Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
Declares He Did Not Even Ask
Aid of Chief Executive
in New York Fight
GRlSCoM ARRANGED CoNFAB
Empire State Progressives Have
Not Settled on Candidate
for Governor
ASSOCIATED PressI

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Theo6 ore
Roosevelt denied today that he had
gone to New Haven to seek the heip
Of President Taft in the New York
state fight, and that the president had
refused the request.
Colonel Roosevelt said that Lloyd 9
Griscom, president Of the New York
county Republican committee, had ar
ranged the interview between the presi-
dent and himself. Mr.. Grisoom con-
firmed Colonel Roosevelt in this.
Colonel Roosevelt gave out this
statement regarding the interview:
Without any suggestion from ma
Mr.. Griscom asked me If 1 would -
willing to meet the president, AMI
l said that Of course I would. He had
at first mentioned New York as tha
place Of meeting, but wired me at
Syracuse on Saturday that 1t would
be New Haven, and thither I went
accordingly.
DID NOT ASK TAFTS AID
''I sought no help from the presiden6
and made no request Of the presic eBt
directly or indirectly, and had no re-
quest to make. Our interview vas
most cordial and pleasant and with
out any question or request from me
the president stated to me that he
hoped we would win at Saratoga, and
that he had SO informed Mr.. Griscom,
his remarks being in substance those
attributed to him in the dispatcl lss
from the correspondents on the pCasi-
Dental train.
"Our meeting was enjoyable in ev-
cry way, and was glad I went"
Just before Colonel Roosevelt started
back from his editorial Office to Oyster
Bay by automobile late this afternoon,
Mr.. Griscom appeared. He talked gone
time with the colonel and then issued
this statement:
'I suggested to Mr.. Roosevelt that he
meet and talk with the president. Mr.
Roosevelt said he would be delighted
to do so. There was no mention n dde
by either of us Of any purpose in the
meeting. Mr.. Roosevelt asked nothing
of the president. The president volun-
teered to me that he was glad to re-
iterate his views expressed in his letter
to me of August 20 regarding the situa-
ton of the Republican party in New
York, and stated to me substantially
what has appeared in the newspapers
as telegraphed from the presidential
train. The meeting was most cordial
In every respect"
SAYS INTERVIEW CORDIAL
Col. Roosevelt refused to add any
thing to his statement except to repeat
that his meeting with the president
had been very pleasant, and that Presi-
dent Taft had been entirely cordial IA
manner.
Mr.. Griscom was emphatic In saying
that Col. Roosevelt had nothing to do
with the arrangements for the inter
view and had not suggested it.
Col. Roosevelt has established head
quarters at Saratoga. He said today
that C. v. Collins, state superintendent
of prisons, whom he has announced
will be his right-hand man, has en-
gagged the first floor Of a cottage.
The colonel will leave New York for
Saratoga at 12:45 p. M, Monday.
There were number of visitors to
his office today with whom he talked
politics, but the colonel had nothing
to say on the state situation. He took
luncheon with Reginald Post, former
governor of Porto Rico, and with ]. H.
Mcfarland of Harrisburg, Pa. presi-
dent of the American Civic association.
1t was learned the fight Of the Roose-
velt forces at Saratoga is to be an opeh
one and that no candidate has been
agreed Upon for governor or any other
office. 1t is expected the Roosevelt men
will go to Saratoga without slate and
that there will be no indication which
of the dozen or more men who have
been mentioned prominently for the
gubernatorial nomination will receive
their support. There is known to ex-
list, however, feeling that an upstate
man should be chosen If 1t Is possible
to agree upon one.