The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
Roosevelt's S First Stand
Bearing on Barringer-
Pinchot C controversy.
PROMISES HELP
IN SENATE FIGHT
Former President Indorses Poin-
dexter for Senate From Wash
ington, Pla cling Himself
squarely in Opposition to
Cabinet Officer and to
Present Senator.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. July 5.-Theodore
direct statement. but by implication SO
strong that 1t admits Of no misinter-
pretation. that he will suppor Repre-
sentative Miles PoindeXter in his fight
for seat In the United States Senate
from the state OF Washington. They
had luncheon tog ether and confer
ence at Sycamore Hill to-day, and Mr..
PoindeXter departed jubilant.
In indorsing Poindexter for the SEN
ate Colonel Roosevelt places himself
squarely in opposition to Richard A.
Ballinger. Secretary Of the Interior,
whom President Taft has SO warmly
defended, and 1T is the only stand he
has taken bearing directly or indirectly
on the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
Opposed to BnlllnEer.
Mr.. Poindexter is opposed to Secre-
tary Ballinger from first to last. and
hopes to succeed Senator Piles. Of
Washington, who seeks another term
and who has been identified with the
Ballinger wing of the Republican
party in that state. The secretary and
Mr.. Poindexter are from the same
Seattle district.
After the conference Mr.. Poindexter
said:
II found Colonel Roosevelt UNI
changed. He Is just the same as ever
He and l have worked together al
ways, and he assured me that we al.
ways would work together 1 am de.
lighted with the result of the visit"
Colonel Roosevelt spoke of his talk
with Mr.. PoindeXter In a manner which
showed plainly the pleasure which
the meeting had given him. This is
what he had to say:
"Representative Poindexter and ]
went over the political situation in
the West. He assured me that he was
in hearty sympathy with my conser-
vation policy.
Not OF BalIfnger Wing.
Mr.. Poindexter is q. candidate for the
ku,ited States Senate and par yicularly
oppo sen to that wing OF the party
headed by Mr.. Ba1linger. the Secreary
of the Interior.
That was all the colonel wanted ito
have put in quotation marks. What he
said otherwise made 1t quite clear
that he had given assurance to Mr.
Poindexter that he would support him
in his attempt to succeed Senator
Piles
coincidentally. Secretary Ballinger
and President Taft had conference at
Beverly to-day. in which they dis
cussed the reclamat tion service. There
Mr.. Ballipger denied with emphasis a
rumor that he was to resign Il am
not gutter, and never have BEEN,
he said.
Miles Poindexter is an out and out
Insurgent, whom the people Of the
State Of Washington elected on rad
ical platform. He has been a firm
supporter of Roosevelt policies. espe-
cially as related to conservation of nat
ural resources.
AT luncheon with the colonel they
discussed the Ballinger-Pinchot occur
renee In detail. in the course of their
talk on the political status OF the
Northwest.
"FeelIng His Way"
While the general opinion here Is
that Colonel Roosevelt is still feel
ing his way as regards his ultimate
attitude toward the Taft adrninistra-
tion. his stand to-day is considered
the most striking indication of his
present frame Of mind. And that he
will still fight hard for the conserva-
tion movement which he inaugurated
while in Office he made plain to inter-
viewers when Mr. Poindexter had gone.
There have been two importan mt '1n-
surgent conferences" at Sycamore Hill,
since the coloners return; but more
are coming. One of the most potential
of these is arranged for Thursday
next On that day Ave OF the best
known and weightiest of the Insur-
gents arc coming to talk With the ex-
President. but Mr.. Roosevelt declined
to-day to give out their names,
Governor Hughes is expected here
either Thursday night or Friday morn
ing for the long expected conference
on New York State politics.