New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
MANY TO SEE ROOSEVELT
Says He Expects Visits from All
Shades of Republicans.
TO SPEAK AT SUFFOLK FAIR
Ex-President Cuts Down Tree
and Hands Out Chips Among
Negro Delegation.
fBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


OYSTER Bay. July 16.-Theodore Roosevelt
said to-day that he was scheduled to max.
a speech to his neighbors in Suffolk County
at their county fair The fair Will be held
some time in October, and the speech may
embody Mr.. Rooseyelt's first public utter
ance on New York State politics. ar
Roosevelt. however, is not announcing it as
political speech. Whether it happens to
be one will depend largely on the develo -
ment OF the political situation between now
and then.
Meantime Mr.. Roosevelt is not boinS 10
let his interest IN national affairs and tie
politics of other states take his attention
entirely from conditions in his own state
He said to-day that he expected to see many
New York men Of all shades OF Republican
ism in the next couple of months
Among his earlier visitors. either at Saga-
more Hill or ''The Outlook" Office, Will be
Representative Parsons, a progressive, and
Senator Wainwright, OF Westchester. who
called on him Yesterday In New York Sen
ator Wainwright. though not direct NOM
nations man, owes political allegiance 70
National Committeeman Ward and is one
of the more Independent Republicans IN
the LEGISLATURE He is said to cherish an
ambition to go to Congress
Cuts Down Big Tree.
It Is possible that In addition to this sur
folk County speech Mr.. Roosevelt may make
one or two others of a political nature n
the state campaign: He did not care to-day
to talk about the likelihood Of this Oo-
viously 1t would depend largely on the re-
suits of the state convention. the nominee
for Governor and the nature of the state
platform.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent part of the afternoon
choppinz down a big chestnut tree by the
roadside leading up to his house. The tree
was dead. but the trunk was tough, and
il was no chiId's play to cut a cash into
IT deep enough to send ii crashing to the
ground. When this had been accom-
nIished Mr.. Roosevelt talked to the news
paper men.
He wa. asked If any significance should
he attached to the statements that Mr.
Ionsworth. his son-in-law, was 10 speak
for a Republican state platform in Ohio
indorsins the Taft administration. Mr.
Roosevelt said he had not talked with
REPRESENTATIVE Longworth about the mat
ter.
II wouldn't be a bad guess to hazard that
Mr.. Roosevelt hopes the platforms In all
states where elections. will occur this fall
will he such that good Republicans of all
shades of belief can support them. Re
ouhIicans who have talked with the ex-
President lately say he has keen sense
of the necessity for party harmony and
narty union here and in other states this
fall. lest the party be disrupted for the ma
tional battle in 1872
Following the announcement OF the
itinerary for Mr. Roosevelt's Western and
Southern trips. he has received about one
hundred teIesran1s from places along the
route asking for speeches and visits. In
almost every case this will be impossible
owing to the fact that close calculation ha'
baen made to permit him to get in those
.nseche~ now scheduled In the time at his
disposal
Nearoes Want a Speech
The general public doesn't seem 10 ss'
the idea that Mr. Roosevelt now is pr
vate citizen working for living and Wit
NOT half enough time to meet the demands
made on HIM Four negroes called on MIN
this afternoon to get him to speak at state
fair to be run by negroes In Rlch1nono, a.
in October. They were Giles B. Jackson
of Richmond; Harry 5. Cummings, of Baiu-
more who takes rather a prominent part IN
veIt's nomination for second term; John
c. Rancy. of Salisbury. n. C.. and Dr. "
y Cr,,n1, of Charleston, s. c., whose ap'
nointment as collector of the port was ne-o
IN for some time in the Senate
Dr Cr71u, has been appointed Minister 'c
liberia bv President TAFT He said he de-
sired to pay his respects to MI RooseVeI'
before sailing for Africa
I'VE Southern negroes want the Presi
dent to speak at our fair said Mr. Jack
CIV, ITO toll us about his African trip ane
conditi in the mother country
When the delegation returned from saga
more Hill Jackson carried an old morse
shoe and all had chips from the chestnu'
tree which the ex-President had choppe1
down.
II is unlikely Mr.. Roosevelt Will De ape
10 sneak at this fair. as his itinerary al
ready is made up for the western anc
Southern trips and leaves little opportunity
for any extra speeches