Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29
Colonel Will Not Take Personal
Charge Of Movement to Sc.
cure domination.
has NOT PICKED A MANAGER
Heatedly nniss That He Made
Attack IN President Taft
Amy at the Camera
Men.


In New,ngland was canvasscd at length
to-dav,y Colonel Roosevelt and the men
who n leading the Roosevelt movement
in th northeastern states. Governor
Robe Bass of New hampshire. Fred
p Ye of Portland Maine. son Of former
T. sSenator Hale and score Of other
meractive in politics attended con-
force at the home of Grafton D. Cush-
i,.speaker of the Massachusetts House.
\f Colonel Roosevelt had received re-
MS of the probable lineup OF New Eng
rs IS delegates to the Chicago conven-
II, he put politics aside for the time
+, went to Cambridge to talk literature
N the learned men of Harvard.
developed to-day that the Roosevelt
,vement is at present without ma
nal leader to take active. personal
,arge. Those who have consulted with
nlonel Roosevelt since he has declared
is readiness to accept the nomination
ny that he has stated that he cannot
nike personal charge Of the movement
colonel Roosevelt said to-day that It was
his present intention to return homo.
md spend as much of his time as possible
at Oyster Bay with occasional visits TO
his editorial Office in New York.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked as to the
truth of report that Senator Dixon Of
Montana would be the man at the helm.
lie replied that Senator Dixon would he
acceptable to him. and that 1t had been
expected that the senator would take
charge. Illness In his family, however.
had made 1t necessary. Colonel Roosevelt
said, for the senator to abandon this plan
for an indefinite period. Several other
names We're suggested to the colonel. hut
ne said that no decision had been reached
md that he had no idea as to who would
be selected.
NO ATTACK ON PRESIDENT.
Reports published to-day that he had
made an attack upon President Taft
brought forth a heated denial from
Colonel Roosevelt, who declared that they
we're unequivocally false. He said that
he had expressed no opinion upon the
administration and that none had been
asked of him. He also issued a state
ment in which he defined the platform
upon which he Will make his fight. In
which he pointed to his recent speeches
as the best expressions Of his opinions.
Colonel Roosevelt's visit to Harvard
to-day was not entirely peaceful.
Boston last Saturday he has been fol-
lowed about by taxicabs filled with
reporters and photographers, when
ever his pursuers were able TO keep
track Of his movements. The pursuit
led to-day to two clubs at Harvard.
once the colonel walked up to a pur-
suing automobile. opened the door and
said that he did not wish to be fol-
lowed as his visit to Harvard was OF
q purely social nature. But the taxi
TAB still pursued him.
Then the colonel became angry. Az
he alighted from the motor car at
the Hasty Pudding club, the camera
men were driven up and aimed their
machines at him The colonel waved
his arm in protest but 1t was useless
again he went to the automobile and
In tones which showed his anger de-
manded that the pursuit stop. He was
met with a polite but firm refusal
Tho colonel turned sharply about and
fed into the clubhouse.
Colone, Roosevelt took luncheon
with Ms son. Kermit. and some Of hi.
frierds, talked books and came back
10 Boston to spend the night with
Ettrgis Bigelow. He returned to Cam
LhIge early in the evening, lone
enough to take dinner with Presiden,
a. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard. To.
morrow he Is to attend the meeting
Of the Harvard board Of overseers
take luncheon with Arthur Hill q
leader of the Roosevelt movemeil
here. and start for New York at 800
=. m