The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-04-11
RICH men COMBINE
To Make Fight on Roosevelt
is Current Report.
CONSPIRACY is ALLEGED
Scheme DivuIecd at Recent Dinner OF
MuIti-MiIionaires - Plan is to
Buy Up Newspapers to Fight
the President.

A Washington special says: Quite
! the most startling development since
the presidents application of the
word "liar" to Mr.. Hartman was the
statement given out at the white
house Thursday that a conspiracy
is on foot to defeat the PRESIDENT
reform policies, and that the oppost-
ton has already subscribed $4,000,
900 to prosecute such campaign.
With a barrel of this proportion
| at their back and determination
! based upon thorough realization OF
the struggle in store, it is apparent
that the future holds some interest,"
! ing things in store. The spokesman
of the administration said:
"The trail of the conspirators goes
right across the continent. They will
stop at nothing and will buy legisla-
| lures, newspapers and votes, if nee
essary,' to accomplish their purpose
and down the president.
1T seems that che first inkling OF
this conspiracy, the existence OF
which is firmly believed at the white
! house, was obtained from an ill-con-
sidered remark made at a banquet
by friend Of the alleged Hartman
! Hearst rst-and-Rockefeller' combination.
The gentleman who made the slip
Is understood to be Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, who is close to
; Rockefeller.
Senator Foraker is supposed to be
| in the advisory counsel Of the con-
spirators, and the president has also
issued defy to the Ohio senator. The
negotiations between them in future
will be all in the open, and rough
and tumble fight is inevitable. The
president believes Senator Foraker
will receive the backing of the in.
terests who are opposing his plans"
It was also stated authoritatively at
the white house that part Of the plan
! to encompass the defeat of the presi-
dents policy is the election of state
delegates to the national convention
| from those states known to favor the
president, these delegates to be in.
structed for President Roosevelt
with the knowledge in advance tha:
the president would not be a candi-
date for denomination. Then, accord
ing to the statement made, these del.
egates, upon the president declining
to be a candidate for denomination,
as he has said he would decline, 70,
delegates are to consider themselves
| free, and are to be switched over 70
some opponents Of the president, and
the policies for which he is stand
! ing.
The men behind this movement are
said to be E. H. Hartman, j. Pier.
pont Morgan, the Rockefellers and
other Standard Oil interests, the to-
bacco trust and certain other capital.
istic combinations which have suffer.
ed from the presidents activity.
The movement is much Ike what
is known as the Rich Mems Con-
spiracy of 1904" when, at meet
ing, Hartman, so the president has
been informed, solemnly expressed
his conviction that he could deliver
! the delegates to the republican, con-
vention from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
Idaho, Colorado and California TO an
| anti.Roosevelt man. Investigation
demonstrated that this claim was pre-
posterous.
1t was apparent from what the
president said to newspaper men that
he is not at all concerned about the
movement which has been started
against him. The president is quite
content to accept the gage of battle
offered by Hartman and the other
trust magnates. 1t is out Of the ques.
ton now for him and Hartman ever
to resume friendly relations.