The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-10
Roosevelt Offered Presidency
of University Of Minnesota

scheming to get Roosevelt out Of the
fight on the "interests- IN offering him
the presidency OF Minnesota's great
university.
Mr., Hill and the former president
are great friends. or course II 10 ma
tural that man who 10 ut the head Of
great railroad organization would not
agree with some OF the policies OF Col.
Roosevelt. but AZ man to man they
like each other. After shaking banda
with James Wilson. secretary Of agri-
culture. the hrst man Roosevelt recog-
nised when he stepped on the plat
form to speak at the conservation
congress was Mr.. Hin. Their hand
shake was hearty and both smiled
their pleasure at meeting again. It
was the first time the veteran railroad
builder has seen Col Roosevelt since
the hunter returned from the junglcs
OF Africa and the courts Of Europe
Mr.. Hill gave no trace OF his feeling
when the Colonel told the audience
that the people must prevent the rail-
roads from grabbing all the terminals
along the river fronts when the pro
posed river improvements are carried
out and the shipping on the great
streams of the United States IL again
resumed But other utterances seem
ed to please Mr., Hill and he clapped
his hands Enthusiastically as any OF
the Roosevelt followers.
st. Paul could AFFORD to give Roose-
welt 100000 year. Minneapolis an.
other 100000. the state OF Minnesota
a third hundred thousand. and the uni
versity could another such sum. II the
former chief executive would take the
presidency Of the university" said =
st. Paul man. but even that wouldn't
tempt him.
Col. Roosevelt always 10 pretty wide
awake. but when his private car was
switcher into the station in Minneap.
oils he was still asleep and the 70
ception committee and q great crowd
had to wait for him. The trip has been
one OF the most strenuous the Colonel
had had and he had given orders thu
night before that he was not to b
disturbed until the last minute. HI
dressed in jiffy when once he open
ed his eyes and soon was In the swirl
OF mad excitement found wherever n
/ goes.
Then again the great crowd ct tAl
auditorium was kept waiting. but wa
highly entertained before the Colonel
appeared at the conservation congress
The former president upon his arrival
at the st. Paul hotel asked Immediate
~ for Clifford Pinchot He wouldn't q
ahead until he had consulted the for
mer forester. They chatted Tor SOME
time and then Roosevelt was ready x
talk to the crowd.
II was Governor Stubs Of Kanoal
who entertained the crowd while l,
awaited tho coming Of Roosevelt. HI
brought down the house BY referrin(
to Kansas a. "the greatest state ii IN
union" Everybody laughed and q.
governor wondered why. Just hetof,
q wag among the delegates. arising d
announce that he ana his coIleaguei
would meet in the afternoon, said TIL
session would be held Ia the st. Pau
hotel barroom.
/ Il am proud to say" shouted Gov
crnor Stubs. that the Kansas dele
cation will not assemble In i baY
| room. We have no barrooms down Il
Kansas and for that reason have no
formed the habit"
1 All In all Governor Stubs had TIL
time of hts life in st. Paul. He 50
into a hot fight with Governor Hay q
Washington In which he didn't get II,
worst Of 1t, met Roosevelt and Pin
chot. two OF his idols, and at the sam,
time had various opportunities Of tell
ing just what he thinks Of present dA,
questions.