New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-06
ROOSEVELT BACKS AN
|NSURGENT FOR SENATOR
Promises to Support P0IHcexter,
of Washington. an Anti
BaIIinger Man.
CONFERENCE AT SYCAMORE
More Insurgents TO See the Ex-
President To- Gov
ernor Hughess Visit ard
the State Campaign.
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TBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Oyster Bay, Tuly Theodore Roose-
welt made il clear to-day. not By djr~ct
7 statement. but by implication so strong
that it admits of no nisinterpretsti01
that he viii support ReDresentativ-
Miles Poindexter IN his fight for seat
in the United States Senate from The
State of Washington, where he hopes TO
succeVd Mr. Piles
They had luncheon together and a con
ference at Sycamore Hill this afternoon.
after which Mr. Poindexuer departed
jubiIant
Mr. Poindexter who represents Sec
rotary BaIIinger's district in Congress
is a firm adherent OF Clifford PinchOt and
an opponent of the BalIinger wing Of the
party in Washington His action to-day
is the only stand Mr. Roosevelt has
taken bearing directly or indirectly on
the BaIIinger-Pinchot controversy.
More insurgents Expected.
The brief Endorsement Of Nh Poindex-
ter to-day may be followed by something
stronger and still more positive within
the next few days. Another group OF
( insurgents viii visit Sycamore Hill on
Thursday, and after their visit a com
prehensive statement may be made MY
Roosevelt has been feeling his way pO-
IiticaUv since his return 10 this country
hut that process Is now nearly com
Melted. His manner indicated this when
the announcement was made that a
group OF the leading insurgents IN both
houses of Congress would be here on
Thursday: and Representative Poindex-
ter's last jubiIant shout as MS IRA"
n1Ied out of the Oyster Bay statlon
was. IF there is not any announcement
from Sycamore Hill in couple OF days
there probably viii be from some one
else"
, II is generally accepted that any rflllis
said bv a visitor 10 Mr. Roosevelt Is
authorized. He makes the same re-
o11irernent Of his visitors now that Ne
did when he was in the White House
They come TO oyster Bay silent and
serious. Little can be learned from them
of the purpose Of their cali AFTER IileS
have visited the hill. however, they talk
sometimes handing out a prepared safe
ment and sometimes answering queS-
tions. But whatever method they may
take. what they say is taken TO have MI
RooseveIt's approval
Mr.. Poindexter spent an hour ana
half with the ex-President to-day us
c,,ssfng the BaIiingeT-PinchOt contrO-
versv and going over the political sltua-
+5on in the Northwest When ne re-
turned to the railroad station he said
II found Mr.. Roosevelt unchanged
he is inst the same as ever He is still
our same President He and l have
worked together always and ne assured
me that we always would l am de-
lighted with the result OF my visit he
has always sworn by US and ne said that
he always would"
MIR. RoosevcIt's Statement.
4 short time after Mr.. Poindexter had
said that he was assured OF Mr. Roose-
va1t=s s,1ppor+ the ex-President said al
Sycamore Hi:
Representative Poindexter and / went
over the political situation in the North
west. He told me that he was II hearty
sympathy with my conservation policies
Mr. Poindexter is a candidate Tor tE-S
I Tinted states Senate from washington.
and is politically opposed 70 that wing
of the party in his state headed by Sec
rotary BaIlinger-
That was all Mr.. Roosevelt wanted 20
have put in quotation marks. What ne
/ said otherwise made II quite clear nat
he had given assurances to Mr. Pom
dexter that he would support him IN his
candidacy-
/ Mr.. Roosevelt goes 10 THE Outlook
/ office tomorrow, and on Thursday re-
ceives the leading insurgents in national
J noIfrics After that the situation in this
state takes his attention Governor
Hughes will be here for a long confer
/ ence on Friday. or possibly Thursday
NIGHT Mr.. Roosevelt said to-day that
/ u-ber the Governor saw that he could
NOT get here on Sunday he sent word
I that he would be down to-day. and II
was expected that he would stay over
night at Sycamore Hill Another dis
,a+ch was received this morning from
I the Governor. saying that he was going
m Bar Ha~bor for the funeral OF Chler
Justice Fuller. and would come TO Oys-
To- Rav ON his return from Maine The
visit Of the national insurgents mas
beeu planned for Thursday afternoon
ca as not TO interfere with the confer
ence with Governor Hughes
Ex-President in State Campaign
This Is a meeting Of the greatest in
,erest 10 the Republican party IN this
state Mr.. Roosevelt has made II plain
mat he intends 10 do everything IN his
,.,yer to have the policies Of Governor
hughes carried out Now that Governor
Hughes is about 70 become member or
the supreme Court. IL is probable that
the Hughes policies will become my
p,licies." and Mr.. Roosevelt will seek
~ rally around himself the powerful
following the Governor has built up n
The wears that he has been in Albany
The first step IN Mr. RooseveIts plans
is In reform and strengthen the party IN
This state. To do that he must overthrow
the men who defied Governor Hughes in
rhe Legislature and disregarded MI
RooseveIt's telegram in favor OF direct
nrimaries The fight will be on the issue
OF direct primaries. Notifications 10 give
the general policies a distinctly Roosevelt