The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-17
COLONEL GETTING
| SPEECHES READY
soon Will Re Prepared for
Long Swing Around
Country.
DIXON REPORT IS "ABsURD"
Montana Senator to Stay at
Head OF Campaign
Committee.
DIXON REPORT is aABsURD"
Especial 10 rhe rlmes.pispatch.


"ncl Roosevelt returned this afternoon
notn the marshalinS OF his forces IL
New York. joviai and hearty. bu; no,
yet ready to give out his speech max
lag program. 1T is understood that
one result OF the late conference las,
tight was tho decision that the Colonel
should speak in Chicago, Minneapolis
81. Louie. later going to New England
and other places that nave been men
TONED. Pittsburgh and New Orleans
being likely points of the itinerary.
Governor Glasscock, of Nest Vir-
glnia. wants Colonel Roosevelt IN his
state. and said to-day that he Hoped
ann looked for him to CONE FOR few
speeches. Colonel Roosevelt himself
says that no plan mas been decided
upon Thoge who were ?. the confer
once and other Roosevelt leaders arc TO
look the ground over On their return
10 their various sections and zcf,d i'll
word regarding what IS necessary IN
speech making. The iinai plan may be
ready in thrco or four days.
The Colonel hopes TO bl alone during
the next few days, until Tuesday, ana
much of this time he can III prepare :
ton OF his speeches. The Colonel said
he waa TO be alone except for the five
uaturailsts he is expecting Tonight ~
ca gamore Hill.
Colonel Roosevelt had no sooner ar
rived from Now York Than he donned
his riding clothes and was off Tor "a
cross-ccuntry canter. But politics
would not shake off. and he was cJugh,
a nj - ,,gi
the Cove Road into the fields.
Calls II Absurd.
Colonel, d report has It that Ssna
tor Dixon Is 10 be supe: sed@J as your
campaign chief. and that Ormsby Nc
iiars Is TO he his oucccssor.' was the
question.
That's perfectly absurd" replied the
Colonel, accompanying his remark with
one Of his most vigorous expressions
Then from his horse he dictated this.
One Of the reasons why Senator
Dixon came to New Totls from Wash
iHgton last night was TO discuss the
Whole campaign situation. The Sena
tor desired to meet the leaders. particu-
larry these from Chicago and New
York. The Senator is to be in special
charge Chicago and New York viii
be substaticns, and Washington will
be the exchange. Senator Dixon will
u in authority. and his word viii be
absolute
II Was inentionad TO Colonel Roosevelt,
that the announcement ~ the appoint
menr Of Mr.. McHarg 10 the Roosevelt
committee bureau in Washington
placed him in = very corspiruous place
Is director OF the Roosevelt move
ment The recent return OF Mr.. Nc
llars from the south, whore il was said
ny =oue that he might have gone on a
tour 10 sound tbs situation and round
w Roosevelt supporters. was also cali
81 to the Ccloneis attention.
Il haven't seen SIR. McIarg," replied
Colonel Roosevelt "Alr. McHarg work.
Cd for MIR. Wa-i-thnt is as l re.mem
Der he debut 10 not know anything
about him. do not know wha, hes
been doing"
The appointment OF ormsby McHars
as the rlght-hand man OF Senator Dixon
in the Roosevelt campaign was one OF
the immediate results OF the gener IL
conference yesterday Colonel Roose-
Welt continued his conference of the
day before with morning conferences
to-day with Senator Dixon. .AleXa nder
II. Rcvellc. of Chca go. chairman of the
Roosevelt national committee. and for
MIR Judge Duh. chairman of the Roose-
welt New York committee They would
not talk of the previous nights confer.
cnce further than Colonel Roosevelt's
remark that 'we just wanted TO get the
leaders working together
Situation Misunderstood.
Mr. Roosevelt, however had some
what to say of how the East and The
lower part of Manhattan totally mis-
understood ths situation In the Yves;
and was kept deceived by false news
paper reports as TO the real strength OF
Roosevelt. He declared that III the
West men. women and children were
all absorbed in following the political
questions ofsthe day and We're settling
the real problems of the country
whereas New York is only taken UP
with money.
That's the reason N=w York has hs,l
nothing 10 say i'll choosing candidate
for President for thirty years." said
AIR. Roosevelt, and he continued: lin
the West the people feel no prcjudic
against third term. The matter OF
Rooscvclt's attitude toward Taft and
what Roosevelt had understood with
Taft as 10 whether he would be n can
didate or not is not a question with
them. The question is as 10 who is the
man who can win"