The Penn's Grove record., 1914-05-29
ROOSEVELT TO
TAKE The STUMP
Tells Progressiyes In Capital
That He Will Lead Party
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
Makes Temperate Address and Doesn't
Attack Other Parties-WiIl Speak
First in Pennsylvania-Colonel
May Go to California.

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
entered the White House for the Sec
ond time since he retired from the
office of President on March 4, 1909.
Mr.. Roosevelt called at the White
House by invitation. He was receiv-
ed in the main hallway by the Presi.
dent and the two had a talk for 20
minutes or more.
Il had a bully visit with President
Wilson," said Roosevelt. by the
way, did you know that the Presi-
dent invited me to luncheon? l was
unable to accept as l did not reach
the city in time"
Into nine hours he crowded a speech
on his South American expedition, a
call on President Wilson, a political
conference of first importance with
the P~rogressives in Congress, a visit
to the Smithsonian Institution to see
the trophies from his African hunt
OF four years ago, a meeting with a
few members of the Diplomatic Corps
and a dinner with his old friends here,
Besides, there were a dozen i'm
promptu receptions from crowds
wherever else he CHANGED to stop for
a moment.
Colonel Roosevelt was welcomed by
a riot of cheers and handclapping at
Convention Hall when before an audi
ence of more than 5000 people, in.
Guiding the most distinguished resi-
dents of Washington in politics.
diplomacy and science, he gave the
first public account of his experiences
He insisted that he had put a big
new river on the map; that he was
prepared to prove his contention
against all critics and that he was
willing even to help them go and
find what he had found. Also the
Colonel told his auditors that he had
learned to eat monkey meat and
stewed parrot during his South Am
erican j~ourneyings.
From the museum Colonel Roose
welt went to the home of Senator
Lodge. Then he attended a dinner
given by President Gilbert H. eros
venor of the National Geographical
Society. The lecture came next, then
the conference with Pr~ogressives
and lastly the departure for New
York at midnight.
Col. Roosevelt met with the Pro
gressive Congressional Committee il
the old Roosevelt headquarters in the
Munsey Building and outlined the
work of the Bull Moose party in the
coming campaign.
He announced he would go into
Pennsylvania and fight for Clifford
Pinchot for the Senate, and in Cali
fornia for Hiram Johnson for Gov
ernor.
Mr.. Roosevelt in a brief speech eu
logized the Progressive Senators ant
Representatives, and announced tina
he would take his part in the cam
paign this year.
After this speech Col. Roosevelt
asked all except members of Con
gress to retire from the room, as ht
desired to ask questions about diff
ferent localities and people.
After the doors were closed MI
Roosevelt had a heart to heart tall
with the Progressives. He told then
how he would go after Senator Pen
rose on his return from Spain.
He told political friends that hi
will give no quarter to standpat RI
publicans or Democrats. He is goins
to campaign as a Bull Moose.
Much significance was attached tt
the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt couche(
his observations in temperate Ian
guage and that he did not have
harsh word to say about the Repub
lican party or Republican leaders.