Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
OFF
 AT PRESENT Roosevelt Will Take No
 Part in Politics WITH TAFT
It Is Stated Are Near the Breaking Point Talk of of a Postponement of Ac- tion By the Colonel Un- til 1912.

Oyster Bay, Aug 1S-Theodore | Roosevelt spent today in what is
 probably the most important political conference he has had since he left the White House. Gathered about him was a group of close friends, and
 he talked over with them the situa- tion. which is best expressed in re-
 ports that the relations between President Taft and himself are
 strained to the breaking point
 William Loeb, Jr, of New York
 Lloyd c. Griscom of the New York
 republican county committed: William ID. Calder of Brooklyn. Frederick J.
 H. Krackau of Brooklyn, and Repre-
 sentative w. w Cocks of Colonel Roosevelt's home district took part in
 the conference. From what was said by some of the visitors. it was learned that the colonel and his friends agreed on a plan of action which will hold until the situation shapes itself more clearly.
 Briefly stated it is this: Colonel Roosevelt is to stand aside in the New York campaign and let the "Old guard" fight their own fight and shoulder all responsibility for the conduct and the result of the cam paign He is neither to endorse nor criticise the Taft administration and keep out all around if he can.
 ,orl, was learned why the colonel had de- cided to keep hands off He feels that the republican state committee In refusing 10 indorse him for tenn porary chairman of the Saratoga convention, position he had agreed to accept much against his will with the Knowledge that he would be re- sponsibie for election results, has acted in manner that would make further activity on his part look as if he were leading a factional fight against the administration
 It is said that Colonel Roosevelt does not deem it wise or proper to permit himself to become involved in such a factional fight and that his present decision is that he will not go to the convention or take any part which would render him responsible. This is no definite conclusion. how ever
 One important proviso was empha- sized at today's conference. Those with whom he talked were made to understand clearly that Roosevelt re- rred to himself the right to enter the thick of the fight at any time. if he believes the policies of which he is the exponent are in jeopardy. But he let it be known that he would do so. with much reluctance, for he feels that in such a contingency he might be led inevitably into contro- yersy with the Taft administration.
 From what was said after the con ference. it was gathered that Colonel l Roosevelt believes that the present | attitude of the men influential in | the national administration is hostile to him and thats an open rupture may result. In such a case the colonel | feels that he may be compelled at | some juncture to exert his influence | against the administration.
 Those closest to the colonel believe | that he will do everything in his | power to avert such a crisis during | the fall campaign. It is their opinion that if he should decide to fight he prefers to postpone the struggle until | the 1912 campaign, when the question of the nations policy for the next | four years will be brought before the and with a successor to w. H. Taft to be selected. His associates believe that the only reason which might lead him to consider being a candidate for the presidential nomi- nation would be a conviction that he must seek another term in order sue to carry on the work begun while he was president.
 The conference broke up late today without any definite agreement as to when another would be held Colonel is to start for the west ,on Tuesday.