The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-09-23

New York Situation, His sympsthies
Are With Roosevelt In Fight Against
Bosses.
Colonel Roosevelt came TO President
TAFT for aid in his fight against the
bosses in New York state The confer
enCe took place In New Haven. Conn.
where President Taft had gone to at
tend a meeting Of the Yale corpora
ton
The colonel made no specific 70
quest for action on President Taits
part but it was apparent thar he and
bis friends had sought the conferences
for The moral effect that 10 would have
in the New York state contest
The president made il clear 10 Mr.
Roosevelt that be is To sympathy with
bis night against the bosses, but nc
also told the colonel plainly that he
wouldn't mix up further In the New
York state situation He told Mr.
Roosevelt that he would stand square
~ on the letter which be had written
70 Lloyd G. Griscom after the meeting
of the Republican state committee 10
New York city. Later President TAFT
told the newspaper spondents
that IN his opinion his sympathy toi
the Roosevelt forces was clearly
shown in this letter.
Will Endorse Taft.
The reiterauon by President Tafi
Of the sentiments expressed IN the
Griscom letter was not. however, the
only important development that fol
lowed the New Haven conference. Il Is
certain now that the Taft administra
ton will be endorsed in its entirety
by the Saratoga convention, even %
the Roosevelt forces are DO control On
the other hand. however. there viii be
no endorsement OF President Taft By
the New York state Republican con
vention for denomination in 1912. The
omission OF such an endorsement will
be in conformity 10 the presidents
own desire. This will leave the field
open so far as New York state is con
cerned between him and Mr. Roose
welt for the Republican nomination
for 1912 f Mr.. Roosevelt has any
thought Of trying for it.
The action OF the Saratoga conven.
ton either toward the endorsement
of the Taft administration or OF Mr.
Tafts candidacy for denomination
wasn't mentioned in the conference
between Mr.. Taft and Colonel Roose.
welt. but Otto T. Barnard, who is .
Taft man, but is flirting with the
Roosevelt-Griscom forces. is authority
for the statement that the Taft ad'
ministrauon will be endorsed en-toto
az Saratoga. but that there VIII be nc
action by the convention in reference
10 Taft's denomination
Doesn't Seek Endorsement FOR 1912.
President Tafts own attitude toward
an endorsement by the New York state
convention for 1912 is that it is a bad
practice 10 inject into the middle OF
an administration a political factor Of
this character. lie believes in going
ahead and being president for -four
years. and then. if his friends and the
party are satisfied with his admins
traron, be viii be nominated. If not
he viii be content TO retire.
One other thing stands out as a re.
suit Of the meeting between President
TAFT and Colonel Roosevelt. and that
Is President Taft's views are clearly
known on the subject OF direct pr.
maries. The president endorsed the
Cobb direct primary bib as amended
by the LoW-Choate memorial
This is the proposed direct primary
legislation finally accepted by Gov
arnor Hughes. which provide tor the
nomination Of congressman. state SEN
ltors and assemblymen by this me-
-hod The president told Mr Roosevelt
hat he is IN sympathy with this pro
posed legislation and added that he
believed the New York state c0nven.
ion ought TO nominate a man for gov.
srnor who is In sympathy with the
egislation Here. again, however, Mr.
Taft emphasized the attitude that he
lad outlined for himself 10 the Girls
ON letter which included a reference
O direct primary legislation. Wheth
IT Mr.. Taft's views on limited direct
primaries coincide with Colonel Roose-
-elt's Is not known, but it is believed
hey do.
The Roosevelt conference was
evoted almost entirely TO the New
fork state situation.