Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-21
Declares President Said He
Hoped we Would Win at
Saratoga
MEETING VERY ENJOYABLE
Grl-com Suggested InicrN icw---C olonci
Acquicsccd In Suggestion and
Meeting Followed.

New York, Sept 90 Theodore Roose-
welt denied today that lie had gone
to New Haven. Conn. to seek the help
of President TAFT in the New York
state night, and that the president had
refused his request.
Col. Roosevelt said that Lloyd G.
Griscom, president Of the New York
county Republican committee, had ar
ranged the interview between tho
president and himself Mr. Grlscom
confirmed Roosevelt in this col
Roosevelt gave out this statement re-
gardins the Interview.
ROOSEVELTS STATEMENT.
Without any suggestion from me.
Mr., Griscom asked me IL | would be
willing IN meet the president and I
said OF course | would. He had ct first
mentioned New York AS the place OF
meeting. but wired me at syracuse on
Saturday that Il would be New Haven.
and thither | went accordingly.
Il sought no help from the president
and made no request of the president,
directly or indirectly and had no re-
quest to make. our interview was
most cordial and pleasant and with
out any question or request from me,
the president stated to me that ne
hoped we would win at Saratoga
and that he had so informed Mr.. Girls
com. his remarks being in substance
those attributed TO him in the dis
presidents train
"Our meeting was enjoyable in every
way and l was glad I went"
Just before Col. Roosevelt stsrte@
back from his editorial office to oyster
Bay by automobile. late this afternoon,
Mr.. Griscom appeared. He talked some
time with the colonel and then issued
this statement:
GRIsCoM'S STATEMENT.
II suggested to Mr.. Roosevelt that
he meet the president. Mr. Roosevelt
said he would be deli GIFTED to do so
There was no mention made by either
of US of any purpose in the meeting.
Mr.. Roosevelt asked nothing Of the
president.
The president volunteered to me
that he was glad to reiterate his views
expressed In his letter to me of Aug.
20. regarding the situation Of the Re-
publican party In New York and stat
cd TO me substantially what has appear
ed in the newspa pers as telegraphed
from the presidential train. The meet
ing was most cordial in every respect"
Col Roosevelt refuses to add any
thing to his statement except 20 re-
peat that his meeting with the presi-
dent had been very pleasant and that
President TAFT had been entirely
cordial In manner. Mr.. Griscom was
emphatic in saving that Col. Roose-
Welt had nothing to do with the arr
rangements for the interview and had
not suggested II.
Col Roosevelt has established head
quarters At Saratoga He said today
that G. v. Collins. state superintendent
of prisons whom he has announced
will be his right-hand man. has en-
gagged the first floor of a cottage. The
colonel win leave New York for sara
toga at l2: as p. m. on Monday.
There were a number Of visitors to
the office today with whom he talked
notifies. but the colonel had nothing to
say on the state situation. He took
luncheon with Reginald Post. former
governor of Porto Rico. and with W. j.
Mcfarland of Harrisburg, Pa, presi-
dent of the American civic association.
II was learned that the fight of the
Roosevelt forces at Saratoga Is 20 be
an omen one and that no candidate
has been agreed upon for governor or
for any other Office II Is expected
that Roosevelt men will go to Saratoga
without slate. and that there VIII
he no indication which one OF the dozen
or more men who have been mentioned
nrominontlv for the gubernatorial
nomination win receive their support.
There is known To exist, however
feeling that an upstate man can he
chosen II it II possible TO agree upon
one.
PRESIDENT DECLINED TO
COMMENT ON CONFERENCE
Cincinnati, sept. 20.--President TAR
reached Cincinnati late today and VIII