The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-15
STORY ABOUT 100000
ANTI.R0OsEvELT FUND
New York Tribune's Correspond
eRt Gives White House Views.
DENIAL OF ANY CONSPIRACY
Diners at Shoreham Carried Strange
Tale - Said Rockefeller-H arri-
man Interests Would Attempt to
Gain Control of Convention.

New York City.-In n of the
most remarkable declarations ever
made in the White House President
Roosevelt has given more details and
added to the scope of the Gigantic
conspiracy" which he says is on foot
to discredit him and defeat his poll
cies.
The New York Tribune, Republi-
can organ and a Roosevelt supporter,
prints the following dispatch from
its Washington correspondent:
"The Presidents declaration that
there is a conspiracy, of which E. H.
Hartman and the Standard Oil in
terests r the principals and inan-
cial hackers, and which has for its
purpose the defeat Of his policies in
the next Congress and the control Of
the next Republican National Con-
vention, which information he i'm
parted to a number of his friends
among the Washington correspond
ents yesterday, has led to the I'M
earthing of highly sensational and
interesting details, audit. Is now pos
sible to give a story which purports
to reveal not only the alleged plans
of the conspirators, but the identity
of the trusted agent who, through an
error of Judgment, betrayed the
plans of his principals, as well as the
sum it is asserted they have already
subscribed and placed at the dispos-
al Of this agent.
"Mr. Hartman and his associates
in the Standard Oil Company have,
according to the story, as their agent
Boies Penrose, senior Senator from
Pennsylvania. They have subscribed
100000 to the silent campaign
with which the purpose to defeat the
Roosevelt policies and control the
next Republican convention, and it is
this combination which the President
has determined to expose.
cat a dinner given a few nights
ago at the Shoreham Hotel, in Wash
ington, Senator Penrose related all
the details of the plan to down
Ro~oseveltism' in which he is en-
gagged, Mr.. Penrose assured his fell
low diners that, backed by Mr.. Harri-
man and the forces of the Standard
OIL he had undertaken a quiet cam
paign which had for its object the
crushing of Rooseveltism.' He said
that In the light of the rehabilitation
Of the organization in Pennsylvania.
he was prepared to deliver the solid
delegation Of his State, numbering
siXty-eight delegates, to the candi-
date who was yet to be selected as
the representative of the 'conserva-
tive forces in the Republican party.
Senator Foraker said Mr.. Pen
rose, val prepared to deliver the SOL
i'd delegation Of Ohio. Mr.. Harri-
man could probably deliver the solid
delegation of New York, but other
States would probably have to be
handled with greater subtlety. Am
pie funds were at his disposal, said
Mr.. Penrose, a fund of $5,000,000
having been already subscribed by
the Hartman and Standard Oil
forces. The policy to be pursued in
the States where the Roosevelt senti-
ment was strong was to select dele
gates who could be trusted and Sc
cure their election by having them
declare their determination to sup
port either the 'favorite SON. of their
State or President Roosevelt.
"The State conversions were to be
induced to instruct their delegations
to cast the vote of the State for such
%favorite son or for President Roose-
welt. President Roosevelt, said Mr..
Penrose, could be depended upon to
refuse the nomination.; Of that he
and his principals were absolutely
confident. Of course. the votes for
~favorite sons would be merely COM
plimentary, while trustworty dele
gates could be depended on to vote
on the second ballot, for the nominee
selected by the conservatives"