The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-27

Oyster Bay, June 26. - When Col
Roosevelt forsakes the calm and quiet OF
Sycamore Hill on Tuesday for the gayety
OF the Harvard commencement at Cam
bridge he will mark the beginning of what
is likely to be a pretty important meet
ing. 1t is known here tonight that the
colonel has arranged a conference with
! President Taft az Beverly. This is GER
tain.
Mr. Roosevelt will hold his confab with
! the President Wednesday night, or possi-
bly, Thursday. He viii go from Cam
bridge to Swampscott. Mass, whence he
viii be driven over 20 Beverly in the big
| touring car that he has taken such a
fancy TO all OF sudden. Il has been sug-
gested by men who are close friends to
the colonel that Senator Lodge and
Representative Nick Lougworth would
not surprise anybody If they dropped in
along with the former President, and.
perchance, Gov. Hughes.
No IndOrsement Yet.
Those who have discussed politics with
Col. Roosevelt know that he has not
yet made up his mind in regard TO the
Taft administration. He hasn't Endorsed
or given. any hint that he favors what
the President has been doing, and he
will not make a public announcement
until he has had the opportunity Of
feeling his way.
The colonel IS very busy at present
attempting to get line on how things
stand. both locally and nationally The
wires to Sycamore Hill are getting hot
| ter, and the mail is increasing tremen-
dously every day. II is said tonight that
l Col, Roosevelt is going 70 try to get
/ President Taft 20 exert his influence
upon Gov Hughes TO give up the Fed
eral Supreme Court bench for a third
term in the guberRatoTial chair at III
bany.
The colonel Is in dead earnest about
Hughes saving the Republican party in
| New York State. and the visit OF Hughes
| TO Sycamore Hill some time soon viii
be a mighty interesting one. The news
paper men here have been on edge all
week in expectation of the governors
arrival Several letters have passed be
tween them concerning it.
Spends Day with Family.
Until Col Roosevelt leaves Sycamore
Boston Tuesday he will remain as quiet
as he is able. To-day is the first time
since he returned from the African jun
gle, and, indeed, since he left the White
/ House he has spent a day with his fam
/ lily. There were no visitors
In the morning the colonel attended
the Episcopal church with his boys.
Archie and Quentin. Mrs. Roosevelt
didn't accompany him. OF course the
| Inhabitants of Oyster Bay. who would
rather gaze on the former President than
do most anything else, were out in full
force. As he stepped out Of the church
after the Rev. II II. WashbuTn had con-
Quoted services, the colonel was held up
for a handshaking reception. He re-
sponded with gusto.
During the afternoon he walked. wrote.
read, and chatted with his family. He
put in a couple of hours arranging the
countless trophies he brought back with
him. The house on Sycamore Hill is so
Uttered up with all sorts of stuff that IL
will be weeks before things are arranged
TO the satisfaction of the colonel He
will spend a good part OF tomorrow
around the Hill. No guests are sehed-
uled 10 come UP.
VIII Undergo Operation.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt viii undergo
an operation on his throat tomorrow.
Just how serious the affection that
troubles him is could not be learned ac-
curately to-day, but from the informa-
ton gathered it is assured that a growth,
perhaps not serious but now threatening
grave complications, viii be cut away.
He will reach the office OF DR. Walter
Franklin Chappell. in No. East Fifty
fifth street. about IL o'clock in the morn
Ing, prepared for the ordeal. Prepara-
tons have been made for the operation
after several consultations, and it is ex
peeted that Dr. Chappell. who is a
specialist on throat affections. win be
assisted by a physician from the Man