Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-06
SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE
HELD At OYSTER BAY
Roosevelt in Most Open Declaration on
Politics Since His Return From
Africa - Poindexter, BaiIinssrs
Avowed Enemy. is Supported as
! Against Piles.


resentative Miles Poindexter in his
dght for seat in the United States
senate from the state Of Washington.
They had luncheon together and a
and Mr.. Poindexter departed Jubilant.
In indorsing Poindexter for the SEN
ate Colonel Roosevelt places himself
sQuarely in opposition to Richard A.
Ballinger, secretary of tho interior,
whom President Taft has SO warmly
defended: and it Is the only stand he
has taken bearing directly OF Indirectly
on the Balling er-Pinchot controversy.
Mr.. Poindexter is opposed to Secre-
tary Ballinger from first to last and
hopes to unseat Senator Piles. Of
Washington, who seeks another term
and has Secretary Ballinger's support.
The secretary and Mr.. Poindexter are
from the same Seattle district.
Leaving Oyster Bay after the confer
ence, Mr.. Poindexter said: I found
Colonel Roosevelt unchanged. he is just
the same as ever. He and I have
worked together always and he as
sured me that We always would work
together. I am delighted with the re-
suit OF the visit"
Roosevelt Appeared Pleased.
Colonel Roosevelt happy when ne
received the interviewers little later.
He was dressed in the crash riding
suit which he wears most Of the time
while he is at home. Seated In his
library, he spoke OF his talk with Mr..
Poindexter in a manner that showed
plainly the pleasure which the meeting
had given him. This Is what he said:
e Representative Pofndexter and I
vent over the political situation in the
northwest. He assured me that he was
IN hearty sympathy with my conserva-
tion policy.
"Mr. Poindexter Is . candidate for
the United States senate, and Is po-
litically opposed to that wing OF the
party headed by Mr.. BaIlnger, secre-
tary OF the interior"
That was all the colonel wanted to
have put in quotation marks. What he
said otherwise made 1t rather clear that
he had given assurance to Mr.. Poin-
dexter that he would support him in
his attempt to unseat Senator Piles.
Coincidentally. Secretary Ballinger
and President Taft held conference
at Beverly yesterday in which they
discussed the reclamation service.
There Mr.. Ballinger denied with en-
phasis rumor that he was to resign.
II am not q gutter and never have
been." he said.
Poindexter an Insurgent.
Miles Poindexter is an out-and -out
insurgent whom the people Of the state
Of Washington elected on radical
platform. He has been firm support
er Of the Roosevelt policies, especially
as they relate to conservation, which
was the basis OF his platform when he
ran for congress. He arrived at Oyster
Bay on the noon train and was rec
ognized at once as an insurgent. For
he had the same pleased smile that
shone on the faces OF Senator Bristow
and Representatives Murdock and
Madison of Kansas when they came
here last Saturday.
The insurgents arrive smiling, but exa
cited. Presently they return from Sag
amore Hill with the smile still there,
but with the excitement replaced by
placid confidence. It was so with the
Washington man. At luncheon with
the colonel they discussed the Balm
ger-Pinchot occurrence in detail in the
course Of their talk on the political
status Of the northwest.
Hard Fight Probable.
While the general opinion here is
that Colonel Roosevelt is still feeling
his way" as regards his ultimate atti-
tude to ward the Taft administration.
his stand Is considered the most strik-
ing indication of his present frame Of
mind. And that he will still fight hard
for the conservation movement which
he inaugurated while in Office. he
made plain to interviewers when Mr..
Poindexter had gone.
There have been two important "in-
surgent conferences at Sycamore Hill
since the colonePs return; but more
are coming. One OF the most potential
Of these is arranged for Thursday next.
On that day five of the best known
and weightiest OF the insurgents are
coming to talk with the ex-president,
but Mr. Roosevelt declined to give out
their names.
Ballinssr Dossn't Believe II.
Providence. r. l., July 6.-Secretary
BaIlinger. interviewed while passing
thru this city bound for Washington
last night. declared that he did not be-
lieve that Theodore Roosevelt would
support Miles Poindexter for the SEN