Arizona republican., 1910-09-20

On Board President Taft's Train.
 Albany N. Y, Sept. 19.-President
 Taft and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
 met today at New Haven, Conn, for
 the second time since the former presi
 dents return from Africa. Colonel
 Roosevelt sought the conference with
 the president.
 It was plain from all that transpired
 before and after the meeting that the
 colonel and his close political advisers
 are not little worried over the situa-
 tion in New York state. and that he
 came to the president for further evil
 dence of his moral support.
 This the president was glad to give
 He declared that his position in the New York state fight had been clear
 from the very first. He said he sym pathized heartily with the fight against ''bossism" being waged by the people of the state.
 MT. Taft reiterated the statements made in his letter to Lloyd C. Gris- com at the time of the sherman Roosevelt controversy over the tenn porary chairmanship.
 MT. Taft announced to his caller anew what he had said in the Gris- com letter-that he favored direct pri- maries for the nomination of congress- men and state legislators. The presi- dent was not ready to admit the ad visibility of doing away with conven- tiOns for the nomination of state off cers President Taft understands that Governor Hughes and Colonel Roose- welt are practically in accord with his own position, although the governor fought at first for direct primaries for all offices.
 Mir Taft and Colonel Roosevelt did not discuss the question of the presi dency in 1912. The president has not been advised as to what Colonel Roosevelts attitude is toward that campaign. From sources close to the president, it is said, there was no oc- casion to discuss the subject. MT. Taft is willing to run if nominated. If his friends think there is good chance of his being re-elected, MT. Taft feels they will see to his nomination. His political friends say that if the American people want him for a sec ond term, not even Roosevelt can pre- vent the nomination. If the people do not appear to want him, Taft will be 1 glad to submit to their decision.
 It can be stated of tOday's meeting 1 at New Haven that while it may have | been successful in its "scenic effects" | and moral advantage to the Roosevelt | leaders in New York state, it was ab- | solutely barren of results as to any bet | ter understanding between the presi dent and Roosevelt as to national is sues or personal relations.
 Something in the nature of a truce seems to have been arranged regarding the New York state situation. After that is over, events will shape them selves. Roosevelt is said today to have dropped a hint as to his side of the matter and that something would be doing after the elections. Mir Taft is letting 1912 look out for itself.
 It came out at today's conference that the administration is to be en- dorsed at Saratoga. It is believed that todays conference was a source of much qualification to Taft's friends That his aid should be sought at this time and in the manner in which it was. following the somewhat recent at titude of almost completely ignoring his administration, or existence, probably gave the president much satisfaction
 l drenched by waves breaking over the side of his motor boat coming across the sound Roosevelt afterward told Taft that the situation seemed to be serious for awhile. The colonel said it occasionally became so interesting that he did not have time even to think of seasickness.
 The conference lasted a little more than an hour The president reached White Plains at 2 o'clock and he had to catch the 16 train for Springfield to make connections there for Cincin- natl whither he is journeying tonight.
 Mir. Taft had hoped that his part in the New York state fight was at an end. The situation was not of his making and he did not feel responsible for it.
 There is no doubt that the shadow of 1912 hung over today's gathering. : There was not the cordiality of old be- tween the president and the colonel. It was the first time they had met since the time the story was given out at . oyster Bay that Roosevelt said that Taft had not dealt fairly with him in New York but had 'sold out to the bosses" in return f.r a pledge Of dele gates in 1912. The president felt the of that story keenly, it is said , and as a result the relations between , him and Colonel Roosevelt can never ', be the same