Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-19
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COM
MlTTEE WOULD LIKE TO SUP
PRESS ROOSEVELT.
AFRAID HE WILL BLURT
OUT INsURGENT< FEALTY
Can Not Damage Cause of Progress
sves and May injure Some of the
Standpat Regulars - Committee
Hopes He Will Talk Race Suicide
and the Strenuous Life.
Gsnecial Correspondence.l

Especial Cores pOndence.1
Washington, July 19-Intense inter-
est is being manifested in Washington
among government officials. politicians
and officers Of the republican congress
sional committee over the proposed
trips to be taken by Colonel Roosevelt,
beginning Aug % and ending some
time in the middle Of October. 1t Is
generally admitted by insurgents and
regulars alike that the former presl-
dent Is going to receive a tremendous
demonstration wherever he goes 1t
likewise is admitted that the tone OF
the speeches to he delivered by him
will have great influence in the con-
gresSional election.
Members of the republican organiza-
ton who are in Washington perfecting
plans for the congressional campaign
are praying that the colonel will deliver
some of the speeches with which he
was wont to greet crowds at the rear
platform of his train when he was
president They will be delighted If he
will only get back to the old subject
of race suicide, strenuosity, virility,
etc, etc They are somewhat fearful
that tionally or unfntentionally
the colonel will deliver himself Of some
political observations which may be
cons trued as a boost for the insurgents,
even tho he does not come out into the
open In support of that wing of the
republican party. These men find little
cons olation In the itinerary. notwith-
standing the fact that his speaking en-
gagenents seem to be divided pretty
evenly between 1nsurgent and organ
iZation territory. Il is pointed out that
in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota.
Minnesota and Wisconsin, In which
states the colonel Will speak. there are
a number>of regulars fighting for their
political lives with insurgents. in most
instances. having the best of the argu-
ment. The remainder of Mr. Roose-
velt's speeches on his first tour are
scheduled for Wyoming. Colorado Hi
nois and Penn ylSania, states in which
there are no contests of Importance be-
tween insurgents and regulars. This
first invasion of the west is going to
carry Colonel Roosevelt right thru the
insurgent belt and none of his friends
in Washington will be surprised If the
insurgents find themselves better off.
politically speaking. after his visit.
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Several public men who occupy the
limelisht while congress is in session
are now spending tn cir vacations under
the British flag. All Of them are en-
thu siastic fishermen and all come
back to Washington each year viein g
each with the other to tell their friends
the 0nest collection of fish stories ever
brought out Of the wilds of the donlin-
ion
President Taft's annual pilgrimages
to Murray Bay when he was secretary
of war gave that little village more
advertising than it had before his ad
vent or since. Murray Bay, however,
knows Mr.. Taft no more. and 1t mourns.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer is keep
ing up the traditions of the govern
ficers spend his vacation in Canada.
Mr.. Taft went to Canada to play golf
Secretary Meyer goes there because he
is an enthusiastic salmon fisherman.
Just as soon as he can get his depart
mental affairs Strengthened out after
congress adjourns the secretary gets
out his fishing tackle and travels north
by the fastest train.
Like as not he will find on the same
train Representative Swagar Sherley,
of Kentucky intimate friend of the
president. Mr.. Sherley maintains a
camp in the Canadian woods and when
he is not camping he is roughing it in
the far north. AT New York chances
are ten to one that the secretary and
Mr. Sherley are Joined by Representa-
tive Francis Burton Harrison, who now
keeps open house a a beautiful camp
in the province Of Quebec formerly
owned by Charles p. Taft. If the train
happens to go thru New England still
another member of the house is apt tc
get aboard. He is Representative A. P
Gardner, insurgent and son-inlaw OF
|Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Unlike
Secretary Meyer the three members Of
congress do not care for salmon fishing
During the summer months they de-
vote their attention to trout fishing an6
in the fall tramp the woods in search
of bear, caribou and moose. The Wash
ington home of each member is wei
filled with trophies brought down by
their guns and with skins Of trout
ranging in weight from three to sill
pounds.
Back to nature for mine"
Such was the remark made by
Charles A. Prouty, member of the in
terstate commerce commission, as he
picked up a bag and started from his
office for the railroad station to board
a train for his farm in Vermont.
Commissioner Prouty was called
from his home few days ago to join
his fellow members on the commission
in deciding the increased freight rate
cases.
DUTY before pleasure, Of course
said Mr. Prouty, when he arrived in
Washington, '.bus I want to say that
this meeting called me away from
home at an exceedingly inconvenient
time. That farm of mine back home
is a model which Jim Wilson might dc
well to look over. raise about every
thing that ca nbe raised in that section
of the country and I raise the best
Just the moment when I received a
telegram asking me to come, to Wash
ington was congratulating myself or
having the finest crop OF Strawberries
that ever grew in the sol. Of Vermont