The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02
Political Leaders TO Ask Colonel
to Take Hand in New
York Politics
PRIMARY MEASURE IS
LOST BY ONE VOTE
Former President Declines to
Comment on His Defeat
in Legislature
TAFT EXPRESSES HIS
REGRET PUBLICLY

A LBANY, n. Y, July 1.-Theo-
"A dore Roosevelt will be asked to
q get back in the harness again.
His decisive defeat in both the senate
and the assembly by the republican
organization has created situation
that may force him to take an active
part in the politics of both state and
nation.
Almost before the gave1 had sound
ed the end of the special session of
the legislature today the members who
stood with him in the lost cause of
primary legislation were planning to
make him leader of the party of the
state, whether he wants to be or not.
They point to the fact that once he
plunges into the contest in the state
he will be involved in the politics of
the nation. as New York is expected
to play a prominent part in the con-
gressionaI campaign Of the fall.
Roosevelt Defeat
Less than two hours after the organ
ization men had started up Capitol hill
this morning they were victorious and
were coming down again. The Cobb
direct nomination bin. known as the
Roosevelt bill" was put to death with
25 votes for it to 10 against IS votes
being necessary for it 10 have passed.
The personality of Roosevelt failed to
shake the set purpose of the organfza-
tion, and Roosevelt suffered one of the
few defeats of his career.
Roosevelt's defeat was in no sense a
| reputation of his leadership, nor an in
dication that his power is on the wane.
those who stood with him say.
They had majority of the repubH-
can votes in both branches of the leg
islature and it was only by a combi-
nation with the democrats that the
organization was able to win
Assemblyman Green said he had al
ready begun preparations to carry the
! fight into the state convention.
Hughes Hopeful
| Governor Hughes. while he will not
talk publicly. is known to have taken
hopeful view of the situation.
Lloyd C. Griscom. chairman of the
New York corporation committee. to
whom Colonel Roosevelt sent his tele-
gram indorsing the Cobb. bill with the
Griscom amendments, had this to say:
The first thing of all that stands
out clearly is of national importance.
1t is the consolidation of three such
men as Taft. Roosevelt and Hughes.
This situation has brought about such
condition, and il would be difieuIt
to imagine a situation more hopeful TO
the party. both in the state and in the
nation.
1.-The prospects of the party next fall
would be seriously affected II the action
| OF the legislature had been the ex-
preston of the opinion of the majority.
| The point I wish to emphasize is that
it was the action of the majority OF the
republicans who bolted the caucus in
the senate and joined the Tammany
delegates in a situation where broad
party issues were lost to view and
nothing but personalities counted"
Wadsworth Silent
/ speaker W d0SWOrLn, VINO mas led the
fight for the organization without apol-
ogies to any one. said he had nothing
to add to his previous expression Of
opinion Asked as to his views OF the
probable effect of the legislatures ae-
tion on the political situation he replied
that it was too early to speak on that
point.
| The progressive inheritance tax as
amended and passed by the assembly
was enacted by a vote OF 80 to 4. and
the bill providing for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the expenses of the ex-
traordinary session was passed in both
houses.
The dirtc tax bin failed of enact
ment- The measure was not considered
/ in the senate nor did the Grady -Fris-
bee democratic direct primary bill
come to aa vote.
The members Of the legislative cor
/ ruption probe committee were ap-
/ pointed ythe president of the senate
/ and the speaker of the assembly
Committees from both houses ap-
/ pointed TO wait on the governor hav-
/ ing reported that the executive had no
/ further communication. the assembly
adjourned on motion of Leader Msr-
| rftt at 1850 and one minute later the
senate session came to an end.
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