The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-03
ROOseveIt-ROOt Reconciliation
Not Boost for Justice.
Recent Bacon Luncheon Sub
sect of Much Speculation.
ROOT OUT OF The RUNNING
Want Colonel to Stir Up Pre-
paredness Issue.
Efforts TO Be Made to Unite
Wilson Opposition.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, April 3.-What-
ever may have been the purpose of
the Roosevelt Root reconciliation of
last Friday it was not to advance the
political fortunes of Charles E.
Hughes. nor to further the presi-
DENTAL candidacy of Elihu Root. This
can be stated with certainty
In the absence of definite informa-
ton as to the attitude of Justice
Hughes upon the issues of the coming
campaign. Colonel Roosevelt can
hardly be expected at this time to en-
gage in any movement aiming at the
nomination of the justice. Nor can
the iOthers who attended the luncheon.
II will be recalled that yesterday, "a
hours after the luncheon, Robert Ba-
con who promoted it. and Henry A.
Wise Wood visited the colonel and re-
suTned discussion of the preparedness
Issue which was the chief topic at the
affair Friday afternoon. 1t was Mr..
Wood who failed sisnally recently to
get an expression of view on prepared
ness from Justice Hughes.
To Stir Roosevelt
When it is considered the luncheon
was given avowedly for the purpose of
stirring Colonel Roosevelt to greater
activity in the preparedness cause, it
is apparent that there could have been
little thought of pushing forward
unknown.
with regard to his candidacy, Mr..
ROOT knows he could not be elected
pres dent of the United States and
Colonel Roosevelt fully agrees with
HIM
From a reliable source it was learn
ed The luncheon was prompted simply
by b desire on the part of friends of
both Root and Colonel Roosevelt to
bring the dominating forces in the op-
position to Woodrow Wilson into ac-
cord. There had been several abOr
tive efforts to reconcile the two but
all the while they were drifting
through reconciliation. Roots state
Republican address helped pave the
way Robert Bacon, friend of forty
years of both Roosevelt and Root,
finally brought the reconciliation
about.
Preparedness the Issue.
1t is perhaps strictly correct that no
politics were discussed at the lunch
con. Was that necessary? All hands
were agreed upon the cardinal point,
the necessity for preparedness and the
failuhe of d Wilson administration
10 meet the situation. They discussed
ways and means of awakening the ma
ton to the need of the hour. Roose-
velt's assistance was invoked, the logic
of the situation is Irresistible.
Conceding therefore that the pre-
paredness is the paramount issue,
every effort to give Roosevelt all the
support possible is the object his sup
porters are working to.
Roosevelt Is Bogeyman.
Milwaukee, April 3.-One Theodore
Roosevelt has been the bogeyman of
the Wisconsin campaign for the right
to represent this state in the national
convention.
Senator La Toilette, who wants the
presidential nomination and whose
followers comprise one of the Republi-
can states for national conventions de-
clares the state headed by Governor
Philip. his conservative opponent is
TO switch to Roosevelt on a signal
. from the G.. O. p. powers in the east.
The Philip men claim La Toilette
is a stalking horse for Roosevelt and
the La Toilette delegates are at heart
for the colonel. Both sides therefore
are asking for votes on the theory that
the other fellows election will mean
aid to the Roosevelt nomination.
on this argument the Philip men
have the advantage, for La Follette's
delegates four years ago did just what
Philip claims they are planning to do
this year. The indications are that
La Toilette will be beaten for "A native
state Endorsement in the primary to-