The Washington herald., 1910-07-13
ROOSEVELT LANDS
In POLITICAL FRAY
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said that he. personally. is in the field.
ana he is not ashamed TO admit it,
He intimated that he would like 10 re-
ceive the o. K. of Col. Roosevelt.
II one might be permitted TO judge
anything from the Representatives. atti-
tude and the negative way in which he
answered pointed questions upon his
leaving the colonel. one might say that
Col. Roosevelt said nothing TO encourage
Mr. I3ennet's boom.
Supporter Of Cannon
Mr.. Bennett said he is not an insurgent,
and that he has always been a supporter
Of Cannon. He said the power OF the
Speaker is more or less Of a myth, and
went on TO give examples of how he had
done things at Washington that ought TO
prove this points There was no indica-
ton from his conversation that Mr.. Ben
net received a great deal of encourage
ment from the colonel. so far as his
gubernatorial aspirations GO He left the
Office hurriedly.
Speaker Wadsworth appeared TO be
biz surprised at the reception he got from
the reporters, who wanted 10 have him
talk about the governorship. direct pri-
maTies. and tell anything he knew con-
corning the future movements OF the
Republicans IN this State. He said, in
the first place, that he knew absolutely
nothing about considering himself as a
possible candidate. According to Mr.
Wadsworth, there need be no alarm over
the condition of the Republican party in
New York. He said there viii be no
difficulty in arranging good, clean State
ticket, and that the ticket is certain TO
be elected.
col Roosevelt and I went over the
political situation in the State" said the
speaker, land I told him my views on
direct primaries. You know them already,
I guess OF course, we had very little
time to talk this morning, but I hope TO
see him soon again for a further dis
eussion-
Natural TO Talk Politics.
Representative Fowler. OF New Jersey,
had nothing to say after his conference
with the colonel. 1t is unnecessary for
most of Col. Roosevelt's visitors TO state
that they talked politics. because 1t seems
TO be just the natural thing for them
to do.
Prof. Bailey came to request Col. Roose-
velt to make a speech before the Country
Life convention. which will be held some
time next fall or winter. The colonel
promised the professor that he would
talk. Prof. Bailey had no comment TO
make concerning President Taft's mac
tivity in regard TO the Country Life Com
mission, which Col Roosevelt created.
He did say, though, that his scheme and
PinchOt's conservation plans are the two
great policies espoused by Roosevelt.
Harry Stillwell Edwards. postmaster at
Macon, Ca. who seconded RooseveIt's
nomination for the Presidency in 1904
came with E. W. stetson and w. E.
Dunwoddy. to ask the colonel to speak
in their town when he goes South next
fall. Col. Roosevelt promised to try to
come. DR.. Harvey Pratt Judson. presi-
dent of Chicago University, also called
to tempt the colonel TO speak In Chicago
later on.
Gaekwar Also "A Guest.
AS soon as ne was able 10 break away,
the contributing editor went to lunch at
the National Arts Club. There was some
stir outside the Outlook Office upon the
appearance OF the Maharajah, Gaekwar,
of Baroda; his noble son, who IS a Junior
at Harvard, and a royal aid de camp
They lunched with the colonel. Col. W.
R. Nelson, proprietor OF the Kansas City
Star; Douglas Robinson, the coloners
brother-in-law. and Bishop Earle D.
Cranston, completed the party.
So rushed was the colonel all day that
he had little time for the reporters week
ly interview that he promised. He merely
said that he expected Timothy Wood
ruff, Representative Fowler, and Jacob
Riis ct Sycamore Hill for luncheon to-
morroF. Mr.. Woodruff has been ex-
pected for quite a while.
Col. Roosevelt viii entertain many poll
ticians during the next few weeks, he
said, but he could not give out any
names. because he was not certain when