The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
President Will Make No Com
ment Upon Defeat of Teddy
i'm New York.
ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT
CAUSES SOME SURPRISE
Report Again Says Pressure
Will Be Used to Force
Ballinger Out.

BEVERLY. Mass. Aug. 16.-Beverly
was upset today when news came Of the
New York defeat OF Theodore Roosevelt
for temporary chairman Of the New York
Republican state convention. The fact
that Lloyd c. Griscom, president OF the
New York county committee. had been In
conference with President Taft, Saturday
night and Sunday, added TO the conster-
nation that the dispatches created. Mr..
Taft made no comment for publication
There is nothing to indicate that he
knew OF Mr. Griscom's plan to force a
vote on Mr.. Roosevelt's name SO far
as can be learned. Mr.. Griscoms talk
with the president had TO do solely with
the general situation in New York. and
Mr., Taft took the ground that harmony
ought to be brought about, II possible. be-
fore the Saratoga convention. The story
that Mr.. Griscom took q message TO Col
onel Roosevelt that would affect the fu-
ture relations between Mr. Roosevelt and
the president is discredted at Beverly.
Mr.. Taft assumed the attitude that any
overturcs. II they be necessary, must
come from the other side"
Teddy's Talk Stirs.
The statement issued by Mr.. Roosevelt.
apparently DldClUR UlIIlSeH SVudTely OH
the side of the ''progrcssives." has cre-
ated much comment here. What effect
todays developments In New York may
have upon the reorganization plans that
have been in progress is a matter of con-
lecture.
So far as can be learned there is dis
position In Beverly to stand pat on the
plans as announced. The publicity that
has been given to these plans may retard
them for a while. but there Is apparently
plenty Of confidence that they ultimately
will go through.
Senator w Murray Crane of Massachu-
sctts. the central figure In the reorganIza-
ton plans, spent two hours today with
the president. The senator was as reti-
cent as ever. The senator would not
even deny some OF the stories that have
been sent out OF Beverly.
Everybody Keeps Silent.
Secretary Norton, who. II is generally
believed, has been working In close har-
mony with Senator Crane, was equally
rettcent today
II is known. however. that Senator
Crane submitted complete verbal re-
port to the president Of his observations
In the west and what he had learned
recently In New Hampshire and Vermont,
In this connection, and with regard TO
the reports that the reorganization plans
might go on the rocks because OF the re-
fusal of Secretary Ballinger 10 resign. II
is stated that when Senator Crane was
first called Into the situation 1t was on a
teleSram usklnS IL lie Woulu undert,ikc
"a mission to the west for the presl-
dent This mission to the west turned
out to be a conference with Secretary
Balllnger regarding plan for his retire
ment from the cabinet It Is known that
heavy pressure will be brought to bear
upon Mr. Ballinger to resign. without
putting the president in the position OF
asking for the resignation.
The 10Th of September will tell the
story. and apparently no one In the
meantime can tell just what the outcome
VIII be.