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the part of the leaders to cross that
bridge when they come to it and to
steer long way off in the meantime.
Barnard said tonight that he did not
believe Roosevelt would be candi-
date.
Colonel Roosevelt left oyster Bay
early this morning. He set out in the
little 81 knot speed boat Tarpon for
Bridgeport. Colonel Roosevelt drove
from Stanford harbor first to Fair
field. Conn, to pick UP Griscom at his
summer home there. Barnard already
was in New Haven, being a fellow
member of the Yale corporation with
Taft.
ROUGH TRIP MADE
AT Fairfield the colonel changed to
Griscom's car and started for New
Haven. Tire trouble soon put the
Griscom car out of commission. An
other car, quite antiquated and some
what dilapidated, was picked up at
village garage and again a start was
made. 1t was in this car that New
Haven finally was reached. The going
had been slow, however, and the
coloneFs schedule had gone to pieces
The president and other guests at
the White place waited for luncheon
until 1880 o'clock, and then having
telephone, the meal was begun. 1t had
been in progress but a little while when
up drove the colonel White went out
te greet Roosevelt and usher him into
the house The president did not leave
the dining room.
CONFERENCE LASTS HOUR
The conference lasted little more
than an hour Colonel Roosevelt
reached the White place at o'clock,
and the president had to catch the 3:16
train for Springfield to make connec-
tions there for Springfield, whittier he
is journeying tonight.
IT was nearly $40 o'clock when the
conference ended President Taft, ac-
companied by Secretary Norton, was
the first to appear, and 1T was an
nounced that Colonel Roosevelt would
ride with the party to the station TO
see the president off. Griscon and
Barnard came next. They appeared
somewhat serious and went off to one
side for a conference by themselves,
which seemed quite earnest.
The president got into the automo-
bile and then followed a wait for sew
eral minutes for the colonel, who had
been putting on some fresh linen. He,
too, seemed more serious than usual,
and announced that he must preserve
his usual reticence and say nothing"
CLIMBS OVER TAFT
President Taft had the rear seat in
the automobile, and the colonel had to
climb over him when he got in.
Meanwhile the train was being held,
and quite a crowd had gathered at the
station Before the president got
aboard his private car he and Colonel
hands clasped, saying goodby, and as
the train pulled out he took off his
black felt hat and waved a farewell.
President Taft said that while a
number of subjects were injected into
the brief conference, the New York sit
uation was the foundation for the gath
ering. Roosevelt's speech at Syracuse,
in which he quoted Taft and Abraham
Lincoln IN making a defense of his at
tack on the supreme court, was mem
toned, but only in casual way it is
said President Taft had hoped that
his part in the New York state fight
was at an end. The situation in that
state was not of his making and he did
not feel in any way responsible for it.
ENDORSEMENT NOT DISCUSSED
The question of the Endorsement of
the administration did not come up in
Tafts presence. Barnard declared.
however, that it would be complete.
AS to 1912, Taft is entirely satisfied
with the position he has taken. He
is not out hunting for delegates or
Endorsements for denomination. Even
the thought that Colonel Roosevelt
may be in the fight against him does
not appear to disturb the president in
the least He feels every man is at
liberty to do as he pleases, Colonel
Roosevelt among the rest.
There is no doubt, however, that the
shadow of 1912 hung over today's gath
ering There was not the cordiality of
old between the president and the
colonel 1t was the first time they had
met since the story was given out at
Oyster Bay that Colonel Roosevelt felt
that Taft had not dealt fairly with him
in New York and had sold out to the
bosses" there in return for a pledge of
delegates in 1912. The president felt
the injustice of that story keenly, it is
said. and as a result of it the relations
between him and Roosevelt can never
be the same again.
wICKERSHAM JOINS TAFT
Attorney General Wickersham Joined
the president at New Have1 and rode
to Albany with him. Senator Crane
got aboard at Pittsfeld and also came
to Albany. Representative Louden-
slayer of New Jersey, Secretary of the
republican congressional committee
saw the president at Hartford
Wickersham has just returned from
trip to Alaska. 1t is said he had a
preliminary talk with the president
regarding successor to the late So