Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-20
Politicians Surprised at Enthusiasm
of New York Reception.
10 SUCH GREETING EXPECTED
Little Comfort for Those Who
Thought Him a Dead One.
ONE GUEST AS GOOD AS ANOTHER
As Much CordiaIity shown When
Meeting Enemies as when
CIasDing the Hands of
Warm Friends.

NEW YORK, June 19.-The tremendous
enthusiasm with which former President
Roosevelt was greeted yesterday-the fact
that there were present in the great crowds
which greeted him men from every sec
ton of the country-was surprise TO
the scores of prominent politicians of all
shades of opinion, who had come here to
size up the hold Mr. Roosevelt has upon
the people
To some 1t was in the nature Of shock
These had hoped again hope that the
power of this man to move the American
people had been over-estimated. When
they heard him cheered as few men have
ever been cheered, by the great multitudes
which watched him as he stood in his car
riage, hat and hands waving, his smiling
face agleam with pleasure and good WILL
no doubt was left in the minds of the
keenly observant politicians that he has
lost none of his hold on the American
people and that he is today the most po-
tent force in American politics.
What will he do? That is a question
which many an anxious repubublican to-
day would give half his fortune to have
an answer. If Mr.. Roosevelt himself
knows, he keeps the information carefully
to himself. In reply to urgent questions
from newspaper men and politicians, he
said:
Not Talking Politics.
'I shall have nothing whatever to say
in the immediate future about politics and
will hold no interview whatever on the
subject with anyone, and anything pur-
porting to be an interview with me that
may appear can be set down at once as
invention"
Small comfort in that to men whose
political future may hinge on what the
master politicions of the republican party,
If not the nation have to say.
In his greeting of political friends, Mr..
Roosevelt gave no indication as to his
feeling Ia regard to the republican split.
Ills greeting was as cofdtaf to Senator
whit more So
Until the sphinx speaks the riddle Will
not be solved. In the meantime one mans
guess is as good as another's.
No group of politicians are more an
xious to have Colonel Roosevelt speak than
those of New York That he alone can save
the republican party from defeat in No
vember is generally accepted as a fact
by republican leaders.
One thing is certain, Mr.. Roosevelt will
not talk politics If he can avoid 1t, until he
has had a chance to rest up bit. His
sons wedding takes place Monday and he
is to visit them at their Massachusetts
summon home for short while, after
that he will probably be able to avoid
politics and politicians for a week or two.
After that it is likely to be different
VIII study at First Hands.
"Roosevelt's intentions are one thing"
H., 11nS
ciated with him since he became a domin
ant figure in politics, "and what he may
do, may be an entirely different PROPOSE
tion Undoubtedly the determination to
remain quiet for several months while
he studies the situation at first hand is
very wise. But think that IL he sees that
the legislature at the extra session is bent
on putting the party into a further hole,
he will be unable to keep out of the
fight.
''Well informed, as he is, on the situation
here, don't think he fully realizes the
bitter feeling Of the men who have been
seeing the republican party go to the
dogs during the last fifteen months. When
they get to pouring into his ear the
troubles and their resentment, it is inn
possible 20 conceive that he will not be
stirred, ard he will take some action. His
natural inclination would be, of course,
to keep out of the extra session fight in
view of the fact that when he once Of
fered to help Hughes It was rather rudely
intimated that he should mind his own
business.
ION the other hand 1t would appeal to
him greatly If it We're suggested that now
his help would be welcome"
And to an outsider that seems to pretty
well sum up the situation-at least there
Is heard no better summing up.