The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-07-03
INSURGENTS
CALL UPON
ROOSEVELT 7
Colonel Calls Them Fine Fellows
After Their Depart
ure.
DISCUSSED THE RECENT
SESSION OF CONGRESS
Roosevelt Gives Out a Little In
side Information to
the Press.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y, July q
Three Kansans-all Republican In
of the deepest dye-talked
with Theodore Roosevelt for three
hours at Sycamore Hill today and
went away satisfied. When they had
gone Colonel Roosevelt called them
fine fellows" and said they discuss
cd the work of the recent session OF
congress- All agreed that the Bill
controversy was not
broached.
The visitors were Senator JOS. l..
Bristow and Representatives Victor
Murdock and E. H Madison, all of
whom fought hard for Roosevelt pol
icies when he was in the White
House. That he appreciated their
services he made known with empha'
sis today; the insurgents were more
emphatic in their praise Of Theodore
Roosevelt When the four o'clock
train had pulled out of oyster Bay
and the correspondents trailed up the
hill, Colonel Roosevelt was pacing
the yeranda garbed In crash riding
suit and riding boots, He plunged
into an explanation of the conference
at once Those three kansans." ne
began, "are among my most loyal
supporters and were during the seven
years ] was in the White House"
Can you tell us what was discuss
ed?" was yenturod.
These fine fellows and ] have
inc no
congress-" said Roosevelt,
But | wish to say right here" he
put in with a snap OF his Jaw, that
we have not been discussing the Bal
linger- Pinchot troubles.
My friend Madison is one of the
judges In that case. and | would moi
have II appear that / wished to exert
any influence In the matter
Il owe an especial debt oil gratitude
to Representatives Madison and Muir.
dock for the stand they took at the
time when Representative Tawney Of.
fered resolution providing tha
none OF the appropriations for the
secret service might be used In In
vestigating the conduct OF members
Of the senate and house. At that tirne
also a resolution of censure aimed
at myself. was offered in congress
and Madison and Murdock were right
In that hght-the provisions Cor the
secret service should never have been
stricken out"
Here the colonel paused moment
and then like shot he said
Would you like to know the secret
of that fight? 1t was just this,
a number of members of congress
realized that I was hitting at them
] am mentioning no names.
Senator Bristow rendered great
service to his country in the postal
investigation. He found the rascals
and | put them out"
Colonel Roosevelt has never said
just what he proposed TO do in the
face of the defeat OF the Cobb bill, but
those who know him as a fighter
look upon his conference with Lloyd
c Griscom. who Is spending the night
as his guest, AS indicating that plans
are being discussed that Will mean
much to the Republican organization
In this state.
The three insurgents come down
off the hill little different, very
much impressed with the fact that
they were a focal center of news and
rather chary of the situation,
Now, boyg," admonished Victor
Murdock, whatever YOU write. don't
say our faces were wreathed with
smiles. Here is what we have to say
with the permission of the colonel:
This statement will stand for all
OF us and there is not a word to add
to IT."
Mr.. Murdock then dictated the fol
lowing statement:
"All three OF US were anxious to
see Mr.. Roosevelt because we don't
believe he had three more staunch
supporters Of his policies throughout
his term of service. and we believe
he knows this better than any one
else.
"Bristow was his right-hand man In
uncoyering and Furnishing the postal
frauds, and Madison and wer5
among the thirty-flve who stood uI
for him when the fight was made to
deprive him of the use OF the secret
service men in uncovering just such
misdeeds as the postal frauds.
Naturally we feel much pleased to
find him absolutely unchanged" tMur
docks voice rose little unconscious
" In emphasis as he pronounced the
last two words.)
Absolutely unchanged" he repeat
ed. ''in his attitude toward public
questions; and also to find how
closely he has kept in touch with
what has happened in the last year
and a quarter.
Nothing more pleased us thon his
at once congratulatiDg us and those
associated with us In having sue
ceeded In putting into the railroad
rate bill the provisions yitRlly neces
sary in order that it should represent
progress along the lines OF proper
control of Interstate common car
rierS" ~
AS the train got under way Mr.
Murdock said. impressiyely:
I You can quote me for one thing