Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-09
ROOSEVELT FOR BEVERlDCE
Promises to Make Speech Favoring
Insurgents Reelection.
FIRST NKLIEG OF HIS STAND
Agrees TO Make Only One Speech
Time and Place Are Indefinite
senator II Against the
Tariff Law.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y July 8--Albert j.
Beveridge, United States senator from
Indiana and one OF the most promlpeut and
consistent 81 the progressive republicans
came down from Sycamore Hill yesterday II
with a promise from Theodore Roosevelt
70 deliver + campaign speech IN his
fight Tor reelection to the senate. Mr.
Beveridge departed content and smiling \
but he left Il for the colonel u make the
announcement Of the proposed campaign
speech in the senator's behalf. And this is
what Dir. Roosevelt said.
Mr. FoulKe and Mr.. Swift came TO
Sycamore Hin last night and spent the
night here. They came to request me to
go to Indiana and SPEAK IN behalf OF SEN
ator Beyeridge. / promised them that
would"
He added that he had agreed today tn /
make only one speech for the senator, and 4
as far as Is now known. he will make only |
one. The time and place for this speech
have. not been fixed.
Those who have followed the political |
conferences at Oyster Bay since Theodore
Roosevelt's return, share the belief that
he has been feeling his way cautiously ia
his attitude toward the administration and
the Insurgents. but today's incidents are
considered the most important yet de-
veloped. Senator Beverage Is making his
fight for reelection insurEent. He
Is opposed by John W. Kern. who ran with
Bryan in the last campaign.
Against Taft on Tariff.
In his fight the senator is placing himself
squarely against President Taft insofar as
the tariff figures The law which the pr=sl-
dent has defended as the best tariff meas
ure ever. is denounced without equivuca-
ton by the senator; and the same republic
can state convention which endorsed
Beverage for another term virtually
repudiated 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 pulling together
as far as administration policies are con-
cerned. There has been no break between
them. The president entrusted to the SEN
ator the conduct OF two administration
measures at the last session OF congress
the statehood bill and the Alaska govern
ment bill. And although the senator worked
faithfully with the insurgent band in the
senate and had hand in the alteration
OF President Tafts railroad bill he sup
ported the administration regularly in the
last session when the votes were taken
Sycamore Hin was fairly swarming all
day with men Of various political persua-
sions. They came by train and by auto
mobile. They talked politics all day long
but as they left town they were unani-
mcusy reticenr when asked to tell what
they knew. Consequently. Oyster Bay is
enveloped in an atmosphere OF deep mys-
terry.
There were three Indianians among the
visitors Besides Senator Beveridge they
were William Dudley Foulko and Lucius
B. Swift OF Indianapolis. Three came from
novelist; John Bass. war correspondent,
aad his brother Robert r. Bass. who is a
candidate for the republican nomination
for governor.
New York state was represented by Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish and James r.
Sheffield. From Montana there was United
states Senator Thomas II. Carter
RooseveIt wen Pleased.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared TO be well
pleased with the result OF the days work
Of talking politics. which began almost as
soon a he was up and lasted well through
the afternoon. To interviewers, however
he would say little concerning the confer
ences, except that he had promised to make
one speech FOR Mr.. Beveridge Thus those
who sought TO interpret the day as a gen.
eral insurgent rally looking toward the
shaping of Colonel Roosevelts future at
titude were left in the dark. And as an in
dlcation that this was not the case, there
was the presence of Senator Carter, a man
who in the past steadily has opposed in
surgency.
Senator Beveridge spent only few hours
at Sycamore Hill, and it was evident thai
the press OF other visitors and dinner en-.
gagement in New York that necessltated
an early return gave him less time thar
he wished to discuss the political situa.
ton in Indiana with his host.
Il have no doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt will
give out anything that he wishes to be
come public about our interview" said Mr.
Beveridge. Il gave my views on the In
diana situation fully in a formal Statement
several days ago"
Did you come away pleased with tn,
results OF your taiks?''
BevcrIdEe Is Happy.
The senator's smile broadened until h
laughed aloud.
Well" he said, 7 have had many talk
With Mr. Roosevelt in the last few Year,
but never in my experience have 1 had on
more satisfactory than today's talk"
Further than this senator Beverids;
would not so.
i start on my vacation tomorrow" h
added. and it Is needless 10 say thot &
in very happy frame OF mind"
Senator Beveridge said he came 10 Oysts
nothing to 90 with that OF the other vi.
itors here today.
Il found Colonel Roosevelt" he decla1 e,
more alive and more interested in thlns
than ever"
Winston Churchill was as careful as Ser
utor Beveridge to keep back any specif
information as TO the conversation betwee
Colonel Roosevelt, the Bass brothers an
himself. Colonel Roosevelt has been Ia
terested in the fight in New Hampshil
since il began. In 1896. when 1 ran for 20,
ernOr" he said This year Robert r. Bas
OF PeterbOro Is a candidate for governo
He may be classed with the insurgent
but the New Hampshire republican organ
Ration has not opposed his nomination. N
Roosevelt wanted 10 know about the stu,
ton in New Hampshire. and as am an o.
friend OF his / came down 10 tell him."
Did MIR. Roosevelt in6.cate what his a
titude was in regard 70 the fight in Ne
Hampshireg'
says Nothing About Baas.
'Ony by his friendly attitude. He sa
nothing to show his views"