Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23

NEW YORK. August 1-President
William H. Taft has broken his long IL
lence concerning the part he has taken
in the present muddle OF republican poll
| tics I'm this state
In a long letter to Lloyd c. Griscom.
president OF the republican state COM
mittee. written last Saturday at Beverly
and made public last night by Mr.. Gris-
com. the President emphaticaliy denies
that he aided or abetted In any way IN
the turning down Of Col. Theodore Roose-
welt as temporary chairman OF the re-
publican state committee by the members
of the New York state republican ma
chine Tuesday. August 16 or that he even
knew that Vice President James 8. Shsr-
man was to be selected for the place.
Advised Conference With Roosevelt.
public a copy OF the telegram which he
sent to Mr.. Sherman before the meeting
Of the committee. and In which he. the
President. advised the Vice President be-
fore taking any action first to see VIII
hdAl "dTu anu llIuOIny WOO0run
and then all three have a full conference
with Mr.. Roosevelt. This is the tele-
gram which NJ K Hart, ex-assembly-
man from Oneida county. at Utica Sat
urday charged Mr.. Sherman with delib-
erately suppressing.
Mr.. Sherman did not carry out the
wishes OF the President. according TO
Mr.. Taft's version OF the affair. Neither
h. NJ
near Col Roosevelt until after the COM
mittee meeting, nor did they indicate to
him in any way that Mr. Sherman's name
was to be considered by the committee
and not his own.
Heard Roots Name Only.
The President further states that on the
day before the committee meeting Mr..
Sherman telephoned him from New York
that movement was on foot to oppose
Col Roosevelt for temporary chairman,
but that the only other name mentioned
for the place was that OF Eiihu Root
Mr.. Griscom I'm a statement issued last
night charged that the Presidents ad-
vice had been ignored and his attitude
misrepresented "in order that those who
misrepresented him might appear as the
defenders of his administration He
prophesied that the action of the state
committee would be reversed and that
Col. Roosevelt. IL his engagements will
permit him to accept. will act as tenn
porary chairman OF the convention.
Letter Pleases Roosevelt.
Col. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay last night.
after reading the letter from President
Taft, expressed himself as being pleased
with It. He said that before the meeting
of the state committee he had expressed
his desire to met the various state lead
ers. but after the meeting he did not see
any particular object in conferring with
them.
..I had never desired the chairmanship,"
said the colonel. and consented to have
my name considered on the condition only
that In platform and candidate alike. the
party should endeavor to achieve success
In the only way worth trying"
President Taft's Disavowal.
Following is the text OF President
Taft's letter:
BEVERLY, Mass. August 20. 1910.
MY Dear Mr.. Griscom: AS you know
from your. telephone conversations with
my ONCE. I have steadily refused to
admit the propriety or necessity Of the
Presidents replying TO newspaper state
ments which are not based on any act
ar authorised word Of his and have no
sponsor. ] am entirely willing howsvers