The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-05


WASHINGTON. April Sit was
said on authority at the White House
that there Ia ample evidence at hand
for the claim put forward by the pres.
idsnt that there IL a movement afoot
fe defeat his policies In the next con.
gress aud In the next national conyen.
tion.
That President Roosevelt Il prepared
20 accept a denomination for n third
term In the white House IA the infer.
snce OF many politicians from his ut.
tsrances aud actions since the Harri-
man controversy began. lie makes no
secret OF the fact that he believes
there ia n political war on and that the
FIGHT II directed against him. Those
who know him best believe he has con.
WINGED himself that he Is the only man
who can win for the party.
II was also stated authorliatlvely at
the white House that part Of the plan
90 encompass the defeat of the presi-
dents policy il the election Of state
delegations 10 the national convention
from those states known To favor the
president. these delegates 60 h. In
structed for President Roosevelt not.
withdrawing knowledge In advance
that the president would not he
candidate for reconciliation. Then. ac-
cordlng 10 the statement made. these
delegates. upon the president declining
90 be a candidate for denomination. as
ae has said he would decline. are 10
consider themselves free and are 90 be
switched over 10 some opponents Of the
president and the policies for which he
IL standing.
IL IL declared that the Hearst Iiarri.
man Rockefeller combination" has al
ready a fund OF s5.Ooo.oo0 with which
20 carry on it, campaign In opposition
60 the president. IL was further al.
thoritatively said: They are gathering
up the loose ends. but the movement
viii nstten out. IL l. apparent In Ohio
and Pennsylvania: In fact II extends
across the entire continent
The scheme was thoroughly diyulged
at a recent dinner aud reached the
White House through a friend ~ the
president The scheme ~ the people
behind the movement il 10 buy news
papers. public men aud others who
may assist the opponents Of the prcsl.
dent In their work"
10 IL said that the plot was acclden.
tally disclosed at the dinner by a Ger.
tain United States senator who drank
q great deal more wine than was good
for him. and while At the height Of his
Irrigated enthusiasm he let the cat out
II the bag. Before his friends could
get a stop order on his tongue he had
blurted out the astonishing statement
that the Rockefellen. Hartman.
Hearst and others had raised n fund
Of 100000 for the purpose Of defeat.
Ing any man chosen by Roosevelt to
succeed him in the presidency.
According 20 this senator. the plot IL
already thickening In Ohio. and he
pointed 90 the Taft Foraker fight there
as evidence Of the truth Of what he
said. lie asserted also that the plotters
were NJ work In Pennsylvania aud soy.
sral o\her states and that they fully
expected 10 b. In control ~ the next
Republican national convention.
My spear knows no brother" dc.
clared President Roosevelt at a White
House reception 10 those who called on
him IN the hope of hearing additional
details OF his relations with 4. II. liar.
riman In the political campaign OF 1894.
The callers found the president ready
and willing 20 talk 10 them IN n con.
hdentlal way. and. while most Of what
he said was plain. straightforward and
obvious. they found their greatest In.
terest IN the frurativc declaration that
his weapon would not recognize Kin.
ship where future opposition 10 him
was concerned. From now on Il IL
war 10 the knife between Mr.. Roosc-
welt and bis political enemies. both In.
side and outside the Republican party.