The San Francisco call., 1910-09-20

NS@iiSiSS oiSO were QlSCuSScO.
PHEASANT INTERVIEW"
SAYS COLONEL; THERE
WAS NO COMPROMISED
OYSTER BAY. N Y, Sept. 1s.-well
pleased with the result of his confer
ence with President Taft, Theodore
Roosevelt returned to oyster Bay at Z
O'Clock tonight and drove at once to
Sycamore Hill.
had a very pleasant interview with
the president" said the colonel. and
an entirely satisfactory talk on the
New York situation
he admitted that the national situ-
alioh also had been discussed but de-
chned TO repeat any of the converse
tion. 1t was learned, however. that
they mad not taken up the question of
candldate for governor Of New York
When the colonel was asked whether
todays conference would have any
bearing on his course in the New York
state night. he replied that his position
would be>precisely what it has been.
There will be no compromise in any
way he said. This is a straight fight
Tor decency in politics as against boss
ISM
Ihe colonel said he had noticed in
estimates given out by William Barnes
Jr. or Albany that Barnes had placed
some OF his own counties in the Roose-
Veit column. He was too old cam
paigner, he intimated to be thrown off
his guard by anything that Barnes
said.
more emphatfca1ly than ever the
colonel reiterated his determination not
to accept the nomination for governor
OF New York. He was reminded he
had said that under no circumstance
would he accept the nomination for
vice president in 1900, yet the. con-
ventfon nominated him and he ac-
cepted. The reminder did not shake
him. He repeated that no one could
force the nomination for governor upon
him.
Colonel Roosevelt said that it had
been planned originally that he and
the president should meet in New York
Taft found that it would be incon-
venient for him to go to New York
Chairman Griscom said:
Roosevelt and myself are pleased to
md that Taft fully understands the
significance of the contest going on In
this state. I can not go into details
of what was or what was not dis
cussed further than to say that I am
much gratified at the presidents atti-
tude."
Does that mean that Vice President
Shermans name will be retired before
the convention as nominee for tenn
porary chairman"
No, l can not go as far as that; I
can not go into details"
Colonel Roosevelt.s trip across the
sound today was so rough that Captain
James B. Ford of the New York yacht
club, who was on his way from Hunt
ington to Cold Springs harbor in his
pleasure boat Katrina, felt alarmed
when he sighted an open motor boat
laboring in the heavy sea. A stin
northwest wind was blowing and the
motor boat was making hard fight
of 1t.
The captain of the Katrina, through
the glasses, revealed Colonel Roosevelt,
who was standing in the boat sway
ing from side to side as it bucked the
waves and talking most energetically
with the engineer. 1t looked to the cap
tain he said. as though the colonel was
telling the engineer how to run his
boat through the storm. Captain
Ford followed the motor boat for some
distance, ready to give assistance if it
were needed. No request for help came
and when he saw that Colonel Roose-
welt was safely past the rough water
he resumed his trip to Cold Springs
harbor.
Barnes Comment Caustic
ALBANY, N Y, Sept 19.-William
Barnes Jr. of Albany tonight made this
statement on the conference today be-
tween President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt:
The mere fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
thought 1t necessary to go to New
Haven to see the president indicates
that he was looking for the support of
the highest executive official in the ma
tion in the endeavor of himself and
his friends to commit the republican
party of New York to his policies.
THE question of the Endorsement of
the party for 1912 is highly important
to Mr. Roosevelt. 1t is not to anybody
else No amount of circumlocution can
bec1oud the real issue, which is, shall
the republican party of New York take
its stand in favor of Bryanized re-
publican party or shall it remain true
to all it's successful traditions?'
Griscom Satisfied
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Lloyd c. Girls
com gave out this statement here to-
night on the New Haven conference:
Il am perfectly satisfied with the stu
alton. | was very much gratified to
| ind that President Tafts position has
not changed since he wrote me on
August 20. The president has q thor
ough understanding of the issues in
| volved in the situation in this state"
nd "a ;,,Io