The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-17
President Taft Assumes Posi-
ton That the Overtures
Must Come from Col. Roose-
welt If They Come at ALI.
PRESIDENT WILL STAND
PAT AND AWAIT FUTURE
Mr. Taft Has Much Confidence
That His Plans to Reorgan-
ize the Party viii Go
Through as Originally Made,
ALL AWAIT SEPTEMBER IS

d EVERLN, Mass, Aug. 16.-BeVerly
n was upset today when news came
Of the New York defeat OF TheO-
dOre Roosevelt for temporary chairman
Of the New York Republican state con-
ventiOB.
The fact that Lloyd c. GriseOm, pres
ident of the New York county commits
tee, had been in conference with Presi-
dent Taft Saturday night and sunday.
added 10 the CONSERVATION that the dis
patches created.
MIR. Taft made no comment for pubIi-
cation.
There is nothing TO indicate that he
knew of Mr.. Griseom's plan 20 force a
vote on Mr.. ROOsevelts name. So far
as can be learned. Mr.. Griscom's talk
with the President had to do solely
with the general situation in New York
and Mr.. Taft took the ground that har-
mony ought to be brought about, If pos
sible. before the Saratoga convent N.
The story that Mr.. Griscom took a
message to Colonel Roosevelt that
would affect the future relations be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and the President
is discredited in Beverly. Mr.. TAFT as
sumed the attitude that any oYertures,
If they be necessary must come from
the other side"
The statement issued by Mr.. Roose-
Welt apparently placing himself square
~ on the side OF the ''progressiyes' has
created muCn comment mere. " nat e.
feet tOday's developments IN New York
may have upon the reorganization
plans that have been in progress is a
matter Of conjecture.
Taft VIII stand Pat.
So far as can be learned. there is
in Beverly TO stand pat on
the plans as announced. The pub
licity that has been given TO these
plans may retard them for a while, but
there is apparently plenty of conf
dence that they ultimately Will go
through.
senator w. Murray Crane of Massa
chusetts. the central figure in the re-
organization plans, spent two hours to-
day with the President. The senator
was as retlcent as ever The senator
would not even deny some of the
stories that have been sent out of Bev-
erly. Secretary Norton. who. il is gem
orally believed. has been working In
close harmony with Senator Crane, was
equally reticent today.
1t is known, however. that Sena tor
Crane submitted a complete verbal re-
port to the President of his obserVa-
tons in the west and what he had
learned recently in New Hampshire and
Vermont.
In this connection and with regard
to the reports that the reorganization
plans might go on the rocks because
Of the refusal of Secretary Ballinger
to resign. it is stated that when SEN
atOr Crane was first called into the
situation. il was on a telegram asking
if he could undertake "a mission 10
the west" for the President This mis-
sion to the west turned out to be
with Secretary Ballinger re-
garding a plan for his retirement from
the cabinet. It is known that heavy
pressure viii be brought to bear upon
Mr.. Ballinger to resign without put
ting the President in the position of
asking for the resignation.
The fifteenth Of September will tell
the story and apparently no one in the
meantime can tell just what the out
come will be.