Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-16
Suspicion They Are From Him
and For Roosevelt.
SOME FACTS PRESENTED
Friends of the President Are Point
ed in Their limitations.
STEEL MEN ARE NAMED
Gary and Perkins Among Those
Said to Be Behind Po-
litical Move.


Is L. H. Gary. head Of the steel trust.
furnishing ammunition. financial and
otherwise. for an anti-Taft, pro-Roosevelt
movement in the south and elsewhere.
having for its object the defeat Of Presi-
dent Taft for denomination?
Intimate friends of President Taft to-
day assert that their information fs most
pointed that MFR. Gary and George w.
Perkins. for many years connected with
the trust, and now with the International
Harvester Company. are both giving all
encouragement necessary to send ennis
saries into different states to ascertain
if there is the slightest chance to defeat
the President for denomination. The
charge that Mr.. Perkins has been doing
so has been made publicly and not denied
so far.
Finding Motive.
And then the Presidents friends pro-
oeed to lay bare the motives that are
supposed to be back of these two mag
mates and of a number of other men in
Eolved with them in the same under
taking. As to Mr.. Gary. IT is pointed out.
he 10 the head Of the one great corpora
tion that escaped suit for dissolution
iuring the Roosevelt regime. Mr.. Gary's
istration. Just how much interest Mr..
Perkins yet has in the steel trust Is not
known to the Taft leaders. but they as
sert that he Is high up In the harvester
trust, which is generally known 20 he
affiliated with the steel corporation. The
harvester trust sustained heavy bow
at the hands of the administration. being
compelled to dissolve and submit to q re-
organization approved by the President
and the Department Of Justice.
Others In Same Net.
In inficting a blow upon the Gary and
Perkins interests the President and the
administration caught in the same net
several other men Of prominence, 1t is
stated Several Of these are referred to
as having the direction Of large publica-
tions, some of which were only indirectly
hostile prior to tho slump that caught
steel trust stocks. especially the common
stock.
Going over the list e men preminent in
the anta~Tafl crusade, the supporters OF
the President point out that. almost with
out exception, the men have personal
grievances against the President. Here
10 wha& happened to some Of the best
known anti-Taft leAAers:
Ex-Secretary James R. Garfieid-Presi-
dent Taft refused To name him as a MEM
ber Of the cabinet
Clifford Pinchot-Mr. Taft dismissed him
from the position Of chief forester of the
government.
e. w. Lee, former republican state
chairman Of Indiana-President refused
to appoint him United States marshal of
Indiana.
Walter Brown Of ohio-President re-
fused to nominate some Of his recon-
mendations as United States judges in
that state. and declined to follow other
recommendations made by Mr.. Brown.
Dan Hanna Of Ohio. son Of Mark
Hanna-Mr. Hanna owns two large news
papers In Ohio and is a close friend OIL
Walter Brown Mr.. Hanna Is now under
Indictment. brought by oficials OF the
Taft administration. on a charge of CON-
spiracy to violate the interstate COM
merce laws.
Active in Alabama.
Ormsby McHarg-This gentleman has
been in Alabama comforting with disaf-
fected republicans as to securing delegates
for Roosevelt, according to information.
Mr.. McHarg was formerly assistant Sec
retary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. He spoke, 1t is asserted: in
Roosevelt while holding that job Presi-
dent Taft, II Is said, did not like this
disrespect to his predecessor and Mr.
McHarg went out OF federal office. Griev.
ance No. was contract Mr.. McHarg.
as an attorney. Is said to have had with
two Of the Indian tribes in Oklahoma
Each Of these contracts called for $6 600
each. total of $4,000. Secretary Bal
hnger, by direction Of President Taft.
cited Mr. McHarg to show why these
contracts should not be set aside. Secre-
tary Fisher came along and cancelled the
contracts.
Supporters OF the President say that
one Of the first persons Mr.. McHarg con-
ferred with in Alabama was Oscar Hunt
ley. who failed to become federal judge,
and he next got in communication with
j. o. Thompson. for many years repub-
lican boss In that state and shorn OF his
power by a state convention last August,
this convention being forced by President
TAFT to settle row as to who should
be recognized in federal appointments.
Thompson's recommendations no longer
go.
Mr.. Cranes Case.
Charles R Crane. Chicago-Mr. Crane
was nomination by President Taft to be
ambassador TO China He started for San
Francisco to sail for his post, but talked
so much on the way he was called back,
his appointment recalled and another
man. Mr.. Calhoun. nominated In his
William j. Oliver Of Tennessee-Failed
TO obtain large contracts on the Panama
canal.
Cecil Lyon of Texas-His recommends.
tons for federal tudgeships ignored. and
in one instance a democrat was named
by the President instead Of the republican
Lyon wanted.
Gov Stubbs of Kansas-The President
wrote him q severe letter over two years
ago. calling him down for certain repre-
sentations which the President declared
lie afterward found ~ be decidedly incor-
rect The letter was made public from
the White House. Mr.. Stubbs Is also a
candidate for United States senator. and
: using Roosevelts name in q state where
Roosevelt is a tremendous power.
HAS NO PIPE DREAMS"
Col. Roosevelt Apparently Uninform.