Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
THIRD TERMER HERE
Greets Friends at Union Sta
ton on Way to New York.
PLANS TO TESTIFY FRIDAY
May Inspect Hunt Specimens at Mu-
scum, if He Has Time.
NOT TO TALK IN BALTIMORE
Intends to Make Trip Through
Maryland Later-Appears
in Perfect Health.

Theodore Roosevelt spent twenty min
utes in Washington on his way to New
York this morning. while engines were
being changed at Union station. and dur
ing the brief stop he announced that he
would not. after all, speak in Baltimore
Friday night, as planned. as he is to
make a trip through Maryland later in
the campaign, and he intends to make
one visit to that state serve every pur-
pose.
Col. Roosevelt will, however, surely ap-
pear before the Clapp committee inves-
tigating campaign contributions Friday
morning. at the Senate Office building.
and he declared that his only reason for
coming to Washington on that day is to
give the committee all the Information in
his possession on that subject. fully and
freely Col Roosevelt added, with a
laugh. "and courteously.'
If Col Roosevelt has time enough at his
disposal Friday. after he finishes his tes-
timony before the Clapp committee. he
will spend part of his day in taking a
look at the mounted specimens of game
and birds brought back by him from
Africa several years ago at the conclu-
sion of his famous hunting trip.
Wants to Inspect Specimens.
The national progressive committee
man for the District. Frank Hogan. was
asked by Mr.. Roosevelt to communicate
with c. Hart Merriam, chief biologist Of
the Agricultural Department, and the
officials Of the Smithsonian Institution
who have charge of the specimens col
lected by him, and ascertain If 1T will be
convenient for them to allow Col. Roose-
welt to spend little time among these
specimens Friday.
Col Roosevelt said he had had an op-
portunity while in California to inspect
a collection Of mounted game and bird
specimens made by Stewart Edward
White the author and naturalist. and ne
declared they were one OF the pest col
lections he had ever seen, but that ne
still thought that the collection brought
back from Africa by his party was the
best ever gathered.
Col. Roosevelt told his visitors he knew
nothing about political conditions in
Maryland and West Virginia, about which
they asked. He said he had received no
reports on these states and turned Ques-
tioner. Mr.. Hogan. speaking for the
members Of the national progressive COM
told him that while Maryland was. of
course, a doubtful state. from what he
had recently heard he felt pretty sure
that with a good deal of hard work Mary
land could be put into the Roosevelt col
umn in Novemhez- Upon West Virginia
no one in the party had any information
to offer. ~s.a = ~ 3
May Cancel Baltimore Tickets. 5
AS a consequence of Col. Roosevelt s
decision not to speak in Baltimore Fri
day. Lewis NJ. Bernstein. a member OF the
central progressive committee. who has
had for sale round-trip tickets to Bal
timore by special electric cars. probably
will be obliged to cancel his arrangements
and return to the railway company the
large supply of tickets he obtained for
Roosevelt supporters. He told the third
term advocates at the station this morn
ing however. that the scheduled joint de-
bate in Baltimore Friday night between
Senator Rayner of Maryland. and former
Representative Bourke Cochran of New
York would be well worth going to Bal
timore to hear, and that they better keep
and use their tickets for that purpose.
but when the prosressives in the crowd
speak at the Rayner-Cockran meeting
they expressed considerable disappolnt-
ment.
Col. Roosevelt did not come out Of his
private car. which. by the way. Is the
''Mayfiower." National Committeeman
Hogan introduced the callers. who were
composed of members of the progressive
committees, with representatives of the
Spanish War Veterans, railroad men and
other admirers of the co.onel.
No attempt was made to organize a
large reception for Col. Roosevelt's brief
stop in Washington. following tele-
graphic request from him last night to
Mr.. Hogan. Col Roosevelt was tired out
from his long trip, he wired. and wanted
to get as much rest as possible.
Colonel in Perfect Health.
Among those at the station were W. E.
Evans. w. A. Hickey. Andrew Gleason.
Col. A. c. Palmer. John r. Shields. w. T.
Foster, DR.. j. r. Wilder, James T.
Schick. ]. D. Rhodes, William c. Dennis.
George T. Collins. Noel A. Martin, Col.
J. b. Clark. Roy c. Clafiin. Ward Savage,
Lewis M. Bernstein. II. c. Colerider.
Frank H. Cottier, NJ. 2. Dibble, the latter
Senator Poindexter's secretary.
Notwithstanding the fact that he has
travelled 1851 miles since he left New
York September 2, constituting the long
est campaign trip ever made. Col. Roose-
Welt appears to be in robust health, and
he and his travelling companions among
the newspaper men who have been with
has traversed, as we'll as his cousin:
George Roosevelt Of New York, who also
accompanied the colonel, look as we'll as
! il they had been on a long pleasure trip
rather than one of hard campaigning.
| The colonel posed for photograph from
the rear end of the 'Mayhower." with
| Cousin George the latter waving a
red bandanna. Although he admitted he
was tired. the colonel said he was used
| to II. and the crowd cheered him. He
has recovered from his hoarseness.