The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-04-11
SEES DIRE PLOT.
Roosevelt Says Hartman, Rockefel-
Ter and Hearst Are in Cabal.

Washington, April 3.-The latest
and most sensational Developments in
the controversy between President
Roosevelt and Z. H. Hartman oc-
CURED today when it was announced
at the white house upon the authority
of the president that he and his
friends believe that a conspiracy had
been formed between Hartman, John
ID. Rockefeller and William Randolph
Hearst to control the nominations of
both great parties next year and
meantime to block the Roosevelt leg
islative programme in the sixtieth
congress.
The object of this conspiracy, ac-
cording to the white house, is to pre-
vent railroad regulation.
The report created a sensation here.
Many persons said a conspiracy be-
tween the elements indicated was
most unlikely. 1t is admitted, how
ever, that the showing made by the
white house in mentioning various
circumstances in support of its idea is
good. For instance, it was pointed
out today that Hartman organized a
meeting of certain financial interests
opposed to Roosevelt in 1908 and un-
dertook to capture the Republican ma
tional convention next year for Mar
Gus A. Hanna.
Hartman is said to have announced
that he could deliver the delegates
from Iowa, Kansas, Colorado. Ne
braska. Idaho and California to the
Hanna crowd. That he did not do SO
is matter of history. Eventually
the railroad wizard appeared at the
convention as Roosevelt man,
vouched for by w. c. Van Fleet. who
was today appointed federal district
judge on the coast
1t is generally recognized that the
Hartman and Rockefeller interests
are closely associated. but when
Hearst was first mentioned in con-
nection with them doubt was express
ed here.
However, it was pointed out at the
white house that Hearst's affiliations
with Tammany Hall and ali it stands
for in New York last year indicate
that he is not a man of the people.
According to the white house the
financial interests are satisfied that if
Hearst should be elected president
next year by the Democrats instead
of corporation candidate which the
millionaire combination proposes to
foist upon the Republican national
convention the corporate combination.
will be safe. Therefore it is said
Hearst will receive the backing of
their magnates of the Democratic
nomination.
Who is proposed for the Republi-
candidate was not disclosed, but it
was intimated that Senator Foraker is
the man. The president and his
friends say that the impending battle
in Ohio between the Foraker-Dick
forces and those of the national adj
mnistration under the leadership Of
Secretary Taft is the beginning of the
campaign which the money power is
organizing all over the country
against Roosevelt and his policies.
1t is because he recognizes this sit
uation that the president has made
up his mind to back Taft to the limit
in Ohio Between now and the
more active campaign next year it is
said to be the plan of the Hartman
Rockefeller-Hearst combination to
prevent the completion of the presi-
dents programme Of reform legisla-
ton.
Harriman's declaration to Chair
man Sherman of the Republican con-
gressional committee last fall that he
could buy congress and even the ju
dietary if necessary, is cited at the
white house as proof of this state
ment.
The presidential program to pre-
vent the watering of railroad stock
and for the further control of rail-
roads will be pressed from now on
with all the energy of which the
president is capable and the belief at
the white house is that public senti-
ment will be back OF it.