The San Francisco call., 1910-09-21
ROOSEVELT DENIES HE
SOUGHT PRESIDENTS AID

NEW YORK. Sept 2O.-Theodore
Roosevelt denied today that he had
gone to New Haven, Conn, to seek the
thelp OF President Taft in the New
kYork state fight, and that the presi-
.dent had refused TO interfere.
'ConoleI Roosevelt said that Lloyd c.
: NGriscom, president of the New York
scounty republican committee, had ar
!. ranged the interview between the
spresident and himself Griscom con-
firmcd colonel Roosevelt in this.
CFoloncl Roosevelt gave out this
statement regarding the interview:
Without any suggestion form me.
=. Mr. Griscom asked me If I would be
: willing 10 meet the president, and ]
-: said that Of course I would He had
At first mentioned New York the
- place OF meeting. but wired me at
- Syracuse on Saturday that IT would be
New Haven. and thither I went ac-
~cordingly.
! BOUGHT NO HELP
Il sought no help from the president
Bnd made no request of the president,
directly or indirectly. and had no re-
, quest to make. Our interview was
most cordial and pleasant and without
any question or request from me the
president stated to me that he hoped
we would win at Saratoga, and that
he had so informed Mr.. Griscom, his
remarks being in substance those at
81 II buued 10 him in the dispatches from
the correspondents from the presi-
dental train.
Our meeting was enjoyable in
every way and I was glad I went"
Just before Colonel Roosevelt start
ed back from his editorial office to
oyster Bay by automobile late this
afternoon Griscom appeared. He
talked for some time with the colonel
and then issued this statement:
L suggested to Mr.. Roosevelt that he
meet and talk with the president Mr..
Roosevelt said he would be delighted
% Go so. There was no mention made
by either OF US of any purpose in the
meeting. Mr. Roosevelt asked nothing
of rhe president. The president volun-
teered to me that he was glad to reiter-
= ate his views expressed in his letter to
me OF August 20 regarding the situa-
hon OF the republican party in New
- York, and stated to me substantially
that he has appeared in the newspapers
3. as telegraphed from the presidential
..train. The meeting was most cordial
in every respect"
ESTABLISHES HEADQUARTERS
Colonel Roosevelt has established
headquarters at Saratoga. He said to-
dsy that c. Y. Collins, state superin-
tendent Of prisons, whom he has an
nOunced viii be his right hand man,
has engaged the first floor of a cottage.
The colonel viii leave New York for
Saratoga at 12;45 p. m. Monday.
There were a number Of visitors TO
his Office today with whom he talked
politics, but the colonel had nothing TO
say Of the state situation. He took
luncheon with Reginald Post former
governor Of Porto Rico. and w. J. II.
Mcfarland OF Harrisburg, Pa, presi-
dent Of the American civic association.
Tt was learned that the fight of the
Roosevelt forces at Saratoga is to be
an omen one and that no candidate has
been agreed upon for governor or for
any other Office.
% President Arthur T Hadley Of Yale
university, who was present through
out the Roosevelt-Taft luncheon, said
today:
Il saw no trace of anything but
- 8riendliness in the manner of either
man. There was nothing TO suggest
= anything but their old time cordiality" ="
=: Announcement was made this after
noon that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
would address the National republican
. leagUe convention in Carnegie hall fn
: this city on Friday, September 80. 1t
- lready had been announced that Presi-
dent Taft viii speak at the league ban
:ouet October l. Vice President Sher-
sanan viii be guest
Taft Makes No Comment
. CINCINNATI. Sept 20. - President
Taft reached Cincinnati late today and
viii remain here until Saturday, when
he goes to Washington. The president
is a guest Of his brother Charles p
Taft, who is in Europe. and the presi-
dent and members Of his party are the
sole occupants Of the house
The president declined to comment in
any way upon the conference with
Colonel Roosevelt at New Haven yes
terday. large part of this confer
ence, ii has developed. was partici-
pated in by the president and Roosevelt
alone. Not even Norton or IIovd Q
Griscom was present during the larger
part Of the conference
The statement issued in New York
tonight by Colonel Roosevelt and LLOYD
g -Griscom, il was said here tonight
called for no reply either by the presi-
dent or Secretary Norton. It was said
here that the facts in the case spoke for
1hemselVes.