Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-19
RooseveIt's Position.

there is practically no chance that
Roosevelt will make fight in the state
campaign this fall. He is said to feel
that New York republicans are riding
for fall-that defeat is almost certain
in the state election-and he is glad to
be out Of it. It. is even limited that he
believes he would be strengthened by
the election Of democrats throughout
the state as he would then be able to
take an "I-told-you-so" attitude.
Then, if the party shows signs OF
drifting on the rocks OF destruction,
will come Roosevelt. He will board
the vessel. take the helm and attempt
to bring her to Roosevelt port, sale
and sound. When the Roosevelt ad-
herents say take command" they
will mean take the republican nomlna-
ton for president in 1912. And in his
present state OF mind Roosevelt is not
ayerse to such an outcome.
But Yesterdays conference with
Loeb, Griscom, Congressman Cocks
and Calder, and naval officer Krackc,
the Brooklyn leader, just about de-
cided him against making any fight IN
the state convention.
They calculate that a defeat at the
polls would be more disastrous to
Roosevelt and the Roosevelt policies
than anything that convention could
do. So it is extremely likely that there
will be no Roosevelt faction in evidence
at Saratoga on Sept. 81.
Col. Roosevelt's feelings are that II
lie refuses to enter any factlonal
troubles this fall he will be much
stronger two years hence to make a
real fight. Those close to the colonel
have no doubt that he means by this
fight for the control OF the national
organization with Il campaign for the
presidency. Many agencies are at
work TO defeat any ambition Taft
may have for q second term and these
agencies, Col. Roosevelt thinks, may
place the national situation i'll such an
involved condition that he will be I'M
able to refuse n nomination i'll 1917.
This elimination may be assisted by
Rooseyelt's travels about the country
between now and the next presidential
campaign.
A 5 O'Clock this afternoon, Col.
Roosevelt will proceed to Garden City,
L. l., on his way to Sycamore Hill
At Garden City he will lay the corner
stone OF the new home Of the publish
ing firm Of Doubleday, Page Il Com
pany, and make n few remarks. 1t
had been reported Col. Roosevelt would
then 60 to Mincola TO witness the
aeroplane flights but this was denied by
the colonel today.
TO the reporters who hailed him today
Mr.. Roosevelt denied that the speeches
he is shortly to make i'll the west would
be under the auspices Of the republican
congressional campaign committee.
The colonel said:
MY speeches will represent my own
views" patting himself on the chest,
land those OF no one else.
Among the more important callers
OF the day were John A. Stewart, Gen
eral James S. Clarkson, formerly sur
veyor OF the port OF New York. anti
George Woodruff. Stewart is the prcSl-
dent OF the State League OF New York
republican clubs and it was he who
went to Washington several months
ago and induced President Taft To fur
Their the plans for giving Roosevelt y
monster home coming" when he re-
turned from his African hunt.
After leaving Rooscvelts Office,
Steward declared TO II United Press
representative: "The State League Of
New York republican clubs was or
ganized solely under the issue of the
furtherance Of the Roosevelt policies
and will so continue" Stewards talk
indicated that he had pledged the sup
port OF the league to Col. Roosevelt rs
against Taft and the Taftites. Another
important visitor was Congressman
Hamilton Fish, OF New York, one OF
the few eastern insurgents in Congress
and the man who created Il stir by Civ
ing out the famous letter from RooSe
welt in which the colonel declared, You
know where | stand, !" regarding lnsur-
gency. Fish made his visit n most
mysterious one. entering by back
door and accomplishing his exit in the
same manner, so that he might dodge
the waiting newspaper men. Colonel
Roosevelt himself declined 10 discuss
the object of Fish's visit. Fish has
long been regarded rs one OF the origi-
nal Roosevelt men. "
Another important state politician to
visit the colonel was Charles Y. Col
Inns, superintendent OF prisons Of New
York state and u man OF much. polltl-
cal strength.
Other visitors were Marvin X. Hart,
an upstate leader; Congressman w.
w. Cocks, from Rooscvclts district;
Horace G. Knowles, former minister
to the Balkan states but recently APP
pointed minister to Nicaragua, who
has never gone TO his diplomatic
post; Rev. Albert Shave the Review
of Reviews; Hon. Charles G. Murray
and George Fl. Kern, of Whining:
ton, Del.
I shall 60 to Beverly to see the
president before August so, - said
Lloyd c. GriScom today.
The Roosevelt lieutenant declined
to state the purpose Of his contem-
plated visit, but some significance was
attached to the date mentioned by him
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