The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-26
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Roosevelt's Attitude Toward New
York Leaders Not Altered.

IOTh LedOeTS NOL NIISTcOs
New York. Aug. 23.-Before starting
on his speechmaking tour this morn
ing Colonel Roosevelt issued a state
ment concerning the letter which Pres
ident Taft sent to Lloyd G. Griscom
repudiating Vice President Sherman.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that his position in
regard to the state situation is definite
and that he has nothing to change in
1t. The colonel declared that since the
meeting there has been no reason why
he should meet the state leaders and
that their action at the meeting has
made the situation such that it allows
no compromise. He could not tell how
far the situation will be changed by
the presidents letter.
From what the colonel said it is
unlikely that he will attend the con-
vention unless he is forced to do so.
He has told his friends right along
that he wanted to keep out because
he did not desire to get mixed up in
faction fight. He considered that
Sherman as temporary chairman
would make that stand necessary. but
he may change his mind later What
ever action he does take will not be
announced until after his return from
bis western trip.
President Taft not only had no hand
in the trickery at the meeting of the
Republican state committee last Tues
| day when the Ward Woodruff Barnes
| Wadsworth combination succeeded in
| having motion adopted naming Vice
! President Sherman as the temporary
chairman of the Republican state con-
ventiOn in place of Colonel Roosevelt,
but in a letter received by Chairman
Griscom of the Republican county com
mittee, il was made plain that Mr.
Taft insisted that before any choice
was made by the committee Mr.. ROose-
welt should be consulted.
! Mr.. Roosevelt was not consulted. In
order 20 carry out their promise to the
! president, Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Barnes,
| it is true, did meet Mr. Roosevelt by
appointment in the Manhattan hotel,
but that was an hour after the meet
ing of the state committee. Mr.. Taft
over the long distance telephone and
| by means of telegraph messages had
expressly told the leaders of the regu-
lars, as the Woodruff Barnes cOmbina-
ton like to call themselves, that If
there was any disaffection likely to
arise at the meeting his name was
not to be used and that on the con-
trary, in the interests of harmony. he
wished that the members of the state
committee should consult before the
meeting with Mr.. GriscOm and Mr..
Roosevelt
Mr.. Griscom after the meeting on
Tuesday stated that Mr.. Taft had told
him that he would do nothing which
would seem to apply antagonism to
Mr.. Roosevelt, and Mr.. GriScOm states
further that he was sure that the state
ments made by Mr.. Woodruff, Mr.
Barnes and the others who led the
movement for the choice of Mr.. Sher,
man that their action had been sane.
toned by Mr.. Taft was entirely with
out foundation. When Mr.. Woodruff
just after the meeting was told what
Mr.. Grlscom had said the state
chairman insinuated that Mr.. Griscon
ought to be enrolled as member OF
the Ananias club.
The letter written by Mr.. Taft to
Mr.. Griscom shows that there was nc
such understanding, and 1t shows
further that there are good grounds
for the charge made by Mr.. Hart
that Mr. Sherman suppressed tele
gram he had received from Mr.. Taft
the telegram being suggestion that
nothing should be done at the meet
ing Of the committee without first con
ferrfng with Mr.. Roosevelt.