The San Francisco call., 1910-08-15
GRlSCOM TAKES
MESSAGE FROM
TAFT TO I. R.
Republican COmmitteeman's
Visit TO Sycamore Hill Con=
sidered Significant
President Thought to Be Sound
ing Colonel on Policies of
Administration

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 14.-Former
President Roosevelt announced today
that Lloyd C Griscom, chairman OF
the New York republican county COM
mittee, viii come to Sycamore hill to-
morrow for a conference. Griscom
spent last night with President Taft al
Beverly. although Colonel Roosevelt
would not say that Griscom will come
10 Sycamore hill as the bearer Of an
important message from Taft The
conference, therefore. will be of more
than usual importance.
The colonel would add nothing to the
bare announcement that Griscom was
to come, except to say that he had
read with great interest the dispatches
from Beverly intimating that the presi-
dent is expecting Secretary Ballinger
TO resign and that Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon in the future are to
be in less direct contact with the ad-
ministration. He refused TO give his
views on this subject, or to say whether
the message which Griscom bears con-
stitutes another step in the admins
tration's program for readjusting con-
ditions within the party.
VIEWS ARE SOUGHT
Il is believed here, however, that as
a result OF Griscom's visit the exact
relations between the president and the
former president Will be more clearly
defined, even though no public an
n0uncenlent be made. Since Roosevelt's
return from Africa he has resolutely
avoided placing himself on record in
regard 10 the Taft administration. He
has seen the president only once, and
then for q comparatively short time
during his visit 10 Boston for the Har-
ward commencement. So far as known,
no messages have passed between them
since that time, and il is believed that
Taft desires 10 ascertain where his pre-
GecessOF stands, particularly in view of
The national campaign which is soon
10 geU under way.
Roosevelt's western trip will start
Tuesday Of next week. During the
"Trip IL is expected that he will place
himself on record in regard TO a num-
Der OF matters Of great interest to the
country and TO the republican party
one OF them viii be the conservation
OF national resources.
While il is believed that Roosevelt
viii not have one word of criticism of
the administration in any of these
speeches. there is good ground for the
assumption that he will not depart from
the vigorous stand for conservation
which he assumed while he was presi-
dent.
TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM
Whatever may be the tenor of Girls
CONS message from the president. il
may be said that Roosevelt viii pro-
ceed with the program which it is
known ne has mapped out for himself.
Roosevelt announced today that he had
decided on 2 third long trip. Starting
some time in March, he will go from
coast TO coast on a trip that will oc
cupy about one month. He said that
while he's was in Africa eight months
ago he accepted an invitation from
President Wheeler of the University of
California 10 speak at the university
on charter day, next March. He will
so by the southern route. Only one
other speech has been definitely set
tied on-that at the southern CONNER
cisl congress in Atlanta.
From Atlanta Roosevelt will travel
through the south, making one speech
in each state which he traverses. He
proba bly, viii make ? short stop at the
Texas raIreh Of Cecil Lyon. republican
national committeeman, who is an old
friend. The return from California in
ali probability viii be via the northern
route. The exact time of the trip and
the places at which speeches will be
made have not been decided upon