The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-19
ROOSEVELT TO KEEP
HANDS OFF POLITICS

present decision Is that he will not go
10 the convention or take any part
which would render him responsible.
he has Come 10 no definite conclusion,
however.
one important provision was empha-
sized at tOday's conference. Those with
whom he talked were made TO under
stand clearly that Colonel Roosevelt
the thick of the fight at any time, if
he believes thar the policies of which
he is the exponent are in jeopardy. But
he let IL be known that he would do
so with much reluctance, for he feels
that in such a contingency he might
be led inevitably into a controversy
with the Taft administration.
From what was said after the con-
ference il was gathered that Colonel
Roosevelt believes the present attitude
OF men who are influential in the ma
tional administration is hostile to him
and that an open rupture may result.
In such case the colonel feels that he
may be compelled at some juncture
to exert his influence against the ad-
ministration.
Wants TO Avert Crisis.
Those who are closest TO the colonel
believe he VIII do everything in his
power 10 avert such crisis during the
fall campaign. II is their opinion that
If he should decide TO fight he prefers
10 postpone the struggle until the 1912
campaign. when the question of the
nations policy for the next four years
is TO be brought before the country and
when successor TO w. II. Taft is to be
elected.
Should such an issue between Colonel
Roosevelt and the administration pre-
sent itself at that time, 1t is the be-
lief OF the colOnels intimate associates
that he Will be in the fight to the end
that he viii stake his own future on
the outcome and again become eandt-
date for the presidency. 1t is believed
however, that Colonel Roosevelt re-
CARDS such decision as remote con
ungency which is not TO receive seri-
Gus attention at the present time.
He has said repeatedly that he can
form no plans for the future for the
situation may be changed at any time.
He has told his friends that he is
candidate for no office and he can con-
ceiYe of no circumstance which would
lead him to accept the gubernatorial
nomination or seat in the United
States Senate.
His associates believe the only rea-
son which might lead him to consider
becoming candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination would be the con-
YictiOn that he must seek another term
IN order TO successfully carry on the
work he began while President
Roosevelt Coming West.
The conference broke up late today.
without any definite agreement as to
when another viii be held. Colonel
Roosevelt is TO start for the west on
tuesday and probably there will be no
more consultations of this nature until
after Colonel Roosevelt returns, Most
OF the time today was given TO the.
consideration of the New York situa-
ton, which is regarded as the one
thing which may develop IN such a way
as 10 force Colonel Roosevelt 10 make
the Tight within the party
From an unquestioned source it is
known that he has taken deeply to
heart what he considers to be the hos
uIity OF men close to the adminfstra-
tlon and he regards the selection of
wee President Sherman for the tenn
pofary Craftsmanship OF the Republican
state convention as the result of tAis
attitude
He recalled TO his visitors that he
mad spoken no word of criticism of the
administration and made them under
stand that 1t was his plan not to do SO,
addlng that he would cOnfine himself
solely 10 a policy of affirma ton of the
doctrines which he considers 10 be the
best interests of the nation, looking TO
the culture cad not to the past.
colonel Roosevelt himself said he
was not talking politics for publica-
uon, when efforts were made after the
conference 10 set him to express his
views lie VIII go TO New York tOmor-
row and in the afternoon viii address
the Negro Business Mems league