Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
Former President Wants to Dis
cuSS Situation with Men
of All Parties
DENIES SHOWING FAVoRITISM
Declares He Has Taken No Stand
as Yet Between insurgents
and the Regulars
Associated Pressl

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. July 1S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt said with emphasis to-
day that he has taken no stand as yet
in favor of either the insurgents or
the regulars of the Republican party,
and he desires to correct any i'm
preston of favorltism.
OF the situation within the party in
New York state, he said he saw only
harmony ahead.
ST want you to make IL clear" he
said to interviewers, that am
seeking both sides. l wish you would
make that emphatic. My main inter
est is in the state, but on national
issues I want to see both regulars and
insurgents, party men and indepen-
dents. I want to see Democrats as well
as Republicans"
"But you do not want to see Demo-
Gratis win?" he was asked.
, mot if the Republicans do the right
thing" replied the colonel.
Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman of
the New York Republican state COM
mittee and a stanch organization man,
was in the house as Colonel Roosevelt
explained his attitude. So was Repre-
sentative Charles N. Fowler of New
Jersey, who is a first-to-last insurgent.
Colonel Roosevelt had talked with
them both and apparently with equal
affability.
INTERESTED IN NEW YORK
Governor Hughes had departed
earlier in the day. Colonel Roosevelt
said that he had talked politics with
all these and had gained about the
same impression from Mr.. Woodruff as
he had obtained yesterday from James
w. Wadsworth, jr, speaker of the as
sembly Mr.. Wadsworth made it clear
that as far as it lay within his power
there would be no surrender by the
organization In favor of direct nomi-
nation bill such as Colonel Roosevelt
and Governor Hughes urged. For his
part, Mr.. Woodruff said today that he
was glad Colonel Roosevelt was active
in politics.
"You know, the insurgents had cold
feet when I came back from abroad,
said the colonel, because the first four
men with whom I conferred were Sen
ator Lodge, Secretary Meyer, Secretary
Wilson and Nicholas Longworth.
II had similar experiences when I
was in the White House. When ]. P.
Morgan came to see me they said
had sold out to Wall street, and when
Samuel Gompers came they said l was
going to hoist the red flag.
But" he added, "I didn't do either. y
INsURGENT PLEASED
The colonel was asked If he and the
governor talked of a possible candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion. almost every visitor brings the
name of a candidate" was his reply.
MANY of them are worthy men. Yes
terday and today I have talked over
a dozen different Names"
The name of William Loeb. jr., was
mentioned in the talk with Gov.
Hughes, he said, but declined to go
into details. He added that the gov
ernor and he went over the political
situation both state and national.
Representative Fowler left oyster
Bay voicing the same satisfaction with
his visit expressed by other callers OF
similar political view
Mr.. Fowler said the master of sag
amore Hill had invited him to take
luncheon and continue the interview
| begun yesterday at Mr.. Roosevelt
| office in New York.
'I was more than pleased" he said
with my visit We insurgents stand
for the things that Col. Roosevelt
stands for, and we believe he is with
us. To my way OF thinking no mer
now before the people offer greater
contrast than Col Roosevelt on the
| one hand and Speaker Cannon and
Senator Aldrich on the other"
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