The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-08-17
SPRUNG A SURPRISE
GrisCOm Says Tail Did Not Send
Him to Oyster Bay.

New York County Chairman Refused
to Say Anything Politically Except
to State That Roosevelt and Taft
Have Agreed on New York Stu
ation-Opinion Growing In Beverly
That the Ex.President Is Not In
Sympathy With the Administration.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 16.-It would have
REQUIRED neither the eyes nor the wis
dom of particularly shrewd politi-
c'an to have seen at a glance that
very vital politics were being discuss
ed at Sycamore Hill yesterday. The
views of the president of the United
states and the eX-president were be-
ing exchanged through the medium of
the country chairman of New York.
Lloyd c. Griscom hurried back from
Beverly, where he spent Saturday
night with Mr.. Taft, to tell Colonel
Roosevelt the administration side Of
the story. When it was all over, the
colonel announced that he had moth
ing TO say.
Not Sent to Oyster Bay.
Inquirers who talked with Mr.
Griscom after his conference with Mr..
Roosevelt were just a bit surprised
when he said that not only had the
president not sent him to Oyster Bay
but that the president did not know
that he was coming here.
In spite of the country chairman's
declaration it is strongly suspected
here that he did come with the hope of
putting up the presidents attitude to
the colonel and getting an indorse-
ment of it. If that is the case, Mr..
Griscom probably did not fulfill his
mission. 1t is known here that Mr..
Griscom bore a message of some sort
to Mr.. Roosevelt.
The fact that Mr.. Griscom an
ncunced that he thinks Mr.. Roosevelt
and President Taft are agreed so far
as the New York situation is concerned
does not alter the circumstances that
have existed for some time.
When he was asked how close the
two men hitch upon the national sit
uation, the county chairman hesitated
some time before answering, when he
replied that he really had no right
to talk about that because his job has
to do with state politics.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his visitor spent
the morning on the wide veranda of
Sycamore Hill. They sat and chatted
necessarily. They were not inter-
rupted, When luncheon was over the
colonel and Mr.. Griscom continued
their conference until it was nearly
dusk. The county chairman hurried
Off to the wharf in Cold Spring har-
hor and returned to New York city in
his motor boat,
Before he went away from here Mr..
Griscom was asked:
"Why did you come so soon after
your visit TO Beverly?"
81 had to see Mr. Roosevelt said
the county chairman, There are a
lot of important matters that | have
wanted to take up with him. | have
seen very little of him since he re-
turned from abroad | talked over
state matters with him just as ! did
with the president. That is all car
say"
No Candidate Decided Upon.
When a reported asked Mr. Girls
com whether anything definite so far
as he knew had been decided upon
for a Republican gubernatorial candi-
date, he replied that nothing had.
Leaders throughout the state must he
consulted before man Is named.
The situation has not crystalized yet.
1t is too early"
1t IL extremely doubtful that the
colonel will say word about yester-
days conversation. 1t is the general
opinion here that ii he were in sympa-
thy with the administration he would
have said so long before this.