The sun., 1910-05-29
INSURGENTS IN HIGH GLBE
O,TR LETTER FROM ROOSE-
IFLT TO NAN FTSH.


ENNNAA
,urk And NAybs Zee wants 10 Zee
~sme oT Ihr RegulAFs Just ~ Nluch.
N,salSuroN. May ss.-BOth tho in.
.ureents and regulars Ia Congress are
rr-par.ng 10 invade New York city ON
Ilrc ls The purpose ot tho invasion
vu ls to act the ear and tho good graosa
oi ono Col Roosevelt. Who s scheduled
To- return to this country on thar day.
Bnth the insurgents and regulars are
seruly alive 10 the Importance that will
l. attached by the country 20 Col ROoBs-
velts attitude toward either side aud there
will he a scrambls On the part Oi both
uings II the party 10 enlist the former
Presidents active support in their canss
There was a high time AmoRe the in
surgents to-day when II became known
that Representative Hamilton Fish. one
of their number. had resolved a letter
from Col. Roosevelt asking him for Q
conference in Now York on the day Of
he arrival IN that city. Mr.. Fish Ia one oG
col RoOsevelt's close friends and the
former President oGtsn confsrrsd with
him in regard To affairs in tho HOuss.
Mr. Fish himself declined 10 disouss the
Roosevelt letter. bat other Insurgents
who had seen il declared that Il contained
q plain intimation that Mr. Roosevelt ls
. not at all out Il sympathy with the in
surgent movement
The letter from Mr. Roosevelt 10 ca
tremely brief After suggesting that he
doer not care TO put IN paper his views
conccrning the issues bet Ween the in.
surgehts and regulars Col Roosevelt.
according TO thOss who have seen the
etter. adds in eject
You know my views on this insurgant
situation. They have not changed since
last talked with yOn. and wish TO zee
you in New York Immediately after my
. srrivai.'
Col ROossvslt's letter was written in
eply TO a long one by Mr. Fish. The
New York Representative in his CON-
municatiOn outlined the sntiIe fight that
re insurgents had been making since
Mr Roosevelt lsst Tor Africa lnd assured
him that these were the men who raally
h1d b-en Standing fJs the Roosevelt
policies. lt u understood that Mr.. Fish
gave Col. Roosevelt 10 understand further
Iha' the insurgents would expect some
hsip from him in the way Of spee0h In
W coming cAmpaiEn.
The insurRents Were declaring ia high
tiae to-day that this could maan hue OAs
Jhng the active aid and saiPport Uf Mr. !
Roosevelt to the iuaurgen. cause They !
iacIared that ME- Roosevelt hefoFa he left |
ne White H0uss bad assured thsm 0f !
he ympathy With their movement and |
Of hh opposition 70 speaker Cannon
The Insurgents were recOunfing again |
to-day the details of an inoidsnt thai they |
cay occurred just before Mr.. Roosevelt
'i.i' the Whits House. A. that time the
Insurgents had begun to fear that Mr.
Taft was turning from them in their fight
"u the Speaker and Representatives
Madison. Gardner and Nelson were sgnt
70 call on Mr.. Roosevelt. They called
n the dAy before Inauguration. and Mr.. |
RoOssvelt agreed with their plans and
expressed sympathy with the movement |
me Colonel. however. 10 the insurgents /
.av. heaitatsd when they asked him 20 |
lake an activs hand in the hRbt. but |
.-or- 'asai On sound his sucoessnr 0n the |
beet.
IN tap him and then report was the
uay Nr Roosevelt IL said 10 have re- /
p.ad
o. is -aid further that Mr. Roosevelt /
~ Inauguration day reported 20 the in
...rgcnts that President Taft was against
'.air plan Tor making trouble and later
Ii two insurgents 10 Mr. Taft and aaked
tim az least 10 keep bis hands n In the
'1mIng fght
representative Madison. aaOthsr IN
urgent. also has received a letter from
C0 Roosevelt and it Is believed that Mr.
'I-n vill he accompanied by other mem-
H"r- a the insurgsnt hand when be con
.'rs with CoL Roosevelt on June TO-
The rsRulars al the Capitol we're con
-ie-ably annoyed over the coming ROoss-
Vel conference with insurgents. bat they
immediately declared that several mem
hsrs n ihe,r own wing Of the party had
siso rac.ived invitations from Col. ROose-
'st 'o meet him and give him all the news
and their views
IN fact said one Of the Republican
reTilsrs I beiieve that there viii Be some
-.rn7-es in store for both sidss on the
lay When Col Roosevelt lands. I think
v' Eil find that the COlOnA has dis
4" butsd his Invitations pretty evenly and
nat he will be IN a position 70 please both
-aes and give neithsr very much saIif-
.arron Ia othsr words ] Aalieve you
vi.. tnd the K-Prssidsnt steering middle
''sr-" and not risxing himseG In ths rum
'l' NAT has been kicked up sinss be let
mo country
'h any event Il ~ certain THAI tbere viii
10 good pig delegation from both fac
Tors Of The party 10 welcome the Colonel
IN hs arrival and the Roosevelt letters
ar' Interesting at least 10 that they indi-
'ii' clearly his intention 10 take an agsivs /,
Interest 1 the political situation upon his
return 90 'his country
'n7'b"r thing that tickled the House
insurgents to-day was that Cot Roosevelt
t'''r'"1 1n invitation 10 be- tho guest Ol ,
...'- o. dinner 70 BE- given by Robert
Ollie. w. Colliar has led the Aght
''.'s' ~'a retary Ballinger and n q cioss
'T-'ra. 'u-nd Of Clifford Pinohot
."1' lily the Insurgents in Congress
TO- .NhuusIy awaiting ths arrival IN
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