The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
TAFT DEMANDS
RADICAL CHANGE
Leaders of Republican Party
to Get Together in Confer
enee This Week.
PRESIDENT AND HUGHES
WORKING IN HARMONY
Roosevelt May Take Stump for
New York State Ticket This
Fall and Add Spice to
Campaign.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A radical
reorganization of the republican party
In this state Is to take place at once.
preliminary steps will be taken next
Saturday afternoon when President
Taft, Governor Hughes, State Chair
man Timothy l.. Woodruff and all
of the big State leaders that can
reach here meet In the home of
Lloyd c. Griscom, recently elected
head of the New York county com
mittee on the demand of President
Taft.
1t was reported to-day on high
authority that Griscum yesterday
secured the promise of Governor
Hughes to attend the conference.
President Taft and the governor are
to be the chief speakers at the Lin
coin Day banquet of the New York
Republican Club and an attempt will
be made to have them reach a COM
mon understanding regarding what
Is best for the party in the State.
Hughes Not to Stand Again.
Governor Hughes will not be can
didate for reelection as his own sue
cessor. He says that he is too poor.
But he will be asked to name the
man he thinks best fitted to reor-
ganize the party to become its cam
didate next fall. Having disposed
OF the Ohio situation. President Taft
now has hts attention directed to New
York State. The independent party
! men declare to-day. realizes more
than any one else that the old line
Platt machine is doomed and that
II the republican party is to be sue
cessful In the election this fall there
must be new deal and the policies
that are endorsed by Governor
Hughes endorsed at least In part,
To Elect New Chairman.
At the conference on Saturday In
the Griscom home ii is expected that
a new republican State chairman, one
who has never interfered with any
Of the factions In the republican
party in the State. will be decided
on and that 1t will be agreed just
when Woodruff will step down and
out as party leader.
1t is also expected that a course
to be followed by the party leaders
in dealing with the legislative bribery
scandal in Albany will be discussed
and outlined. 1t is understood that
Chairman Griscom saw Governor
Hughes at the request of President
Taft yesterday and that there Is a
perfect understanding between the
two men as to what Is to be done on
Saturday,
President Taft believes there Is
danger OF the Republicans losing the
L
forts are made by the party. lie is
working with the Republican con-
gressional committee to prevent the
loss of the House. and at Saturdays
conference the congressional question
is also to be considered
Incidentally up at the Republican
club to-day ii was freely predicted
that the result OF Saturdays meeting
between the governor, who Is likely
to be candidate for the president
tial nomination two years hence, and
the President, who will also be a
candidate for that honor will be the
effective check of Back from Elba"
movement With Governor Hughes
and President Taft working together.
1t Ia declared to-day either one or
the other will have the New YORK
State delegation to the 1912 national
, convention. and this will tie the hands
of the Pro- Roosevelt following.
Roosevelt men deny this hut there
Z is no question but all of the resources
OF the Taft administration will he
! utilized to have New York at his
hack when the next national con-
vention assemblies Failing in this.
they will be behind Hughes If the
Taft men can have their way, and 1t
is reported that through Lloyd Girls
{ com they would be able to secure the
endorsement and support of the for
mer President, who is declared ~
have said that he is not candidate
for office again, but wants to he per-
mitted to enjoy the remainder of hts
life as a plain American citizen
Griscom will assure the conference
on Saturday, II is reported. that IL
1t becomes necessary Roosevelt Will
take the stump this fall for the Re
publican State ticket. and that one or
his reasons for returning nome early
in June will be so that he can have
a finger on the pulse or the party
when the campaign opens Roose-
Welt, IL the plans of his followers i'm
the first congressional district are
carried out. will head the delegation
from that district to the State con-
vention. which will meet in Septem-
/ Der or October