Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-28
Visit Of Senator and Prospec~
tive Visits Of Other lnsurgent
Leaders to Former President
Considered Significant.
COLONEL MAY BECOME
LEADER OF RADICALS
Is Greatest Living American
and in Fighting Trim Is 0pin-
ion of Enthusiastic Wisconsin
Statesman After interview

iBy Morning journal sEeelnl Leased wlral
oyster Bay n, ~, June 2f.---kobcrt
NJ. La Toilette. United States senator
from Wisconsin and father of the re-
publican insurgency, spent two hours
this afternoon talking politics with
Theodore Roosevelt. He left OyAcr
BAY wearing broad smile.
Senator Elmer Burkett nf Nebras-
ka another out ana out insurgens' rs
coming to Sycamore iIill after Roose-
Welt returns from Boston. lie too.
win talk politlcs
Representative Madison % Kansas,
an irreconcilable nsurgent, and as II
member of the Ballinger-Pinehot con-
sressional investigation committee. an
ardent defender of Clifford Pinchot,
Will be nj Sycamore Hitl probably late
this week Ills theme will be politics,
Win Senator l.aFolette was q. n.
Roe. New York LAWYER who was
formerly his law partner. The senator
was caught, despite his efforts to trav-
81 incognito. 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 = am goins
to Sycamore llill but | won't say a
word about IL.
When he returned, lust in time 70
cateh Il train for View York nc was
smiling his most expansive, persuasive
smile
MS an right boys. he cried jovial-
ly The colonel says ! may talk with
you.
The intervicwers hopped on with
nj a hR naNt
station.
Did we talk politics." he replied
to the first question. I'VE did, and
h., emphasized the affirmation.
1--WE talked OF the legislation OF
the present session of congress. he
continued From the attitude OF
those members of the republican par
ty whom the newspapers are pleased
60 call insurgents.
Can you go into details? -
"No. prefer that they come from
Sycamore Inn, / am very much
pleased with the result Of my visit
with Colonel Roosevelt; very much
pleased. indeed"
The senator paused for moment
recalling the happenings Of the after
noon Suddenly the smile left his
face for the first time and he said
lmpressiveiy:
y want to tell you that Colonel
Roosevelt is the greatest living Amer
lean and, he added slowly and sig
nficantly che is int fighting trim.
An hour later the colonel received
the lnteryiewers, who told him Just
what Senator la Toilette said about
him and their meeting, The colonel
smiled as though he liked 1t.
II think there is nothing | can ndd
to what the senator has said, he
commented.
Speculation among oyster Bay poli-
ticlans is kcencn than ever because or
today $ occurrences. one story going
the rounds Is that the Insurgents nave
come and seen. but have not con
uuered Yet there Is another group
Of equally positive ones who assert
that the colonel has clearly shown by
his acts thar he is Neering toward the
radicals.
When Colonel Roosevelt received
the interviewcrs he was standing on
the side of the hill that slopes down
from his home one of a group OF
-four thickly clustered trees he had
chopped hair through.
wait iust moment please he
called lie raised the axe ana
Whacked al the tree with Il hard, true
stroke. I'm another minute the tree
auivered and then fell PROSTATE.
"Great exercise said the colonel
as he sat cross-leGged on the fallen
trce-trunk his axe across his knee
"It's about the only exercise I get out
here have Just been Ia the hay
field"
The colonel said that senator La
Toilette and Mr. Roe We're the only
visitors of the dav except for two men
who had come to consult with him
about his western tours. He agreed
definitely today % speak before the
Milwaukee Press club ON his western
tour. which hcgius the last Of August.
He also decided TO make another trip
early I'm October. on which he will
speak to the knights of Columbus Of
Peoria. H.. on October -. and In
Atlanta. Ga. ON Uncle Remus" daN,
which he said he though. was on
October. l7.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked about
the report published to day that an
operation on his throat was 60 have
been performed this morning. lie
lauuhed aloud.
"Whv the first ] heard OF IT. he
said. "was when Senator la Toilette
arrived here and told me he had read
that report. I have never heard of
the doctor. who. it Is said. was to per-
form that operation. Now, how do
you suppose such stories about me
become current You can see for
Yourself that not only is there moth
ing wrong with my throat. but that
am u perfect physical condition"
Getting back 10 the Ia Toilette