The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01
ROOSEVELT And
ROOT BURY The
HATCHET IN N. Y.
fEx-Premier Bacon Brings
Them Together at Luncheon.
lodge and General Wood Also
at Love Feast.
THEY TALKED PREPAREDNESS
Politicians Regard Conference
as an Important One.
Henry Allen at Big Perkins
Progressive POWwOw.

or Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachu-
etts. and Major General Leonard
Mood at luncheon Friday.
Robert Bacon was a classmate of
Roosevelt at Harvard and was sue
essively assistant secretary of state
nd secretary of state in Roosevelt
econd administration, succeeding
Root in the latter position when Root
gas elected to the senate from New
fork.
Root is the leading conservative of
I he Republican party. AS presiding
fficer of the Chicago convention OF
|912, he janmed through the pro-
ram by which Roosevelt was defeat
d for the presidential nomination.
.ater he prepared an elaborate justi-
Nication of what Roosevelt denounced
S a theft
Henry Cabot Lodge is one of the
oremost standpatters of the senate.
lie is a life long friend of Roosevelt.
Major General Leonard Wood is the
Kan whom Roosevelt advanced by eX-
raqrdinary stages from the post of
urgeon to head of the army.
Heal Old Sores.
These four were the closest advis-
|rs Roosevelt had as president. Their
resence together at Mr.. Bacon s
Inoheon within two months of the
ssem bling of the Chicago convention
reated a political sensation. There
ad' been rumors that Roosevelt and
Root were not as far apart recently as
las generally supposed. The lunch
ION. following closely upon the story
bat George W. Aldridge of Rochester,
nd Francis Hendricks, of Syracuse,
. vere heading an upstate movement to
ncom pass Roosevelt's nomination by
HE. Republican convention, sent
Roosevelt stock kiting upward.
DIV Irti
= ectjon with the open reconciliation
4 Roosevelt and Root. Root, it was
aid. has given up hope of becoming
resident. He has conceived an am
ition, however. of winding up his
official career by playing a leading
art,in restoring peace in Europe. He
elieYes this would be possible if he
Tere secretary of state. An under
Ia Rding, therefore, is said to have
cen. reached between him and Col
mel Roosevelt whereby he will throw
- Roosevelt whatever delegates and
nfluence he may have at Chicago in
Meturn for the premiership in the
Roosevelt cabinet should the colonel
be Nominated and elected.
Eliminate Barnes.
accidentally, it is understood the
eOct influence is to be thrown into the
gh that is underway to eliminate
William Barnes from the Republican
ituation.
Az to Senator Lodge, his personal
pydfty to Roosevelt has never wavered
nd i'm the primary fight which is un-
e er way in Massachusetts he will GO
s far toward swinging the state dele
eatl0n to Roosevelt as he may with 0:Jt
nd4ngering his own reelection to The
enate.
she Interests of the colonel. General
Wood attended the conference purely
p Fmilitary capacity, yet not without
igqificance, as will appear.
Announcement was made followine
he luncheon that the purpose of the
neetlng was 20 discuss national pre-
paredness. No politics, it was de-
Jared. was discussed. The guests met
i Hr. Baccn's residence at 1 O'Clock
Ddtremained in conference more han
NO hours. Following the luncheon
'ol1nel Roosevelt went to another
Conference at the residence of George
M. PERKINS. This was a pow-wow OF
Progressive chieftains from all sec
ions of the country. Not until the
Perkins conference was over did it be.
on3e known that Roosevelt and Roo
bad met and buried the Ratchet. TheT
3 Colonel Roosevelt was hurryins
way on his return to Oyster Bay, ht
Rooseveh's Statement
Il had luncheon today at Mr.. Ba
lndrGeneral Wood. Mr.. Bacon is con
hecFed with this big national defens'
braanization-I cannot recall th'
ea NC of it: but he is associated viii
different defense organizations. HI
aid, he had got Senator Lodge to come
rom Washington to meet us here anC
ak over the question of full prepar
sdness for self-defense as a means o
occurring the peace and honor of thi
,ouptry and to consider how best t
oil s1f r.fff
o The vital need of this movement 70
s4laclpnal preparedness
Pausing an instant, Colonel Roose
7elt smiled and added:
u will now answer your seconl
N1u asfion before you ask it. We dii
hotndiscuss politics at all. The who'll
.,oriVersation related to the matters
have set out above"
In political circles there was no dis
POSITION to question the fact that pre-
paTedness was the chief matter dis
used at the luncheon. Along tn
inc. of preparedness. it was declared
iesathe chief hope of Colonel Roose
7elfs supporters of securing his nom
naHon at Chicago. BY awakening tn
country to the necessity for prepared
ness and identifying Colonel Roosevelt
Intimately with this movement it
hoped that the demand for his nom
nation will become irresistible.
The colonel returned to Oyster Ba
Friday niSht. More conferences ar
Expected at Sycamore Hill during tn
next few weeks.
Perkins Conference.
ne conference at George w. Per
<irls residence following the luncheo
at AR. Bacon's was attended by Col
Dnef Roosevelt. Mr.. Perkins, Waite
BrtNn of Ohio. r. j. Disney, of Okla
hor8a, who has just been elected a Re
publican delegate to the Chicago con
serftion: Henry Allen of Kansas, Medi
Mccormick of Chicago, and half
iozen other leaders.
No formal statement was made wit
regard to the matters discussed. Nj