The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-03
s SPEECH
MAY TELL STORY
(uestion of Who Will Be Sena-
torial Candidate From
Washington.
'0INDEXTER AND WILSON
LEAD in THE RACE
Lttitude of Former President
Expected to Be Shown in
Conservation Speech.
pecial 10 The Tribune.

|pecial 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 2,-The speech
! be delivered by Theodore Roosevelt
/ the st. Paul conservation congress
law determine who Is to succeed sam
el III. Piles as a member of the United
hates senate from the state OF wash
,eton, The fight for the senatorshlp
being waged III the primaries, and The
ote will be polled on September 10.
is a contest between the regular and
he progressive factions of the party.
Fonors are about even up TO date, ac'
ordinp TO advices received here. DIX
are striving for senatorial
onors in Washington. They are. Miles
'oindexter of Spokane, 4 representa-.
|vc in congress; John l.. Wilson OF
eattle, former member of the United
hates senate; Thomas. Burke of Seat
|e. formerly railroad attorney; Gen
RAJ James NJ, Ashton of Tacoma, a
Ian of wealth; Judge John i. Humph-
les Of Seattle, who is making bld for
bc farmer and labor vote: and Leigh
/, Freeman of Seattle, whose candidacy
b far has attracted little attention,
IPoindexter is the insurgent progress
ee candidate. Messrs. Wilson, Burke
nd HUMPHREYS are regulars. Ashton IS
/ regular with progressive tendencies,
feenian is what is known in the house
4 representatives rs near-lhSur-
ent.'
/ Poindexter and Wilson are in the
sad in the race. Advices received here
fe to the effect that one or the other
Ill capture the party nomination.
Where Teddy Comes in
! Now here is where Theodore Roose-
selt appears as factor in the senate
slal situation In Washington Pom
bxter is running on a platform that
sills for the adoption of the policy OF
as euunciated by Clifford
hineiot. former forester. This means
iDnsprvation by the federal govern
ent. Mr.. Wilson has proclaimed HIM
ne an advocate of the policy Of con
hvation by the states instead OF by
's1e federal government. The campaign
III being fought along these lines. 1T
" admitted by friends of Mr.. Wilson
1iRt if Colonel Roosevelt speaks out
-sainst conservation by the states to
exclusion Of the federal govern
cent that Poindexter IS stock will hoom,
..ld that the stock Of Wilson Will sag
Friends of Mr.. Wilson here are IN
lined to the theory that Mr., Roose,
1t will subscribe to the theory. OF
-1iseryation as taught by Mr.. Pinchot
10 the politicians Of Washington await
ajth great interest the speech that Mr.
F|oOsevelt is scheduled to deliver In st
iul on September 6. If it pans out IA
ID regulars of Washington believe, the
,T.ht in the statae viii continue will
/ hewed vigor. The regulars Will &c
y extremes to beat Poindexter, anc
Yer the Roosevelt speech in st. Paul
"a may be that all of the candidate:
y Washington, with the exception oi
n nson and Polndexter, may be per
a hded to withdraw. AT least such :
I've is planned by the regulars. They
-nre that with the field narrowed
-sRn to Wilson and Poindc2tcr tha
70 latter may be defeated.
- Poindexter Insurgent.
d Although Poindexter Is serving HI
nrIt term in the house he has ATTAINED
rtional prominence. He became an III
Tgent against Cannonlsm as soon a
=" was sworn into Office. He Tough
M the drop of the hat, and during
- fight over the rules he made !
{ stech in which the Danville warrio
NJ his lleutenants were terriGcally ar
,e 6gned, Poindexter was one of Tn
onHIe Republicans who voted to depos
@5aker Cannon, and he was sorely dis
. }ointed when the progresslves fnile'
~ reach An agreement on q resolution
,E ,Ens,rIeclare the seat vacant lust befor
-rs~purnment AS had been planned.
tr. Poindexter attracted a great dea
Intention when he gave out a state
, nt denouncing Richard A. Ballingel
upholding the Pinchot side Of th
3Mfnger Pinchot controversy. COMM
n representative from Mr. Ballin
! A9s own state the Poindexter pronuu
frnento created something of stu
rtly thereafter Mr.. Poindextcr ar
fs5Inced that 1t was his purpose I
~ ~ ke a campaign for the senate, Res
~, 20 told about PoindeXter's aspirs
IS. That was several months ag,
,Y have now ceased TO laugh, an
oiI trying with grim determination
,l11' 'n1 ~ vent Poindexter from running ava
ID. ~ the toga that now adorns tn
Is ~ shoulders of Samuel II. Piles.
~ Had Talk With Teddy.
fur5, week or so after Theodore Roos'
returned to these shores RepreseI
We Poindexter made pilgrimage I
d Ter Bay. He tarried on Sagamor
- for two hours or moro, Then h
- down the hill into the arms c
nuls nIoals waiting newspaper men. Poinde,
did not say SO in terms, but he ma,
i ..,s TO convey the impression that h
-..''1ldaey had the approval of I'll
- hunter. Then Poindextor hu
.-'. home to observe the field BY I'll
~ he reached Spokane the Republ
:, - OF Washington realize thl
.'7dexter could no longer, with safet
,..."Featcd as a joke.
,.s'' representative Poindexter is or
-. ne two leading Republican cand
Tor the senatorship in the state
lexington. He is a wbirlwind car
Per, full of energy and tireless. L
...'' hne orator, and he has stirred 1
...'' Republicans Of Washington as the
not been stirred in many moons.
already stated, Poindexter liv
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