The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
Kansans Satisfied, So Is the
Colonel. With Result Of
Long Interview.
BRIST0W, MURDOCH AND
MADISON THE VISITORS
The Former President Highly
Praises Public Service of
These "Fine Fellows.
BY Associated Press.


OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 2.-Three
Kansans-all Republican insurgents 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 discussed the "work of the recent
session of congress- All agreed that
the Ballinger Pinchot controversy was
not broached.
The visitors were Senator Joseph l..
Bristow and Representatives Victor
Murdock and z. II, Madison. all of
whom fought hard for Roosevelt poll
cies when he was in the White house,
That he appreciated their services he
made known with emphasis today; the
Insurgents were more emphatic IN their
praise of Theodore Roosevelt.
When the clock train had pulled
out of Oyster Bay and the correspon-
dents trailed up the hill, Colonel Roose-
welt was pacing the veranda garbed In
crash riding suit and riding boots.
He plunged into an explanation of the
conference at once.
Teddy Is Loyal.
HThose three Kausans,' he began,
care among my most loyal supporters
and were during the seven years l was
in the White house.
"Can you tell us what was dis
cussed2' was ventured.
"These fine fellows and I have been
discussing the recent session of con
Gress, said Colonel Roosevelt. "But
wish to say right here he put In
with a snap Of his Jaws, that we have
not been discussing the Ballinger Pin
chot troubles.
"My friend Madison is one of the
Judges in that case and | would not
have it appear that 7 wished to exert
any influence in The matter.
~ owe an especial debt of gratitude
to Representatives Madison and Muir"
dock for the stand they took at the
time when Representative Tawney of
fered resolution providing that none
of the appropriations for the secret
service might be used IN Investigating
the conduct of members Of the senate
and house. At that time, also, a reso.
luton of censure aimed at myself was
offered in congress; and Madison and
Murdock fought it TO the end. Madi-
son and Murdock were right in that
fight-the provisions for the secret
service should never have been stricken
out
Here the colonel paused a moment
and then. like shot, he said:
Revealing Secret.
"Would you like to know the secret
Of that fight7 IL was just this: A mum
her Of members of congress realized
that / was hitting at them. ] am men
tioning no names.
"Senator Bristow rendered great
service to his country in the postal in
vestigation. 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 fighter, look. upon
who is spending the night as his guest,
as indicating that plans are being dis
cussed that will mean much to the Re-
publican organization in this state. .
The three insurgents came down off
the hill little diffident, very much
impressed with the fact that they were
focal center of news, and rather chary
s'Now, boys" admonished Victor
Murdock, Hwhatever you write, don u
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 word to add to
it''
Murdock's Statement.
Mr. Murdoch then dictated the fol-
lowing statement:
"All three of us were anxious to see
Mr., Roosevelt, because we don u 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
uncovering- and Furnishing the postal
frauds. and Madison and were among
the thirtyfive who stood up 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. F."
(Murdock's s voice rose a little uncon-
sciously in emphasis as he pronounced
the last two w0rds.)
Absolutely unchanged,' he re-
peated, Gin 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 quar-
ter.
"Nothing more pleased us than his