endorsement Of the Administration, p-o-
vloed II were done in such a way as
Tot 70 enable rseir opponents TO say
they had been Tebuked and in such 4
way as not TO strengthen the regular
organization in Congress, help fasJeu
The old rules on the House. help con
ti1ue the regime OF Ny Cannon and MS
friends and help continue the rule Of
MI AidTiCh in the Senate On the
question OF the tariff. they would not
Ike TO see Roosevelt come out and give
1t a sweeping Endorsement such as Pres
tdenL Taft has given IL
First Ambassador on.
Anyhow. fuel has been added TO the
flames that are haring up over the
Roosevelt situation by the disclosure
that - prominent newspaper man in
Washington. who IS credited with ine-
longing TO the so-caIIed Back from Elb0
movement. has started for Africa He
has been gone about two weeks and
he Is headed for the Nile He e said
10 be planning 20 ascend tHaJ stream
until ne meets Roosevelt
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Der of politicians. and IS going pTepaE Ell
10 Iav before Roosevelt the political Sit
EatLOn from his viewpoint and the view
point Of the opposition TO the existing
ATu07g7is+ra tfou- He viii inform EoOSe-
welt that MS policies have not been livec
I'D 10. and VIII ask aim 10 speak oll
81 support OF those policies or at least
10 refrain from giving Endorsement tu
the Administration
The fact that this envoy has started
on his way has CauS ID 4 toL ~ ftlN %
CAPITOL circles. and II White House
circles as well i has been freely dis
cuSsed about Washington for some time
that Roosevelt would be interviewed nS
friends Of the Administration on TeacI-
ing Europe. and would be urged 70
e0eak out in an effort 10 help the party
win the next elections
Pulling and Hauling IN Prospect
II looks now as if both she Taft and
Roosevelt Republicans would be pull
ing and hauling al the African hunts
man long before ne strikes the shores
OF America
Not long ago. one Of the former F-esi-
dents closest friends said R0ose -eit
would not he drawn into the present
fractional controversy among Republic
ans. and would preserve silence Il is
clear from the Developments that II Mr..
Roosevelt sets out TO keep silent. he
viii have a hard time Of Il.
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here among New York Republicans that
when Roosevelt gets hack, his wishes as
70 New York Republican politics viii be
practically decisive II Is the belief OF
some that the State Craftsmanship vii
re adjusted about as he suggests. and
likewise that the settlement of the Seus-
torship and SovernOrSniD will IN the last
analysis rest with the views he eX-
presses when he Counsels with the
leaders.
[Ot only will he he COunseTed with re-
EaTdinC New York but ne VIII be urged
20 give his advice as 10 other State
situations. and the Congressional cam
paign leaders viii insist strongly that il
IS his duty % help save the House from