Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-06
IkoPPOSITION.
Roosevelt Endorses POin-
dexter for Senate
Thereby Taking Stand Against
Secretary BaIIinger.
Important Conference Of Insur-
gents Thursday at Sycamore Mill.

oybLsI Day ~ hC'hCiC
Roosevelt made it clear today. not by
direct statement. but by implication
so strong that it admits of no misin-
depreciation, that he will support Rep.
Miles Poindexter. an Insurgent, in his
fight for a seat in the United States
Senate from the state of Washington.
They had luncheon together and a con-
ference at Sycamore Hill today, and
Mr.. Poindexter departed jubilant. In
endorsing Poindexter for the Senate.
Col. Roosevelt places himself squarely
In opposition to Richard A. Ballinger.
secretary of the interior. whom Presi-
dent Taft has 50 warmly defended;
and 1t is the only stand he has taken
bearing directly or indirectly on the
Ballinger- Pinchot controversy.
Mr.. POindexter is opposed to Sec.
BaIlinger from first to last and hopes
to succeed Senator Piles Of Washing
ton. who seeks another term, and who
has been identified with the Ballinger
wing of the Republican party in that
state. The secretary and Mr.. Poin-
dexter are from the same Seattle dis
trict.
Leaving Oyster Bay after the con-
ference. Mr.. Poindexter said: Il found
Col. Roosevelt unchanged He is just
the same as ever. He and l have
worked together always. and he as
sured me that we always would work
together. ! am delighted with the re-
suit of the visit
Col Roosevelt looked happy when
he received the interviewers little
later He was dressed in the crash
I.
time while he is at home. Seated in
his library, he 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:
Rep. Poindexter and ! went over
the political situation in the North
west. He assured me that he was in
hearty sympathy with my conservation
policy.
"Mr. Poindexter is a candidate for
the United States Senate and is poiti-
cally opposed to that wing Of the party
headed by Mr.. Ballinger the secretary
of the interior"
Tha: was all the cv,"i,,; wanted to
have put in quotation marks What he
said otherwise made it quite clear that
he had given assurance to Mr.. Poin-
dexter that he would support him in
his attempt to succeed Senator Piles.
Coinciicntally SEC. Ballinger and
Pres Taft had "A conference at Bever-
~ today in which they discussed the
reclamation service. There Mr.. i5allin-
ger denied with emphasis a rumor that
he was to resign. II am not a uuitter
ard never have BEEN" he said.
Miles Poindextcr. who is an out and
out lnsurgent. arrived dt Oyster Bay
on thu. noon train and was recognized
at once as IN Insureent For he had
the same pleased smile that shone on
the faces of Senator Bristow and Reps.
Murdoch and Madison of Kansas when
th-v came here last Saturday. AT
luncheon with the colonel they dis
cusseh the Ballirger- Pinch"t occur
renee in detail.
While the general opinion here is
that col. Roosevelt is still feeling his
way as regards his ultimate attitude
toward the Taft administration. his
stand today is considered the most
striking Indication OF his present
frame of mind. And that he win still
fight hard FOR the conservation Elcve-
WeNt NfllCn ne lnaugnrdted Wn1io IN
office. he made plain to nterviewers
when Mr.. PoindeXter had gone.
There have been two important In
su-gent conferences at Sagamore Hill
since the coloncrs return. but more
are coming. One of the most potential
of these Is arranged for Thursday next
On that day five of the best known
aad weightiest of the Insurgents are
coming to talk With the President.
but Mr.. Roosevelt declined today 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
Robert Bacon. ambassador to France.
ana ellison Gardner. "A magazine
writer. were the other guests at lunch
con at Sycamore Hill today. Tho col
onei and The ambassador met on the
tennis courts at Sycamore Hill today.
as they used To on the court yard by
the White House
The colonel is going to his editorial
Offices in New York In the morning and
will return to his home late in the
day.