Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-18
AND TAFT
Rumored Rupture Between the Former
President and His Successor-Roose-
Welt VIII Not Endorse the Taft Adj
ministratiOH.

Welt Will Not Endorse the TAFT Adj
ministration.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Staff cores
pondents of the World, Sun and Her
aid unite today in their dispatches
from Oyster Bay in declaring that an
omen rupture exists between President
Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
The Herald story says: Theodore
Roosevelt will not endorse the Taft adj
minstration. The final break between
the president and his predecessor came
with the election by the republican
committee of Vice-President Sherman
as temporary chairman of the Saratoga
convention. These assurances come
tonight from an absolutely authentic
source. There will be no peace truce
between Sycamore Hill and Beverly
Chose close to Mr.. Roosevelt make
the startling charge that a political
deal was entered into between Mr..
Woodruff, William Ward, republican
national committeeman, and Vice
President Sherman on one hand, and
the close political advisers of President
Taft on the other, whereby Mr.. Wood
ruff was to be reelected state chair
man and Mr.. Sherman temporary
chairman OF the state convention. Mr..
Woodruff has pledged to President
Taft the New York delegation to the
national convention in 1912 in return
for the presidents support.
THE erstwhile president will have
no word OF criticism for the man whom
he chose as his successor in the White
House. 1t will not be surprise, how
ever, to those who are close to Mr..
Roosevelt, if he finds himself placed
in such position that he will be forced
to become IN ayowed candidate for
the presidential nomination i'll 49,"
The Sun story says: 1t can positive
ly be stated that Mr.. Taftand Mr.. Roose-
welt have broken. From trustworthy
sources it can be stated tonight that the
turning down Of Roosevelt is taken by
Roosevelt men TO be the result Of 4
deal between the administration and
members of the New York state COM
mittec whereby the old guard is to hand
over its delegates to Taft in 1912 in re-
turn for the administration backing
in the forthcoming campaign. Con
frrcnceS between the president and
Woodruff, Ward and Sherman follow
ed the defeat Of the direct nominations
bill, which Roosevelt endorsed.
The World story SAYS: Between
President Taft and Tlrod"re RooSc
welt, who made President Taft, there is
a complete break that appears so wide
that no bridge can be thrown across it.
With his eyes open, Roosevelt is said
10y his friends to have let Griscom lead
him to the slaughter. It's understood
that he knew al the time that some Of
the New York state leaders had prom
iscd President Taft that if he would
stand ny them in the state tight this
fall, they would stand by him when it
came Ia Il question or delegates for the
national convention in 1912. This
is said to have so appealed to
the president that he expressed appr"-
citation OF Woodruff's work in New
York "
: Beverly, Mass, Aug lS.-If there
is any break between the friendly cir
.auir between Oyster Bay and th> sum
mer capital the fracture is visible only
at the New York end RumorS that
The ex-president had decided to break
with the Taft administration were re-
raiyrd here Today with considerable in
tcrcsl, but no statement or comment
WAS forthcoming.
Among those closest to the president,
The report Of an open break accustomed
no great surprise. Secretary Norton
refused to be interviewed,
but read all Of the dispatches carefully
and put them aside for President Taft's
perusa'.
II became known here today that
the first gun i'll the campaign to rid the
Of Speaker Cannon is
shortly to he fired by politician close
to the president, who will shortly issue
Il statement dcnouncing CannoniSm,
and declaring that the speaker must be
from party councils. 1t is
known this statement will have the en-
dorscmcnt of the president.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug. lS.-Thc
return from Elba," was completed to-
day.
Theodore Roosevelt and his political
aides went into council Of war to
prepare for Napolconic hundred
lays" in this falls political campaign.
With the authoritative announce
mcnt this morning Of an absolute break
between Roosevelt and Taft admins
Lration, Sycamore Hill became y
rendezvous for the Roosevelt forces.
In driving rainstorm, high power
rushed over the Long Is
lahd roads bearing Collector Of the Port
of New York, William Loeb, ir., to
counsel with his former chief. Loeb
WAS plainly worried as he hurried to
Sycamore Hill, and he waived aside re-
portcrs who endcavorcd to stop his car.
With him were Congressman w. W.
Cocks, Of the Oyster Bay district, and
several other politicians.
An Oyster Bay sea-going surrey,
slowly climbing behind the speeding
carried Lloyd c. Griscom,
who led the Roosevelt ideas to defeat
in the New York state committee meet
ing Tuesday. Hc was solitary and
depressed but reiterated his declara-
ton that the war is just beginning.
This fight is going to the state con-
yention," he said The positions Of
both Loeb and Griscom in the split be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt are precar