The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Sage Of Sycamore Hill Has
Taken No Stand IN Fights
Of The Factions
NO FAVOR|TES PLAYED IN
DISCUSSION OF ISSUES
Mr.. Roosevelt Receives All and Talks
to All Men Alike on Politics and
Is Waiting for Further
Developments

Oyster Bay, July 13-Iheouore Noose-
welt said with emphasis today tnat nc
has taken no stand as yet in favor OIL
either the insurgents or the regulars
in the republican party and desires TO
, correct any impression that he is snow
Ing favoritism. OF the situation Win :
in the party in New York he said
that he saw only harmony ahead
II want you to make 1t clear he
said to interviewers that l am see
Ing both sides. / wish you would make
that emphatic. My main interest is In
the state, but on national issues | want
TO see both regulars and insurgents,
party men and Independents. l want
to see democrats as well as republ.-
cans"
But, you do not want to see dem
ocrats VIM he was asked.
Not il the republicans do the right
things he replied.
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of
the New York republican state COM
mittee, and stanch orga nization man,
was In the house as Roosevelt rex-
planned his attitude. So was Repre-
sentative Charles N. Fowler OF New
Jersey, who is an insurgent. Durins
the day Colonel Roosevelt had talked
with them both and apparently with
equal affability.
Governor Hughes had departed earl
Ter In the day.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he had
talked politics with all three and that
he had gained about the same impress
sion from Mr. Woodruff as he had OBJ
tanned yesterday from James w.
Wadsworth, Or, speaker OF the as
sembly.
organization STANDS fat
MT. "aos"orlh riaoe ~ cieaf Ina
so far as it lay within his power there
would be no surrender on the part of
,..-,....,,tto.,s - fa,,,.r Of q dtract
nomination hill such az Colonel Roose
Volt aud Governor Hughes urged IN
'aiA u ms pai' -'A'' W '11
today, that he was glad colonel Roose-
Welt was active In politics.
co,o,s1 Roosaxa,t was drassad ~,
..,., -. .,,.s ~.
si"s "ner nc ie'e'Neu '"o in'ei :
viewers He had on a suit OF white
duck Most of the luncheon guests
wera laaying hut Renrasap+ottva w
W. COCKS, Y regular VINO represents
Mr.. Roosevelts home district. fingered.
"Mr. Cocks Is a. farmer" explained
a. a,oa, nu a. -
" pf'o.'
hay with me- You know, the insurgents
had cold feet when I came back from
abroad. saia tho colore, .ha,o,sa ~ =
lse ioui men Win Whoih conferred
were Senator Lodge. Secretary Meyer,
Secretary Wilson and Nick Long
.,or+h
I had similar experiences when was
in the White House. When ]. Pierpont
Morgan came to see me. thew said had
.o,s o,t - vuau stroat -, s.,
Comners came tbev said u,as so,ra -,
bo,s+ Tho rad ,,ss put :, ha soe ssid .eI
didn.+ do ether
Jg.h
Visitors at Sycamore Hill
Carrying his point further, Mr.. Roose-
velt mentioned that on the same day
last week he saw Senator Carter, a reg
ular, and Senator Beveridge, an insur-
gent. and that yesterday he talked with
Speaker Wadsworth In the morning and
with Governor Hughes at night, while
today, insurgency was represented at the
luncheon table by Mr.. Fowler and regu-
iarity by Mr.. Cocks and Mr. Woodruff.
The colonel was asked If he and gov
ernor had talked of possible candidate
for the guberna -orial nomination.
almost every visitor brings the name
Of candidate, was his reply. Many
of them are worthy men. Yesterday and
today / have talked over probably a
dozen different names"
The name of William LOEB was men
toned. he said during the talk with
Governor Hughes, but he declined to 80
into details.
IT don't know whether I shall take a
hand in selecting candidate for gov
ernor.' continued Colonel Roosevelt
my position In regard to the COVER
norship this fall. is that We must find
and most acceptable for the rank. l
shall 90 everything 10 SEE that such a