The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-16
GRISCOM SEES The COLONEL
SAYS THar TAFT DIDN'T KNOW
HE WtS COMING.



OTsrER Bar. L. !. Aug Is 1t would
have required neither tho eyes nor the
wisdom % particularly shrew d politician
tn have seen at gAnoe that very vital
politics was being discussed az Sycamore
Hin to-day. The Views Of the President
Of the United States and the ex-Presideut
were being exchanged through the me-
dium % the county chairman of New
York. Lloyd 4. Grisoom hurriai back
from Beverly. where he spent Saturday
night with Mr. Taft. tn tell col Roose-
welt the Administrators side Of the
story when u was all over this evening
the Colonel announced that he had moth
ing to say
Ina,iirers Who talked with MIR. Griscom
after his conference with Mr.. Roosevelt
we're just a biz surprised when he said
tina, not only had the President not sent
him TO Oyster Bay but that the President
did not know that he was coming here.
The county chairman went even further
than that He declared that Secretary
Charles u Norton. who has suddenly
come Co tho front Of the Administration =
forces was not informed % his pilgrimage
TO the Hin Although Sir Griscom came
all the way on the train from Beverly
to New York With Norton. he Said that
he did not tell him 81 his intention 20
come here
but notwithstanding MIR Grisoom =
assertion II h suspected here that he
came with the hope Of putting mp the
Pr-sidsnt's attitude to the Colonel and
getting an Endorsement OF r. IL that 10
the case Mr. Griscom probably did not
succeed II IL known here that he bore
messag. of som. sort Ia Mr. Roosevelt II
IL b-iieved here that the visit was sus-
Eested by those who have been actively
concerned during the last few weeks
with the affairs % the Republican party
GIiscom had hong talk With Mr. Roosevelt
in New York last Friday. following
which he FASTENED ~ Burgess Point and
returned "a fast as he could tn See the
Colonel
The fact that Mr. GrisCom announced
his evening that he thinks Mr. ROoss-
vel' and Preaideui Taft are agreed ~
far as the New York state situation IL
concerned does not change the appear
ance 81 things that has existed for some
time When he vas ASKED how close
the two men hitch up on the national
the county chairman hesi.
tatsd eo,ne time before answering Then
he replied thai he really had mn night
To talk about that l..cAu-'. hiS ioh has 'o
do With STATE politics
Mr. Roosevelt and his visitor spent
the morning IN III" wade v-randa a.
Sagamore HIN They chatt-d ince--
sanity They y were hot interrupted
When luncheon wA- over IN. Colonel
aud Mr Gr,srom continued their CoO-
fsrsnc- until Il was nearly dusk The
county chairman hurried N to the wharf
at Cold spring Harrison and returned Ia
New York IN he motor Loaf
Before h. went away from here Mr.
GriscDm consented - answer few
questions He said nat the President
did not send him 10 Dyster Bav. bu' he
would not 60 further than that Pos
sIblV b.. had planned the trip to MA-sa-
chI-stts and Long Island himself
why did you come - soon after vonT
visit "a Bsvsrlyf- Mr. Griscom Was asked
Didn't you see Col Roosevelt IN New
York last Fridav' He will bs N town
Tomorrow too
i had to seq MIR Roosevelt said the
county chairman Their. are I0t
81 important matters that ! have wanted
To take up with him ! have seen very
little ~ him since he returned from
abroad
do YOU think the views Of President
Taft and col Roo-evslt on the state sit 3
ustIon coincidss-
Mr. Griscom replied after some hest !
tation that he thought they did
How about national politics.
The county chairman halted for several
moments and then replied that he guessed
he would not say ANYTHING about that. !
because 1t was not m his jurisdiction .
He said that h. did not go very deep into /
the national situation with either the ]
or the eI President I talked
over state matters with Mr. Roosevelt. :
jus, a- did with the President. he com :
rnentsd that II all ! can ssy
when a reporter asked Mr. Gri-com Z
whether anything definite. 40 far a. he /
knew had been decided n to IN. Repub- /
lican candidate for Governor he replied /
that not hing had leaders throu Rhout I
the Stote fnuSf IN f1nsbNfn. ns Aaln.
before n man - named Tn" situation I
has no, crys'allized vet I, was too !
early whereupon the county chairman
stepped into his motor boat and chugged !
Oh in the direction 81 New York
II IL extremely doubtful that the Colonel .
will say . word about to-day's oonversa-
tion He has not done - on similar
occasions But ~ - the opinion here
that II h. were IN sympathy with the /
he would have said so
long before this While the situation IN !
New York State IL 81 great import the ,
national game 10 greater. and tho Colonel ,
is going 20 wait There h every reason ,
10 believe that he will he understood a,
least IN par 10y the end Of his first Jaunt ,
away from home into that part Of the /
where the insurgents are ram |
pant
Tomorrow morning Mr. Roosevelt will ,
take up his duties a. the Contributing
Editor 81 the Outlook He will be pretty
busy this week while he's In town. because }
hi. trip will keep him away from the offios