Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-21
NO ALLIANCE
WITH THE
c. 0. P.
CLIFFORD PINCHoT DECLARES ALSO
THAT WELLMAN'S STORY OF THE
ALLEGED ROW WITH ROOSEVELT
IS PERFECT NONSENSE AND
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
RAPS MEN NOW
ION THE Fence :"

Clifford Pinchot, millionaire forester
and noted Progressive, high priest of
conservation and friend of Roosevelt,
says there is to be no amalgamation
/ of the Progressives with the G.. o.
F., and that the Pinchots have NOT
T. had row with Roosevelt, even
though Walter Wellman may write
columns about cit" in the New York
Sun.
| Seated in the Pullman car "Aspin-
WALL travelling on the Santa Fe from
Chicago to Newton, Kansas, where
he was to deliver an address, the
noted Progressive leader gave an IN
terview to a representative of the
Santa Fe New Mexican, who was on
the same train.
Have the Pinchots split off from
asked
Mr. Pinchot dropped the magazine
he was reading and replied:
Il have read Walter Wellman's story
in the New York Sun and regard it
as perfect nonsense. 1t is one of those
stories which on the face of it car
ries conviction of its own unreliable
ity. 7 do not blame Wellman for
writing the story--it is his business,
but | do blame anyone for believing
it.
Denounces Penrose.
7 am asked constantly if there is
to be an amalgamation of the Pro-
gressive party with the old Repubi.
can party There is NOT to be such
an amalgamation. In my own state OF
Pennsylvania, for instance, | would
as soon think of amalgamating with
Penrose as | would with the Harris
burg capitol erafters. Penrose stands
for everything that every decent man
in American politics hates and OPP
poses.
Talk of amalgamating with Pen.
rose is supremely ridiculous. So with
the men who have controlled the Re-
publican party elsewhere, like Barnes
of New York, Watson of Indiana, and
Root of New York, and the rest. WE
HAVE COME OUT FROM AMONG
THEM TO BE CLEAN AND THE
ONLY WAY TO STAY CLEAN IS TO
KEEP OUT.
Raps "Agitators."
and how about these agitators who
talk of amalgamation? was asked
Such men as Cummins, and Borah
J,I1 oc1-o Ipf in, np11
We'll will say just this of Cummins
Borah, Hadley, ct al. They are sitting
on the fence and want us to help them
get down"
As Mr. Pinchot was leaving the
train at Newton. Kansas. he said to
the representative of the New Mexl-
can: you might add one more sem
tence: If anything further were need
ed to destroy the confidence of the
people of this country in the Repub.
lcan party it would be abundantly
furnished by the Mulhall disclosures"
Talks Conservation.
Besides discussing politics, Mr.. Pin.
chot said a kind word for his pet pro-
ject, conservation.
"The conservation work is going on
very WELL he declared. eve may
have trouble over water power at the
next session of congress, but it is too
early to foretell for sure"
Mr. Pinchot said that he was then
on lecture tour of Kansas and Ne
braska as president of the conserva-
ton association and that his first lee
ture would be at Newton.
Cant you live on $4,000 year
jokingly asked the reporter. Mr.. Pin
chot smiled and the eyes of his sec
retary, who was seated nearby, twinkl.
ed merrily.
Look here" said Mr. Pinchot, 81
am on a four week lecture tour, but
there is no money in it for MYSELF.
Every dollar raised goes into conser-
vation work Please mention that in
your interview"
Talking of New Mexico Pinchot
chuckled over the failure of Taft to
carry his once "rock-ribbed Republi-
can" commonwealth,
Roosevelt made a phenomenal run
didn't he?" he said
Then M. Pinchot turned to shake
hands with ID. f. MCGOWAN. of Altu-
querque, who was on the train and
who told the ex-forester that he is in
the forestry work in this district. Mr.
Pinchot asked several questions about
the forests in this state, showing a
keen interest in the answers.
Remembers Santa Feans.
Discussing Santa Fe. Mr.. Pinchot
said that he remembers we'll two resi-
dents of this city. One is Charles A.
Siringo, the ex-detective and author of
THE Cowboy Detective" He said:
"Siringo is fine fellow and his book
is mighty interesting
Then he asked about c. J. Neis,
whose son is named Clifford Pinchot
Neis. Mr. Neis was formerly steno-
grapher to Mr.. Pinchot in Washing
ton.