The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-14
ROOSEVELT HAS
NO FAVOR|TES
SEEMINGLY HE is ASTRlOE THE
FENCE-SAYS HE HAS TAKEN
NO STAND FOR ANYONE.

Oyster Bay, y. Y. July lS.-The-
o-ore Roosevelt said with emphasis
today that he has taken 10 stand
as yet in favor OF either the insur
gents or the regulars in the repub-
hcan party. and he desires to cor
rect any impression that he is show
ing fayoritism. OF the situation with
in the party in New York state,
he said that he saw only harmony
ahead"
4 want you TO make it clear" he
said TO lnteryiewers, that am
seeing both sides l wish you would
make that emphatic. My main inter
est is in the state but on national
issues / want to see both regulars
and insurgents, party men and inde-
pcndents. want to see democrats
as well as republicans"
But you do not want to see dem
ocrats VIM he was asked.
Not II the republicans do the
right thing replied the colonel
Timothy l.. Woodruff, chairman
Of the New York republican state
committee ami a staunch organiza-
tion man, was in the house as Col
onel Roosevelt explained his atti.
tude. So was Representative Charles
n. Fowler of New Jersey, who is a
frst-to-last insurgent. During the day
Colonel Roosevelt said he had talk
ed with them both and apparently
with equal affabiity.
Governor Hughes had departed
earlier in the day Colonel Roose.
velt said he had talked politics with
all three and that he had gained
about the same impression from Mr..
Woodruff as he had obtained yes
: teriay from James w Wadsworth
Jr.. speaker of the assembly. Mr.
Wadsworth made it clear that so far
as 1t lay within his power, there
would be no surrender on the part
OF the organization in favor of a di
e rect nomination bill such as Col
/ Roosevelt and Governor Hughes urg
o ed in vain. For his part. Mr.. Wood
ruff said today he was glad that
Colonel Roosevelt was active in mol
J. itics.
II Colonel Roosevelt was dressed fol
p "haying' when he received the
reviewers He had on a suit o'
r white duck Most of the luncheon
II guests were leaving, but Represent
$ ative w. w Cocks, a regular
d who represents Mr.. Roosevelts home
e district, fingered
v Mr.. Cocks is farmer" explained
/ the colonel "He is staying to pitch
p hay with me-"
+ You know the insurgents had
r cold feet when came back from,
Il abroad said the colonel. because
d the first four men with whom
e conferred were Senator Lodge. Sc.
n retary Meyer Secretary Wilson and
y Nicholas Longworth.
$ Il had similar experiences when
Q was in the white house. When
r J. i. Morgan came to see me they
said | had sold out to Wall street
) and when Samuel Gompers came
l. they said I was going to hoist the
d red flag. But | did not do either"
Carrying his point further, the
p colonel mentioned that on the same
u week he saw Senator Carter, a reg.
uIar and Senator Beveridge an in.
- surEent and that yesterday he talk.
: ed with Speaker Wadsworth in tbe
J. morning and with Governor Hughes
= at might, and today insurgency was
represented at the luncheon table
Oy Mr.. Fowler and regularity by
Mr.. Cocks and Mr.. Woodruff
Inc colonel was asked If he and
the governor had talked of a nos.
sible candidate for the gubernatorial
. nomination.
Almost every visitor brings the
name of a candidate" was his re-
ply. MANY of them are worthy mon
Yesterday and today have talked
over probably a dozen different
rames"
The name of William LoI Il,
was mentioned" he said during ,be
talk with Governor Hughes .hu,
ne declined to 90 into details He
added that the governor and he
Went over the political situation
Doth state and national.
1 don't know whether shall take
hand in selecting a candidate for
governor continued Colonel Rooso.
welt. My position in regard to tba
soVernorship this fall is that we
/ must lind the man hee+ f;..s