Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-08
SWARM OF INSURGENTS
AT SYCAMORE HILL
Carter, Of Montana, Only Discortant
Note at Unusual Conference
Winston Churchill on Hand With
Massachusetts Candidate.
CBy Associated Press)

OYSTER BAY. \. Y. July Al
tert j. Beveridge, United States
senator from Indiana and one OF the
nost prominent and consistent of the
progressive" Republicans came down
from Sycamore Hill this evening
with promise from Theodore Goose-
welt TO deliver a campaign speech in
his fight for reelection to the senate.
MIR. Beveridge departed content and
smiling, but he left it for the colonel
% make announcement of the pro
posed campaign speech in the sena-
tors behalf. And this is what Mr..
Roosevelt said:
Mr. Foulke and Mr. Swift came
to Sycamore Hill last night and
spent the night here. They came to
request me TO go TO Indiana and speak
in behalf of Senator Beveridge.
promised them that ! would"
i9ie added that he had agreed to-
0ay to make only one speech for the
senator and so fer as is now known
he will make only. one. The time and
pace for this speech has not been
fixed
Those who have followed the
political conferences at Oyster Bay
since Theodore ROosevelt's return
share the belief that he has cautious
ly been feeling his way in hisnatti-
tude toward the administration and
The insurgents, but today's incidents
are considered the most important
yet developed. Senator Beveridge is
making his fight for reelection as an
insurgent He is opposed by John TF
Kern, who ran with Bryan in the last
campaign.
Opposites on Tariff.
In his fight the senator is placing
himself squarely against President
Taft in so far as the taIiff Law fig
ures The law. which the President
has defended as the best tariff meas
ire ever. is denounced without equivC-
cation by the senator and the same
Republican state convention which
endorsed Beveridge for another term
virtually repudiated the laT.
II is pointed out. however. that
with this exception PTesiden; Taft
and the senator from Indiana have
been pulling together so far as ad-
ministration policies are concerned.
There has been no break between
NHtiD III utAhStCu ~ la4t
senator the conduct of two administra
ticn measures at the last session OF
ccngress-the Statehood bill and the
Alaska government bill. And although
the senator worked faithfully with
the insurgent band in the senate and
had hand in the alteration of Presi-
dent Taft's railroad bill. he supported
the administration regularly in the
last session when the votes were
taken
Sycamore Hill Swarmino.
Sycamore Hell was fairly swarming
al day with men of various political
persuasions. They talked politics all
day long. bu; as they left town they
were unanimously reticent Conse-
Guentiy Oyster Bay is enveloped in
deep mystery
There were three Indianians among
the visitors. Besides Senator Bev-
eridsc they we're VIM. Dudley Fcuike
ard LuCian Swift. Of indianapolis.
Three came from New Hampshire
Winston Churchill. the novelist.
John Bass. war correspondent ana
bis brother. Robert r. Bass. who is a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor
New York state was represented BY
Representative Hamilton Fish and
James r. Sheffield
Prom Montana there was United
States Senator Thomas H. Carter.
The Colonel Seems Pleased.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared 10 be
well pleased with the result Of the
aay's work Of talking politics. which
began almost as soon as he was up
and lasted well through the afternoon
To intcrvicwcrs ho~ rvc-. be would
say little except that be had promis-
Cd TO make one speech for Bcveridge.
Thus those who sought TO interpret
the dsv a. a general insurgcnt rally I
looking toward the shaping 81 Colonel
Fooscvclt's future attitude wore left
N the dark. And a. an indication that
THIS was not the case there was the
Presence Of Senator Carter. man
who IN the past steadily has opposed
Insurgency.
Did You como away pleased with
the result Of your faik7~ Senator
revcridee was asked as he left
Oyster nay.
We'll he said. y have had mauv
f7iks with Mr. Roosevelt IN the past
few years. but never IN ny experience /