The Washington times., 1912-10-03
COLONEL READY
FOR QUERIES ON E,
CAMPAIGN FUND.
Gathers Data and Cores
pondence for Clapp
Probe Tomorrow.
By THEODORE r1LLER.


NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Holding the
long distance record for continuous
campaigning. Col. Theodore Roose-
velt is snatching a few hours rest
at Sycamore Hill today. The Pro-
sressive Presidential candidate need
ed 1t, for he had travelled some II 900
miles and had delivered several hun
dred speeches in thirty days, when
he reached Oyster Bay last night.
Mr.. Roosevelt leaves for Washing
ton tonight and will testify Friday
before the Senate committee inves-
tigating campaign contributions. He
will forsake the seclusion Of Saga
more Hill late this afternoon, when
he comes to New York to participate
In a conference with George w.
Perkins, Frank A. Munsey. Senator
Dixon. and other Progressives re-
garding the third party outlook and
the colonels forthcoming tour Of
the Middle West. Immediately after
this conference Mr.. Roosevelt will
take the train for the National
Capital.
Second Tour Begins Monday.
The tentative plans are that the col
onel will begin the second lap Of his
swing through the States next Monday.
The Bull Moose candidate probably will
head Arst for Illinois and will then en-
ter Wisconsin, Michigan. Indiana and
Ohio, turning eastward again about ten
days hence. Colonel Roosevelt sought
rest only when he reached New York
yesterday afternoon. Just before reach
ing that city he bade good-by to the
newspaper correspondents who have
accompanied him on the II, ,oOo-mile jour-
ney through twenty-seven states.
1T has been a bully trip. an interest,"
ing trip" he said. Now i am going to
try to have day of real rest with my
family at Oyster Bay; wish you
absolutely nothing to say until I reach
New York tomorrow night. I want to
be away from everything for q few
hours at least and would like to have a
little quiet"
Little Rest on Trip.
The colonel smiled as he recalled that
he had had little rest for the past thir-
ty days. Mr.. Roosevelt acknowledged
that he might take a horseback ride or
but the colonel regards this as recrea-
tion. What he particularly desired to
say was that the gates to Sycamore
Hill would be closed to all and that he
wanted to live like an ordinary mortal
Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roose-
welt met the colonel at the station In
New York late yesterday and he was
whisked immediately to Oyster Bay In
an automobile.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent a part Of today
IN gathering together the papers and
correspondence he may need when he
tstifes before the Senate committee to-
morrow. The colonel wants to be In
position to answed any question put by
the Senate campaign fund Investigators.
and he Is ready and even anxious to
appear before them. as indicated by
when he asked a hearing Immediately
after John D. Archbold had been heard.
Hopes to Finish Tomorrow.
As It is estimated that Colonel Roose-
velt write more than 100000 letters when
he was President. 1t is something Of a
job for the colonel to put his sands on
the correspondence with Chairman Bliss
or others about whom the committee
may inquire.
When ne reaches Washington tomor-
row the colonel. Of course. will testify SO
long as the committee may desire, but
he hopes to conclude in time to return
to New oYrk tomorrow night This will
leave the colonel only two days to at
tend to his correspondence. write an edi-
tordal or SO for the Outlook, and re-
cuperate before starting on his second
tour.
New York Progressives today feel
that the Democrats OF the State made
q shrewd political move when they
nominated Congressman william Sulzer
for the governorship last night. As one
Progressive leader put 1t: "The action
of the Progressives In nominating Oscar
Straus gave Sulzer q nomination he
has sought for sixteen years and which
has been perslsenly been refused him
by Tammany."
Mr.. Straus is making such strides in
the present campaign that the Demo-
Gratis were sorely perplexed In the Sc
lection of a man who would stand q
show. Dix was considered out of 1t.