Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-23
PRESIDENT HAD NJ HAND
IN SHtRMAN'S SELECTION
All Is Adjusted by Correspondence Be
tween Chief Executive and Cha"-
man Of State Republican Commit
tee-Letters Exchanged Are Made
Public.

tRv Associated frSss'
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-President
Taft and Ex-President Roosevelt are
again fellow workers in the same po-
litical fields. The threat that they
might pull apart has been forfendcd
bv a fun explanation of one side anu
an unreserved acceptance on the 9th
er.
The President makes 1t plain in
q letter given out here today by LioSu
c. Griscom. president Of the Ne"
York Republican county committee
how the misunderstanding arose lie
explains that he never took any part
in a committee cabal TO defeat ColoH-
@; Roosevelt for temporary chairman
of the coming Republican state con
vention. On the contrary, he eXpll-
CITY deplores the result OF the com
mittee meeting which chose vice
President Sherman. lie reDukes the
marty leaders who have permitted 1t
10 go abroad uncOntradicted that the
President OF the United States was
behind their facional preferences; he
insists that at every opportunity ne
advised the fullest conference WIN
Colonel Roosevelt and he explains
fiat he has been panied by the col
umns of unfounded assertions IN the
newspapers concerning my attitude III
resneot TO the New Yorw situation.
Roosevelt Pleased.
For his part Colonel Roosevelt,
whom he read President Taft's letter
as communicated TO him at Oyster
Bay, said;
81 am very glad to see President
Taft's letter and am pleased Win
it."
Colonel Roosevelt, IN MS statement
given out at Oyster Bay, explains
what had been the course OF HIS ne
gotiations with the organization and
how after his successive rebukes. he
lad felt that further Overtures could
mot consistently come from him. ms
future attitude. he does not dehne' oe-
cause he Is as yet uncertain what ell
feet on public sentiment president
Taft's letter will have when it has
been read and digcsted by the voters
of the State.
Taft's Letter to Griscom.
The following letter from President
Taft TO Lloyd c. GriscOm, president
of the New York Republican county
committee. was given out here today
BY Mr.. Griscom:
Beverly. Mass. Aug 20, 1910
MY Dear Mr.. Griscom:
AS YOU know from your telephone
conversations with my office, | nave
steadily refused to admit the pro-
priety or necessity of the Presidents
replying to newspaper statements
which are not based on any act OF
authorized word of his and have no
sponsor. | am entirely willing. how
ever. to reply categoricaily to your
telegram o. August ~. which has
lust arrived and which is as. follows;
81 am informed and believe that
several members OF the New YORK
Republican state committee who vot-
ed for Vice-President Sherman over
ex-President Roosevelt. as nominee
for temporary chairman OF state con
vention. were influenced by state
rnents that the vice-presidents name
was presented to defeat Colonel
Roosevelt in accordance with your
wish. A member Of the state con-
mittee declared 10 me before the
meeting that Mr.. Sherman's candi-
dacy had been arranged with you by
telephone the previous day Efforts
have been made to create an imDres-
sion that you favor a particular can
didate for election as state chairman
want you 10 know that the injec-
ton Of the name Of the high member
of your administration into a faction
al conflict has produced most com
plicafed situation. and the absence Of
anv authoritative information as to
vour attitude is seriously misleading
many Republicans and impairing a
movement for progressive party
leadership and clean government IN
this state. know you desire ~ 20
have a fair field. and hope that this
nav be made clear 20 thc public
oi5n- Desire Rooseveics Defeat.
The suggestion that ] have ever
expressed a wish 10 defeat Mr.. Roose
welt for the temporary chsirmansh'p
Of the convention or have ever taken
the slightest step TO do 50. Is wholly
untrue. never heard Mr.. Shsrman's
name suggested a. temporary chair
nan Of the state convention until I
ssw IN the ncWspapcs Of August Is
that he had been selected az the
meeting Of tho committee. When You
called AZ my house Saturday evening.
August n. you told me that Mr.