The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-07
Said to Be Bearer of a
 Message From Sena- . tor Dixon
STIMSON'S SPEECH
 BRINGS TART REPLY
The Colonel Is Angry Clear Through at Attitude of War Secretary.
 Raps Administration Smart
 ly-Other Developments

dore Roosevelt here today. Alr. Per kins' supposed activity in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt and his connection with the International Harvester com pany have furnished campaign mate rial for the colonel's opponents since he declared himself as willing to ae eept the presidential nomination.
 Mr. Perkins slipped inconspieuonsly Into Oyster Bay late this afternoon. All that was seen in the village was high power limousine, which sped through the snow at such a clip that no one could tell who was within. Tho New York financier remained only a short time at Sagamore Hill before starting on the return trip to New York.
 Bore Message
 All that Colonel Roosevelt would say of the visit was that Mir. Perkins came as the bearer of a message from Sen ator Dixon, the colonel's campaign man. ager. When he was seen in the after noon the colonel said he had received a telephone message from his secretary in New York saying that Senator Dixon would pass through New York between 9 and 12 o'clock this evening, and would like to see the colonel. Senator sDixon could remain in the city only three hours, 1t was saic
 Colonel Roosevelt replied that he would be unable to go to town to see the senator. He was then told, he said. that Senator Dixon might send a message to oyster Bay, but the col onel did not say whether he knew who the message bearer would be.
 When it became known that MT. Per kins had gone to Sagamore Hill Col onel Roosevelt was asked whether he cared to say anything as to the ob- ject of the visit, He sent back word that Mir. Perkins Lad 9ome from New York with message from Senator Dixon and after a visit of few min utes had started back for New York. The colonel added that he would say nothing else in regard to MT. Perkins visit. Later in the evening, he salo, he might receive another message from Senator Dixon, but he declared in ad- vance that If such message came he would have nothing to say about IL. It was at about 6 o'clock in the even ing, presumably some time before Sen ator Dixon arrived in New York, that MT. Perkins arrived ar Sagamore Hili.
 Supporters Desert Roosevelt
 On March ? dispatches from the west appeared in the newspapers declaring that LaFollette supporters in North Da- kota were turning from Roosevelt and supporting Taft, because of the connec- ton of Mr Perkins and the lnterna- tional Harvester company. MT. Me Cormick has been one of the leaders in the Roosevelt movement and managed the Roosevelt bureau in Washington be- fore MT. Dixon took command. MT. Per kins is on the board of directors of the International Harvester company and is looked upon as one of the important fac tors of that company. He is also di- rector of the United States Steel cor poration.
 When Mir. Roosevelt was shown the western dispatches, he merely laughed as though the matter were not worthy or comment.
 Not a word would he say on the subject. The colonel has been quoted in the past a. having said that whatever MT. Per kins did In his behalf was done for no other reason than because of Mir. Perkins personal friendship for him.
 In Fighting Mood
 Colonel Roosevelt was in d fighting mood today, and struck out hercely at his opponents He did not attempt to conceal the fact that he was angry clear through. Secretary Stimsons speech in Chicago last night expressing the belief that President Taft and not Colonel Roosevelt should be the nominee of the republican party aroused his ire 1t was evident from Colonel Rooseyeus man. ner that he believed Secretary Stimson should have adopted different atti- tude in view of the close relations in tho past between the two men. In a state mens written in the courthouse at Mine ola, while he was waiting to be called fo- jury duty the colonel said that the leaders of the campaign against him were acting in such a way that If they were deliberately trying to wreck the repub- lican party they would follow exactly the same tactics as they were now fol- lowing"
 Face Flushed
 The colonels face was flushed when he gave out the statement which he had composed while sitting in the jury room Before he had finished Justice Putnam of the supreme court. the presiding judge, hal excused until tomorrow the jurors who were not in the box. Colonel Roose- welt strode out of the court room and entered his automobile. He rode the 20 miles back to oyster Bay in the midst of snow storm
 On hfs return here Colonel Roosevelt was asked whether he would reply to the letter of Congressman Mckinley. Presi- dent Taft's campaign manager, to Sena- tor Dixon, the coloners manager, asking if the senator had been authorized by the colonel to represent him. Colonel Roosevelt said that Senator Dixon had not called the matter to his attention and that in the circumstances there was nothing which he could say.
 Roosevelt Replies to StimsOn
 Mineoia, L. l., March 6.-Secretary Stimson's speech in Chicago last night supporting President Taft for the repub- lican nomination brought out from Theo- dore Roosevelt today sharp reply
 Tn regard to Mir. Stmson's statement that against my original intention I am being forced by certain persons into te arena this year, 1 need merely to say" declared Colonel Roosevelt, that the statement is correct only in the sense that 1t would be correct to make the same