Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-06
ROOSEVELT
ON SIDE OF
INSURGENTS

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Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 8,-That
Colonel Roosevelt has already made up
his mind as to his future political
course and Ia energetically working to
achieve the ends he has In view Ia
now believed by politicians who have
watched the trend of recent events at
Sycamore Hill. These observers now
think that Roosevelt has decided to
cast his fortunes with the insurgents,
bastng this opinion upon the fact that
the former president has pledged his
support to one Of the bitterest political
enemies of a member of the Taft cab
met who Is q candidate for the senate
the stream OF insurgents passing in
and out of the Roosevelt house.
While Secretary of the Interior Rich
ard A. Ballinger was fastening to see
President Taft at Beverly his arch
political enemy, Miles Poindexter, was
making tracks for Sycamore Hill to
see Colonel Roosevelt.
Representative Miles Poindexter
wore what Is known here as the lin
surgents' grim and limp hat when he
dropped of the moving train into Oys-
ter Bay. He was with Colonel Roose-
Welt two hours.
Poindexter stated that he was run
ming for the senatorship In Washing
ton and that he was utterly opposed
to Ballinger and his ideas. He quail
fed himself as IAN insurgent and up
holder of the conservation platform"
well, how did you find the colonel7
rs he still favoring the oppositionT'
the congressman was asked.
II found the colonel unchanged"
came the reply. He has always
sworn by the insurgents" were his
parting wofds, land l think he will
probably continue to swear by them"
Concerning Mr.. Po1ndexter's visit
Mr.. Roosevelt said that he reviewed
with the congressman the political sit
uation In the northwest.
"Mr. Poindexter assured me-" said
he, that he is In hearty sympathy
with my conservation policies. Mr..
Poindexter, you know, is a candidate
for the United States senate and is
politically opposed to that wing of the
party headed by Mr.. Ballinger in the
state Of Washington"
He remarked, too, that he will do all
he can to help fulfil Mr.. Poindexter's
ambitions.
IL Colonel Roosevelt lis going to fall
in line and indorse the administration,
as a good many political sharps think
be will do, he is employing a novel
of making his attitude known.
The colonel has announced that sev-
eral Of the most rabid insurgent lead
ers In the country are coming to Sag
amore Hill, and the conference gives
every indication of being the most Inn
gathering that Mr.. Roosevelt
participated in since he got back
the other side, with the possible
exception of the meeting with Presi-
dent Taft at Beverly last week, which
apparently was not satisfactory to the
colonel, as the Beverly dispatches
would have 1t. Mr.. Roosevelt refused
to give out the anne IF approaching
Insurgents.
1t has been stated frequently In the
Oyster Bay dispatches that the ex-
president is cautiously feeling his way
before he lets the public In on how
he feels toward the administration. 1t
has been remarked also that the Bal
linger-Pinchot controversy is the rock
upon which Colonel Roosevelt and
President Taft are likely to split. And
now, for the first time, the colonel has
defined clearly his opposition to Sec
rotary Ballinger by telling Represent
alive Miles Poindexter that he win
indorse his candidacy In the fight for
the United States senatorship against
Senator Piles Of Washington. Piles
is identified with the Ballinger wing
of the Republican party In the state
of Washington. Poinde xter Is an out
and out supporter OF Pinchot and a
militant insurgent.