The San Francisco call., 1910-07-08
Ebullient Lion Tanner Promises
Indiana Senator He Will
Aid His Campaign
WILL DELIVER SPEECH
IN INSURGENTS BEHALF
Statesman Who Stands Squares
ly Against Taft on Tariff
Enlists Roosevelt
POLITICIANS SWARM ,
UP SYCAMORE HILL

VI OAOtAlONE HILL
~ YSTER BAY. N. Y, July All
I bert ]. Beveridge. United States
senator from Indiana, and one
of the most prominent and consistent
OF the progressive" republicans, came
down from Sycamore hill this after
noon with promise from Theodore
Roosevelt that the latter would deliver
a campaign speech in Beveridge's
favor in his fight for reelection to the
senate. Beveridge departed content
and smiling, but he left it for the
colonel to make the announcement OF
the proposed campaign speech in the
senator's behalf. This is what Roose-
welt 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. I promised them
1 would"
Theodore Limits Himself
He added that he had agreed today
to make only one speech for the sena-
tor, and, as far as. now known, he will
make only one. The time and place
have not been fixed.
Those who have followed the politi-
caI canfararca0 at O,y-fo- ra~- 49,.
Theodore Roosevelt's return share the
belief that he has been feeling his way
cautiously in his attitude toward the
administration and the insurgents, but
today's Incidents are considered the
most important yet developed.
Senator Beveridge is making his
He is opposed by John w. Kern. who
ran with Bryan in the last presidential
campaign.
Squarely Against Taft
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
denounced without equivocation by
Senator Beveridge, and the same re-
publican state convention that indorsed
for another term virtually
the law. In the senate
Beveridge fought the bill to the last
and then voted against it.
1t is pointed out, however, that with
this exception, President Taft and the
senator from Indiana have been pull
ing together on administration policies.
There has been no break between them.
The president intrusted to the sena-
tor the conduct of two administra-
ton measures at the last session OF
congress-the statehood bill and the
Alaska government bill And although
the senator worked faithfully with the
insurgent band in the senate, and had
a hand in the alteration OF President
Taft's railroad bill, he supported the
regularly in the last ses-
sion when the votes were taken.
Swarms With Politicians
Sycamore hill was fairly swarming
all day with men OF various political
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 atmo-
sphere of deep mystery.
There were three Indianans among
the visitors. Besides Senator Beveridge
they were William Dudley Foulke and
I,ucius B. Swift of Indianapolis.
From New Hampshire came Winston
Churchill, the novelist; John Bass. war
and his brother. Robert
r. Bass. who is candidate for the
republican nomination for governor.
New York state was represented by
Representative Hamilton Fish and
James p. Shefheld-
From Montana there was United
states Senator Thomas Fl. 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
Anti-Insurgent Present
To interviewers. however. he would
say little concerning the conferences.
except that he had promised TO make
one speech for Beveridge- Thus those
general insurgent rally looking toward
the shaping of Colonel Roosevelt's fu-