New-York tribune., 1910-09-20
LIKES TALK WITH TAFTI
Roosevelt Says Interview IN New
Haven Was Pleasant.
ROUGH TRIP ACROSS SOUND
Ex-President Declares Governor
ship Cannot Be Forced on
Him at Saratoga.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Oyster Bay, Sept. 19.-Theodore koose-
Welt returned to Oyster Bay tonight we'll
pleased with the result of his conference
with President Taft at New Haven. He
said his talk with the President In re-
gard to the New York State situation was
entirely satisfactory. While he would
not repeat any part of the conversation
he said that they talked over the national
situation also. Candidates for Governor
of New York were not discussed between
the President and Mr. Roosevelt
The ex-President said there would be no
compromise in the fight against the olo
guard" at the Saratoga convention IL
would be a straight fight for decency III
politics as against the bosses, he salo'
Mr. Roosevelt's name will be placed be-
fore the convention for the temporary
chairmanship, and ne and the Progressive
leaders are sanguine OF v,ctof!' Noioi0i
Roosevelt again said emphaucany that he
would not accept the nomination lor uoV.
ernor under any condition Which might
arise at the Republican State ConFen'ioi.
He declared that the governorship cou'd
not be forced upon him.
he had no comment TO make on the pos
sibiities of an Endorsement of President
Taft for denomination in 1912 by the sara
toss convention. Neither would he COM
mert upon how far the convention might
go in indorsing the Taft administration
Colonel Roosevelt arrived here on the 7l4
train from New York. His face was
wreathed in smiles and he was in rernarka-
bly, buoyant spirits when the newspaper
men met him at the station. He started
right In to talk about the subject that was
uppermost in the minds of all of them
Pleasant Interview, He Says.
II had very pleasant interview with
President Taft" he said, and All entirely
satisfactory talk on the New York situa-
ton
Pressed for details of the interview, he
said it was not for him to give them. He
added, however. that the national situation
also was discussed.
When asked about the status OF the war
on the bosses and the Progressives' plans
for overturning the ''old guard" at the
Saratoga convention, he clenched his fists
and replied with earnestness:
There will be no compromise in any
way This is a fight for decency in politics
as against the bosses"
"At Philadelphia in 1900 Colonel Roose-
welt. you stated that under no circumstance
would you accept the nomination for Vice
President, yet the convention nominated
you and you accepted. Suppose the same
situation should arise at Saratoga
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared to be anxious for
chance TO answer that question, and he
snapped hack reply almost before it was
finished.
But they cannot force the goyernorship
OF me at Saratoga" he said. IT have re
peatedly told my friends that if the con-
vention stampeded in my favor 1 would de
cline the nomination
The ex-President was asked what he
meant by the statement in his speech at
Syracuse that Cornelius V. Collins, State
Superintendent of Prisons would be his
right hand man at Saratoga. He explained
that he wanted man from the central part
of the state who knew the situation and
was able to size up the strength in that dis
trict not only of the Progerssives, but also
of their opponents. He strongly intimated
that William Barnes, jr., of Albany, the
leader of the old guard" forces, had given
out misleading estimates by placing some
of the Barnes delegates in various counties
in the Roosevelt column $50 as TO deceive
the Progressives as to their real strength
Mr.. Roosevelt intimated that the Progress
sives were not asleep on that score, and
were not being deceived.
Ex-Presdent Gets q Scare.
Mr.. Roosevelt slipped away from Oyster
Bay this morning. without announcing his
destination. He started for Black Rock
TIarbor. expecting to join Mr.. Griscom
there. He travelled in the Tarpon. speed
boat, belonging TO Earl Dodge, who was
Mr.. Griscou's secretary in Rome. The Tar
pom is capable of twentyseven miles an
hour. It is very light and not calculated for
rough weather, such as was encountered.
The Sound was 50 rough, indeed, that the
Tarpon pounded badly and there was some
danger of the boat smashing. Mr.. Roose-
welt was rather alarmed-the first time on
record be II noted. lie finally sought some
comfort from the captain by asking him
what the outlook was. The sturdy mariner
all captains are sturdy nlariners-squinted
his weather eye at the horizon and opined:
well, If we're lucky we may get there
But they did not get there" If by
there" was meant Black Rock, the
weather forcing them instead to put in at
Norwalk.
Mr. Griscom, who was to meet them at
Black Rock, was communicated with, ana
he met them at Bridgeport. The three mo-
tored from Bridgeport 70 New Haven.
Colonel Roosevelt was recognized at the
Bridgeport station while Mr. Dodge was