New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25
bay STATE BUzzES AS
ROOSEVELT REACHES HUB
Cheering Crowd GreetS Colonel
Whose Invasion Stirs Militant
ProgreSsiveS to Action.
LoNGW0RTH GOES WITH HIM
Elk President Admits He VIII
See Some Politicians =
Statement on Presi-
dency To night.

Boston. Fob. 24.-The Back Bay station
was packed with jostling. cheering crown
to-day when Theodore Roosevelt stePpeu
from the train from New York for his four
davs' STAY i'm Boston. Colonel Roosevelt
was taken by surprise at the sght Oh tuo
crowd as he had attempted TO keep H's
movements secret. lie doffed his hat ana
bowed smIlingIy as he worked his way
through the lam TO the waiting automoDle'
Colonel Roosevelt was whisked away INTO
tho suburbs al a rate which came danger
ouslv near breaking the speed laws u
hetfla Of taxicabs. filled with reporters anu
camera men, tagged the speeding motor
car through the outlying section !"
home of Edward u. Brandegee, huse anu
stately pile Of brick on the side OF NH
in Brooklne
Colonel Roosevelt beat his pursuers 10
the Brandegee home by few seconds lone
enough TO step from the automoblle anu NC
usbered into the house by brass buttoheu
footuan before even the first members OF
the camera squad could teke snapshot
In rosponse TO all inquiries Colonel Roose-
volt sent ont word that he would see TO
one He declared that he would not ldIh
politics with any one during MS sud! a.
the. Rrandegee home and would sec TO o"e
except personal friends.
On his trip from New York Colonel RooSe-
welt was accompanied by Mr.. ana MITE
Theodore Roosevelt, jr, and by his soh-i"-
law. CONGRESSMAN Nicholas Longworth'
"This is a family party, you see saio
the colonel. and that ought TO sho" una
nv visit TO Boston is not political. How
ever, l suppose" he ADDED, with a sfh'e,
that I shall see some politicians oetore l
leave Boston
Colonel Roosevelts political conferences
probably will be held at the home oi
Sneaker Grafton Cushing Of the Massachu-
sets House of Representatives. The coio-
mel will talk with the representatives Vi
the Militant Progressive Republican League
OF Massachusetts, which to-day appointed
a committee to meet him. Governor ROBERT
Bass. of New Hampshire, may come 10
Boston TO see Colonel Roosevelt.
No. intimation of the character OF Colonel
Roosevelt's statement of his position re-
garding the Presidential nomination, which
Is TO be given out in New York tomorrow
night. could be obtained. Political writer's
from. all parts of The country have as
sembled in Boston in expectation OF the
colonel's declaration, but his close frienos
assert that he will let the statement tell It's
own story and will decline to add to It,
Invitations to functions of all descriptions
have been showered upon Colonel Roose-
Welt and pressure is being brought to bear
upon him to make at least one public
speech here. He said to-day, however, that
il was his present intention TO make no
public appearance while in Boston.
Accompanied by his son, Theodore, jr,
and Mr.. Brandegee, the former President
went to Cambridge tonight and passed the
evening at the exclusive Porcelain Club,
Of which all three were members during
their courses at Harvard, The Club gave
a dinner in honor of their guests, the pro-
ceeaings being secret. according TO Gus
tom.
New Haven. Feb. A.-When former Presi-
dent Roosevelt passed through here this
noon there vas a number of persons await
ing his train at the station. When news
paper man asked him If he had CON
cluded TO shy his hat into the ring in
connection with the Republican nomina-
ton, he turned TO a man with whom he
had previously been talking and said
See how these remarks Of mine aretaken
I'D. The phrase that used was an ordi-
l..zA s1.r