The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-08
LEADERS DISCUSS
NEVlY0RK POLITICS

Upstate Situation Subject 81
White House Con-
ference.
Washington, Marcel, 1.-THE political
lsituation In upstate New York was
discussed for nearly an hour at the
White House this morning. The Pres
ident had with him State Senator
Brackett. Representative Durey, OF the
Twenty-ffth District and Postmaster-
General Hitchcock The situation was
gone over pretty fully. n
President Taft will be In New York
IN two weeks. He will make a speech
TO the Rochester Chamber OF Com.
merce Friday, March IS. and will
spend the two following days In Al
bany as guest OF Gov. Hughes Tho
he VIII say In Ills New York speeches.
he may make them politician in tone
or he may discuss subjects having lit
tie or no political bearing.
Many Of the Presidents advisers
arc suggesting that. lie open the cam
paign early, pitching the Keynote
This is advised in view OF the admit.
teddy critical condition in some or the
States. The President, however, has
reached no decision. He is thinking
over the suggestions he has received.
An early campaign, It has been urged
by the other side. will be of no par
ticular benefit to the Republicans, and
1t is even declared that a late but
speedy campaign would be best. @
Roosevelt TO Be Consulted.
President Taft never has cared as
much for politics as his predecessor.
Colonel Roosevelt will be back In this
country in June. He will be we'll In
formed as TO conditions long before he
gets back. His political Judgment will
carry great weight with tho Prcsi-
dent, as the leader of the party, and
IT VIII not be surprising If Mr. Taft
delays the framing up of the issues
until after he has had several con-
fcrences with tho famous hunter COL
onel Roosevelt Is expected to be the
principal sneaker of the Repu blicans
IN the coming congressional campaign.
: President Taft's friends have not
the least doubt as to how the en-
President will line up on many OF the
questions that have become acute since
he left here last March They expect
him to heartily back the President ana
the majority Of the party 1t is OF
peculiar interest in this connection.
though, that there are how on their,
way to Africa to meet the ex-Presi-
dent dozen or more men representing
ideas and views that are not specially
popular with President Taft. The first
impressions Mr.. Roosevelt will get of
American political conditions when lie
reaches Ilhartum will be inimical to
the President and the administration,
and he Will have to show much pa
tience and discretion in keeping his
mouth closed. If lie should talk too
much and his opinions come back
across the waters the situation may
become serious all around.
To Meet Colonel Mt I1hnrtoum.
The correspondent of big Western
paper who was close to Roosevelt and
has taken every opportunity to criticize
the Taft administration has been on
his way to Africa for several weeks.
lie Will be among the first men to
reach Mr.. Roosevelt He probably will
be With him before the hunter enters
khartounl. His mission is to carry
the news" to Roosevelt and to obtain
all he can from the ex-Presidcnt. The
correspondent was on intimate terms
With Colonel Roosevelt in the White,
House. more intimate than any other
newspaper man In Washington His
relations with Mr. Taft were not close
His paper is hostile. If Mr., Roosevelt
should take any sort of stand in
advance Of receiving other Information
some things may be said that will stir
the animals in this country. A dozen
other Americans, mostly Western men,
Will get the ear of Mr.. Roosevelt soon
afterWard.s
Despite all this, however. the view
prevails that Mr.. Roosevelt will say
little and saw wood He will ac-
quire information all the way from
Africa to the United States. When he
gets here he will talk with William
Loeb and others. and see President
Taft. Soon after this his pronuncia-
mento will go forth.
Lloyd Griscom, newly elected presi-
dent of the Republican COMMITTEES OF.
New York county, saw President Taft
yester day, taking a long walk with
him In the afternoon. The appoint
ment of a surveyor of the port OF New
York was one of the matters talked
over between the two, but general
conditions In New York also came in
for consideration. Mr.. Griscom has.
been talking with all the New York
city Republican representatives.. He
took dinner last night with Repre-
sentative Parsons.
w. S. Stone. grand chief OF the
OF Locomotive Engineers,
and I'D Corrigan and Fl. r. Wills, as
sistant grand chiefs OF the organiza-
ton. had conference this morning.
with the President as to legislation the
organization Is Interested In. including
the Federal inspection OF locomotive
boilers. employers liability, contribu-
tory negligence, etc The President
gave much time to the railroad men
and showed himself in sympathy with
many OF their demands.