The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-08
Sage Of Sycamore Hill
Promises to Make Speech
for the Indiana Man
BEVER|DGE IS AGAINST
TAFT IN HIS POLICIES
Roosevelt Has Great Number of Visit
tors at His Home hut Has Moth
ing to Say of Political Sig
nifcance of Conference

Oyster Bay, L.. l., July t.--AlDert y.
Beveridge. United States senator from
Indiana and one of the most promi-
nent and consistent of the progressive
republicans. came down from Sycamore
Hill this afternoon with promise from
Theodore Roosevelt to deliver cam
paign speech in his fight for reelection
to the Senate.
Mr. Beveridge seemed content, but it
is stated he left it to Mr.. Roosevelt to
make announcement. of the speech OF
the latter in his behalf. Mr.. Roose-
welt said:
..Mr Fowlke and Mr.. Swift came
to Sycamore Hill last night and spent
the night here. They came to request
me to go to Indiana and speak for Sem
ator Beyeridge I promised them that
would"
Mr.. Roosevelt added he had agreed
today to make only one speech for
the senator and as far as is now known
1t Is stated he will make only the one
speech. Time and place have not yet
been fixed Those who have followed
the political conferences at Oyster Bay
since Theodore Roosevelt's return share
the belief that he has been feeling his
way cautiously in his attitude toward
the administration and the insurgents,
but the incidents of today are consid-
cred the most important developing
Senator Beveridge is making his fight
for reelection as an insurgent He is
opposed by John W. Kern who ran
with Bryan in the last campaign.
Beveridge Against Taft
- IL. v>3o ol,, -
himself squarely against President
Taft, in SO far as the tarifr law fig
ures The law which the President has
defended as the best tariff measure
ever" is denounced without equivoca-
tion by the senator and the safne re-
publican state convention which in
dorses Beveridge for another term vir-
tually repudiated the law. In the Sem
ate Beveridge fought the bill to the
last and then voted against IT.
1t Is pointed out. however, that with
this exception President Taft and tile
senator from Indiana have pulled to-
gether as far as administration policies
are concerned. There has been no break
between them. The President entrusted
to the senator the conduct of two ad-
ministration measures at the last ses-
sion of Congress-the statehood bill and
the Alaska government bill. And al
though the senator worked faithfully
with the insurgent band in the Senate
and had a hand in the alteration of
President Taft's railroad bill, he sup
ported the administration regularly III
the last session, when the votes were
taken.
sasamore HiH was fairly swarmine all
day with men OF various politicHi per-
suasion. They came by train and by au-
tomonile. They talked politics all day
long. but as they left town they were
unanimously. reticent when asked to tell
what they knew. Consequently. Oyster
Bay has developed into an atmosphere Of
deep mystery
There were three Indianians among the
visitors. Besides Senator Beveridse they
were William Dudley Foulke and Lu-
clan Swift, OF Indianapolis.
New Hampshire visitors
Three came from New Hampshire--
Winston Churchill the novelist; John
Bass, war correspondent and his brother
Robert r. Bass. who is candidate for
the republican Nomination for governor.
New York state was represented by
Representative Hamilton Fish and James
r. Sheffield. From Montana there was
United States Senator Thomas H. Carter.
Col. Roosevelt appeared to be well pleas
ID with the result Of the days work Of
talking politics which began almost AZ
soon as he was up and lasted well
through the afternoon. To interviewers
however. he would say little concerning
the conferences, except that he had prom
ised to make one speech for Mr.. Bev-
eridge, Thus, those who sought to In
terpret the day as general insurgent
rally looking toward the shaping OF Col
onel Roosevelt's future attitude, wore
left In the dark And as an indication
that this was not the case. there was the
presence Of Senator Carter, man who
IN the past steadily has opposed insur-
gency
Senator Beveridge spent only . few
hours at Sycamore Hill. and 1t was evil
dent that the press of other visitors and
dinner engagement in New York that
necessitated an early return gavc him
A less time than he wished to discuss the
political situation in Indiana with his
host.
III have no doubt that Mr. Roosevelt
will give out anything that he wishes
to become public about our interview
I said Mr.. Beveridge. Il gave my views
On. ths Indiana situation fully In FORM
/. u 6fat6Snent several days ago"
sDid YOU come away pleased with
the results Of your talks.
B *. ~ usxerasos stales
me senator's smile broadened until he
laughed aloud. "Well." he said. II have
hnd many talks with Mr.. Roosevelt In the