New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
TALK WITH HUGHES
WILL Be POLITICAL
Roosevelt May Suggest That He
Give Up Supreme Court and
Run Again.
FOR PARTY'S SALVATION
Iutimates That Call Will Not Be
q Social One-Hasn't Made
Up His Mind About Di-
rect Primaries.
fBy The Associated Press.l

Oyster Bay June 25.-Theodore Roose-
welt may never make another political
speech In his life. as he told the news
paper men the other day, but he is go
ing to roll up his sleeves and plunge
into the thick of the political fight that
will be waged this fall for the control OF
New York State.
Mr.. Roosevelt persists in his refusal
to talk politics for publication, out II
may nevertheless be said with authority
that he will devote his every enoft 10
save the Republican party from the de-
feat which he thinks menaces 1t In THIS
state, and that he will not shirk the re-
sponsibilities which have been placed
on his shoulders by those who look to
him as the one man who can command
the situation.
Out Of the coming conference between
Mr.. Roosevelt and Governor Hughes VIII
issue an articulated policy. The Gov
ernor and the ex-President will SO over
the entire political situation as IL e1is's
in Nsw York State to-day. Mr.. Roose-
Welt will indicate his belief that II the
Governor accepts a place on the United
States Supreme Court bencn. as tne
Governor has already sisnifled MS IN
tentton to do, and thus withdraws en-
tirely from active politics, the result
may be disastrous to his party.
Will Present tho Situation.
Mr.. Roosevelt may not, and probably
will not. request the Governor in so
many words to become a candidate for
a third term. He will present the sltua-
ton as he sees 1t, leaving 1t to the Gov
ernor to decide, after he has learned MI
Rooseyelt's views, whether or not he
should retract his positive statements
that he will not accept another nomlna-
ton, sacrifice his place on the bench Oh
the Supreme Court and go back into
harness for two years more at Albany.
Such a decision would carry with II
full understanding that In the event OF
Republican defeat Governor Hughes
vou,d find himself with neither seat
on the bench nor a seat in the e1ecu-
tive chamber.
Az side light on the situation it Is
also known that Mr: Roosevelt favors
some sort of primary reform legislation,
although he has not had the opportunity
to study the various plans that nave
been proposed, and he has not decided
which Of them, if any, has his approval.
Mr.. Roosevelt gave the newspaper men
to-day his first interview Of any length
since his return from abroad. Politics
was barred. He refused to discuss the
coming visit Of Governor Hughes, fur
ther than to repeat that no final day for
the visit had been set. He was asked
If he had not invited number OF po-
utical leaders. both regulars and insur-
gents, to accept his hospitality.
Huahes's Call Significant.
With the exception Of Governor
Hughes" he answered, 'T have invited
no one here except to make social visits.
shall you see President Taft at Bev-
erlv when you go to Cambridge for the
Harvard commencement next week."
Il don't know" was his only reply.
Mr.. Roosevelt was at luncheon when
the newspaper men arrived. He had at
table the largest number of guests since
his return from abroad. There were thir-
teen visitors ten Of whom had come all
the way from Peoria, ILL.,, with an in
vitation from Archbishop Spalding ask
ing him to speak before the knights Of
Columbus at Peoria on Columbus Day.
October -. Mr.. Roosevelt promised to
take the matter under consideration and
hoped he might find it possible to accept
The other guests were DR.. Hart Mer-
rian, an old friend OF the family; Henry
Fo~
ment in the sugar fraud trials. and a
Mr.. Sheldon, hunter of big game in
Alaska.
Swamped In Mail.
The newspaper men we're ushered
into the library. and Mr. Roosevelt left
the table to follow them. They found a
room in confusion, Uttered with thou
sands Of unopened letters and hundreds
of books sent by publishers and friends,
with still other hundreds of magazines,
all unread. There were letters On a
table, on settee and on the floor.
Il want you newspaper men to make
it clear that 1t Is utterly impossible for
one man to cope with all this mall"
said he.
IF every man, woman and child in
the United States who has been writing
to me were to stop writing to-day" he
continued, lit would take me six months.
with clerical assistance, to answer them
all. Probably there are many letters
here from close personal friends, but 1T
is Impossible for me to separate the
important from the unimportant. I am
getting the mail Of the White House. and
/ have not the White House staff to dis
pose of it."
Samples Of Letters.
Mr. Roosevelt began at the top of the
pile and picked up ten or twelve letters
The first he opened was from promi-
nent member OF Congress, inclosing a
copy of speech which the writer re-
ouested Mr. Roosevelt to read and criti-
else.
1T would take an hour OF my time.
Mr.. Roosevelt said. 1T would be impos-
sible for me to grant such request"
The next letter was from man from
Arkansas who had a patent window de-
vice which he desired to bring to Saga
more Hill for Mr.. Roosevelt's inspection.
Another letter was from an old friend in
the West who had lost his place In the
Land ONCE while MIR. Roosevelt was In
| Africa This friend asked personal
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