Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-21
TAFT TALKS n, Y, POLITICS
Grisoom Reports Republican Pros
poets Daily Growing Brighter.
HINES WANTS RATE HEARING
Chairman of Board Of santa Re Rau-
road Requests Opportunity 60
Present Case when President
Recommends LeEislRtiOR,

NEW YORK. oct 2C.-Prcsident Taft
ended his NCw York visit tonight and Is
due back in the White House In Wash
ington early tomorrow morning. His last
day In this city was given over to pollti-
cal conferences, the situations in New
York state and Ohio sharing almost
equally in the interest displayed by the
president as TO present day conditions and
election day prospects
Lloyd e. Griscom, OF the New York
county republican committee. told the
president that republican prospects IN
New York are Frightening daily. Mr.. Taft
said he hoped this optimistic view Of the
situation was the correct one. Some Of
the leaders who have seen the president
have told him that conditions were far
from reassurng. The reports from Ohio
brought to the president today by former
Governor Myron T. Herrck OF Cleye-
land. and Jacob G. schmidtlapp, or Gin
cinnau, we're not enthusiastic.
No Visit with Roosevelt.
To many close observers probably the
most significant feature Of the presidents
stay here is the fact that during the last
TWO days Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has
been at oyster Bay-only 30 miles from
New York. and so far az known no com
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him and Nj Taft II was reported yes
terday that there might be a meeting be-
tween the two old friends. This was
based on the statement attributed to the
colonel some time ago that he would he
glad to call upon the president in New
York when an opportunity offered Since
that time however, the New Haven meet
ing interviewed.
Colonel Roosevelt has a hard campaign
mapped out for him and when he reached
Oy ster Bay yesterday morning from Troy
he announced that he would take two days
OF complete rest 10 recuperate from his re-
cent trips and in the hope Of completely
restoring his voice for the coming
speeches in New York and other states
The fact that no steps we're taken by
either the president or the colonel to
/ bring about a meeting under the Oppor-
tunities offered by the presidents pres
ence in New York, seems to indicate that
| further interviews between the two in the
near future are most improbable.
other Visitors Present.
In addition TO Lloyu c. Griscom. the
/ presidents visitors today from New York
| included otto T. Barnard, Senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew and state Senator ]. Mayhem
! Wainwright OF Westchester.
: With senator wainwright lne president,
/ in addition to politics, talked OF the state
workngmen's compensation law, of which
| Mr. Wainwright is the author. The presi-
dent 10 anxious to have congress pass such
a law governing interstate carriers.
Mr. Griscom denied today that efforts
would be made to have the president either
1 write a letter for Harry L. StmsOn, candi-
date for governor OF make a political
speech in this state. The president feels
the fight as far as he Secretary
Charles Nagel of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor and Secretary OF Agrl
culture James Wilson Will speak, however
Hines Talks on Rate Hearing.
Walter d. Hines, chairman Of the board
OF directors of the Santa re railroad, talked
with the president at some length regard
ing the railroad freight rate hearing nov
in progress before the Interstate Commerce
commission He also asked that the rail
roads be granted a hearing whenever thu
president decided to recommend furthe
legislation to congress affecting them.
Frederick Strauss, acting chairman, anC
w. S Ciriswold, secretary OF the commits
sion appointed by President Taft to inquir
into the subject Of regulating future issue
of railroad stocks and bonds, told the presl
dent that the commission soon would b.
at work The problem OF providing suit
able offices in Washington was taken up
An effort will be made to establish tn
commission in a suite in the new senat
office building.