Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-17
Secretary Taft Will Make Some
Startling Statements Upon
His Return
NOT BACKED BY ROOSEVELT
Senator Borah's Attitude Places Ad-
ministration in Predicament-sen-
ator. Penrose Wants Certificate of
character-Roosevet Worried About
Ohio.

sation in the game of preliminary pres
idential politics is expected to develop
soon after the arrival Of Secretary
Taft from Porto Rico. Like other START
emanate from the White House after a
conference between the president and
Secretary of War Taft.
The latter, it was reported yesterday
by his friends, will make a statement
TO the effect that his candidacy for the
presidency is not personally backed by
President Roosevelt one whit more than
is the candidacy Of Vice President
Fairbanks, Senator Knox, Secretary
Root, Speaker Cannon or any other
man. who aspires to attain to the chair
of chief magistrate. Secretary Taft, 1t
is further alleged by his close friends,
will discuss the Ohio situation and
make some rather interesting state-
mentS He will, so runs the story,
show how Senator Foraker, his former
friend and political ally, began a fight
on the administration, both of Mr..
Roosevelt and himself in congress;
how he organized political machine in
Ohio TO head off delegation for the
secretary. and how Mr.. Foraker as
sumed the aggressive in the Browns
vile incident
In this connection will come the SEN
sational part of the story.
1t is very strongly intimated that
Secretary Taft will issue a statement
regarding the Brownsville incident and
the discharge of the colored troops,
which will concede that it can never
be proven who did the actual shooting.
but he will strongly insist that Fora
keis motive zeal and energies in be-
half of the colored troops We're SOLE
ly for political prestige to assist him
to control his machine in Ohio.
President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Bonaparte have been appealed
to by Senator Borah, of Idaho, indicted
for completely in the timber frauds, to
review his Indictment by the federal
grand jury with view to postponins
action until after the trial of Meyer.
Haywood and Pettibone. the men ac-
burg, of Idaho.
Senator Borah is the special counsel
engaged by the state to prosecute these
officials of the Western Federation Of
Miners and his friends claim that his
Indictment was procured by United
States District Attorney Rueck, who is
Borah's political enemy. and thru .
conspiracy of the miners.
The appeal of Senator Borah places
the administration in rather embar-
RAISING position for the reason that
President Roosevelt has bitterly de-
nounced Meyer, Haywood and Petibone
altho they have not yet been convicted.
Their prosecution is purely a state at
fair But the president has taken the
matter up and virtually demanded that
the three men be convicted. In the
event he withholds the action against
Senator Borah it will be charged that
he is showing favor to those who are
prosecuting the miners, and if he does
not Senator Borah will be seriously
embarra ssed in the prosecution of the
miners charged with the murder Of
Steuenburg.
President Roosevelt's so,0OO00O Har-
riman- Rockefeller conspiracy exposure
has caused the greatest, excitement in
Indiana and because Of it Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks may not be able to take
a united delegation to the next ma
tional republican convention pledged to
vote for him for president.
Since the president told of the con-
spiracy opposition to Vice President
Fairbanks candidacy has sprung up in
practically every congressional district
in the state. This opposition is led by
ardent Roosevelt men, who insist that
Fairbanks has been too closely allied
with the great railroad interests to be
the candidate now, in view of what
President Roosevelt has said regarding
the Conspiracy to defeat his candidates
and policies.
The Fairbanks leaders are working
night and day in an effort to head off
the opposition which, according to in
formation received, is gaining strength
daily.
The president and other friends Of
Secretary Taft have learned that the
agents of the vice president have been
flirting with the southern republicans
in an effort to secure delegates in
structed for Fairbanks to the next
national convention.
The name of Col. George B. NJ. Har-
vey was added by the president to
those who constitute the s5,000,QO0