The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-08
HUNTER GETTING
HIS GUNS READY
Roosevelt Laying in Supply
Of Political Ammunition
for Fall Campaign
HAS STRONG LEANING
TOWARDS INSURGENTS
But Will Support Regular Hughes
Faction in New York and
Will Name Candidate.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July S.-While
most of the visitors to Sycamore Hill
since Col. Roosevelt re established his
residence there have been Republicans
with insurgent leanings. II is tntimated
there that this mas not been because OF
a prearranged program. Rather the IN
surgents have been more anxious to
place their side of matters before the
former president than have the regu-
lars and many of the latter are eX-
pected to call there before Roosevelt
sets out on hts first speech making
tour next month.
With the Roosevelt intention to get
all the light possible on Political con-
ditions before making q public speech
known, IL is regarded as certain here
that the LISTING list at Sycamore Hill
will increase from now on. And until
the first speech Is made both branches
of the Republican party will doubtless
continue to claim that the Colonel
really fayors their cause.
While he has not declared his pur-
poses so tar as the West and its prob
lens are concerned. Roosevelt is al
ready lined up with Gov. Hughes ~
get control OF the State organization
uf his own home Commonwealth.
Personal Selection.
He plans tie naming OF candidate
for governor who will be his own per
sonal choice, and a platform that will
for the first time in four years, EN-
phaticaiIy endorse Charles K. Hughes
and the Hughes policics This fact
has been communicated to the leaders
and they are already lining up. Roose-
welt has the support of the New YORK
and Erie county organizations and OF
his own home county, but most of the
remainder of the state is anti Roose-
welt. and It Is expected that. following
conference with Gov, hughes early
next week. Roosevelt will take the Of
fensive and issue q statement outhn-
ing the issues on whiI!, the tight for
delegates to the next State convention
viii be fought cut at the September
primaries,
Because he had learned that Ais
was so. William Barnes, Jr.. tho Al
bany boss and leader of the anti
Roosevelt movement, refused 10 se to
the Outlook office to confer with Roose-
Welt Wednesday just before he sailed
for Europe
Regarding Ohio.
As far as the Ohio situation is con-
cerned Roosevelt has had chat with
President Taft and a lengthy confer
ence with James K, Garfield who is
considered radically anti Taft and who
is now being again strongly nGention-
ed for the gu6ernatorial nomination IN
the Buckeye State this fail,
Roosevelt had the Massachusetts, sit
uattou outlined to him by Senator
Lodge at Sahant. and according to the
Lodge followers he promised to aid
the senator III his fight for re- ELECTION.
This is disputed by the insurgent wing
in the Bay State, and Roosevelt VIII
not take any side just at present
In Indiana he will make speech for
Beveride. Just @What effect this will
have on the fall campaign is uncer
tain. Some politicians here argue that
Former Vice President Fairbanks and
his friends are anti Roosevelt anyhow
and that the Colonies endorsement viii
be a stimulant TO keep up the fight on
Beyeridge,
Nothing Certain.
Senator LaFollotte told his troubles
In Wisconsin TO Roosevelt and while
he expressed himself as plea sed" with
his visit no light, was shed on 1t from
Sycamore Hill. similar situation
resulted from the visit Of Senator
Poindexter the foe of Secretary BalIin-
ger, when he called TO discuss Wash
ington politics. The Colonel denied
emphatically that he had endorsed
Poindexter's senatorial candidacy.
The triumvirate OF Kansas insur-
gents who called on the Colonel last
week-Brlstow, Madison and Murdoch
went away highly pleased and an
nounced that they had the Roosevelt
support, but 1t was later made clear
that this referred particularly to their
work in Congress in behalf of the
Roosevelt policies