Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-04
Roosevelt and the President
~ in Thorough Accord.
LATTER'S C0URSEIND0RS
Insurgents, However, Will. Not Be
Turned Down.
Believed That This Event Will Per.
~ NIT the Republican Factions
to Come Together.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

special rom Stan correspondent.
NEW YORK. July 4.-President Taft
and Col. Roosevelt have a working
agreement for the coming political
campaign and are in thorough accord.
Victory for the repub lican party is the
object of the agreement and is to be
the first consideration with each. Cues
tons of progressiveness and conserva-
tism will be left to work themselves
out as time goes on.
Col. Roosevelt will stand by the Presi-
dent stoutly, uphold his hands in all
his policies as now framed up. At the
same time he will not turn his back
Upon his old friends in the insurgent
wing Of the party. They are to be en-
couraged to play their games of poll
tics according to their own lights.
In taking this attitude Col. Roose-
welt will not consider himself as play
ing a double part. We are all repub-
licans together" is his motto, and all
entitled to their political life. Loyalty
to the party is to be the test, with free
latitude Of personal opinion upon shad-
;ngs of party policy.
80 Considers Taft Progressive.
In point Of fact. Col. Roosevelt con-
siders President Taft to be progress
sfve.'' He regrets that the President
has been compelled to accept assistance
from some sources, but recognizes the
inevitability of il. He had to do the
same thing sometimes when he was
President. Col. Roosevelt has absolute
faith in President Taft. and will insist
that he be given square DEAL and
a chance to show his mettle.
President Taft and Col. Roosevelt will
combine their efforts to swing the cleo
tions this fall for their party. New York
state will receive their attention first.
Ohio will be considered next. The con-
gressional campaign will be on their
minds all the time and both will lend
their aid in the weak places.
Their heaviest task, of course. awaits
them in this state. Col Roosevelt, al
though very much concerned over the
outlook for his party. is not discouraged
by a long shot. He really thinks the
republicans will pull their governor
through, although it will be a close
squeeze
For several reasons Col. Roosevelt
does not want to see the democrats
carry Ohio. He has been informed that
the candidacy of Gov. Harmon for re-
election creates a very serious situation
for the republicans.
He also has been told of the friction
within the republican ranks. the attitude
OF the followers of Jimmy Garfield as
against the President. Col. Roosevelt will
do some patching up of differences in
that matter. and will make demonstra-
ton of the working agreement which ex-
lists between him and the President for
campaign purposes.
Taft's Conservation Record.
Col Roosevelt is making a close study
of the Administrations record in con-
servation policies in the expectation that
he may praise the administration course
when he talks before the conservation
congress In September at ST. Paul.
II Is the belief of politicians here that
by that time Secretary Ballinger will
have retired from the cabinet, replaced
by q man acceptable to Col Roosevelt
As matter of fact, the President has
been advised for some time to consent to
President has been unwilling to lend color
to the charge that he dropped Ballinger
to tighten his own boat
President Taft does not think that Sec
rotary Ballinger is blameworthy and
would not let him go out under fire.
Now that the congressional Investigation
Is ended. II is believed that the President
will listen to the advice of some of his
friends and consent to Ballinger's with.
drawal to private life.
Nay Get Factions Together.
With Secretary Ballinger out of the
cabinet the way would be made easier, it
is said by republicans here. for Col
Roosevelt to bring the factions together
in his working agreement with President
Taft for the success of the republican
party
II Secretary Ballinger does retire Col
Roosevelt will be consulted in the NAM
ing OF his successor. and the administra-
tons conservation policies will be stamp
ed with the approval OF the radical con-
sefvationists.
= For the immediate future the work at
hand for the President and Col. Roose-
vet in their working agreement is to
bring order out of chaos in New York
republican politics, and Col Roosevelt
will do the lions share of the work
Some or the upstate leaders will be in
town this afternoon. and there will be
conferences here and at Oyster Bay.
The colonel has the biggest Job of his
life on his hands. but his friends here saw
that he will pull it off successfully.