Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-06
Report That Ex-President
is for lnsurgent
Stirs Leaders.
ENEMY OF BALLINGER
Contest Over Washington Sen
atorShip Threatens to Pre-
Cipitate Big Row.

Washington, July 6.-Secretary Bal
linger returned from Beverly today.
Referring to the report that Roosevelt
espoused the cause of Representative
Poindexter as candidate for the SEN
ate to succeed Piles in Washington,
the secretary said: IF the report is
true, Roosevelt has been led astray by
the deception of people who claim to
be his friends" He added he had TAX
en- no active part in politics in Wash
ington for long while.
Considers Him Socialist.
81 do not consider Poindexter a re-
publican" he continued, but a rank
socialist" The secretary declined to
discuss the reorganization of the recla-
nation service, except to say Newell's s
relation to the service as its head was
a misfortune.
Cannon Incrcduious.
Washington, July 6.-"Who gave out
that news, Poindexter?" That is what
Speaker Cannon asked an interviewer
last night Informed of the intimation
that Poindexter would have the SYM
pathy of Roosevelt in his candidacy for
senator of that state had come from
both Poindexter and Roosevelt, Can
non declined to comment further upon
the situation, until he knew more
about it.
Says Roosevelt Does Not Know.
Portland, Ore, July 6.-Former Unit
ed States Senator Wilson, who is
candidate for the senatorship from
Washington, at Centralia, Wash, last
night said over the telephone: There
Is so much error of fact contained in
the Observation-Disclosures interview that
it is hard for me to form a statement"
The Associated Press doubtless re-
counted accurately the information fur
nished at Oyster Bay. Assuming this
is true, Roosevelt appears either to
have been mislead or not familiar with
the political conditions in the state.
BaIIinEer Not In 1t.
Senator Piles is not a candidate to
succeed himself. Ballinger is not TAX
ing any part in the senatorial contest.
Ballinger is not head of the republican
party in this state, nor head of any
wing of any party"
Male POSITION Ciear.
Oyster Bay, July 6.-Theodore
Roosevelt made it clear yesterday,
not by direct statement, but by i'm
plication so strong that it admits of
no misinterpretation that he will sup
port Representative Miles PoindeX-
ter in his fight for a seat in the
United States senate from the state
Of Washington. They had luncheon
together and a conference at Saga
more Hill yesterday and Mr.. POin-
dexter departed jubilant.
In endorsing Poindexter for the
senate Colonel Roosevelt places him
self squarely in opposition to Rich
ard A Ballinger, secretary of the
interior, whom President Taft has
so warmly defended, and it is the
only stand he has taken bearing di-
rectly or indirectly on the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy.
Poindexter Opposes BaIIInGer.
Mr.. Poindexter is opposed to Sec
retary Ballinger from first to last and
hopes to unseat Senator Piles of
Washington who seeks another term
and has Secretary Ballinger's sup
port. The secretary and Mr.. Poin-
dexter are from the same Seattle dis
trict.
Leaving Oyster Bay after the con-
terence, Mr.. Poindexter said: Il
found Colonel Roosevelt unchanged.
He is just the same as ever. He and
l worked together always and he as
sured me we would always work to-
gether l am delighted with the re-
suit of the visit.
Taft and BaIIiBEer Meet.
Coincidentally, Secretary Ballinger
and President Taft held a confer
ence at Beverly yesterday in which
they discussed the reclamation SER
vice There Mr.. Ballinger denied