The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-18
Defeat of Roosevelt in New York Is Most Important
 Matter Discussed
CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK IS
 NOT BRIGHT FOR (. Q. P
man L0ngVvorth Are Visitors at the Beverly White House But They
 Tell no Tales

Beverly Mass, August 17,-For nearly three hours this afternoon President Taft and Vice President Sherman talked oyer the defeat of Col. Theodore Roosevelt by the New York state republican, con- vention yesterday and the selection of Mr. Sherman over MT. Roosevelt as tenn porary chairman of the Saratoga con- vention.
 Mir. Sherman said he had no intention of withdrawing in favor of MT. Roose- welt and he treated lightly the stories that there might be fight to repudia te the action of the state committee in the convention.
 The vice president also talked with the President regarding the congressional campaign. He wants the fight to be waged along the old lines.
 "A straight republican fight on the re- publican platform and the record of the party, including the tariff" he put 1t.
 At MT. Sherman's solicitation President Taft agreed to point the way In the campaign by writing a letter which is to be made a part of the campaign text book of the republican committee. While the fight apparently is to be directed at great lines of the past 1t can be said authoritatively that the feature of the party reorganization plans which call for the retirement of Speaker Can non will be strictly adhered to. It is even said that Vice President Sherman, one of the stanchest supporters the speak CT ever had, had become reconciled to the fact that MT. Cannon must go. A statement is being prepared in quarters close to the administration in which the attitude recently taken by MT. Cannon in public interviews will be depiored.
 Longworth Is Present
 Representative Nicholas Longworth oi Ohio, who has been into nearly all of the recent conferences at the President 3 summer home, was at the interview with MT. Sherman today. Representative An thony of Kansas one of the two so-called ''standpatters in the Kansas delegation, who succeeded in staving off defeat by the insurgents in the recent primaries in that state, also saw the President. Mir. Anthony supported Speaker Cannon but he. too, said today that he deplored the stand MT. Cannon Is taking. MT. An thony said that Speaker Cannon had al most been forgotten as an issue in Kan sas until he came into the campaign and made himself one.
 President Taft will begin work at once on the letter which is expected to be the keynote of the congressional cam- paign. He will address the communica- ton to Representative Mckinley of Illi- nois, chairman of the republican con- gressionai committee. It has not been decided as yet whether the letter will be given out in advance of its appear ance in the text book. There is every likelihood that it will. however. MT. Sherman urged the President to make the tariff a prominent issue.
 "On the ground that 1t is the best tar if bill ever enacted?" was suggested by an interviewer.
 'T have always said it was the best tariff ever passed" replied Mir. Sherman.
 Stability is the real test of tarin act. If the Payne law stands longer than the Dingley law stood then 1t will have proved itself better law. If it does not stand as long, then 1t won't be as good a law"
 Sherman Explains
 With regard to the New York situa- ton and especially the action of the state republican committee yesterday, MT. Sherman said he had explained matters to the President as far as he understood them.
 Did you explain the turndown of Col onel Roosevelt7"
 q don't know that MT. Roosevelt was turned down. only know that another man was selected as temporary chairman of the convention"
 MT. Sherman said he did not think the events of yesterday would have very serious effect upon the republican con vention, although he could not say they exactly tended toward harmony.
 Tt has been suggested that you might withdraw in the interest of harmony"
 No, I am going to serve in the interest of harmony"
 President Taft has from the very first endeavored to bring about harmony in New York state. He has fairly pleaded with the leaders to avoid a fight" but there is apparently 8 likelihood that his advice will not be needed.
 Vice President Sherman told the Pres ident that the republican state platform will carry warm indorsement of his administration and all of his acts.
 twill it be a clean-cut. progressive plat form as Colonel Roosevelt suggested?" the Vice President was asked
 Il haven't digested Colonel Roosevelt's s statement yet. It will be clean-cut re- publican platform"
 sherman Ia Not Optimistic
 MT. Sherman did not give the President very roseate view of the general situa- ton. MT. Sherman holds the reputation of never predicting success unless he feels sure of himself. He Is not making any predictions this year. This Is what he did have to say:
 "So far as one can judge at this time, there Is ground for the belief that the republican party will be continued in power"
 Representative Anthony of Kansas was not very optimistic, either. He thought the democrats would gain two seats in Kansas
 He did not think this loss would be due to insurgency, however, for he felt the insurgents would stay in the party and work for the candidates.
 MT. Anthony told the President that the Kansas platform which Is soon to be framed at party council will warmly in- dorse his administration. He 'hoped the platform might have something about the tariff. MT. Taft would not discuss Mir. Sher- mans visit in any way except to say he came to talk of the congressional cam