The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-23

& 4 t0-0Af. cncrtly altcr ZIG pee
6ft6n % the presidents letter. now
toks - wAs Annoancsd from uus
1f ~ was NOT coming, but that
s.SS,Snslns nriTate business affairs" ne
Sllnfed Ms presence to-day In Wa
Srf0wn, Ia the extreme northern por-
1toa ~ the State
EIGHT In Convention.
GeuHfy Chairman Griseorn, " ne has
&sn{led the Roosevelt forces In their
txro most conspicuous defeats IN tnss
1lafS---the rejection OF the direct pri- |
maxy plan and Roosevelts temporary
1hnarsnanship boom--predicted quite
Ssn So aticaiy to-day that Roosevelt
ufii s. the temporary chairman OF
the convention.
Afthouxh no fntimated that the |
hxht might be made on the hoor OF
tRe convention, II was not believed
here to-day that this would be the
&nnc. The State committee whicn |
nueRests the temporary chairman is
called to meet In the Grand Union
Hotel In Saratoga Monday September
TyrIess Roosevelt forbids such ac-
lion. and attempt will then be made
10 change the designation of the tenn
porafy chairman. This could easily
81 done by the committeeman from
Richmond and the Nassau districts,
which were represented by proxies at
the last meeting. switching TO Roose-
Welt. Absentees could then he called,
Nnd, according TO Grisccfn. at least
-FOUR OF the Men VINO Nu1eo III
man at the segSestioh .hah $50
TAFT wanted him wouia .''. ~
fhAnEe tneir posiIioh, sNins sne
Roosevelt men control OF the eohNen-
tion.
Is Confident,
30 certain 10 9riscom that ne VIA
have the votes to nominate hooseven
that ne toio h's friehas that Shei ma.
viii soon recognize that ne cahho.
serve and VIII Withdraw. FTienos Oh
Sherman. however, profess to neifeVe
thai Roosevelt viii see the aosisa
biiity OF calling a halt ON the nght
on the vtca- president IL ne IL sc-
tually going Go take hand in the
fall campaign in New York, they. say.
Roosevelt will hardly begin by caus-
tn9 the reputation OF the vice-presi-
dent, but VIII be willing to go TO
Saratoga and be recognized there as
the real convention leader.
Both factions admit however, that
II b all UP TO Roosevelt Granted he
intAnds 10 fight. as Griscom says he
does. the old guard" will have to fight
hack 81 It's memb beers intend to stay in
viii make this years primaries note
worthy with the result IN doubt.
Presidential Letter.
Following IL the letter OF so-called
r&pudiAtion written by President Taft
Is Lloyd Griscomb, president of the
New York republican committee:
beverly. Mass, August 30, 1910.
NY Dear Mr.. Griscon:
~ you know from your telephone
0Dnvernation with my Office. have
nkeAdily refustd to admit the propriety
pr noceesity OF the Presidents. repiy-
Ing to newspaper statements which
ere not based on any act or authoriz-
"a word OF his and have no sponsor. l
I m entirely willing, however, to re-
L p1y ceteGortcally to your telegram OF
August 10. which has just arrived. and
watch 10 as follows:
am informed ana believe that
eeveral members OF the New YORK
republican state commltee VINO Fot-
~ Tor Vice President sherman over
ex-President Aooseveit as nominee Tor
temporary chairman OF the STATE con
pntion. were mnuenceu oy state
Men0 tnat the Vlce-pIes.aeht NAME
- presented 20 oeIeah oIiohei hoos .,
ven IN ACCORDANCE with your WISH
emoer o! tne stare coihlhit'e uee, a.
- 70 me oeiofs tne Hset,ns tna1 mL :
9nerman.s cahdidacs haa peeh
Aneed Witn you py tsiepnohs at,e
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create an npIess,oh Una. Wv
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