The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
MIGHTY HUNTER
AFTER BIG CAME
Is Stealthily Stalking Presi-
dental Nomination in 1912.
Doesn't Fear Taft
NEW YORK DISASTER
WOULD ASSIST HIM
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30 He VIII Take No Part in
State Politics Unless Noun
tain Comes to
Him.

NEW YORK, Aug, ls.--Tho con-
tributing editor of The Outlook did
very little Contributing" to-day. for
politics, long distance and otherwise.
erupted internationally about the mag
axine office.
- Following yesterdays war council OF
y the Roosevelt wing" OF the New Ycfk
state Republicans at .Sasarnore Hhl,
friends of Colonel Roosevelt ars con-
WINGED that there IL practically no
chance that Colonel Roosevelt viii
make fight in the State campaign
this fall The Colonel 10 really thank
full that he will be able TO. escape the
responsibility for the conduct OF the
campaign, He Ia said to feel that
New York Republicans are riding for .
faii--that defeat In almost certain IN
tho State eleetion-and he IL 0sad to
be out of II, II In even limited that
he believes he-wouid be strengthened
by the election Of Democrats through
out the State, as he would thrn be able
10 take an ri told you 20" attitude.
Then II ths party shows siGna eg
drifting on the rocks of destruction,
welcome Roosevelt He will board the
vessel, take the hahn and attempt 20
bring her to Roosevelt port, safe and
sound When the Roosevelt adherents
take the Republican nomination for
president In 1919. And In his present
state OF mind Roosevelt 10 not avefse
to such an outcome.
But yesterdays ecnference with
Loeb, Grtscom. Cougresspasn Cocks and
Calder. and Naval Ofioer krAcks, the
Brooklyn leader. Just abput decided
him against making any light in the
State convention. Grtscom wants 10
make fight just to revenge his un-
cerefnonious throw down by the State
committee but Roosevelt. other advis-
ers are opposed 10 IL
Mlpht 1cIs.
They know that they wouic have tina
utmost diffieuity In controlling the
convention. and that even II they won
there ~ would have To confront an
alnn@ Trrtain bolt by the old guard
ON ss~k@a day. They calculate that
a tsys at the polls would be more
disaJK tus TO Roosevelt aud the RoosA-
Welt Uscies than anything that o
convertt,n could do.
So 1t q extremely likely that there
will be no Roosevelt faction IN evil
dence at Saratoga 6spternhsr III,
Colonel Rooseveit's feelings are that
IL he refuses 20 enter any tactionhi
troubles this fall he win DO much
stronger two years hence to make a
real fight, Those close to the Colonel
have no doubt that be means by this
d fight for One ooatrol Of the nsttonal
organization with q campaign foT the
presidency, Many agencies are a.
work TO defeat any ambition Tnft may
have for second term. and these
agencies Colonel Roosevelt thinks nay
place tho national situation In such an
Involved condition that he VIII be
unable to refuse Il nomination In 1919.
This elimination may be assisted
by Rooseyelt's travels about the ocun-
try between now and the next pxAxt.
Dental campaign, Three trips Will
take him into alrnost every State In
the Union outside of New EnxlAnd
Within the next year, He leaves New
York next Tuesday nn his drst trip
that viii take him TO wyoming. Colo
RADIO, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakctas,
Minnesota. Wisconsin. Illinois and
Pennsylvania. In October ha win tour
the South, and 80 to Indiana to make
= speech for Senator Bevsridga- In
March. 1911, trip OF month or more
IL projected that will take him to the
Pacific coast and back through the
Central and Southern States
Mine Own Ideas.
To the reporters who hailed him
when he entered the Outlook building
to-day the contributing editor denied
that the speeches he Ia shortly to
make In the West would he under the
auspices or the Republican congress
Einnal campaign committee,
The colonel safds
My speeches Will represent my own
views"--patting himself on the chest
and those Of no one else"
Among the more important callers
of the day were John A. Stewart, Gen.
eral James s. cIarkson, formerly sur
veyor OF the port OF New York, and