The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-23
THE TAFT-sHERMAN-ROOsEvELT

August 10-Announced that Col
 onel Roosevelt would be delegate
 to the Republican State convention.
 August 12-Movement started to
 crystalize sentiment sin favor of
 Roosevelt for temporary chairman.
 August 13-Hurried conferences of
 "O1d Guard" to prevent selection of
 Roosevelt as temporary chairman.
 August Fisherman telephones
 from New York to Taft at Beverly
 telling of proposal to oppose Roose-
 welt for temporary chairman with
 Root. Taft promotes the plan.
 Suggests conference with Roose-
 welt. Sherman writes to Roose-
 welt asking for conference but let
 ter does not reach Sagamore Hill
 until after meeting of State com mittee.
 August 16-Republican State com
 mittee meets. Turns down Roose- welt. Names Sherman for tenn poraryl chairman. Impression fol-
 lows that President Taft was be- hind this action. Taft silent.
 ident was a party to committees
 action and all but declares war on ! him.
 August Fisherman calls on Taft
 who tdep1ores action of State com
 mittee. Gets Sherman's promise
 
 Roosevelt to adjust the situation
 August 1S-21-NoN perceptible steps taken by Sherman to reconcile Roosevelt. Impression still prev alent that Taft countenanced action v of State committee.
 August 22-Taft jumps into the breach with a peace offering in the form of letter detailing the facts.
 Roosevelt says he is pleased with prncidonf'c 1nff hut hot he doesn't know how far the situation will be changed by it.
 Special from United Press.)
 New York, Aug. 23-Just before his special car pulled out for the West to- day, Colonel Roosevelt held hasty conference with Lloyd Griscom, chair man of the New York Congressional committee, Collector Loeb, and his son. in-law. Nicholas Longworth. and for the first time publicly announced his intention of going to the Republican State convention to fight.
 "I am very much pleased with MT. Taft's statement" he said as he emerg ed from the car. ''I think it makes the situation perfectly good. If Mas sau county wishes me to go to the State convention I shall go. as I re- gard the issues as now absolutely cear-cut. As far as am concerned there will be not a particle of com- promise.''
 There was a small party of the Col OnePS personal friends at the station to see him off, including besides the politicians, Dr. Lawrence Abbott, and pr. Hillas Melee, Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Roose- welt accompanied the Colonel as far as Herkimer but the others said good bye in the train shed.
 Griscom and Loeb were the first to appear and as soon as they arrived Roosevelt pulled them into the car and into his stateroom. A few minutes later Longworth arrived and he was at once admitted to the conference. and then Roosevelt went outside to say goodbye to his friends.
 Lieutenant H. J. Benton, an Austral- ian globe-trotter, was. introduced by Dr. Abbott, and Roosevelt paid a trib- ute to Australia and it's residents. say ians in his regiment and that they had proven fine men. He said he intends to visit Australia "some day"
 Roosevelt then announced his ap- proval of the Presidents letter and his intention of fighting in the convention, completing his statement as the train pulled out
 Discussing his conference with Roose- welt, Griscom positively asserted that the Roosevelt forces will be in control when the State convention meets.
 After Colonel Roosevelt learned the truth about what was done by the or ganization Republicans he did just what he should have done-repudiated them. He is now stronger before the American people than ever before. es- since the commencement of the A0nniniSf fi0n '' said (TrlScOT11. Collector Loeb and Congressman Longworth had nothing to say.
 The letter of President Taft to Lloyd Griscom, repudiating any in tention of the President to fight Colonel Roosevelt, and his statement