The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-06
ROOSEVELT STANDS
BY P0lNDEXTER

OYSTER BAY, y. Y. July g.
Theodore Roosevelt made It clear to-
day. not by direct statement. but by
implication so strong that It admits
OF no Misrepresentation. that he
VIII support Representative Miles
Poindexter in his 6gbt for a seat In
the United States senate from the
state OF Washington. They had lunch
con together and a conference ri Sag
omore Hill today and Mr.. Poindex-
ter departed JubIlant.
In endorsing 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. 1t Is the only stand he has
taken bearing directly or Indirectly On
the Ballinger-P Pinchot controversy.
Polndexter Against Baliineer.
Mr.. Poindexter Is opposed 10 Bal
linger from first TO last and hopes to
unseat Senator Piles OF Washington,
who seeks another term and has Sec
retary BalliDger's support The sec.
retary and Mr.. Poinde1ter are from
the same Seattle district.
Leaving Oyster Bay after the con-
ltitb't, blI. IOluuSNtPT SAID,
II found Roosevelt unchanged. He
and have worked together always
and he assured me that we Will al.
ways work together I am delighted
with the result of the visit"
Colonel Roosevelt looked happy
when he received the lnterviewers A
little later. He was dressed In the
crash riding suit which he wears
most OF the time he is at home Seat
ed In his library. he spoke OF his
talk with Mr.. Poindexter in a manner
that showed plainly the pleasure the
meeting had given him. This Is what
he sald
Discuss Washington Politics.
Representative Poindexter and
went over the political situation In
the northwest He assured me he
WAS in hearty sympathy with my
conservation policy
"Mr. Poindexter is candidate for
the United States senate and Is DO
litlcally opposed to that wing OF the
party headed by MT Ballinger, secre-
tary of the interior
That was all the colonel wanted 40
have put in quotation marks. What
he said otherwise made II rather
clear he had given assurances to Mr..
PoindeXter that he would support him
in his attempt to unseat Senator
Piles
Co-incidentally. Secretary Rallinger
and President Taft held a conference
at Beverly today. IN which they dis
cussed the reclamation service There
Mr.. Ballinger denied with emphasis
the rumor that he was 10 resign.
eallIneer Not Gutter.
'T am not gutter and never have
been" he said
Miles PoindeXter is an out and out
insurgent elected bv the people of
Washington on radical platform He
has been a firm supporter of Roose-
welt policies and especially as they re-
late to conservation. They were the
basis OF his platform when ne ran
for congress He arrived at Oyster
Bay on the noon train and was recog-
nl7ed at once as an insurgent For
he had the same pleased smile that
shone on the faces OF Senator Brls.
tow and Representatives MuTdock and
Madison OF Kansas. when they came
here last Saturday
The insurgents arrived smiling but
excited Presently they returned
from Sycamore Hill with the smile
still there. but with the excitement
replaced by placid confidence. II was
SO with the Washington man. At
luncheon they discussed the Balllnger-
Pinchot occurrence In detail In the
course OF their talk on the political
status of the northwest.
Roosevelt Feeling His Way
While the general opinion here is
ahat Colonel Roosevelt Is still "feeI
ing his way" as regards his ultimate
attitude toward the Taft administra-
tlon, his stand today is considered
the most striking indication OF his po-
lltlcal frame OF mind And that he
will still fight hard for abe conserva-
ton movement he made plain to In
tervlewers when Mr.. Poindexter had
gone.
There have been two important 'In.
surgents" conferences at Sagamore
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
we,ghtiest of the insurgents are COM
ing to talk with the ex-presldent, but
Mr.. Roosevelt declined today 10 give
out their names.
Governor Hughes has been expect
ed tomorrow. but he telegraphed he
would attend the funeral OF Chief
Justice Fuller at Bar Harbor He
, VIII come to Oyster Bay Thursday or
Friday
Robert Bacon. ambassador To
France. and ellison Gardner. maya
zine writer, were the other guests at
luncheon at Sycamore Hill today.
The colonel and the ambassador
fought II out today on the tennis court
at Sycamore Hill as they used TO do
on the White House court
The colonel Is going 20 his editorial
Offices In New York in the morning
and will return to his home late in
the day,
Impressive funeral services were
held over the remnlns Of Paul d.
wheelwrlght. the two-year-old son Of
Mr. and Mrs William r. Wheel
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