The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
ROOSEVELT in
Fight TO Dust
SENATOR PILES
Ballinger's Friend Opposed by
Miles Poindexter, Insurgent
and Seattle Representative
Former President and Congress
men Confer and Tell of
Mutual Confidence

OYSTER BAY, July 5-Theodore
Roosevelt made it clear today, not by
direct statement, but by implication so
strong that it admits of no misinterpre-
tation, that he would support Rep
resentative Miles Poindexter in his
fight for seat in the United States
senate from the state of Washington.
They had luncheon together and
conference at Sycamore hill, and Poin-
dexter departed jubilant.
In indorsing Poindexter for the
senate, Roosevelt places himself
squarely in opposition to Richard A.
Ballinger, secretary of the interior.
whom President Taft has so warmly
defended. 1t is the only stand he has
taken bearing directly or indirectly on
the Ballinger- -Pinchot controversy.
Plan to Unseat Piles
Poindexter is opposed to Ballinger
and hopes to unseat Senator Piles of
Washington, who seeks another term
and has Ballinger's support. The secA
retary and Poindexter are from the
same Seattle district.
Leaving oyster Bay after the con-
ference Poindexter said:
4 found Colonel Roosevelt un-
changed. He and I have worked to-
gether always, and he assured me that
we always would work together. 1
am delighted with the result of the
visit
Roosevelt looked happy when he re-
ceived the interviewers a little later.
Representative Poindexter and I
went over the political situation in the
northwest. He assured me he was in
hearty sympathy with my conserva-
tion policy.
9Mr Poindexter is a candidate for
the United States senate and is po-
liticaliy opposed to that wing of the
party headed by Mr.. Ballinger. secre-
tary of the interior"
Assurance of Support
That was all the colonel wanted to
have put in quotation marks. What
he said otherwise made it rather clear
that he would support him in his at
tempt to succeed Piles.
Coincidentahy Ballinger and Pres
ident Taft held a conference at Bev-
erly today, in which they discussed the
reclamation service There Ballinger
denied with emphasis the rumor that
he was to resign.
81 am not a quitter and never have
BEEN" he said.
Miles Poindexter is an out and out
insurgent, elected by the people of
Washington on a radical platform. He
policies, especially as they relate to
conservation.
More Insurgents Expected
While the general opinion here is
that Roosevelt is still feeling his
way" as regards his ultimate attitude
toward the Taft administration, his
stand today is considered the most
striking indication of his political
frame of mind. And that he will still
fight hard for the conservation move
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when Poindexter had gone.
There have been two important 'in-
surgents" conferences at Sycamore hill
since the coloners 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 COM
ing to talk with the former president,
but Roosevelt declined today to give
out their names.
BaIIinger Don't Care
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 5.-secr-
tary Ballinger, interviewed while pass
ing through this city for Washington
tonight, declared he did not believe
Theodore Roosevelt would support
Miles Poindexter for the senate He.
added: 81 don't care anyway, for I'm
not in politics. I will tell you this.
though: 1 don't believe the state of
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