Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-04

his friebds. Tue fsEt that Judge fsrkef
did not know Of its existence proves him
10 be ssyeral months behind the timer.
II the Judge knew Of the passage OF this
Law snd deliberately ignored it in order
10 get 10 a rap at the President he rich
" deserves to be placed in the category
Ia which The President hss Consigned
Hearst, Dsbs, Meyer Haywood aud
hartman"
Additional details Of the conspiracy"
which the President charges ia being
formed 10y The corporate intetcs.s to de-
ieat bis policies, were given out with
authority from tue White House this
afternoon. "Tbe men who are engineer
ing the scheme have a fund Of $4,000
coo already subscribed 10 effect their
purposes" ssil the administration rep
resentatiye, "and The trait Of the con-
spirstors gees right across The coz
tinsnt. Tney will STOP at nothing
BY newspapers legislatures, or votes
If necessary to down the President.
When asked how the President had
learned that the conspiracy was afoOf,
The Presidents spokesman replied: at
all came out 1T a dinner don't care
to say just where the dinner was given
or when it took place--When friend
OF Hartman, Hearst and Rockefeller,
especially the latter, attempted to gain
some new converts to the scheme. AS
it hanpened be was in the midst of the
Presidents friends, but he was too
drunk to act with judgment. lie gave
the whole thing away"
"Ffom now On it will lie Ggbt in
the open between the President and his
enemies. The time for beating about
the bush has ended and all the world
will be able to see the pretliest scrap
that has been pulled OF lor many years. "
This was the comment today Of an ad-
ministralion official who sta0ds very
close to the President. Continuing be
said The President welcomes the
opportunity to place Hartman in the
list Of his enemies. Instead OF saying in
his speeches hereafter that he despists
demsgogues Of all kinda, he will come
boldly ont and declare that he hates men
like Hartman. lie places him in the
same list as Hearst, Debs. Haywood and
Meyer, and will take great delight in
writing them all down Ia the same line
with dot 10 The and cross to the /.
The very fact that AIR Iiafriman's future
opp0sitiOn to him will have TO be IN the
fall Fight OF day is very gratifying to
the President He feels that the en-
nifty of snch man ia 10 be cOuried.
Certainly az long as Hartman stands
for what he does, lie, the President, does
not want his friendship. The people at
large will choose between them and will
make no mistake" 10 his interview
with the Washington newspaper cor
respondents yesterday tho President re-
lated an incident that took place while
he vas Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
The question Of verScity wss raised be
tween himself and q man who has since
Gguret quite extensively as 4 politician
and Hearst lieutenant. Alter tRo or
three letters hsd passed each way, the
other man thought TO sellle the argn-
menl by writing Mr. Roosevelt: II will
much regret 10 lose the good opinion |
have always had Of you" Mr. Roose-
Welt replied very briefly to THE. 81
cannot imagine any circumstances that
would be matter or more supreme iu-
difference to me than the l)ss OF your
opinion good or bad.
When the inquiry into the Hartman
railroads WAS resumed today by the H.
ters,ate Commerce Commission, repre-
sented by Commissioners Clements, Lane
and HARLAN, Paul ID. Craysth, of Coun.
sci TO- Hartman, at once began an or
Rument 10 detense of the Chicago and
Alton deal. Hartman himself was not
present. Cravaih paid much attention
10 the distribution of Sc, 900, 900 secured
from the $32, 600, 900 sale OF bonds, So
dividends among the stockholders. lie
said eff the stock had remained in
the hands Of the 700 or 300 stockholders
instead of being placed with n syndicate,
represented by Hartman, Gould, Schif,
and StIllman, there would not have been
3 word Of criticism made of this dislri |
button So dividends" he declared. at
was merely carrying ont the purpose Of
The old management as shown by state |
ments by President Blackstone. 1t was
merely returning TO the stockholders |
something ike 40 per cent of the earn
iugs that had been expended upon per
maneDt improvements la closing, |
Crava.h summed up his defense Of va
riOus proceedings 10 tho Chlcago-Al,on |
Tecari,alizaticn.
The President believes that the plot |
to encompass tho defeat of the policies
for which he stands and to secure con
troll Of the next national convention Of
The republican party, Is now Matching
in the political situation in Ohio. He
regards Foraker as the exponent of the
resctiouary element. and believes that
the Ohio Senator will receive the sctive
support of that portion of the commercial
and financial world which the President
has found it necessary TO antagOni2e.
The White House has been keeping close
tab Oh Forsker's movements in the past
two weeks, and it is said that the Presi-
dent ia convinced that the Ohio Senator's
activities are moi confined to his home
Stsle. A rather significant develop
ment In the situation is that Senators
Foraker and Crane have been holding |
almost daily conisbs since Foraker is
sned this recent sensational challenge to
Secretary Tan for a try out OF their presi
dental and senatorial ambitions by |
means OF primaries 10 The Buckeye State.
Crane is recognized AZ one OF senator