New-York tribune., 1910-09-22
DWIGHT WITH ROOSEVELT
Congressman Talks OF a Winning
Fight and Solid Support.
DADY ALSO In CONFERENCE
Says He Saw Ex- President to
Put Him Right as TO Kings
County.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. I

Oyster Bay. Sept. 21.-CongreSSnan John
W. Dwight OF BinghamtoE- n. Y, who
has been the Republican whip" in the
House of Representatives and Speaker
Cannon's right hand man. visited Saga
more Hill to-day for the. first time. He
came 10 see Theodore Roosevelt about the
state situation.
Mr.. Dwight assured Mr Roosevelt that
the delegates from his district in Tomp
kins County would support him TO man
] for temporary chairman OF the Saratoga
/ convention He said he was confident the
/ Progressives would win in ;heir fight with
the "old guard
Congressman W ". Cocks. who repre-
sents the Oyster Bay district. accom-
panied Mr.. Dwight They had luncheon
with Mr.. Roosevelt and didn't leave Saga
more Hin until late in the afternoon After
the talk Congressman Dwight said:
7 have known Afr Roosevelt since 1881
We have always been warm personal
/ friends We were together in the West
! and win be together at Saratoga The
/ delegates from Tompkins County will sup
I port him 70 man"
Dsdy with Roosevelt an Hour.
! Michael J. Dady, leader Of the LIST Dis
/ trict Of Kings County, who always has
lined llp with the ''old guard" called at
/ Ssgamore Eiu with Postmaster e ".
/ Voorhies OF Brooklyn, an ardent supporter
of the Progressive cause They spent an
I hour with Air. Roosevelt. Dady's call gave
rise TO the report that he had transferred
/ his support 70 the anti-Woodruf forces
! Colonel Dady denied that such was the
case. He said he believed Mr.. Roosevelt
had been misinformed in regard to the
Ia
/ had come. he said. 60 put him right" and
/ tell Mr.. Roosevelt that he could not ex-
pect 10 get any more votes from Kings
County than those in the four districts
where the delegates had already been
/ pledged 70 the ex-Presfdent
/ Il was understood that Colonel Dady had
+ been invited 70 come TO oyster Bay by AIr-
/ Roosevelt. The warm friendship existing
! between the ex-President and the Kings
/ County leader offered the main reason why
Mr.. Roosevelt had asked Colonel Dady TO
call. 1t was said.
Mr.. Roosevelt declined to discuss any
! thing that was said at the conference
! Neither did he have any comment 10 make
to-day on the defeat OF ice-President
! Sherman at the primaries IN the latter's
J home district, or the defeat of Congress
( man Tawney al the primaries IN the 1st
Minnesota District.
Thinks Sherman at Wrong End"
I Congressman Cocks was asked how he
felt about the Fice-President's failure 10
win at the primaries IN Utica He said:
I am glad that he lost. in a way, but
sorry 70 see Jim licked in his home dis
trict. He Is on the wrong end Of the stick
4 in this fight"
/ Congressman Cocks and the Tice-Presi-
/ dent served in Congress together and are
warm personal friends
! Congressman Dwight obtained Mr.. Roose-
velts promise to-day to make d days trip
I upstate soon in the interests Of better farm
( ing conditions Il is proposed 10 visit sec
tiOns from Ithaca to Binghamton and look
over the deserted and unused farms Pro
fessor L H. Bailey. Of Cornell University,
who was formerly chairman Of the Country
Life Commission, viii accompany Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Dwight. The day for
the trip has not Yet been fixed. but Il will
be some time within the next two weeks.
/ Several political leaders are expected at
Sycamore Hill tomorrow 10 confer with
NJ Roosevelt. Il is expected that other
/ leaders who are lined up with the Barnes
Woodruff forces viii visit Sycamore Hin
before the end Of the week
Nj. Roosevelt has evidently taken
good share Of the responsibilities for the
campaign against the old guard" upon his
own shoulders and intends to talk with
some Of the opposing leaders with view
( Of recruiting delegates from the other side,
II possible He spent some time to-day in
sending directions TO his various heuten-
! ants throughout the state
Recruiting for Saratoga Fight.
While the ex-President has had nothing
/ bur words Of praise for Lloyd .. GriscoU,
president Of the Republican County Com
I rafrtee. who is looked upon as mis- chief
lieutenant IN the tight against the ''old
guard % developments during the last few
/ davs have made it appear that men more
/ experienced in practical politics are TO be
/ called IN 70 manage the fight at Saratoga
Cornelius Y Collins. State Superintend-
I eut OF Prisons viii have charge Of the
4 Roosevelt headquarters. In all probability
! ~ongressman Dwight, Congressman Her
. bert Parsons and Frederick Greiner, post
master Of Buffalo viii direct the fight on
the floor OF the convention
There Is an Uuconfrmed report here to-
night thar William I. Ward. for many
years leader III Westchester County, may
be won over by the Roosevelt-Iriscom
! forces. AIr. Wards delegates would easily
] give Mr. Roosevelt a good working ma