The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-01
ROOSEVELT OPENS
WAR ON ENEMIES
CRACKS ADMINISTRATION WHIP
OVER THE ANTS TO KEEP
THEM IN LINE.
PENROSE REVOLT STOPS
And Unfavorsble Move Turned Into
Victory BY Clever White House
Threat--Presidcnt Pulls
Many Wires.

Port Arthur, Ont, Apil 30.--An
|rccently brought to the president from
q reliable quart / that certain big
political leaders in Eastern Republi.
can ates were laying plans to have
| |hntl-Rooscvelt resolutions adopted
| In the coming state conventions.
Friends of the pr sideut are now en-
gagged in knocking these schemes in
the head, and In addition are push
ing plans which promise to have dis
astrcus resslts for a trio of influential
United S ates senators.
1t Is understood that information
was received to the effect that Sena-
tor Boise penrose of Pennsylvania.
had fixed up scheme by which the
president was to be given stiff body
blow at the convention VIII ch the
|Republicans of that state will hold the
first w elk in June.
Penrose's plan was to have res2iu-
tions passed denouncng as unwise
the public agitation for. which they
claim the president Is responsible. con
dcmning the tendency on the part OF
tha executive To meddle with affairs
and calling for he nomination by
the Republican party OF a safe, sane
and conservative" candidate for pres
ident In 1900. Ii was the intention
to indorse Knox for the nomination
as embracing the qualities nedsd in
q president
Declared War on Penrose. a
AS soon as the news reached the
president he 81 about to offset 1t. He
made up bis mind 70 declare war On
Penrose at onces AMI as the first step
/ II was agreed that John p, Elkin. JUS
tlcer OF the Pennsylvania supreme
court, was, to b. put up as state lead
or in place of Pcnrose. 1t was plainly
jutimaled that the White House in
fGence would be behind Elkin- PEN
rose was so badly frightened by this
sudden devf vflopment that he capitula-
ted He has promised friends OF the
president that's the state convention
will commit no act OF hostility toward
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Lash Scores Penrose.
There will be no condemnation Of
thsl Roosevelt policies, and 1t is also
declared that no Knox boom VII be
\ launched. So fierce was the White
House onslaught on Penrose that the
/ latter has agreed to have the state
convention indorse the administration
of President Roosevelt. There is much
satisfaction In official circles today at
th,. complete manner in which this
anti. ti.Roosevelt conspiracy was nipped
in the bud.
The president has heard also that
similar plans are on foot In New
Jersey and Massachusetts. 1t Is I'M
dcrs ood that Senator Kean is respon-
sible for the int ntion to take fall
out of the president when the New
Jersey state Republican convention
meets.
The president has be. warned OF
what is under way and is prepared to
take such steps as may be necessary
10 expose the 10, and confound The
alleged consp rators.
In Massachusetts s nator Murray
Crane Is supposed to be the anti
Roosevelt plotter. Such, at least, s
the news that has come so the White
| House, where its accuracy Is not
, doubted. Both Crane and Kean are
said TO be closely Identified with the
corporati.n N interes S of the states
which tn represent and both have
dcplored the aggressive public poll
cics which the president has advo
Gated.
II has been generally Supposed thai
Crane and the presiden are ias'
friends. but according TO Information
Of most reliable character the form
or is now working with interests dc
cid dly host lie t' the president