The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-06
SCOTT NAMED !.
As INFORMANT !. I | | n ! |
He is Said to Have a
Presidential Bee in
His Bonnet.
CONSPlRATORS FOR
MR.. FAIRBANKS
White House Still Sticks to Harri.
man-R ckefeller- Hearst Story,
Despite the Denials Of Vari- q @
Gus Prominent Republi-
cans, Who Who Cry 81
Brain Storm
wALTE1. EDWARD HAR[RIy.

DY WALTER EDWARD HARRIs.
WASHINGTON, DC April 5-The
White House will not drop the "con NJ q.
spiracy" story because some people &
sniff at It and decry 1t as being ridic-
uous, The essential facts Of tho n
story. that Hartman, Hearst ana 3
Rockefeller have raised fund II
and nominate q tool OF the capltalistfc@
interests to succeed him, was reiterated 81
by Representatives OF President Roose-
Welt to day.
But Senator Penrose denies positive 4
5ly that he has ever conspired to bring s
about the defeat Of the Presidents
policy, so he could not have been the
drunk Senator who laid bare the plot.
said ascorrespondent to Secretary Loeb
this afternoon. 81 IL; 8
No names have been mentioned in
this case" was the reply. which was
| not absolutely correct. i .s
May Be Senator Scott.
Since Senator Penrose has denied 4
having given away the plot tits hint
cd that Senator Scott, of West vir-
fginia, was tho man who peached.
There is no particular reason for fix
Ing the blame upon Scott. save that
he was a partisan OF Mark Hanna
when Roosevelt was nominated $ illf
L
with q cordiality6 that has been thel8
| subject Of much comment. Then, I too,s
Scott is a .Favorite Son" !" and some
of his friends have been urging that
he be Endorsed by the West Virginia
delegation for the presidency. II,
It is known that he takes most kind -
| ~ to the suggest ion. and that he has
| sought the aid OF ~ Senator Elkins in
| bringing about such a consummation.
But all this may: only be the result
%of the fact that Senator Scott s. Is to u
ibe a candidate for re-electi ion next
year and The VT L III ave. heavy # gilsg
on his hands, 8thoughNit Il may beF that n
| like Penrose declaring forssNnox, and
the talk Of Ohio being for Foraker as 1
I3against Taft. "a AZ 5i Il 81
Is q scheme to have the West Virgi ginia4a
delegation In shape to be Swung tor
\ tho "conspirators'c candidate when
the opportune moment arrives
Fairbanks the Man.
It is asserted on excellent authority
that the President believes that the 4
candidate of the "conspirators'' iss
Charles Warren & Fairbanks. He isS
understood q to have had this belief
4 for a long WHILE tt is claimed that
the impudent garrulity OF one OF the
s"conspiratorsssa at that dinner party
was only one of the many events
which caused the President to deter
mine to make public his information
as. to the existence of the deep plot
/ to buy up delegates newspapers and
politicians. and encompass fthe nomi-$
i nationsof man who would revorse$
the Roosevelt policies The charges
i made by the President are not taken
i with seriousness apparently, by mem-4
\ bers Of his party, even those who call
4 at tho White House.. ia
Representative Dcnby, Of Michigan.
was there to-day, and on being told
i that the plotters were at work in his
state, replied:
'.If I keep on hearing dope OF this
character Il shall be a fit subject for
4 n lunacy commission soon.
No Faith in Story.
"Brainstorn,s" and "rarebit dreams"3
are explanations Of the iPresident's
conspiracy story given by some OF
the callers A Senator, who is classed
as conservative, but Is closo to thai
4 President, said to-day:
II do4not believe there is a scintillat
i OF truth in the story. Somebody has
4 been imposing on tho President" But
1 the story continues to be taken with
i the utmost seriousness at the Whital
House.
..rhc President is simply playing
4 the shrewdest game of his career,
2 declared prominent Republican to-i
K day. "IIe Is the wisest man we have
4 ever had In the White House.
4 .This story will have the effect Of
4 poisoning the popular mind against
I. the capitalistic interests worse than
4 ever. and will emphasize the belief
that the President is waging a contest
for the people against the trusts.
What Will be the result? Every.
A time Senator tries to oppose .
4 Roosevelt policy the finger Of suspt-l
cion Will be pointed at him, and the
cry vii go UP. Hes " conspirator.s
This move will make plain sailing for
\ tho Legislative schemes OF the Presi-
dent at the next session"