Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15
THE ROOSEVELT WIRE.

Oyster Bay. N. Y. Aug 14.-Ex-
President Roosevelt announced today
that Lloyd G. GrSCom. chairman of the
New York Republican county commit
tee will come to Sycamore Hill tomor-
row morning for a conference. Mr..
GrlScom spent last night with Presi-
dent Taft at Beverly. and. although
Col. Roosevelt would not say so, it
is Known Mr. Griscom will come to
Sycamore Hill as the bearer of an i'm
portant message from President Taft.
The conference therefore will be of
more than usual Importance.
Mr. Griscom took luncheon with Col.
Roosevelt in New York Friday before
departing for Beverly and they dis
cussed among other things the county
chairman's approaching visit to the
President AS soon as Mr.. Griscom re-
turned today from the summer capital,
he telephoned to Col. Roosevelt an
urgent request for a conference with
him as soon as possible Col. Roose-
welt asked him to come to Sycamore
Hill tomorrow morning
The colonel would add nothing to the
bare announcement that Mr. Griscom
was to come. except to say that he had
read with great interest the dispatches
from Beverly intimating that the
president is expecting Sec Ballinger
to resign and that Senator Aldrich
and Speaker Cannon are in the future
to be in less direct contact with the
administration He refused to give his
views on this subject or to say wheth-
er the message with Mr. Griscom
brings constitutes etc IN, Lo
administrations program for readjust-
ing conditions within the party. 1t is
believed here, however. that, as a re-
suit of Mr.. GriScOms visit the exact
relations between President Taft and
the ex-President will be more clearly
defined. even though no public an
nouncement is made.
Since Col. Roosevelt's return from
Africa he has reSolutely avoided plac-
ing himself on record in regard to the
Taft administration. He has seen the
President only once and then for a
comparatively short time. during his
visit to Boston for the Harvard Com
mencement. SO far as is known, no
messages have passed between them
since that time, and it is believed that
that President Taft desires to ascer-
tam where his predecessor stands, par
ticularly in view of the national cam
paign which is soon to get under way
Col. RooSevelt's Western trip is to be
gin on Tuesday of next week During
the trip it is expected that he will place
himself on record in regard to a num-
her OF matters of great interest to the
country and the Republican party One
of them will be the conservation of ma
tional resources, which has been the
subject of so much discussion during
the N onths which President Taft has
been in the White House.
While it is believed that Col. Roose-
Velt will not have une word of criti-
ccm IF the administration in any of
these speeches, there is good ground
for the assumption that he will not de-
part from the vigorous stand for con-
servation which he assumed while he
was President. Whatever may be the
tenor of Mr.. Griscorn's message from
the President it may be said that Col
Roosevelt will proceed with the pro
gram which it is known he has map
ped out for himself.
Col Roosevelt also announced today
that he had decided on A third long
trip. Starting some time in March he
will 60 from coast to coast on a trip
which occupy about one month. The
colonel said today that while he was
in Africa eight months ago he accepted
an invitation from Dr.. Benjamin 1de
Wheeler. president of the University of
California, to speak at the university
on Charter day next March. He will
go by the southern route. Only one 9th
- sreech has been definitely settled
on-at the Southern Commercial Con
eress in Atlanta. which will be made
in March on the westward trip
From Atlanta. Col Roosevelt Will
travel through the South, making one
speech in each state which he traverses
He probably will make short stop at
the Texas ranch of Cecil Lyon. Repub-
ucan national committeeman. who Is
an old friend. The return from Cali
fornia in all probability. VIII ne VIA
the northern route. The exact time o.
the trip and the places at which speech
es will be made. have not been decided
upon.