The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-19
Did Not Want to Buck the
Administration Here
So Soon.
IF he GOES HE'LL FIGHT
At Beverly They Say Mr.. Taft
Wants No Delegates and
Above All No War.

OYSTER BAY. Y. Y. Aug ~ Present
indicators from Sycamore Hill row
point TO either a bitter fight against the
Admin istration al the Saratoga conven-
ton. led by Mr. Roosevelt. or the oom-
plete absence 81 the Colonel on that
important occasion. II there had been
any more doubt as to the break between
President Taft and MIR Roosevelt il would
have vanished 10 day when several
important political visitors rushed 70
the Hin and held a long powwow The
Colonel himself had little or no comment
TO PASS upon the stories printed in the
newspapers this morning He heamed
and beamed
II was very evident at the departure
Collector William Loeb. Jr. Congress-
man Cocks. Naval Oficer Frederick
J. II. Kraoke and Representative william
n. Calder that there had been doings on
the Hill Mr.. Loeb said good-by many
| times before he stepped into n motor
car that carried tho whole crowd hack
TO New York. He whispered and looked
worried The Colonel was calm and
continued TO smile.
Mr. Roosevelt h in an odd position
to Ght. He IL not an xious to buck the
Administration now because he wants
70 wait until later. when the national
situation will loom up 40 much greater
than the New York State situation IL
nov. He said to-day again that he is
pleased over the action OF the state COM
mittee in turning him down as tempo
rary oh airman. for n Re had been forced
into the chair he might be held respon-
sible for the defeat thar appear ~ 20 he
imminent unless there are swift and
Unforeseen changes
II was said in these dispatches this
morning that Mr. Roosevelt would make
no present attack upon the Administra-
ton. Judging from the events % the
last twenty-four hours he may attack
il a good deal sooner than he expected.
Vice President sherman in Beverly yes-
terday when he was ask edit "a clean cut
progressive platform would be adopted
10y the convention. replied tarty that a
clean cut Republican platform would
be- adopted. with the loud pedal on Repub-
licAn This did not conduce to make
the Colonel shout with glee He sco~ied.
A. a matter Of fact Mr. Roosevelt believes
that Mr. sherman AS "a representative q
the Administration stands for "a clique
that koos-vels cannot stand for That IL
one cause OF tn. breach
. -. 4
uf doubt that ~" Colonel - gong hls
way and ia" Administration - wav
SagRmore Hill promises To b" the. scens
of many conferences like that Of to-day
NJ far as the stat. situation goes MIR
Roosevelt has not made up his mind ~
yet In case the old guard goes to
and tired To undo what ~ has
already done which is M ghty doubtful,
IL might realize thai with New York lost
he Colonel would be- good man TO
'aptain IN. sink ing ship aud go down with
Il tn. Colonel ~ pretty wary when 70
ZONES to matters Of this sort For that
-eason he believes that he had better
wait and max. his onslaught Of "A national
which will he effective in 1912
u ~ 10y no means settled that MIR
Roosevelt will not be "A candidate IN 1912.
He has not said that he would refuse
he nomination II lac got ~ II he goes
ahead and expresses his views indspen-
iently and lines up with the progressive
wing Of the party Il IN generally believed
lere that the nomination will he forced
Ipon him. but he will wait and see what
appens His tacit Endorsement OF the
ght made by Hiram johnson against the
machine in California sheds some light
pom his attitude To-day he expressed
much pleasure upoe reading the news Of
he progressive victory on the coast.
The conference az Sycamore Hill to-
ny had to do almost entirely with the
tate situation. although national matters
rsrs discussed Mr. Roosevelt told his
'Iee's that he cannot conceive Of any
circumstances arising which would lead
i'm into accepting the nomination for
Governor He said a long while ago
rat the Senatorship could not tempt him
Ir Griacom put tho matter direct " up
the Colonel to-day. The county chair
ian told tho reporters before he went
p To the Hill in the morning that so far
> he il concerned the fight w.ll he taken
TO the convention and that Roosevelt
III do a whole lot Of -swatting When
> went away he had weakened a bit and
1nonnced that any statement would
ave Ia come from tho head Of tho house
ollector Loeb was somewhat taken
back upon being confronted by tho news
aper men IN the Roosevelt homo thus
fternoon He had no idea that they
new 81 his coming. because he had made
D his mind 20 very suddenly 20 CONC
q was not loquacioIs. The Cohw~
,amed some moro while thu reporter
ckled Loeb
. Did You have an appointment with the
plonel to-day" MIR Loeb was asked.
" did you decide to come after reading
- Oyster Bay dispatches this morning.
The Collector didn't answer for Q few
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