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Show ilDBSEKtMEEIS Wni'POUTICIMS OF IENJR61MD t - BOSTON, Feb, 27. Tho po- -- lltlcal situation In New Bug- 4- land was canvacsed at length - -f today by Colonel Roosovelt f and tho two men who are f leading tho Roosevelt move- - incnt In the northeastern -f f states. f Governor Robert Bass of ' New Hampshire, Fred P. Hale of Portland, Maine, son or the former United States senator, -f -f and a score of others active In f politics attendod a conference -f f at the homo of Gralton D. f dishing, speakor ofthe Mas- - -f sachusetts house. -- -t- 4 After Colonel Roosovelt had ro-celvod ro-celvod reports of tho piobablo lineup line-up of New England's S8 delosntes to tho Chicago convention he went to Cambridge to talk literature with the learned men of Harvard, It do eloped today that tb(S Rpo8e elt movements is wjthout a national loader to tnko active charge. Those who have consulted with Colonel Roosevelt say' that he has stated today to-day It was his intention o spend as' much of his lime as posoiblo at Oyster Oys-ter Day, with occasional visitS to hl3 editorial office In Now York Montana Mnn May Manage Campaign Colonel RoobovoU was asked as to tho truth of a roport that Senator Dixon of Montana would bo the man at the helm Ho replied the senator would bo acceptable to hlni and that It should bo expected ho would take charge. On account of Illness In his family, It had become necessary, Mr. Roosovelt said, for tho senator to abandon this plan for au Indefinite period Sovoral other names wcro suggested suggest-ed to the colonel, but ho said no decision de-cision had boon reached. Reports published that ho had made an attack at-tack upon President Taft brought a heated denial from Colonel Roosevelt who said they wore Unequivocally false. He also Issued a statment In which ho defined the platform upon which he will make hla fight In which he pointed to his recent speeches as to tho best expression of his opinions. opin-ions. Mad at Rcportero. Colonel Roo&evclt's visit to Harvard today was not entirely peaceful. Since his arrival in Boston last Saturday he has been followed by taxlcabs filled with reportors and photogra- phers, whenever his pursuors were n n i i wii wwii in i1 1 i I in lit P 1 1 able to keep track of his movements. The pursuit lecj today to two clubs a HjujVardj Once tho colonel walked up to m V(iTB"Iri& automohilo, opened tho door and said that ho did not wish to be followed, as his visit to Harvard was of purely social nature. But tho colonel bocame angry. As he alighted from tho motorcar at the Hasty Pudding iclub, the camera men had 'driven up uud aimed their ma-ohlnes ma-ohlnes at him. Tho colonel waived his arms ln protost, but it waB .useless.- Again he went to the automobile automo-bile and demanded -that the pursuit Btor. Ho was met wltn a polite but firm refusal Tho colqnel turned sharply about and fled Into the clubhouse. club-house. Returne to Now York Today. "Yes," he confessed later, "I was angry. It isn't right My picture has been" taken several thousand times since I came to Boston and I haven't even changed ry hat" Colonel Roosovelt took luncheon with his son Kermlt nnd some of hla friends, talked books, and camo back to Boston to spond the night with Sturgin Blgelow He returned to Cambridge earlier In the evonlng', loa? onough to uiko dinner with Prea-Ident Prea-Ident Lowoll of Harvard. Tomorrow ho is to attend tho meeting1 meet-ing1 of tho Harvard board of overseers, over-seers, (ako luncheon frith Arthur Hill, a leader of tho Roosevelt movoment hefe, and start Tor Now York at' 3 p. m. : oo- To f?ej itrongVhoVe good appetite vind,d!fieUn, sleop soundly and en-Joy en-Joy iifei use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great .system tonic and builder. - |