Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-20
AND TAFT
situation Between President and the
Ex-President Unchanged.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 20.-Efforts to
bridge the chasm between Oyster Bay
and Beverley were begun today.
Son-in-Iaw Nicholas Longsworth
came here yesterday fresh from the
GOLF links and political councils OF
Beverly. There is no doubt here to-
day that Longsworth comes rs an
envoy from the president to measure,
accurately, the width of the Taft-Roose-
welt breach, and do his best to repair
the damage. Roosevelt refuses to in
dictate the chances for reconciliation.
Meanwhile Collector William Loeb,
ir.. and County Chairman Lloyd c.
Griscom, OF New York, are preparing
TO 90 to Beverly to try their hands at
peace making. They are not going rs
Roosevelt emisSares, for Roosevelt de-
clares he knows nothing of their plans.
But both Loeb and Grisnnm % I'll rs
many other republican are aIiHs .dly
alarmed over the RocSercl III l.ua-
ton. They realize thai IS H,s to
an open fight, Rooseg Tvs iai. hey
will be placed betwee1 IL 5fos of a
most unpleasant dill apre ana Lied
on to stand up and i one
side or another So lied
themselves. Folloving s.. gg il of
war at Sycamore Hi IhurSd they
have made prepare iprs y midf take
their peace making s,s,t .5Eo ey.
1t is pretty u aIeO that
Rt1StNei. !. GGt DaS :.r the
SUI ihei.n'
ii proba.3.e rgns 4 COM
pre- 9:se a,,gat I'd ...s!a.l ny - Roose-
vch ypulI,te t,c ars<,ie acceptance
by III #}ua9~ "Aon a5 that re-
fusai - compromise by Beverley would
only intensity the trouble.
Oyster Bay, n. V, Aug. o0.-Col-
oncl Roosevelt today emphatically de-
MED that he had authorized that either
Griscom, Loeb or any one else to de-
liver an ultmatum to President Taft.
He enthusiastically consigned the au-
thors of that story TO that effect today,
TO the Ananias Club.
Il have sent no ultimatum to Prcsi-
dent Taft" declared the colonel en-
pha,icalIy. "Thc story is 4 issue Of
falschood from beginning to end, and
las no warrant in fact. Roosevelt
said he had given neither Griscom nor
Loeb any mission to Beverly.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 2O.-lf peace
between Oyster Bay ana Beverly de-
ponds on the Scvcring of relations
between President Taft and Vicc-Frcsi-
ncnt Sherman, there will be no peace.
Among friends Of the administration
the latest attitude attributed to Thco-
dorc Roosevelt and his newest ultima
tum, that the vicc-president must be
dropped from participation in the poll
teal councils Of the administration as
the price of peace, is considered pre-
pustcrous. Roosevelt is asking the
impossible, they say. A yice-prcsldcnt
OF the United States cannot be dismiss
cd with Il nod, nor eliminated by com
mand. Moreover, such move, they
say, would put the administration in
the attitude of backing down to Roosc-
welt.
The opinion grows among keen poll
teal observers that Roosevelt IS pur-
poscly asking the impossible. expecting
the Obvious refusal to capitulaic and is
making plans TO utilize this disregard
OF his views as an excuse To come o'll
in the open and oppose the admins
tration.
Friends OF the president are urging
the necessity for the issuance of some
sort OF statement defining the attitude
of the administration in order to com
bat the idea, which appears to be gain
ING grouud fast, that Roosevelt can
force terms. In view Of the continued
and apparently inspired statement from
Oyster Bay this seems all the more
imperative.