New-York tribune., 1907-04-06
LOEB AT THE DINNER
PENROSE DENIES STORY.
Senator's Memory Refreshed
White House Vie5o of Effects.
TFron The Tribune Bureau.l

IFToTn The Tribune bureau
washington. April 5-News OF Senator PEN
rose's denial of the story told TO the President
regarding his being the agent Of combination
which had subscribed S5.OOOOOO to defeat the
PRESIDENTS policies and prevent the nomination
If a Presidential candidate in sympathy with
those Lolicies created much interest at the
white House and elsewhere in washington gen.
orally to-day.
There were, however. many witnesses present
at the dinner at which Mr.. Penrose made his
remarkable statements. In fact. the story was
reafirIned to-day by men who were at the din
ner. and some OF these suggested that possibly
some further details would serve TO refresh the
memory Of the Pennsylvania Senator. They sug
yested for instance. that Senator Penrose be
reminded that he made his declaration AT a din
ner given by Senator Bourne. Of Oregon, at the
sboreham Hotel in the last week Of the ses-
sion Of Congress. on or about March 3 They
also suggested that Mr. Penrose be reminded
thai. in addition TO Senator Bourne and him
self Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota, and
william Loeb jr. secretary 10 the President
were present, as was also a prominent Senator
from q far Western state.
II is believed that these details viii serve 70
recall the affair to the Senator's memory. 1t
Is declared difficult 10 understand how the Sen
stor can have forgotten his assurance, made to
q VINO nl0 DCGn z guest al Inc 0t-AASAp SAA
The following day. that he CPenrose) was backed
bv Hartman and the Standard Oh and that Ii"
had fund Of S5.00OO00 at his command. while
ne offered to his friend $4,000 TO be used TO fur
ther the purposes Of the scheme.
MR.. PENRoSFs STATEMENT.
Senator Penrose telephoned TO a friend IN
washington tonight "a friend who was at the
Bourne dinner) the following statement, with
@l,o 7aa ted The
Tribune Bureau:
Senator PenrOse telephones a friend in Wash
fngton tonight authorizing him 10 say that
Pennsylvania and he have been for President
Roosevelt and his policies in the past; that they
are for him and his policies now. and that they
purpose continue 10 be for him and his
policies hereafter.
This statement recalled to one Of the guests at
fhe dinner the fact that Senator Penrose did
say then that he HAD always been for President
Roosevelt, but that now the President had an
nounoed his discrimination not to be candi-
date he purposed 70 do all in his power to put
an end to 'Roossveltism." meaning. OF course,
the Presidents policies Mr.. Penrose IS also
said to have declared that the federal prosecu-
ton OF the Standard Oh Company was an out
rage which must be stopped. that all the wealth
q the Standard Oil interests was behind him IN
the effort TO put an end &c the policies which
struck at the industries which had made Penn
sylvania IN particular and the country In gen
eral prosperous, and much more Ia the same
vein.
WHITE HOUSB VIEW OF IT.
1tshs White House the view IS entertained that |
fhe publication OF the remarkable story concern l
llg movement OF which 8Gr. Penrose said he was |
the Official representative. and OF which the Har-
ginan and Standard on interests were the head, |
has done good In that Il has foreWRTned the |
public, put the voters on their guard and VIII /
lead fhs various state ana district conventions |
20 examine carefully into the character and |
autecsdsuts Of the delegates they send to the /
national convention despite the fact that they |
may make the utmost parade OF their loyalty TO /
The President It was said at the White House /
that the exposure OF the scheme to have delega-
t,tons Instructed for Roosevelt, in order that /
they might be free 20 vote for the candidate /
dictated By the conservatives after the first bal
lot win also serve 70 prevent the capture of
many delegations by the conservatives.
Secretary Loeb was visited by practically
every newspaper correspondent in Washington
to-day. All wanted further details OF the
Bourne dinner. Mr.. Loeb contented himself
with saying that the name OF the man who made
ne disclosure at the dinner had not been given
out az the White House He refused TO deny or
aiaEn that Senator Penrose was the man 10
whom the President referred as having made
the disclosure. Neither would he affirm nor
ceny that he at the dinner. or that it was
ne who telephoned she details 20 the President
On The night OF the dinner. He did say how
ever that many evidences OF such a conspiracy
nae reached the White House long before the
specific disclosure was made and that II was
iae1ey confrmatory OF much that had gone
before.