Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-17
TAFT WORKING
FOR HARMONY
Vice-President ]. Sherman
Goes to Beverly to See
President
REFUSES TO DISCUSS POLITICS
However, 1t Is Understood, That
New York Situation
Came Up.

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Beverly, Aug. 17.-Vice President
Sherman arrived at Beverly at noon
and went to the executive Offices
where he had a long conference with
Secretary Norton, prior to going to
Burgess point to spend the afternoon
with the President. The selection of
Sherman for temporary chairman of
the New York Republican convention
and the defeat of Roosevelt lent add
ed interest to the visit Sherman,
however would not discuss the New
York situation. He intimated that
there might be something to talk
about after his interview with the
President, but it is to be doubted if
the Presidents hope that harmony
might be brought about in New York
before the convention HilI not be
destined to disappointment by yester
days action of turning down Roose-
welt.
Taft for Harmony.
Beverly Mass, Aug. 17.-Beverly
was upset yesterday when news came
from New York of the defeat of Theo-
dore Roosevelt for temporary chair
man of the New York Republican
state convention.
The fact that Lloyd c. Gl1scom,
president of the New York county
committee, had been in conference
with President Taft Saturday night
and Sunday, added to the consterna-
tion that the dispatches created. Mr..
Taft made no comment for publica-
ton.
There is nothing to indicate that he
knew of Mr.. Griscom's plan to force
a vote on Mr.. Roosevelts name.
So far as can be learned Mr. Girls
CONS talk with the President had to
do solely with the general situation in
New York state and Mr.. Taft took the
ground that harmony ought to be
brought about if possible before the
Saratoga convention. The story that
Mr. Griscom took message to Col
onel Roosevelt that would affect the
future relations between Mr.. Roose-
welt and the President is discredited
at Beverly. Mr.. Taft assumed the at
titude that any overtures, if they be
necessary, must come from the other
side"
The statement issued by Mr.. Roose-
velt apparently placing himself
squarely on the side of the progress
sives' has created much comment
here. What effect today's develop
ments in New York may have upon
the reorganization plans that have
been in progress is matter of con.
lecture.
So far as can be learned, there is a
disposition in Beverly to stand pat on
the plans as announced. The public.
ity that has been given to these plans
may retard them for a while but
there is apparently plenty of conf.
dence that they ultimately will go
through.
Senator W. Murray Crane of Massa
chusetts, the central figure in the re
organization plans, spent two hours
today with the President. The sena
tor was as reticent as ever. The sen.
ator would not even deny some of the
stories that have been sent out OF
Beverly.
Secretary Norton, who it is general
ly believed, has been working in close
harmony with Senator Crane, was
equally reticent today.
It is known, however, that Senator
Crane submitted a complete verba
report to the President of his obser
vations 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 refusal of Secretary Ballingel
to resign it is stated that when Sen
ator Crane was first called into the
situation it was on a telegram asking
if he could undertake a mission to the
west "for the President This mis-
sion to the west turned out to be a
conference with Secretary Ballingel
regarding a plan for his retirement
from the cabinet. 1t is known thai
heavy pressure will be brought tc
bear upon Mr.. Ballinger to resigT
without putting the President in the
position of asking for that resignation
The fifteenth of September will tel
the story and apparently no one il
the meantime can tell just what the
outcome will be.