Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06
ROOSEVELT OR
TAFT MUST
YIELD Or
PART
Former President Casts His
Lot With Progressive Faction
and viii Aid BaIIinger's Foe
in Race for Senate.
SYCAMORE HILL BECOMES
MECCA FOR INSURGENTS

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Smiling and Confident After
Interview With Rough Rider.
| ny Morning Journal sneclai Leased wirel
oyster BAY. July 5--Theodore
Roosevelt made II clear today. not by
direct statement but ny implication
so strong that ii admits OF no misin-
depreciation that he win support Rep
resentative Miles PoindeNtcr in his
| fight for seat In the United States
senate from the state Of Washington.
They had luncheon together and
conference at Sycamore Hiu today and
Mr. Poindexter departed jublant
IN endorsing Potndexter for the
senate. Mr. Roosevelt puts himself
squarely in opposition to Richard A.
| Bailnger, secretary Of the interior,
whom President Tart has so warmly
delended II is the only stand he has
taken bearing directly OF Indirectly on
the Ballingef- Pinchot controversy.
Mi, Polndcxter is opposed 10 Sec
retary Ballnger from first to last, and
hopes tn succeed senator Piles OF
| Washington, who has been Identified
with the Ballinger wing of the parry
In that state, The secretary and Mr..
| poindexter are from the Same seattle
| district.
Leaving oyster Bay after the con-
fetence, .dr roindeNtee said.
II found Col. Roosevelt unchanged.
| He ana have worked together always
ana he assured me that We always
will work together, 1 am delighted
with the result Of the visit"
Colonel Roosevelt looked happy
when he received the inter-
viewers little later. He was dressed
in the crash suit he wears most of the
time when he Is at home Seated in
his library, he spoke OF his talk with
Mr. Poindexter In a manner that show
ed plainly the pleasure the meeting
dad given him. This is what he said
Representative Poindcxter and |
went over the political situation In the
northwest. He assured me no was In
hearty sympathy with my consefva-
tion policy.
MIR. Poindexter Is a candidate for
the United States senate and Is polit-
cally opposed to that wing of the par
u headed hy Secretary lsaliinger Sec
retary of the interior"
That was all the colonel wanted TO
have put In quotation marks What
hc said otherwise made 1t clear that
he had given assurance TO Mr. Poin-
dexter that he would support him In
his attempt to succeed senator Piles.
CoineldentaIly Secretary Ballinger
MAJ f.tr
nt Beverly today In which they dis
cussed the reclamation service. There
Mr Ballingcr denied with emphasis
the rumor that he was to resign.
II am not u quitter and never have
been" he said.
Miles Poindexter Is an out and out
insurgent. elected by the people OF
Washington on radical platform. He
has been Il firm supporter OF Roose-
Welt policies, especially as they re-
lated 10 conservation. which Was the
basis OF his plntform when he ran for
congress.
lie arrived NJ oyster Bay on the
noon train and was recognized at
once AS an insurgent For he had
the same pleased smile that showed on
rcsentativcs Murdoch and Madison
Of Kansas when they came here last
saturday.
The insurgents arrive, smiling hut
excited. Presently they return from
sycamore lin with the smile still
there but with the excitement re-
placed by placid confidence. IL was
So with the Washington man. At lnn-
cheon with the colonel they discussed
The Ballinger- Pinchot occurrence in
detail in the course Of their talk on
the political status nf the northwest
While the general opinion here IS
that Colonel Roosevelt is still
feeling his way" as regards his ulu-
mate attitude toward the TAFT adj
hts stand today is con-
iidered the most striking indication
lf his political frame of mind. And
hat he will sull fight hard Tor the
movement he made plain
20 the interivewers when MIR. Poin-
loxter had gone
There have been two important in
rent conferences AT Sycamore Hill
snce the coloncls return, but more
re coming. one of the most potential
II these Is arranged for Thursday next.
IN that day five OF the best known
md welghuest of the insurgents are
oming 20 talk with the ex-president.
nat AIR. Roosevelt declined today to
i've out their names.
Governor Hughes had been expect
d tomorrow. but he teiegraphed he
fould attend the funeral CT Chief