The Washington herald., 1910-09-21
SITUATION In Ohio
EXPLAINED TO TAFT
President Finds State Lead
ers Awaiting Him.
WILL OPEN BIG DAM TODAY
Expected TO Avail himself of OPP
pOrtunity to Strike Hard Blow at
"Pork Barrep'-Taft's Friends Are
Pleased with Outcome of Confer
ence with Roosevelt.

Cincinnati. Sept 2C-PTesident TAFT
jumped to-day from the frying pan of
the New York State political mix-up into
the IRE OF the Republican middle in
Ohio He reached his home city this
afternoon and found half a dozen or
more Republican State leaders awaiting
him. The President was tired from his
long run from New Haven and imme-
dately sought privacy in the home OF
c. p. Taft his brother.
The President will hold conferences
with the Republican leaders Of Ohte~in
the next two or three days that he will
be in, Cincinnati. The President feels
moro at liberty to participate in the poll
ties OF his own State and he Will try
to smooth out some Of the differences
that haze been left among the Ohio lead
ers as "A result of the pre-cOnvention
fight
Tomorrow the President will deliver
a speech at the opening Of a big dam on
the Ohio River near Cincinnati This
dam is part of the improvements un-
dertaken by the Federal government on
the Ohio River The President Will avail
himself of the opportunity TO define in
detail his attitude toward future harbor
and river Improvement expenditures. 1t
Is predicted that he will strike a hard
blow al the pork barrel"
Interest in Conference.
Details Of the meeting between the
President and Col Roosevelt at New
Haven yesterday were sought with as
much interest here in Ohio as they were
probably IN New York State itself The
Ohioans, and. In fact, the entire Middle
West, look beyond the New York State
politics. which prompted the conference
10 inquire as 10 the personal relations
between the President and Col Roosevelt
Did events al the conference widen the
breach between the President and the
former President? is the question that is
being asked most frequently IN this part
OF the country. The answer. so far as
President Taft IS concerned. is that the
New Haven conference has not changed
his attitude toward Mr. Roosevelt in the
least
Stories that the conference lacked cor
dial!ty on the part Of either Mr.. Taft or
Col Roosevelt. or that Il developed open
differences, are exaggerated. On the sur
face, at least, the meeting between Mr..
Roosevelt and President Taft was cordial
Both were faT-sighted enough TO avoid
the subjects that might have led to I'M
pleasant differences Of opinion.
The President himself when his atten-
ton was called to-day 10 many stories
Of the lack Of cordiality at the conference
remarked that the meeting reminded him
at times of old Cabinet days when Mr.
Roosevelt was President and he (Taft)
was Secretary OF War.
Was Double Crossed"
While the meeting passed of with
every show OF cordiality on the surface,
it should be borne in mind. however
that Mr.. Taft undoubtedly had some
very definite ideas on the coloners con-
duet toward him. especially after the
meeting OF the New York State COM
mittee Mr.. Tafts friends have said that
the anonymous statements that came
from Oyster Bay after that meeting
charging Mr.. Taft with having double
crossed tht tolohtls cut lle PRESIDENT
keenly, and that It was doubtful II he
ever could feel the same toward Mr.
Roosevelt again. Mr. Taft apparently
kept his feelings on this subject entirely
to himself al the New Haven conference.
The one feature Of the New Haven
conference that seems most gratifying 10
President Taft's friends is that Mr..
Roosevelt felt il necessary to turn to
him for aid In bis New York State fight