El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-23
ROOSEVELT AND Mr..
TAFT ARE NOT
At OUTS
CContinued From Page One.)

Mr. Roosevelt by the members of the
organization and with due Difference to
honest difference Of opinion. have ex-
pressed the view which / still enter
tain that the solution of the direct pri-
mary issue can be found in provisions
similar to those of the Cobb bill"
GrfscOm's Consment.
IN commenting on president Taft's let
ter and the situation which it discloses,
Mr. Griscom gave out the following
statement:
THE methods used to accomplish the
defeat of Mr.. Roosevelt when his name
was before the state committee are now
clear to the public.
Il have not the slightest doubt that
the action Of the state committee will
be reversed and that Mr. Roosevelt IL
his engagements will permit him to
accept will act as temporary chairman
of the convention and make the prelim-
mary speech. AS chairman of the New
York state committee, I shall cooper
ate with Republicans throughout the
state who believe II in the interest OF
the party that this result be brought
about.
Mr.. Taft's reply to my telegram dis
closes that the reports industriously cir
culated Of q supposed conflict between
the president and the ex-preSident on
THE way is now clear for the Repub-
1ican party of this state to take steps
which viii warrant and secure success
at the polls in November It is evil
dent that some of the socalled old
guard are not seeking Republican sue
cess at the coming election; they wish
to perpetuate their control of the Re
publican organization at any cost to the
party"
ROOseveIt's Statement.
Col. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, after
reading the full text OF president Taft's
letter, Issued the following formal state
ment-
E'I am very glad to see president
Taft's statement and am pleased with It,
Before the meeting of the state com
mittee I had repeatedly expressed to
various leaders not merely my willing
ness, but my desire to see them Since
the meeting I have not thought that
there was any particular object in meet
ing them, as, owing to their action, the
situation had become such as to admit
of no compromise and I had nothing to
add TO what I had already said 1 may
add that I have not changed my mind
now.
MY position is \. rfectly definite and
/ have nothing to change in it. 1 had
never desired the craftsmanship and con-
scented to have my name considered on
condition only that, in platform and
candidate alike, the party should en-
deavor to achieve success in the only
way worth trying-that is, by not de-
ceiving, by making 1t evident that the
Republican party of the state of New
York intends in good faith to serve the
interests of all the people of the state.
81 cannot speak definitely at the mo-
ment of my whole plans because I do
not know how far the situation viii
be changed by the presidents letter and
so I can say nothing more definite"
Sherman fin n Huff.
Utica, \. Y, Aug. 23.-Vice president
Sherman said last night that he did not
desire to see copies of the Taft letter
and the Griscom and Roosevelt state
ments, and declined absolutely to make
any comment on the matter
Mr.. Sherman will go to Watertown, n.
7, today on business and will not see
Col Roosevelt when he comes here to-
day to address the Changers. He starts
west Friday on campaign tour.