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Show COL ROOSEVELT ; LOSESJ TIME Oyster Bay. N. V.. May 20 Colonel Col-onel Roosevelt lost not a mcment In re-entering the political fray today Straight from Pennsylvania whert; his primary vote was oue cahulaied to cause the colonel many hours ol serious thought and days of furious campaigning came Clifford PinchOt to Ovster Bay today Tonight Pincnol, Progressive opponent of the battle-scarred battle-scarred Penrose. In close conference con-ference with the colonel. Neither would discuss their Interview Nei ther would venture an opinion on the campaign of this coming fall and neither would talk about ihe plans of the fence-mending campaign that has been placed squarely upon the travel-worn Colonel Roosevelt By way of showing that he has ie turned to the fight the colonel spent his "day of rest" in a manner (hat would have crumpled any ordinarv man He started the day by walk ing over the magnificent stretf hea of Sagamore Hill. Hp was dressed in riding breeches and a flannel shirt open at the nock At 10 orlock he was pacing his library, dictating letters let-ters and telegrams with the rapidity of a machine Two stenographers were working at top speed To Mr?. Roosevelt's protest that he va8 not resting, but working, he replied: re-plied: "This is relaxation, not work I am getting better and stronger every minute." The colonel greeted the newspaper men with the old familiar fervor and 'intectlous high spirits There wa an unaccustomed drag in his voice j and the lines about his mouth wer I deep. But the old vim. the old punch i land the old enthusiasm uere there "It Is medicine to see you boys, he cried "Come with me to the veranda ve-randa and you can open fire there But remember. I am not a well man and I do not know anything about politics." The colonel laughed heartily and knocked together the heads of two dogs which had pounced upon him as he reached the side of the house. Dlexusaes Mellen's Testimony. Asked aboul Charles S Mellen's testimony on the taking of the Boston Bos-ton & Maine by the New Haven railroad, rail-road, the colonel said "There was no controversy between Mellen and me. I have not read fully his testimony but Mellen came to me asking advice about taking the Boston & Maine over I told him that I was not a lawyer and could no. advise him. I told him that if it was quite legal to effect the absorption. I could see no ethical wrong But I referred him to Franklin K. Lane of the interstate commerce commit sion. saying that I knew nothing about the technicalities of such pro posed procedure. I added that I thought that such a deal as he proposed pro-posed should be made under govern ment supervision. B way of concluding con-cluding our interview 1 told Mellen that if he effected the merger and found afterward that he had broken the law that he should not come back to me. I made that plain " On May 30 Colonel Roosevelt will sail for Spain for the wedding of his son, Kermll. In the intervening period peri-od be will attempt to start into motion mo-tion the machinery for tfae campaign and with other leaders of t he party to decide upon the lines on which the fight is to be made. On his return from Kurope about July 1. he will l" yiu the campaign proper. One day of the quietude and bracing air of Salmon' Hill wrought a great hauge in L'olonel Roosevelt's appearance appear-ance Tonight he was full of vigor rhere waa no trace of the fatigue go noticeable when he climbed slowly up the gangway, leaning on a cane, on leaving the tug which brought him home last night. Colonel Rooseelt will go to New York The really important things he has to do, explained, is to get new clothes for his son s wedding During the rest of the day he will visii Ins publishers, go to a museum spend a tew hours at his editorial office and meet a number of New-York New-York state leaders f his part The colonel expects to do all this before 4 o'clock tor he must be back In Oyster Ba by 5 30 o'clock for the most important event in the recent history of this village. His old neighbors here are to welcome him bai k home at that time The school children. 650 of them, and the village band are to furnish the music. Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself as strongly opposed to the repeal the law for the exemption of Ameri can coastwise ships from payment of Panama tolls. He said he thought it perfectly proper to arbitrate the ijuestion if the rights of the country to grant exemption were questioned, but declared that to yield the point unequivocally without arbitration was Indefensible, as he was convinced thf riuted States was within its rights in freeing coastwise ships from pay ment of tolls. no |