Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-20
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT
situation Between President and the
Ex-President Unchanged.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 20.-Efforts to
bridge the chasm between Oyster Bay
and Beverley were begun today.
Son-in-law Nicholas Longsworth
came here yesterday fresh from the
golf links and political councils OF
Beverly. There is no doubt here to-
dav that Longsworth comes as an
envoy from the president to measure,
accurately the width OF the Taft-Roose-
welt breach. and do his best TO repair
the damage. Roosevelt refuses to in
dictate the chances for a reconciliation.
Meanwhile Collector William Loeb,
ir.. and County Chairman Lloyd c.
Griscom, Of New York, are preparing
to 90 to Beverly 10 try their hands at
peace making They are not going AS
Roosevelt emissaries, for Roosevelt de-
cIares he knows nothing Of their plans.
But both Loeb and Griscopo 30 ~ as
many other republicau ld1 'dly
alarmed over the Ror seve' 100 ua-
ton. They realize thai ONES to
an open fight, Roose Ys lail hey
will be placed betwee tHa Hlll )f a
most unpleasant dil' rt led
OH to stand up and one
side or another. so led
themselves. FollovIng .. m il Of
war at Sycamore Hi. Iausi they
have made prepars IONS 10 wdo take
their peace making 11i asFs ey.
1t is pretty that
Res teit met us ,er the
su taeiEm
I'd Dr0l rms I com
pro li ulgl' aia.a ~ ~ Roose-
vel pHll ~ acceptance
by tlf 1d ryaoN that a re-
fusa ,.npfomIse by Beverley would
only intensity the trouble.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug 20.-Col-
oneI Roosevelt today emphatically de-
nied that he had authorized that either
Griscom, Loeb or any one else to de-
liver an ultimatum to President Taft.
He Enthusiastically consigned the au-
thors OF that story TO that effect today,
TO the Ananias Club.
Il have sent no ultimatum to Presi-
dent Taft" declared the colonel en-
phatically. 'The story is a issue of
falsehood from beginning to end, and
has no warrant in fact Roosevelt
said he had given neither Griscom nor
Loeb any mission to Beverly.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 20.-If peace
between Oyster Bay and Beverly de-
ponds on the severing of relations
between President Taft and Vice-Presi
nent Sherman, there will be no peace.
Among friends OF the administration
the latest attitude attributed to Theo-
dore Roosevelt and his newest ultima
tum. that the vicc-president must be
dropped from participation in the poll
teal councils of the administration as
the price of peace, is considered pre-
posterous. Roosevelt is asking the
impossible, they say. A vice-president
OF the United States cannot be dismiss
ed with nod, nor eliminated by com
mand. Moreover, such move, they
say, would put the administration in
the attitude OF backing down 10 hOose-
welt.
The opinion grows among keen poll
teal observers that Roosevelt is pur-
posely asking the impossible, expecting
the obvious refusal to capitulate and is
making plans to utilize this disregard
OF his views as an excuse to come out
in the open and oppose the admins
tration.
Friends Of the president are urging
the necessity for the issuance OF some
sort Of a statement defining the attitude
Of the administration in order to com
bat the idea, which appears TO be gain
ing GROUND fast, that Roosevelt can
force terms. In view Of the continued
and apparently inspired statement from
Oyster Bay this seems all the more
imperative