The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
as President and Look
Towards the Future.

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as President and Look
Towards the Future.
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Oyster Bay. August 17.-Followins
the rebuff that the New York Repub-
llcan state committee administered to
Colonel Roosevelt yesterday III turn.
Ing him down for the temporary chair.
manshtp OF the convention and select
Ing in his stead Vice-President Sher-
man. 1t can be stated positively to-
night that Colonel Roosevelt and Mr..
TAFT have broken. Tho action of the
committee, which Mr.. Sherman char
acterized as victory for the admin
istration, has hastened a break be-
tween the colonel and the9President,
which has been expected for a long
time by those who have watched Col
one1 Roosevelt since his return from
Africa. There Is no doubt OF 1t now
From reliable sources here it can be
stated tonight that the turning down
Of Roosevelt came as o result OF q
reported deal between the adminis-
tration and members OF the New York
State committee whereby the Old
Guard would hand over It's delegates
to Taft in 1912 In return for the ad-
ministration's backing in the FORTH
coming campaign. Conferences be-
tween President Taft and woodruff,
Ward and Sherman followed the de-
feat of the direct nominations bills
Which Roosevelt indorsed.
Looking to Future.
Colonel Roosevelt himself has made
no move since he got back that ia
construed as an attack against the
administration, but the colonel has
done q whole lot of thinking. he
found that many OF my policies,
We're not being carried out. His friend,
Pinchot, was removed. certain ideas
that he had entertained in regard to
the tariff had been disregarded, and
there were other things. Those who
are close to Colonel Roosevelt say
that since has has broken away from
the administration all he will 10 will
4 be to pursue the same policy
he pursued before he went away from
i the White House. He will pick up
the thread at the point he dropped 1t.
He will look forward and not back.
ward. In his speeches on the forth-
coming Western trip 1t is very likely
that Colonel Roosevelt will define his
position at least in part. but 1t Is cer-
tain that he will be understood within
the next few months.
When he learned yesterday that the
machine had dumped him, the colonel
was not surprised. The brief state
ment he issued defined his attitude IN
only a small degree. He had luncheon.
with William l.. Ward, OF West Ches-
ter, and he told Ward that he under
stood the whole situation. At various
times State Chairman Timothy L.
Woodruff. Vice-President Sherman and
Mr.. Ward had conferred with Prest-
dent Taft.
ntxt..
OF direct primaries had as much, If not
more, TO do with the severing Of rela-
tions between the President and Cox
onel Roosevelt as any other one fac
tor. When the question was pending
before the New York Legislature and
the fight was hot, the President made
ut understood that he was against tho:
organization. The colonel raade shtm-
self clear on that point, too. by his
alter MS meeting with Governor
Et1ugnes in the Harvard yard last June
at commencement. That was the first "A
Indication of trouble.
The defeatgof the direct nominations II
bill brought Woodruff to Beverly. He
talked with Mr.. raft. It was accord M
ing to the same sources here that
the state chairman promised the New
York delegates forg1912 in return for
this state. Since that time Colonel
ERoosevelts suggestio nthat a Progress
Esive platform in Ohio be ad dopted. was Il
ignored. His nephew. fTh heodora Douglas
fkoplnson, was beaten at the primaries
for the congressional nomination from j
the counties Of Herktmer4 and Oneida.
He was whipped by the machine. with
which Mr.. sherman has been identI-
fled.
Result Probiematical. +;
Just what the results of this latus
between President Taft and Colonel d;
Roosevelt Will belt Is difficult to ii S
8ure a t present. t is understood that
sCouector William II oe j. Jr., ono on 81,
Colonel Rooseyelt's closest friends, anu
county CHAIRMAN Lloyd q, Grlscd,.
Will continue to work with the ad- gs55
3ministration. SfS53s s33EE EEs$
s !; The colonel is not going to criticize
have reference to the future and nos 9fJ
to bygones.
Colonel Roosevelt said to- day has VA
he does not Know what he will do in s
regard to the Saratoga aconvention. I. He VI
said he was glad to be relieved OF the 8
responsibility he might have had in sSs
case he was chosen temporary chair-
man. He will confer Will Congress-
man Cocks. and Will meet some of the NJ
kepupllcan leaders of Nassau county. NJ
1T Is 4 lys that he will at tend as dele. 4s
gate. but there is q slim chance OF 81
MS acting as temporary chai irina =. .E5s
even II heNconventlon raversas tha
resolutlon OF the state committee the y
colonel Is not jubtlant over the out 81
look In this State Il he G olonel wi M n
strive IN the future to sives hts VI eve
He lis chock full OF progressive q nos
.tions, although he has not yet said SsSS
that he. is In entire sym9ath thy VIII all 81. Il.
or the hings q one by In sur gents. " ne
sometimes call themselye rogresstvs. g5
4 Mr. Roosevelt Is in the lght agatnS