The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
mo HAND IN FUSION
Presidents Friends Satisfied
on ParSOns-H Hearst Deal.
HAD NOTHING TO Do WITH IT
Wr. Roosevelt Continues fn His Dis
like of Mr.. Hearst as Politician aud
saIsky's Nomination May Have
Given Rise to Fusion Reports.

/ Friends OF President Roosevelt, who
have been very curious, for various rea-
sons, 20 find out whether the President
had hand in the Republican Hearst
| fusion in New York, were able to say
/ last night. within a few hours after the
| Presidents return TO Washington from
/ his Western and Southern trip. that Mr.
! Roosevelt was not consulted by Mr.. Her
/ bert Parsons or anybody else In regard
TO the fusion, and that he knew nothing
Of it until after it was an accomplished
/ fact.
/ These friends Of the President said also
/ that Mr. Roosevelt was not inclined to
make any comment on the amalgama-
I ton which Mr. Parsons had effected with
the Hearst forces. His attitude. as they
understood it. was that as the thing had
/ been done. il would be idle for him to
! become a factor i'm the matter.
His Indicative Manner.
/ What he would have said had he been
consulted with reference TO the fusion
proposal before it became an accom-
/ pusued fact. the President did not indi-
cate but there was enough in his man
I ner when he talked of the general sub
+ jact of The fusion TO show that his we'll
known autipathy 20 Mr Hearst had not
undergone a change. II was apparent
the President is dissatisfied with the
course OF those Republicans who helped
/ engineer the fusion.
It was explained that ever since he had
7 heard Of the fusion. or rather since he
+ had been Informed that il was being said
/ that he had known of the proposed com
: pact between the Republicans and the
/ Hearst independence League. before it
was effected. and had not disapprovcd OF
I il. the President had been rakiug over
his memory in an effort 20 recall some
thing Le might have said which would
/ be or bad been cited as ground for the
statement that Die had followed that
{ course. The only thing Dee could recall
/ &c was saIa, that could possibly furnish
any basis for the attitude attributed 10
him was that he had approved OF the
nomination of Judge otto ROs3isky by
the Republicans which nomination was
mdOrsCd by the Hearst Independence
League in last years campaign In ad-
vocating that Judge R0salsky receive tho
Republican nomination. the President IL
was said. had differed with Mr. Parsons
This was only one Of several such differ
euces Of opinion. according 10 the explain
alton made, but IL had not caused any
friction In the cordial relations of the
President and Mr.. Parsons. FOR whom Mt
Roosevelt had then and sun has a very
high regard and warm admiration.
These friends Of tho President said II
would be the most surprising thing in the
world II Mr.. Roosevelt endorsed any
1.Fe
and Mr. Hearst. They pointed out that
the President had no regard for Mr
Hearst IN any way. that he disliked him
as politician. and for the manner in
which he conducted his newspapers, and
also had a distinct dislike TO him per
sunaliy.
Beginning of Feeling.
This feeling for Mr.. Hearst had its
beginning before Mr.. Roosevelt was
candidate for the g0veruo. ship OF New
York. and had increased personally and
in every other way during Mr.. Roose-
valCs term as governor. The criticisms
directed at Gov. Roosevelt by Mr.
Hearsts newspapers for his refusal 10
commute the death sentence imposed on
Airs. Place. the only woman put TO death
by electricity in New York state. were
regarded by the governor as personally
insulting. and it was declared tha. there
was a reference in one editorial 20 tile
private affairs OF Mr. Roosevelt which.
his friends said, Mr., Roosevelt could not
forgive.
1t is pretty clear, therefore, how the
President feels I'm regard 10 the ReRubli-
can-Hearst coalition. but his friends seem
practically certain ne win take no part
in the campaign. directly or indirectly.