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Show LEADERS WAIT I FDR ROOSEVELT Second Homecoming Causes Stir in New York Progressives Pro-gressives to Storm Oyster Bay. COLONEL KEEPS BUSY Governorship Candidacy to be Urged by State Chairman Chair-man Robinson. New York. June L'4 The second j home-coming today of Colonel Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt within two months caused almost as much of a stir among Progressive party leaders and I friends of the former president as did his first on May 1 from South America. Today as la6t month. Col. i Roosevelt's opinions on political questions ques-tions drew Progressive leaders to j this city and for ?ome time the Roosevelt Roose-velt home at Oyster Bay will be the ' scene of many conferences Prom the Imperator came wireless messages yesterda stating that Col Km el! had spent in u li of his i line since the big liner sailed in working on the speech he will deliver on June 3n at Plttaburg. He had entertained a party of friends at tea dally, the i message added, and had confined bis! : period of exercise to the early morn-I morn-I lugs. While on the trip Col. Roose velt has been under the care of Dr. Brossius. the ship.- physician, aud I appears to have recovered entirely from the attacks of fever which gave j his friends much concern on his ar-i ar-i rival here from South Amerb a. Fogs Delay Ship. Fogs last night and early today were expected to cause the Imperator to reduce her speed and she may not j reach Quarantine until tonight. Col. ROOSevelt planned to leave the ship at Quarantine and go direct to s ter Bay on board a yacht. Theodore Douglas Robinson, Progressive state chairman, and George w Perkins were ihe only party leaders who expect ex-pect to meet the Colonel and go with him to Oyster Bay. Mrs. Roosevelt Roose-velt also planned to meet the traveler travel-er on the yacht despite Col Roosevelt's declara lion before he left England that he would not be a candidate for governor of New York state. Chairman Robin boh declared that he had not given up hope and that he expected to Dl able to persuade his uncle to make the race Tbe demand that Mr l(ooeHi entered the gubernatorial race will be carried to Oyster Bay later la-ter In the week by Chauncey J. Hamlin Ham-lin Progressive leader of Erie county, O. B Phillips recentl acting state. Chairman and Horace S. Wilkinson of Syracuse. |