New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
soerds First Day After
Sea Trip Visiting Polit-
ical Leaders.
COLONEL TALKS, BUT
ABOUT THAT BIRD
Mrs. Longworth Hurries from
Washington to Accompany
Parents to Oyster Bay.

aue
nstbing Of the heroic" Colonel
~I.oao,e Roosevelt went TO his home
:. oyster Bay yesterday afternoon In
=. tventy-four hours he had spent
-. landing from his West Indian
-, he heard nothing that would IN
E.,.s the country is not in that mood.
IN the contrary. he heard from the
-. ~ George ". Perkins. whom he
,,v a. the home Of his son-in-lsw, DR..
p,hsrd Derby, much that would indi-
at, that not only IS the country in the
,,roie mood, but that in various sec
.o,. the demand that he be candi-
AT. was growing, that Roosevelt Re
,ublIesns we're becoming more plent-
,,l and that the Progressive faithful
gar. insistingly loyal TO their standard
b,srer Of 1912.
Heslso learned that in circles where,
"a put Il mildly, he was not over
mcmillan in 1912, or for that matter IN
IA. years he had been in the White
House, be had gained enormously in
strength. In witness of this the Cham
her Of Commerce meeting on Thursday
last, when Joseph II. Choate brought
III. house up standing by his reference
"a what Colonel Roosevelt would have
done under existing conditions IN inter
national affairs, was cited.
Sentiment for Roosevelt.
There was no doubt in the minds Of
those who watch things political that
the movement 70 name Colonel Roose,
welt a. the Republican convention mao
received a big impetus IN his return
home, quiet though the homecoming
had been. There was noticeable
hriskness about the National Progress
sive Headquarters and an air OF e1-
peetancy where men interested IN pup
lie affairs meet that something might
come out OF Oyster Bay 20 indicate
positively where Mr.. Roosevelt STANDS
No statement was forthcoming, and
hose who understand the situation
tss, look for none In the immed.a ate
future. For the present az least II IS
expected that the ex-President VIII
,ival the sphinx in silence, unless the
r9expected happens, and there are de-
yelopnerts in the European or MeIi-
car situation that might call for a
statement from him. He has not
tnanged his mind on either the MeHl-
can or the European situation, unless,
cav his friends. that he IS more dis.
custed than before with the course OF
The Wilson administration.
As matters now stand, however, MI.
Roosevelt will not make an active can
vsss for the nomination. He has said
be would not be q party to any fac
uonsl fight or permit one 70 be made
in his behalf, and this is understood 10
be his attitude now. For this reason
Il Is not expected that he VIII engage
II anything that might look Ike
speaking campaign. His one engage,
nent 70 speak is in Chicago on April
%, when he will address the Illinois
Bar Association. Il had been thought
hat he might speak before the Cham
her OF Commerce in Detroit earle: in
The month. but this tentative engage
ment is not expected 20 become POSI-
tive.
Silent Receptive Attitude.
Friends Of Colonel Roosevelt believe
ths; the prospect Of his receiving the
Republican nomination will be best
served by his maintaining quietly re-
eepiiye attitude, and that for him TO
enter into anything approaching d
scramble for the nomination or for
| delegates would be serious mistake.
The delegates, they assert, vii! come
% him without any great effort on ms
part or on the part Of his friends, ano
as proof Of this declare that many VINO
are reasonably sure Of sitting in the
convention who are claimed by various
Candidates are really for Roosevelt;
The address before the Illinois Bar
Association is expected 20 be IN the
nature Of declaration Of principles
or, as II has been described, "a keynote
speech" OF particular Importance IN
being delivered In the Middle West.
Coming as q does before a represen-
tatiys gathering Of lawyers, It would
not BE- surprising II Mr. Roosevelt MADE
!; very clear that he Is the friend and
not the enemy OF the courts, and thar
whatever criticism has been made OF
The courts has been not because the
courts are the courts, but because they
have, In the opinion Of many, strayed
ron the position the fathers expected
hem % maintain.
0! all these things Colonel Roosevelt
taid not word 70 the reporters yester-
day. The few who saw him learned
ro,hing save that he had been asked
nIsny questions about his latest ZOO
logeSl find.
Many" said he, have asked about
TOE gkucharo'
Outlook Plesses Perkins.
Politics he would not talk, nor was
re meeting with Mr. Perkins, and one
nsr In the day ~ the home OF Ineo-
core Roosevelt, jr., with Horace ;. WI
hhson, the Syracuse Progressive lead
y, subject % discussion with the re-
Krttrs. u IL known, however, that Mt
wilkinson takes a. rosy view OF the
outlook a. Sir. Perkins
These we're the only political frienos
VIII whom he conferred during the
cay. lie also saw Carl Hoyey, editor OF
re Metropolitan Magazine" but most
Of bic time was spent with his children
ste grandchildren. To see her father
an Nicholas Longvorth came on from
warrington, and she accompanied MN
tha Gu. Roosevelt 70 Oyster Bay IN
We late afternoon. To-day u 10 e1-
tsei.c the Colonel and the immediate
a'nb.rs u hls family will spend with
Wy interruption from the outside.
~ vas close % train time when COL
'h'l and Nm. Roosevelt and Mrs. Long
.srh reached the Pennsylvania Sta,
..en' bound FOR oyster Bay. They had
gAnnse - take the [:29 train and
~ were not much more than com
\ ,,ertaoly sssted when Il started. ~ the
an' Of their arrival In the station
,s.'s were comparatively few pre,ent'
"s n'ir coming created no connection.
Teddy" Pound by Train Hands.
t''fy one on the train. however, soon
.e,Shte from the train hands that
i.,1Y7 vas On board, but there was no