The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
"My Policies Forever
Is Now t he
Slogan.
HIS ATTITUDE
is MADE CLEAR
Bristow, Madison and Murdoch
Call on Ex-President at Saga
more Hill, and Conference Is
Fraught With Important
Things to Come-Now
Ready for Political Fray.

Oyster Bay. N. T., July 2.-The
definite attitude OF Colonel Roosevelt
towards the Taft administration was
conference at Sycamore Hill with
three Insurgent Republicans.
From now on, If to-day's develops
ments count for anything, Colonel
Roosevelt will conduct a bitter fight
as the leader of the Insurgents.
My policies forever" is the new
Roosevelt slogan. The Insurgents who
swapped notes with Colonel Roosevelt
day were these three. all of Kansas,
who have been in the forefront OF
the battle against the Taft adminis-
tration and Cannonism: United States
Senator Joseph l. Bristow. who. as
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
under President Roosevelt. conducted
the investigation into the postal land
frauds In Cuba and this country; Con-
gressman E. H. Madison, one of the
members of the congressional COM
mittee which has investigated the
Pinchot-B -Ballinger controversy. and
who put In a minority report In favor
Murdoch. whose sympatn;es have been
with Pinchot and with all the Roose-
Welt policies.
His loyal snpporters."
These three rugged Kansans have
stood valiantly together in their fight
in Congress. and Colonel Roosevelt
to-day said he always regarded them
as among his most loyal supporters"
Besides the Insurgents, Colonel
Roosevelt had an equally important
visitor Lloyd C. Griscorl. chairman of
the New York Republican County Com
nlittee. to whom the ex-President sent
a telegram last week urging that the
Legislature at Albany pass the direct
primary bill. With Griscom, Colonel
Roosevelt talked over the situation in
New York state. particularly the de-
feat of the direct primary bill.
The Times-Dispatch correspondent
is able to announce positively that
Colonel Roosevelt is to try to take a
firm grip upon the Republican polit-
cal machinery of New York. He is
stunned deeply over the brutal over
riding of his desire IS to the direct
primary bill. and is going to map our
course for aggressive activity in
State affairs SO far as his party is con,
cerned. Not only will the Distinguish
ed citizen watch the trend of events
at the White House and try to shape
them to his liking, but he will essay
to take the control of the State situa.
ton. He will carry out TO the fullest
extent the purpose he announced
weeks ago upon his return home, to
devote himself toward helping to
solve" the country's grave problems.
He will go even further in attempt
ing to fix them all himself. And.
Judging from the confident tone of the
ex-President as he talked this evening
he expects to accomplish all he has
started out to do.
The Insurgents reached oyster Bay
about noon to-day and fell into the
arms of throng of newspaper CORE
spondents.
Now you'll have to give us
with a laugh. I'VE are all going TO
talk it all over with Mr.. Roosevelt.
and there may be something to say
when we come down from the hill
Going to tell him all about the
battles of the Insurgents?" was asked
Hears Everything.
He'll hear everything" was the re-
ply. HE has asked us down here for
that purpose
Three hours after the Insurgents
had gone up the hill. the group of
Roosevelt veranda. The ex-President
was clad in a white crash riding suit
with knee breeches, and was sitting
on the top stop Of the veranda pat
ting his brindle bulldog. Ace" upon
the head, The Insurgents were stand
ing behind the colonel. their faces
wreathed In expansive smiles, 1t was
evident that the oonfab had been most
agreeable. Colonel Roosevelt greeted
the correspondents with a hearty, How
are you, boys?" AS the newspaper
men climbed the steps the eN-Presi-
dent arose and. clapping one hand on
Senator Bristow's shoulder and slap
ping Congressman Murdoch with the
other, eXclaimed:
These three Kansans We're among
my most loyal supporters during my
seven years in the White House."
The Insurgents grinned and nodded
assent "We have been discussing the
work of the session OF Congress Just
adjourned" the colonel went on, "but'I
l want to say right here that we have
NOT talked over that Rallinger- Pinchot
have we9''
NO, we haven't" chorused the In
surgents. obediently
mot word Of Pinchot?" urged a
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