The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-08

oyster Bay, July ALBERT J. BeveT-
jdge United States senator from In
diana. and one Of the most prominent
and consistent OF the progressive
republicans, came down from SagJ-
more Hin this afternoon with prom
Ise from Theodore Roosevelt to de-
liver n campaign speech In his favor
I'm his fight for recollection to the sen
ate. Mr.. Beveridge departed content
and smiling. but he left II for The
colonel to make the announcement of
the proposed campaign speech In the
senator's behalf.
This IL what MIR. Roosevelt salf:
MIR. Fouke and Mr.. Swift came to
Sycamore Hin last night and spent tn,
night here. They came to request me
IL go To Indiana and speak in behalf
Of Senator Beveridge | promised them
would"
lie added that he had agreed today to
make only one speech for the senator
and as far as In known. he VIII make
only one. The time and place has not
been fixed.
The Biggest Yet.
Those who have followed the po-
litical conferences at oyster Bay since
Theodore Roosevelts return share the
belief that he has been feeling his
way cautiously In his attitude toward
the administration and the insurgents
hut today's incidents are considered the
most important yet developed. Sen
ntor Beverdge IL making his fight for
recollection as an insurgent. He IL OPP
posed by John w. Kern. who ran with
Bryan In the last campaign.
In his fight for senator he Is placing
himself squarely against President Taft
on the tariff measure. The law which
the president has defended as the best
tariff measure ever enacted Is de-
nounced without eqrivocatlon by Sen
ator Beveridge; and the same repub-
lican state convention that indorsed
Beverflge for another term virtually
repudIated the law. In the senate Bev-
erdge fought the bin to the last and
then voted against II.
1t IL pointed out. however. with this
exception, President Taft and the sen
ator from Indiana have been putting
together on administration policies.
There has been no break between them
The president intrusted To the senator
the conduct of two administration
measures at the last session of con-
gress--the statehood bill and the Alas
kan government bill. And. although
the senator worked faithfully with the
insurgent band In the senate and had
hand In the alteration of President
Taft's railroad bill. he supported the
administration regularly In the last SEES
sion when the votes were taken.
A Busy Day.
Sagamore Hin was fairly swarming
all day with men OF various political
persuasion. They came by train and
by automobile They talked politics all
day long. but as they left town they
were unanimously reticent when asked
To tell what they knew. Consequently,
Oyster Bay Is enveloped In an atmos-
phere Of deep mystery.
There were three Indianans among
the visitors. Besides Senator Bever-
idge, they were william Dudley Foulke
and Lucian Swift of Indianapolis. From
New Hampshire came Winston
Churchill, the novelist; John Bass. war
correspondent, and his brother. Robert
r. Bass. who IL a candidate for the
republican nomination for governor,
New York state was represented by
Representative Hamilton Fish and
James r. Sheffield From Montana
there was United States Senator
Thomas H. Carter. Colonel Roosevelt
appeared well pleased with the days
work OF talking politics, which began
almost as soon as he was up and
lasted well through the afternoon.
To interyiewers, however, he would
say little concerning the conferences.
except that he had promised to make
one speech for Mr.. Beveridge. Thus
those who sought to interpret the day
as a general insurgent rally. looking to-
ward the shaping of Colonel Roosevelt's
future attitude, were left In the dark
Carter Visits this Colonel.
And as an indication that this was
not the case. there was the presence
of Senator Carter. who steadily has
opposed insurgency. Senator Beveridge
spent only few hours at Sycamore
Hill, and II was evident that the press
of other visitors and dinner engage
ment In New York necessitated an ear
Iy return gave him less time than he
wished In which to discuss the political
situation In Indiana.
II have no doubt Mr. Roosevelt will
give out anything he wishes to become
public about the interview" said, Mr..
Feveridge II gave my views on the
Indiana situation fully In formal
statement several days ago." he added.
"pid you come away pleased with
the results of your vis't?'
"The senator's smile brOadened until
he laughed aloud.
Well" he said. II have had many
talks with Mr., Roosevelt In the last few
years. but never in my experience have
had one so satisfying as the one Of
today"