The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-26
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
 WILL CONFER WITH
 THE PROGRESS|VES
Goes to Washington on One of Few Visits Since He Was President = Conference
 May Determine Action


 Washington. May 25.-colone Roose- welt will return to Washington tomor- row on one of the few visits he has made since he left the White House He will spend nine hours in the capital. and the plans made for him give prom ise that he will put in full days work before he leaves at midnight for oys- ter Bay.
 The primary object of the colonels s trip is to deliver lecture before the National Geographic society on his South American explorations. but poli- ticians are more interested in the con- ference he will hold just before lie leaves with the progressive leaders in Congress. This conference may de- velop a plan of action by the progress sive party in the coming congressional campaign. If 1t results in nothing more the party leaders expect MT. Roosevelt to show the way in whicE the Wilson administration can be most advan- tageously attacked by campaign orators and in pre- election literature. Colonel Roosevelt is due in Washing | expects to go directly to the national museum to look over specimens ae pro cured for that institution on his African hunting trip several years ago. Many lof these specimens have been mounted since MT Roosevelt paid his las. visit ito Washington.
 To Go to White House
 From the museum the colonel prob ably will go to the White House to pay his respects to President Wilson. He was invited to take luncheon there, but was unable to leave oyster Bay in time ito keep luncheon engagement. Next he will go to the home of Senator Lodge. one of his intimate friends. who is giving. reception in honor of mem bers of the diplomatic corps.
 The colonel will take dinner at a downtown hotel with officials of the Geographic society and has no engage ments until his lecture, which Is sehed . uled to begin at o'clock. The lecture probably will last nearly two hours and immediately after its conclusion Colonel Roosevelt will be driven to the pro gressive party headquarters, where the conference with other party leaders in Congress will be held. Every mem Der of the party in the House who is in town Is expected to attend, but Senator Clapp will be the only representative IIOIH tHat pfaHcn or congress- Senator Poindexter. the other progressive, Is q member of the committe which left to- day to attend the funeral of the late Senator Bradley. He said today that he would see Colonel Roosevelt later at Oyster Bay.
 1, No Definite Plans
 No definite plans have been made for the conference att party headquarters The colonel will be told. however, just what success the party has had in at tempting to put through its legislative programme at the present session and each man will outline the steps he thinks are necessary in his own district and elsewhere to gain victory in No- vember. The colonel will be advised also of what hisksupporters in Congress believe are the weak spots in the ad- ministration and will be asked to de- wise methods of attack.
 Reports that Colonel Roosevelt might confer while here with leaders of tho republican party were not regarded here today as significant. It was recalled that Senators Root, Gallinger, Shoot and Warren, four of the most active of the old guard of the party in the Sen ate. are members of the Bradley funeral committee and will not be in town to- morrow Senator Borah speaks at q republican gathering in Detroit tonight and will not return in time to see the colonel.