The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-26
COLONEL
TO PLAN ATTACK
Progressive Leaders Await His
Ideas on Battle Against
Administration.
VISITS WHITE HOUSE TO-DAY
Capital Vastly Interested and
Rushes to Secure Tickets
for His Lecture.

Washington, May o5.-Colonel The
odorc Roosevelt Will return to WASH
inS;on tomorrow on one Of tho few
visits no has made since lie left the
White House. He will spend nine hours
In the capital, and the plans made for
MIN give promise that he VIII put In
Il fun days work before he leaves at
midnight for oyster Bay.
The primary object of the Coloners
trip is to deliver a lecture before the
National Gcogra phtc Society on his
South American explorations. but poll
ticians are more Interested IN the con-
ference he will hold. just before ne
leaves. with the Progressive leaders
III Congress.
This conference may develop a plan
of action By the Progressive party In
the coming congressional campaign. II
IL results In nothing more, the party
leaders expect Colonel Roosevelt to
show the way in which the Wilson ad-
ministration can bc most advantage
ousiy attacked by campaign orators
and in prediction literature.
Colonel Roosevelt Is duo in WASH
ington from Philad delphia At 3:2n j. NJ.
and expects to go directly to the Ma
tional Museum to look over specimens
he procured for that institution on hts
African hunting trip several years ago.
Many OF these specimens have been
mounted since he paid his last visi,
10 Washington.
FROM MUSEUM HE GOES
TO VISIT PRESIDENT
From the museum the Colonel prop
ably will go to the White House to pay
his respects TO President Wilson. Hc
was Invited to take luncheon there,
put was unable to leave Oyster Bay
In time TO keep 4 luncheon engage
ment. Next, he viii 20 to the homo
of Senator Lodge. one OF his intimate
friends. who Is giving a reception In
4.
corps.
The Colonel Will take dinner at 4
downtown hotel with officials OF the
Geographic Society. He has no en-
GaSements until his lecture, which will
begin at o'clock. The lecture prob
ably Will last nearly two hours. and
Immediately on It's conclusion. Colonel
Roosevelt will be driven to the Pro-
Grcss:ve party headquarters. where the
conference with other party leaders
In Congress will be held.
Every member of the party in the
House who is In town is expected 70
attend. but Senator Clapp will he the
of Congress. Senator Poindexter, the
other Progressive. Is q member OF the
committee which left to-day to at-
tcnd the funeral OF Senator Bradley.
IIe :aid to-day he would see Colonei
Roosevelt later at Oyster Bay.
M definite plans have been made for
tho conference at party headquarters.
The Colonel will be told. however, Just
what success the party has had in at
tempting to put through It's Legislative
program at tho present session, and
each man VIII outline the steps he
thinks are necessary IN his district anc
elsewhere to gain victory In Novem-
Dcr. lie Will be advised also OF what
his supporters In Congress believe are
the weak spots in the administration
and will be asked 10 devise methods of
attack.
REPORTS OF CONFERENCE
NOT RELIEVED SIGNIFICANT
Reports that Colonel Roosevelt
might confer while here with lead
ers CT the Republican party were not
regarded ms significant. 1t was re-
called that Senators Root, Gailinger
Smoot and Warren. four OF the most
active OF the Old Guard OF the party
IN the Senate, are members of tho
Bradley funeral committee, and will
not be in town tomorrow.
Senator Eorah was at 4 Republican
gathering in Detroi; tonight. and will
not return in time TO sec the Colonel
That Washington outside OF polit-
the Coloncrs visit became apparent to-
day, when the general public had its
opportunity to obtain seats for the
lecture. There WIS a line two blocks
long leading up to the home of the
Geographic Society. The demand in
official circles for seats has been brisk.