The Ocala evening star., 1910-07-07
TEDDY MAKES WAR on TAFT
The COlOnel Will Support POfndexter
In His Race for the United
States Senate

oyster Bay. n. Y, July 7.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt made it clear not by
direct statement, but by Implication.
so strongly that it admits OF no mis-
that he will support
Representative Miles Poindexter in his
fight for a seat in the United States
Senate from the state OF Washington.
They had luncheon together and a
conference at Sycamore Hill yester-
day, and Mr.. Poindexter departed jubi-
liant.
In indorsfng Poindexter for the SEN
ate. Col. Roosevelt places himself
squarely in opposition to Richard A.
Ballinger Secretary Of the Interior.
whom President Taft has SO warmly
defended: and it is the only stand he
has taken bearing directly or indi-
rectly on the Ballinger-Pinchot con-
troversy.
Mr. Poindexter is opposed to Secre-
tary Ballinger from first to last and
hopes to unseat Senator Piles of
Washington. who seeks another term.
and who has Secretary Ballingers sup
port The Secretary and Mr.. POindex-
ter are from the same, Seattle. dis
trict
VIII Try to Dust Piles
After the conference Mr.. Poindexter
said:
II found Col. Roosevelt unchanged.
He Is just the same as ever. He and
he assured me that we always work
together. I am delighted with the re-
suit Of the visit
Col. Roosevelt spoke Of his talk with
Mr.. POindexter in manner which
showed plainly the pleasure which the
meetin CHAD given him. This is what
he had to say:
Representative Poindexter and l
went over the political situation in
the West. He assured me that he was
tion policy.
Mr. POindeXter is candidate for
the United States Senate and is po-
Iitically opposed to that wing of the
party headed by Mr.. Ballinger. the
OF the Interior
That was all the colonel wanted to
have put in quotation marks. What
he said otherwise made it quite clear
Poindexter that he would support him
Dallin<er Won't Quit
Coincidentally Secretary Ballinger
and Mr. Taft had a conference at Bev-
erly yesterday in which they discussed
the reclamation service. There Mr..
Ballinger denied with emphasis a ru-
NOR that he was to resign.
II am not a gutter and never have
been," he said.
Miles PoindeXter is an out and out
insurgent whom the people of Wash
ington elected on a radical platform.
He has been a firm supporter Of Roose-
welt policies, especially as relates to
of natural 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.
While the general opinion here is
that Col. Roosevelt is still feeling his
way" as regards his ultimate attitude
toward the Taft administra ton, his
stand today is considered the most
Indication of his present
frame of mind. And that he will still
fight hard for the conservation move
ment which he inaugurated while in
office he made plain in Interviews
when Mr.. Poindexter had gone.
There have been two important I'm
surgent conferences" at Sycamore Hill
since the ColoneIs return; but more
are coming. Most potential Of these is
one arranged for Thursday next. On
that day five of the best known and
weightiest of insurgents are coming
to talk with the ex-President, but Mr..
Roosevelt declined yesterday to give
out their names.
Governor Hughes is expected here
either Thursday night or Friday morn
ing for the long expected conference