The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-23

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.--Just beforo
his special car pulled out for the West
to-day Colonel Roosevelt held q hasty
conference with Lloyd Griscom, chasr-5|
man OF the New York county come
mittee; Collector William Loeb and
his son-in-iaw, Nicholas Longworth.
and for the first time publicly an.
nounced his intention OF going to the
Republican State convention to Tight.
am very much pleased with N
MT. Taft's statement" he said, ~ 81
he emerged from the ear. II 81
think IL makes the situation per~
fectly good. Ii Nassau county
wishes me to go TO the State COM
sention, shall go, an I regard
the issues as now absolutely clear
cut AS far as am concerned
here Will be not a particle of COM
promise
There was small party OF the
colonefs personal friends at the sta-
ton to see him of. including. beatdea
the politicians. DIR. Lawrence Aboft
and DIR. Silas MsFee. Mrs. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Mrs Roosevelt accompanied the
colonel as far as Herkimer. but the
others said goodby in the train shed #
Messrs. Griscom and Loeb Were The
nrst ta-t2e psary-aSaAf as sot,f an tfr11 -
arrived Mr. Roosevelt pulled them into L
the car and into the stateroom. IA few
minutes later Mr.. Longworth arrived
and he was at once admitted 70 tk1
conference. The situatton was hnt.
riedly canvassed. and then Colonaf
Roosevelt went outside to cay goo<ih5
to his friends. 49, NJ
Discussing his conferences wif1
Roosevelt Mr.. Griscom positively asSas
serted that the Roosevelt forces rrfifN
be IN control when the State convasss Z
ton meets.
After Colonel Roosevelt learne Il
the truth about what was done bSsEs
the organization republicans he dt6s
just what he should have 6one--reut1sS@
dated them. There was nothing dr.
LETT for him to do. He Ii ncv
stronger before the American peop1a
than ever before especially since thGyss
Of the present ad.ss
minntration. said Griscom-
They May Meet.
UTICA. n. r.. August 23-The sun
gestion Is made here to-day th9xzS
Colonel Roosevelt and vfce-ProefdeS
may meet here to-morruN
Such q meeting. 1t Is pointed a.
might go long way toward cloaxfn
up the critical situation resulting Hr0x
the selection Of Sherman instend ~ q
Roosevelt as temporary chairman
the republican State convention.
Sherman left here at 8:s0 IN
morning by automobile for watcIG
town. where he il TO attend to g0xIe3 Il
private banking business He win - n
turn tonight and instead OF roin9 q Is
New York, as had been planned. NJ S
here until Friday. when r.
departs for Chicago to take the pt11f1
under the auspices OF the Republics
committee. ~
The vice-president before -
town reiterated his refusal az
night to discuss President Tnfts1
ter or the Griscom statement III uN1
he tsherman) Is blamed for .xl2
turning down Of Roosevelt By tn qe
t.
Sadly MuddIed. sa
NEW YORK. Aug. 3s.--Whena E
Theodore Roosevelt departed xx&
the Grand Central Station ~ .16$1
to-day for h4s western tour hu n
behind him the worst muddled ooh
cal situation that has prevat16d4
the republican party In New &
since the commencement Of the
wart half-breed' fight years aSll
The letter Of President TAfk
Lloyd Griscom, repudiatfng ~
tention OF the president Ia
Col. Roosevelt, and his statemenfs
the odd guard" In forcing To
to select vice-pfe
sherman over Roosevelt -
rary chairman OF the fspubltcnn
acted without hte
ton. admittedly changes the
complexion Of conditions confEG
the party. II II generally co1
as Indicating that Hu2hAe
veit- Taft combination win eonS15
State convention and thas Nfc(
dent sherman moN not Q4l&Xl
keynote speechr afteF M.
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