The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-12
SPLIT ON 7. R.
Ranks of the Insurgents Are
Being Divided.
ROOsevelt's Leaning Toward
Taft Is the Trouble.
GROWN TOO RADICAL.
La Toilette Crowd to BE Left
High and Dry.
Senator Charles Curtis Gets
After Loan Sharks.

Washington, June 12.-That Theodore
Roosevelt will no longer be the idol of
a portion of the insurgent Republicans
by reason of his known intention to
support President Taft for renomina-
ton and reelection is the significant
feature of renewed reiteration of the
cordial relations between the former
chief executive and the incumbent of
that high office.
That Colonel Roosevelt has come 70
the parting of the ways with men of
the LaFollette- Cummins- Bristow type,
but that he will continue to exercise
great influence with thousands of their
followers, is also apparent to the stud
ents of the political game here in
Washington, according to views Of
leaders today.
There has been little doubt for many
months that Colonel Roosevelt would
take any other course than. that of
working for another term for Presi-
dent Taft. Whatever strain there may
have been between the two men year
ago has disappeared under a better I'M
Outstanding. Hotheaded friends of each
have been stopped from carrying tales
and suspicious and for many months
now the two men have been in fire.
quent touch by letter and otherwise.
Their old friendship was really estab-
liShed upon q basis that is declared to
be too solid to destroy.
They differ from each other on a few
public questions, but that is because
each man is independent and possesses
views of his own. On international
arbitration, for instance, they are not
fully in accord, but on the great poljti-
cal questions of the day they are close
enough to each other to warrant their
travelling together for the next few
years at least.
Friends close to Colonel Roosevelt
say that he has realized since the COLI
greSsional campaign of last year that
the radical wing of the party was be-
coming too radical, and that the time
was near when he would be compelled
to oppose some of the leaders and some
of the projects and purposes. Until he
left the White House his leadership
was recognized as undisputed among
the radicals, but with his retirement
others came to the front and some o.
these men are not so Smitten with Col
Roosevelt as might be supposed to be
the case among former political bed
fellows. They have ambitions, and
these do not harmonize with the con-
stantly looming figure of the Rough
Rider of war and politics.
The support of Taft by Colonel
Roosevelt will, it is said, cause con
sternation among some of the radical
insurgents as it will prevent their be
ing able to command their solid forces
in opposition to the president. The in
surrectos will split, and one wing Will
look to the former president for advice
and guidance while the other will fol-
low the present leaders. On the other
hand, too, it is declared; the backing of
Taft by Roosevelt will probably pre-
vent the boiling of Taft's nomination
by the radicals and the nomination by
a third party of LaFollette.
The White House has known for
some time that Colonel Roosevelt
would under no circumstances allow
his name to be presented to the Repub-
lican national convention next year
and that he feels that the Taft admin
istration should again have the sup
port of the people of the country
Colonel Roosevelt himself does not
yet know whether he will enter the
is a practical certainty that he will
make some speeches, it is said.
Loan sharks in the government de-
partments are to be driven out if the
senate District committee has it's way
1t has recommended the adoption of an
amendment to the Gallinger loan shark
bill providing that employees of the
government guilty of violating any of
the provisions of the measure shall be
dismissed. The provision was recon-
mended by Senator Curtis, who has
been giving the features of loan shark
legislation much attention, and it
found instant favor with the members
of the committee.
Senator Curtis pointed out recent
disclosures of practices of employees OF
the government who were loaning to
fellow employees at exorbitant rates,
and he mentioned particularly stories
that had come out of the bureau of en-
craving and printing and the govern
ment printing office.
Following love at first sight at the
Colonial hotel, in Springfield, Mo-.
where he was a guest and she head
waitress, Voler '. Viles, chief clerk Of.
the census bureau at Washington, and
Mrs. Beula Paden were secretly mar
ried at Fort Scott Kan, few days
ago Mr.. Tiles had been on leave for
several weeks following the death OF
his first wife, whose remains he took TO
Mansfield Mo-, for burial. 1t was later
that Mr. Viles met Mrs. Paden.