The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07
Morgan's Former Part
ner Calls on Colonel
Roosevelt.
HIS ERR A ND
is MYSTERIOUS.
Statement as to Conference Re
fused, Except That He Was
Being Used as Messenger by
Senator Dixon-Third Tenn
Candidate in Fight
ing Mood.

Oyster Bay. N. Y. March s.-Georse
W. Perkins. formerly partner of ]. p.
Morgan. paid a mysterious visit to
Theodore Roosevelt here to-day. Mr.
I rerkNs's supposed activity in behalf
of Colonel Roosevelt and his connec-
ton with tho International Harvester
Company have furnished campaign
material for the Colonels opponents
since he declared himself as willing
to accept the presidential nomination.
MI Perkins slipped inconspicuously
into Oyster Bay late this afternoon.
The New York financicr remained only
short time at Sycamore Hill before
returning to New York
All that Colonel Roosevelt would
say OF tho visit was that Mr. Perkins
came as the bearer of a message from
Senator Dixon. the Coloncls campairn
manager. When he was seen in rho
afternoon, the Colonel said he had re-
ceiVed word from his secretary in New
York that Senator Dixon would PASS
through New York between and IL
o'clock this evening and would like
to see the Colonel Colonel Roosevelt
replied that he would DO unable to
go to town to see the Senator Hn
was then told. he said, that Senator
Dixon might send a message to Oyster
Bay. but the Colonel did not say
whether he knew who the message
bearer would be.
Has Nothing to sny.
When 1t became known thar Mr..
Perkins had gone to Sycamore Hill.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked whether
no cared to say anything as to the
object of the visit. He sent back word
that Mr.. Perkins had como from New
York with a message from Senator
Dixon. and after a visit of few min
utcs. had started back for New York
The Colonel added that he would say
nothing else in regard to Mr.. Per-
kinss visit. Later in the evening he
said he might receive another mes
sage from Senator Dixon, but he do
clared In advance that II such mes
sage came he would have nothing to
say about 1t.
On March :. dispatches from tho West
appeared In the newspapers alleging
that La Toilette supporters In North
Dakota were turning from Roosevelt
and supporting Taft because OF the
connection of Mr.. Perkins and Medill
Mccormick, of Chicago, with the In
ternational Harvester Company. Mr..
Mccormick has been one on the leaders
in the Roosevelt movement. and man
aged the Roosevelt bureau at Wash.
tngton before Senator Dixon took
Si'ot Sc ALL Mis- 10 CHAIRMAN OF
the finance committee OF the Interna-
tional Harvester Company, and is re-
garded as one of the most important
factors In the affairs OF that corpora
ton. He is also a director of the
United States Steel Corporation
When Colonel Roosevelt was shown
the Western dispatches he merely
laughed as If he thought the matter
not worthy of comment. Not word
would he say on the subject
In Fighting Mood.
Colonel Roosevelt was in u tiEhtinE
mood to-day and struck out Hereby at
his opponents. He did not attempt to
conceal the TACT that he was angry
clear through. Secretary stimson'a
speech Ill Chicago last night. express
ing the belief that President Taft and
not Colonel Roosevelt should be tho
nominee of the Republican party,
aroused his ire.
II was evident from Colonel Roose-
velts manner that he believed Score
tory Stimson should have a different
attatude In view of the close relations
in the past between tho two men In
n statement written in the courthouse
at Mineola, while he was waiting to
be called for jury duty, the Colonel
said that the leaders of the campaign
against him were acting IN sucn way
that IF they were deliberately trying
To wreck the Republican party they
would follow precisely tie same tactics
that they have been Following"
In regard to Mr.. stimsons state
ment that against my original intcn-
ticn / am being forced Ivy certain per-
sons into the arena this year, need.
merely say" declared colonel Roose-
Welt, that the statement is correct
only In the sense that I would be cor
rect to make the same statement az
70 my advocacy OF NJ, Stin,son for
Governor in 1910. In that contest. az
in this. was exceedingly reluctant to
DC drawn into the contest. In that con-
test as In this, l acted only from a
sense OF duty to the people IS whole,
ard i'll that contest / was assailed with
precisely the same arguments BY the
great majority of those who aft now
assalling me.
III I had considered nnly my own
personal interests and personal pre-
ference, ] should, OF course. have KEPT
out of the 1910 campaign. have let the
machine remain in control at Saratoga
and seen tho state go Democratic by
100000 majority, as under those CIR
cumstances 1t certainly would have
Gcnc I Went i'll because conscicnti-
ously felt that it was 10y duty to take
my part in the light for honest gov
ernment, for genuine self-governmont
by the people. without regard to the
consequences to myself; and I am In
this fight on precisely tile same basis,
and for practically the same sons
Expects No Gratitude.
Let me add. in view OF the quea-
tons of certain friends. that neither
Mr.. Stimson. nor any other man whom
have supported Tor public Office owes
mo any gratitudc for doing 80; I sup
port man not to get his gratitude, but
because l believe ne Will render good
service to the people, and AJAX noih-