The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-08
SENATOR HAPPY
Owe r PROMISE
Indiana Man Is squarely op
posed to Taft on Tariff Law,
and Assurance of Aid From
Sycamore Hill Is Considered
significan mystery
Shrouds Oyster Bay.


Indiana, and one OF the most promi.
nent and consistent OF the ..progres-
lsive" Republicans. came down from
tsagainore Hill this afternoon with a
promise from Theodore Roosevelt 10
deliver campaign speech In his fght
1or re-eiectton to the Senate. Mr..
Beyeridse departed content and smil-
Hng. but he left 1t for the colonel to
make announcement of the PROPOSED
campaign speech in tho Senator's be-
half. And this Is what Colonel Roose.
welt said:
Mr.. Foulke and Nr. Swift came to
Sycamore Hill last night and spent
I the nigh. here They came TO request
ime to go to Indiana and speak in be.
nan OF Senator Beveridge. 1 promised
them that / would
( He added that he had agreed TO-DAY
ITO make only one speech for the SIN
stor. and SO far as is now known.
me will make only one. The time and
place for this speech have not been
ih3cd.
Those VINO have followed the pol,t.
cal conferences at Oyster Bay since
[ Theodore Rooseyelt's return share the
fbelief that he has cautiously been feel.
ing his way In his attitude toward the
administration and the Insurgents,
I but to-day's Incidents are considered
! the most important yet developed SEN
aior Beveridge is ma king his hght for
lre-election as an Insargent He is op-
posed b. John w. Kern. who ran with
Bryan in the last campaign
Opposed to Tnrin Law.
IN his fight the Senator is placing
himself squarely against President
latt IN SO FAR as the tariff law agures
The law which the president, has de.
Tended S the bcs, tarin measure ever
is denounced withoet equivcca tion BY
the Senator, and the same Repu biican
a1ate convention which lndorsed Bey.
ef,dse for another term virtua,ly re.
pnd!ated the law. In the Senate Bey.
er!dge fought the bill to the last and
then voted against tx.
II is pointed out, however that with
this exception President Taft and tho
senator from Indiana have been puli
Ing together SO far as administrator
policies are concerned. There has been
no break between them. The Presi.
dem. entrusted to the Senator the con-
Duct OF two administration measures
az me last session OF congress-thel
statehood bill and the Alaska govern.
ment bill And although the senator
worked faithfully with the Insurgent|
Dand IN the Senate and had hand
IN the alteration of President Tafts |
.Iallroad bill, be supported the admin
1stration regularly in the last session
when the votes were taken.
Sycamore Hill was fairly swarminei
'aii day with men of various politicaIl
'persuasions. They talked politics anil
das long. but as they left town they
were unanimously reticent. Conse.
quently Oyster Bay is enyeloped In an
dlmOSnherRs
There We're three Indianians amone
the visitors. Besides Senator Bev.
eridse they were William pudlav
boulke and Lucian Swift, of Indian.
apolis.
Three came from New Hamps hire
winston Churchill, the novelist; John
BASS. War correspondent and his
brother. Robert R. Bass, who is a can
dldate for the Repu biican nominations
for Governor,
New York State was represented bv
representative Hamilton Fish and |
James r. Sheffield.
=. = from Montana there was United
states Senator Thomas H. Carter
Pleased With the Day.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared to bei
well pleased with the result of the
days work Of talking politics, which
pegan almost as soon as he was up,
10 lntervtewers. however, he would
say little. except that he had promised
TO make one speech for Mr., Beveridpe +
Thus, those who sought to Interpret
the day as a. general Insurgent rallyI
looking toward the shaping OF Colonel
Roosevelt's future attitude was left
in the dark. And, as an Indication Z
that this was not the case there was
the presence Of Senator Carter,
,{,y,l,< 49, Sloo3x ~,
posed Insurgency.
did you come away pleased with L
the results Of your talks?' Senator 4
Beveridge was asked as he left Oyster
Bay.
4 Well" he said, 81 have had many
talks with Mr.. Roosevelt in the past
few years, but never In my experience
nave had one more satisfactory than
to-day's.''
Further than this Senator Beveridge i
you'd not go. II start for my vaca-
Ion Tomorrow" he added, "and it is
needless to say that go in very :
happy frame OF mind" :
8 Senator Beverldge said he came to- \
oyster Bay by appointment. Il found I
colonel Roosevelt" he declared more
live and more Interested In things
han ever I
Colonel Roosevelt has. been interested =
\ the tight In New Hampshire since 1t
'egan In 1906, when ran for Cover !
ltor'" ltor' said Winston Churchill, "This
ear Robert r. Bass, of Peterboro. is I I
! candidate for Governor. He may be :
,lassed With the Insurgents, but the In
!ew Hampshire Republican organiza-
ION has not opposed his nomination.
ir roosevelt wanted to know about
ne situation in New Hampshire, and z
= am an old friend OF his T oame
own to tell him.
His Attitude s'F'riendly., 10
Dld tMr. Roosevelt indicate what his 9
tlluae was IN regard TO tho fight in :
lew Hampshiregn M !,
only by his friendly attitude. He'll
aid nothing & show his Views Then i
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