The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04
Meeting of Three Kansas ms ur
gents With Roosevelt
Followed by Expressions of the
Utmost Good Feeling.
NOTHING BUT PRAISE
By Each Party to the Confer
ence For the Other.
The Ballinger-PinchOt Matter
Was Not Discussed.

oyster Bay, N. Y, July 4.-Three
kansans-all Republican Insurgents
talked with Theodore Roosevelt three
hours at Sycamore Hill Saturday and
went away satisfied
When they had gone Colonel Roose-
welt 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 preached.
The visitors were Senator joseph L.
Bristow and Representative Victor
Murdoch and Representative E. H.
Madison, all of whom fought hard for
Roosevelt's policies when he was in the
White House. That he appreciated
their services he made known with en-
phasis. The insurgents were more en-
phatic in their praise of Theodore
Roosevelt.
When the train had pulled out Of
Oyster Bay and the correspondents
trailed up the hill, Colonel Roosevelt
was pacing the veranda CARRIED in a
crash riding suit and riding boots. He
plunged into an explanation of the con-
ference at once.
Those three Kansans," he began,
ARE among my most loyal supporters
and were during the seven years was
in the White House."
Gan you tell US what was us
cusSed?" was ventured.
Discussed Congress.
These fine fellows and 1 have been
discussing the recent session of con-
gress,' said Colonel Roosevelt. But I
wish to say right here" he put In with
a snap of his jaws, that we have not
been discussing the Ballinger-P
trouble.
my friend Madison is one of the
judges in that case, and would not
have it appear that I wished to exert
any influence in the matter.
81 owe an especial debt of gratitude
to Representative Madison and Repre-
sentative Murdoch for the stand they
took at the time when Representative
Tawney offered a resolution providing
that none of the appropriation for the
secret service might be used in investi-
eating the conduct of members of the
senate and house.
AT that time, also. a resolution Of
censure aimed at myself, was offered in
congress. Madison and Murdoch fought
it to the end. Madison and Murdoch
were right in that fight-the provision
for the secret service should never have
been stricken OUT
Here the colonel paused a moment
and then like a shot he said:
Would you like to know the secret
of that fight? 1t was just this. A num-
Der of members of congress realized
LndJ was HlItlHB at IHeIIl. AN IIleIl-
tioning no names.
Senator Bristow rendered a great
service to his country in the postal in
vestigation. He found the rascals, and
I put them out"
Murdock's Statement.
The three insurgents came down off
the hill little diffident, very much i'm
pressed with the fact that they were
focal center of news, and rather chary
of the situation.
Now, boys admonished Victor
Murdoch, 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. Murdoch 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 stanch supporters
of his policies throughout his term of
service. and we believe he knows this
better than anyone else.
"Bristow was his right-hand man in
uncovering and Furnishing the postal
frauds, and Madison and 1 were among
fight was made to deprive him of the
use of the secret service men in uncov-
ering just such misdeeds as the postal
frauds.
Naturally, we feel much pleased to
find him absolutely unchanged. (Mr.
Murdock's voice rose a little uncon-