Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-19
ROOSEVELT WILL LET THEM
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
RESULT IN NEW YORK.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT TO
KEEP OUT OF ROW
Ex.Prsident Does Not Doom it Wise
For Him to Become Involved in Fac
Party Mon Are Hostile to Him -
Prospects of His Candidacy.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 1s.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt spent yesterday in what
was probably the most important po-
litical conference he has held since ne
left the White House. lie gathered
about him a group Of his close friends
and talked over with them the situation
which is best expressed in the reports
that relations between President Taft
and himself are strained to the break
ing point.
William Loeb. Jr, collector of the
port of New York: Lloyd c. Griscom.
chairman Of the New York republic
can county committee; Representative
William Calder, OF Brooklyn; Frederick
j. 3. kracke, of Brooklyn. and Repre-
sentative w. w. Cocks, of Colonel
Rooseveit's home district, tool part ia
the conference.
Have Agreed On Plan.
From what Wa said by Solne OF the
visitors it was learned that the colonel
of action which will hold until the sit
uation shapes itself more clearly.
Briefly stated it is this:
Colonel Roosevelt is to stand aside
in the New York state campaign and
let the old guard" fight its own tight
and thus shoulder all the responsibility
for the q and result of the cam
paign. He is to keep out all round
ii he can.
Thru some of yesterdays visitors it
was learned that the colonel has de-
cided to keep his hands off temporarily.
He feels that the republican state COM
mittee in refusing to endorse him for
temporary chairman Of the Saratoga
convention acted in u manner hat
would maxi further activity on his part
look as II he were leading a factioual
fight against the administration.
To Keep Out of Row.
1t was said that Colonel Roosevelt
does 0 deem it either wise or proper
20 permit himself TO become involved
in such d factional fight and that his
present decision is that be viii not go
to the convention or take any part
which would render him responsible.
He has come to no definite conclusion,
however.
one important provision was en-
phasized at the conference. Those
with whom he talked We're made to IN
derstand clearly that Colonel Roose-
Welt reserves to himself the right to
enter the thick of the fight at any time,
If he believes that the policy of which
he is the exponent is in jeopardy. But
he let it be known that he would do so
with extreme reluctance. for he feels
that in such a contingency he might be
led inevitably into a controversy with
the Taft administration.
Believes Big Men Hostile.
From what was said after the con
ference it was gathered that Colonel
Roosevelt believes the present attitude
of men who are influential in the ma
tional administrator is hostile 10 him,
and that an open rupture may re-
suit.
In such case the colonel feels that he
may be compelled at some juncture to
exer his influence against the admins
%tration. Those who are closest to the
colonel believe that he will do every
thing in his power to avert such a crisis
during the fall campaign. 1t Is the
opinion that If he should decide 10 fight,
he prefers TO postpone the struggle un-
til the 1912 campaign, when the ques-
ton of the nations policies for the next
four years is to be brought before the
PtOpIt dIIi "lleIl ID SUCCESSOR 10 w lIIidIl
H. Taft is to be elected.
What For 1912?
Should such al isseu between Colonel
Roosevelt n the administration pre-
sent itself at that time ii is the belief
of the colonel's intimate associates thai
be viii be in the fight to the end and
that he will stake his own future on the
outcome and again become a candidate
for the presidency. 1t is expected.
however, that Colonel Roosevelt regards
such a situation as a remote contin-
gency which is not to receive serious
attention at the present time.
He has said repeatedly that he can
form no plans for the future for the
situation might be changed at any
time. He has told his friends that he