Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-16
CRISCOM At SYCAMORE BILL
New York Chairman Brings I'm
portant Message from Taft.
CONFERENCE IS IN PROGRESS
Colonel Roosevelt Intimates that He
May Have Something TO Say Mt
Its COnclusion-starts West
Next Week.

Oyster BAY, Aug. 15.-IIoyd c.
Grlscom. chairman Of the New York
county republican committee. arrived early
today from New York and proceeded III
rectly TO Sycamore Hin. Mr.. Griscom re-
fused TO discuss the subject of the con-
ference which he is to have with Colonel
RooseVelt but 1t is known he is the bearer
Of an important message from President
Taft with whom he visited at Beverly
MSS, Saturday night
Colonel Roosevelt intimated he might
have something TO say at the conclusion of
the. conference.
1t is generally believed Mr.. Griscom took
TO Colonel Roosevelt an urgent message
looking toward harmony between all ele-
ments of the party in the fall campaign
On Colonel Roosevelt's reply, 1t Is believed.
will depend in great measure tho future
relations between the president and the
ex-president.
Sunday night the colonel would add
nothing to the bare announcement that
Mr. Griscom was TO come. except
TO say that he had read with
The colonel would add nothing to the bare
announcement that Mr.. Griseom was to
come. except to say that he had read with
rare interest the dispatches from Beverly,
Secretary Ballinger TO resign, and that
senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon in
the future are to be in less direct contact
with the administration. He refused to
give his views on this subject or to say
whether the message which Mr.. Griscom
hears constitutes another step In the ad-
ministration program for readjusting con-
ditious within the party. 1t is believed
hare. however, that as a result of Mr.
oriscom's visit the exact relations between
the president and the ex-prestdent will be
more clearly defined even though no public
announcement be made.
said Nothing. of Administration.
Since Colonel Roosevelt returned from
Africa he has resolutely avoided placing
himself on record in regard to the Taft ad-
ministration. He has seen the president
only once and then for a comparatively
short time during his visit to Boston for
the Harvard commencement So far as is
known no messages have passed between
them during that time and 1t is believed
President Taft decided to ascertain where
his predecessor stands particularly in view
OF the national campaign which is soon to
get under way.
Colonel Roosevelts western trip is to
start on Tuesday of next week.. During the
trip it is expected that he will place him
self on record in regard to a number of
matters of great interest to the country
and the republican party. One of them will
he the conservation of national resources
which has been the subject of so much
discussion during the months which Pres
ident Taft has been in the White House.
While 1t is believed that Colonel Roose-
welt will not have one word of criticism
NJ fha I'D atva afr q,
speeches. there is good ground for the as
sumption that he will not depart from the
vigorous stand for conservation which he
| assumed while he was president. whatevef
may be the tenor OF Mr.. 5Griscom's message
| from the president, 1t may be said that
Colonel Roosevelt win proceed with the
program which 1t is known he has mapped
out for himself.
Colonel Roosevelt also announced today
that he had decided on a third long trip.
| Starting some time in March he will 20
from coast to coast on a trip which will
occupy about one month The colonel said
today that while he was in Africa eight
months ago, he had accepted an invitation
from DR.. BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler, president
OF the University OF California, to speak al
the university on charter day next March
He will go by the southern route Only one
other speech has been definitely settled
on-at the Southern Commercial congress In
Atlanta. which will be made in March OF
the westward trip.
From Atlanta, Colonel Roosevelt will
travel through the south. making one
speech in each state which he traverses
/ He probably will make short stop at the
Texas ranch of Cecil Lyon. republican ma.
tional committeeman. who is an old friend
/ The return from California in all probabil
ity will be via the northern route. Tn,
exact time Of the trip and the places a.
! which speeches will be made have not beer
decided upon.