Evening journal., 1910-08-19
ROOSEVELT
KEEPS BUSY
Friends Who Met Him Today
Satisfied He Will Keep
Hands Off Convention
WILL SHOW HIS HAND
IF PARTY GOES DRIFTING

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19-The con-
tributing editor of the Outlook did
very little contributing to-day, for
politics, long distance and otherwise
erupted intermittently about the
magazine office. Following yester-
days war council of the Roosevelt
wing of the New York state Republi-
cans. at Sycamore Hill. friends of
Colonel Roosevelt will make a fight
in the state campaign this fall The
colonel is really thankful that he will
be able TO escape the responsible for
the conduct of the campaign. He is
said to feel that New York Republi-
cans are riding for a fall-that de-
feat is almost certain in the state
election-and he is glad to be out OF
it. It is even hinted that he believes
he would be strengthened by the
election Of Democrats throughout the
state, as he would then be able to
take an Il told you so" attitude.
Then If the party shows signs OF
drifting on the rocks of destruction.
will come Roosevelt He will board
the vessel. take the helm and attempt
to bring her to a Roosevelt port,
safe and sound. When the Roosevelt
adherents say take command" they
will mean take the Republican nomi-
nation for President in 1912. And in
his present state of mind Roosevelt
is not averse to such an outcome.
But yesterdays conference with
Loeb. Griscom. Congressman Cocks
and Calder. and naval officer Kracke
the Brooklyn leader, just about de-
cided him against making any fight
| I'm the state convention. GriscOm
wants TO make a fight. Just TO revenge
| his unceremonious throw down by the
state committee, but Roosevelt's Other
advisers are opposed to IL. They
know that they would have the ut
most difficulty in controlling the con
vention and that even If they woi
there, they would have TO confron
an almost certain bolt by the OLE
guard, on election day They calcu
late that a defeat at the polls woul
be more disastrous to Roosevelt an
the Roosevelt policies that anythin
that a convention could do.
So it is extremely likely that ther
will be no Roosevelt faction in ev
denoe at Saratoga on September q.
Colonel ROosevelt's feelings are ths
If he refuses TO enter any factionf
troubles this fall he will be muc
stronger two years hence. TO make
real fight. Those close to the Colon'
have no doubt that he means by thi
a fight for the control of the nations
organization with a campaign for til
presidency Many agencies are a
work to defeat any ambition Taft ma
have for a second term, and thes
agents, Roosevelt thinks, may plac
the national situation in such an IN
volved condition that he will be abl
to refuse a nomination in 1912.
This elimination may be assiste
by Roosevelt's travels about the cour
try between now and the next pres
Dental campaign. Three trips wi
take him into almost every state i
the union outside of New Englan
within the next year. He will leav
New York next Tuesday on his frs
trip that will take him to Wyoming
Colorado. Kansas, Nebraska. the Df
kotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinoi
and Pennsylvania. In October he wi
tour the South. and go to Indiana {
make a speech for Senator Beveridg'
In march, 1911, a trip Of a month q
more is projected, that will take hin
to the Pacific coast, and back throug
, the Central and Southern states.