Arizona republican., 1910-08-18
A BEVERLY
 CONFERENCE Taft and Sherman Discuss
 New York Episode THE LATTER WILL STICK
As Choice of State Commit tee for Convention Chair man-It Is Definitely Settled That Cannon Must Be Unloaded.

Beverly August 17-For nearly three hours this afternoon President Taft and Vice President Sherman talked over the defeat of Colonel Roosevelt by the New York state republican com mittee yesterday and the selection of MT. sherman over Roosevelt as tenn pOrary chairman of the Saratoga con vention.
 MT sherman said he had no inten- ton of withdrawing in favor of Col. Roosevelt and he treated lightly the stories that there might be a fight in the convention to repudiate the action of the state committee.
 The vice president also talked with the president regarding the congress sional campaign. He wants the fight to be waged along the old lines; a straight out republican fight on the re- publican platform and the record of the party. including the tariff, as he put it.
 At MT Sherman's solicitation Presi- dent Taft agreed to point the way in the campaign by writing letter which is to be a part of the campaign text book of the republican committee. It can be said authoritatively that that feature of the party reorganization plans which call for the retirement of Mir Cannon would be strictly adhered to- It even said Sherman, one of the staunchest supporters the speaker ever had has become reconciled to the de- cision that Cannon must go.
 Representative LongwOrth of Ohio
 oil . I.a. recent conferences at the presidents home was at the interview with Mir Sherman today.
 President Taft will begin work at once on a letter which is expected to be the Keynote of the congressional campaign He will address a com munication to Representative Will fam B. Mckinley of Illinois chair man of the republican campaign com mittee It has not been decided whether the letter vii be given out before the appearance in the text book There is every likelihood that it will. however. MT. Sherman urg- ed the president to make the tariff a prominent issue.
 'On the ground that that is the best tariff law ever enacted" was suggested by an interviewer.
 '.I have never said it was the best tariff replied MT. Sherman sta biuty is the best and real test of a tariff act. If the Payne law stands longer than the Dingley law stood. then it will have proved itself better law. If it does not stand as long, then it won't be as good law"
 With regard to the New York sit nation. especially the action of the state committee yesterday, MT. Sherman said he had explained mat ters to the president as fas as he understood them.
 Did you explain the turn down of Roosevelt"
 "I don't know that Roosevelt was turned down. 1 only know that an other man selected as temporary chairman of the convention" MT. Sherman said he thought the events of yesterday would not ave a ser ious effect on the republican cam< paign, although he could not say that they exactly tended to harmonize the situation
 Tt as been suggested that you might withdraw in the interest of harmony"
 No. I am going to serve in the. interest of harmony"
 President Taft has from the very first endeavored to bring about har mony in New York. He fairly pleaded with the leaders to avoid a fight. but apparently his advice was not needed MT Sherman did not give the president a very roseate view of the situation. Representative An thony was not very optimistic either. He thought the democrats would gain two seats in congress. Mir. Taft would not discuss MT. Shermans visit.