The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-07
EXPOSE PLOT
MEANS ITS DEFEAT
ROOSEVELT SATISFIED THAT HE
HAS PUT CURB ON THE S.
100000 cABAL.
PROMISES MORE DETAILS
As Soon as They Develop--President
Firmly Believes Story and
viii Carefully Watch
Movements.

Washington, April G.--Presider
Roosevelt, 1t was officially stated /
the White House toaay, with the fu
consent Of the president himself, b,
l.cves that fhe disclosures he ha
made regarding the Harlimaa.Rockt
feller-Hearst cons piracy 10 defeat hi
policies viii put the peope on guar
TO see that only delegates who ca
be trusted are elected to the nationa
Republican convention.
President Roosevelt Is recciyin
many letters fsom different section
0 fine country regarding III combine
lion which II Is asserted has beel
farmed TO defeat al the soming presi
dental campaign his policies. InfoI
nation as to the identity of the writ
crs an dthe pr c sc nature Of theil
communication are wi hhed bu
tho@e who are close to the presiden
say the disclosures have stirred III
considerable feeling
This location and date Of the din
ned and the PEI sonnel CT the party at
tending it at which the plot is said tt
have been elaborated remain secret al
far as any information al the White
House is vouchsafg d.
you gentlemen are all wrong az
to the details of the dinner" is al
Secretary Loeb would tell the news
papers today, expect to indicate thai
the affair was of an informal man
net.
Senator Borne, of Oregon, 1t has
been commonly reported, was the host
at the dinner. while the guests includ
ed, among others. Senator Hans
brough, of North Dakota, and Delega's
Andrews OF New Mexico Comment
was made upon the fact that all three
o fthese gentlemen were at the White
House today and talked with the
president.
Bourne and Others See President.
None OF the callers would make any
statement on the subject nor would
any OF them admit that his call at the
White House had any connect on with
the matter. Loeb said Bourne had
called on the pre-. ident to discuss
some land offic4 appointments which
had been hanging fire for long
lime.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
whose name has been freely used in
connection with the disclosures of the
allgeded nlot has not communicated
with the White House since the story
became public, according to Loeb who
stated today that the only information
received thtEe about him has come
from the newspapers.
Although Senator Penroses denial
that he was in any way implicated in
the conspiracy was shown the presi-
dent, there was no effort made at the
White House to clair the Pennsyl
vanian of the charge. Neither would
the president or Secretary Loeb Off
cially make him No. 10 in the Ananias
club.
Wouh Not Clear Penrose.
'Will you say that Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania was not the sen
ator- referred to as having given the
conspiracy away?" Mr.. Loeb was
asked.
II will not say that he was or was
not" Secretary Loeb answered.
Friends of Senator Penrose here in
sst that the White House should have
denied that he was implicated in the
conspiracy which the president in
sists exists to defeat his candidate
and his policies.
The presidents confidence in the
truth of the story OF tht dinner and
events is mistaken. and
he went TO the extent today of an
that just as fast as the fur
iher details came to him they would
be made public
This announcement was made at
the White House in such a manner as
indicate that If the president is not
already in possession of these details
he knows exactly whore he can get
them If they are needed TO further
his plans.
President Believes Story.
The whole tenor of the presidents
ak and the by authority announce
nent made at the White House to
day was to the effect that the con
,piracy story had been confirmed TO
the satisfaction of the president. not !
from one course. but from several
The presidents friends are now urg-
ng him to make public the entire
natter and have done with It. They
feel that the controversy is again un-
duly prolonged and that it is doing
neither the president nor the party
Inv good.
Senator Pen;ose has been regarded
as a siaunch friend of the admins
iration and the White House state
nenf came a. a surprise 70 all The /
senator has followed up the Roosevelt /