The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-14
HAS NOT LINED UP
With EITHER SIDE
Roosevelt ndecided Be-
tween Insurgents and
Regulars.
NO FAVORITIsM;;
WANTS TO SEE ALL.
Democrats and Independents vii!
Be Welcome at Oyster Bay.
Has Another Day OF Con- 4
ferences on New York and
N tional Political
Situations.

N tional Political
!. Situations.
J; Oyster Bay, N Y, July 1s-Theodore
ROOSEVELT said with emphasis to-day
that he has taken no stand as yet il
favor OF either the Insurgents or the
/ Regulars In the Republican, party; and
ne desires to correct any impression
that he is showing favoritisu. or the
situation within the party in New
York State, he said that he saw only
i harmony ahoad
Il want you to make 1t clear" he
said to interviewers that am see
! Ing both sides. l wish you would
make that emphatic My main in
terest Is In the State, but on national
Issues L want to see both Regulars
and Insurgents. party men and indie
| pendents. / want to see Democrats aa
we'll as Republicans
But you don't want to see Demo.
Gratis win2' he was asked.
| Not II the Republicans do the right
thing" replied the colonel
Timothy L. WOODBURY.. chairman OF
the New York Republican State Conn
mittee. and staunch organization
man, was in the house as Colonel
Roosevelt explained his attitude. So
was Representative Charles NJ Fowler.
| OF New Jersey, who is a first to last
1nsurgent. During the day Colonel
Roosevelt had talked with them both.
Governor Hughes had departed ear
Her In the day. Colonel Roosevelt said
\ that he had talked politics with All
three and that he had gained about
the same Impression from Mr.. Wood
ruT as he had obtained yesterday from
James w. Wadsworth. Jr.. Speaker OF
the Assembly.
I VIII Not Surrender.
Mr.. Wadsworth made it clear that so
far as 1t lay within mis- power there
would be no surrender on the part OF
the organization In favor of a direct
lrominatlon bill such as Colonel Roose-
Helt and Governor Hughes urged in
\ vain.
For his part, Mr.. Woodruff said to-
day that he was glad that Colonel
Roosevelt was active in politics
After saying that he had talked pol
itics with Governor Hughes and his
other guests, but declining to parttcu-
larize, Colonel Roosevelt made his
| statement as to his attitude on the
broad questions of national politics
Then he sat silent in his chair for
moment and smiled rerniniscently
You know the insurgents had cold
! teet when l came back from abroad
he continued. because the first four
men with whom l conferred were Sem
ators Lodge. Secretary Meyer, Secre-
!asy Wilson and Nick Longworth
Il had similar experiences when /
was In the White House When j.
Perpont Morgan came to see me, they
said l had sold out to Wall Street.
and when Samuel Gompers came they
said i was going to hoist the red flag.
But" he added, II didn't do either"
When the talk drifted to Governor
Hughes's visit, the colonel was asked
II they talked of q possible candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination..
Many Candidates.
almost every visitor brings the
name of q candidate" was his reply.
MANY of them are worthy men. Yes
terday and to-day. ! have talked over
probably dozen different Names
The name of William Loeb. Jr. coli
lector OF the port OF New York, was
mentioned, he said. during the talk
with Governor Hughes, but he de-
clined to go into details. He added
that the Governor and he went over the
POLITICAL sleuation. both State and ma
tional
His attitude on the selection Of
candidate for Governor, Colonel Roose-
velt expressed clearly, vet he prefaced
It with these words: II don't know
whether shall take a hand in select
ing candidate for Governor.
my position in regard to the gover-
norship this fall, he continued "is
! that we plust find the man best fitted
for the post, and the most acceptable
| to the rank and file of the Republican
| party and the independent voters. I
| shall do everything to see that such 3.
man, when chosen, is elected"
| Mr.. Woodruff. in dparting, said that
he could not reveal the nature of HIS
talk with Colonel Roosevelt. Later
he said.
"There is no question that Colonel ,
Roosevelt's influence Will be lent to-
ward the success of the Republican H
party. There is no question as TO the K
weight OF his influence. Therefore
am glad TO have him see people and
lyearn the situation. All that initiates
to the advantage OF the Republican
party, which is what we all seek.
Fowler Is Piensed.
Representative Fowler left Oyster q
Bay voicing the same satisfaction with
his visit that has been expressed by
other callers of similar political views.
He is open and consistent in his oppo-
stion 10 Speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrich, and this made him singnlarly II
fit to put Colonel Roosevelt In touch &
with the attitude of the more radical
wing OF the Insnrgent movement.
II was more than pleased MIR.
Fowler said, with my visit, We In
surgents stand for the things Colonel
Roosevelt stands for. and we believe
that he is with us. To my way of
thinking. no men now before the pa0-
Pile offer a greater contrast than Coll
onel Roosevelt, on the one hand. ana
Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich.
on the other"
Accents Invitation.
Rome, Ga, July lss--F'ormer Prest-
dent Roosevelt has accepted an inyt~
tat!on TO be the guest or the Berry
School for Mountain Bows here ON Oc-
toher q Colonel Roosevelt has foi.
some time naat regularly contributed @
TO the matntenanee Of the Berry school.
Miss Martha berry, president ard i5R
founder OF the institution, to-day re
ceived dennite annonnc cenlsnt that the III
sx E, president assomRanisd M,.a Rtsa Sy Mrs
kks daSsEs tha school ostoRes I.