The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-23
Emphatic Denial From the President in Answer
to Sensational Runlors Recently Printed
Alleging That There Was Break.
mo PLOT WITH VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN
The Rumpus Raised Over Selection of Temp
orary Chairman of New York Republican
Convention Has Gone up Into Thin Air.
that the thing OF all others that ought
to be avoided is controversy in the

Z. lnat the InlnS Oh Ill OtneiS eHaI ooSht
to be avoided is a controversy in the
convention"
Raps Old Guard.
The presidents letter throughout Is
temperate, though positive. Mr.. Gris-
com, in his comment on it, was much
more outspoken. He did not hesitate
to charge that the republican organiza-
tion of the state had played with the
presidents name and had misrepre-
sented his attitude.
| He asserted in SO many words that
some of the old Guard are not
lseeking republican success at the COM
/ ing elections; they wish to perpetuate
their control of the republican organ
ization at any cost to the party
4 Col Theodore Roosevelt. in his
statement, given out at Oyster Bay
explains what had been the course OF
his negotiations with the organization
and how, after his successive rebuffs
he had felt that further overtures
could not consistently come from
{ him. His future attitude he does not
/ define because he is as yet uncertain
what effect on public sentiment, Pres.
fident Taft's letter will have when it,
has been read and digested by the
voters of the state.
Taft's Letter.
h The following letter from President
Taft to Lloyd C. Griscom, president
of the New York Republican County
Committee was given out here by
Mr.. Griscom.
/ BEVERLY, Mass, Aug, 20, 1910.-
' My Dear Mr. Griscom-As you know
from your telephone conversation with
my office, have steadily refused to
admit the propriety or necessity of
the presidents replying to newspaper
statements which are not based on
any act or authorized word of his and
! have no sponsor. | am entirely will
ing however, to reply categorically to
iyour telegram of August 19, which has
just arrived and which is as follows:
4 IT am informed and believe that
several members of the New York Re-
publican State Comittee which voted
for Vice President Sherman, over for
mer President Roosevelt, as nominee
for temporary chairman of the state
convention, were influenced by state
ments that the vice presidents name
was presented to defeat Col. Roosevelt
in accordance with your wish. A men,
ber of the State Committee dec 'ared
to me before the meeting that Mr..
Sherman's candidacy had been arrang-
ed with you by telephone the previous
day. Efforts have been made to create
an impression that you favor partic-
ular candidate for election as state
chairman. | want you to know that
the injection of the name of high
member Of your administration into
factional conflict has produced
most complicated situation, and the
absence of any authoritative informa-
tion as to your attitude is seriously
misleading many republicans and inn
pairing movement for progressive
; party leadership and clean govern
: ment in this state. l know you desire
i us to have fair field, and hope that
Z luiS may. ne Indu6 CtSdl " lle puDAiS. +
a No Wish For Roosevet's Defeat.
i The suggestion that | have ever ex-
pressed a wish to defeat Mr. Roose-
/ welt for the temporary chairmanship
: of the convention or have ever taken
: the slightest step to do SO is wholly
a untrue. never heard Mr.. Shermans s
a name suggested as temporary chairman
e of the state convention until | saw In
i. the newspapers OF. August 16 that he
n had been selected at tie meeting of the
d committee When you called at my
e house Saturday evening, August 13,
5 you told me that Mr.. Roosevelt ia.
E. tended to go to the convention as a
delegate, and you suggested incident
e ally his being made temporary chair
lie mana suggestion in which / acquie
h seed. 1t did not ocur to me that any
IN one would oppose it. This was the
In first time the subject of the temporar,
I'd Craftsmanship was mentioned to me b,
te any one You did not ask me to taxi
of any action whatever with respect t
se. Il