The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-05
TO#DOMlNATE
PUBLIC POLICY
Will Elect as President Man
Opposed to the Plans Favored
by Roosevelt-Scheme
Was Disclosed by
Drunken Ac-
cornplicc.

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5u}Y5 WALTER EDWARD IIARKisD
Especial TO The Times-Dspatch.1
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April A.--Pres-
ident Roosevelt told a caller to-day
that i,e. had positive information that
the Hartman -Ro observation-disclosures COM
binatIon, OF which he spoke yester-
day, had already raised s5,000,00O. with
which to defeat the nomination OF
either Republican or Democratic
candidate for Congress who favored
the continuance OF policies which he
(tllc Prcsident) has inaugurated.
President Roosevelt stated further to
this caller that the fight which the
combination referred to is making
against his ideas might become SO
strong that he would have to enter
the ante convention struggle and call
upon the American people to hcil,
nominate some particular, candidate.
whom he knew to be In favor OF car
rying out the policy he has been ex-
ecuting as regards railways and trusts.
In Vino Veritas.
The President told this visitor that
at q recent dinner attended by num-
Der OF public men, q representative Of
the combination became very intoxi-
Gated, and In the course Of an attempt
i 10 HlAhc u SpccCN III me Cdt Out 70 !
the bag and tried to induce some OF
those present to become parties to tile
conspiracy.
1t vurned out that all the gentle
men at the board 1t is said, were
friends OF the President. and they lost
no time in carrying tho story to the
White House.
The President is not losing any. time
in getting the story to the publics
an .r.l.~. 4 AZ d rry ~
House that the S5,000,D00 already raised
to fight the nomination OF men who
favor the Presidents policies Is to be
used In sbuyin s. up newspapers. politi-
clans, anybody buyab1e, to prosecute
sthe war upon the President and HIS
candida tes.
Trusts All Against Him.
Mr. Roosevelt says that the can-
didacy Of Knox for the presidency
and the candidacy OF Senator Foraker
are but part Of the generalu conspir-
acy to defeat his own policies. He says
y the trusts are all against him. and
singles out specific ones as having
opposed him when he was q candl-
date for the nomination. Senator
Pritchard. OF North Carolina, told Pres
ident Roosevelt in 1904, according
to the statement OF the President, that
1t would be impossible for him to
get the delegation from North Caro-
lima, as the tobacco trust was for
Mark Hanna, and was fighting tho
President. Alr. Roosevelt does not hes
ttate to call names in charging that
conspiracy existed to prevent his
nomination and that similar con-
spiracy to. defeat his policies exists
to-day.
Party Very Divided.
Whether all this be true 1t but cvi-
dcnces that the Republican party is
hopelessly divided The breach be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Foraker ana
1>nox cannot be healed. in view Of the
formers outright declaration that the
railroads and corporations generally
are trying to use these two as stalk
ing horses to defeat thefeaims Of the
administration by nominating for the
presidency men who are opposed 10
corporation Interests.
The sum total of the Roosevelt Har-
rlman episode will undoubtedly be the
further elevation OF President Roose-
Welt In tho estimation OF the rank and
file. While people at close range may
be able to see that his cry of con
spiracy. following within few hours
OF his implement upon one Of the
Very sharp horns Of the dilemma de-
veloped by Mr.. Harriman's letter, was
q clever move to divert attention from
his embarrassed condition, the general
public will regard the President as
tho victim OF soullcss and consclence-
less financial magnates. and rally all
the more solidly to his support