The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-23
PIPE Of PEACE
SMOKED By NEW
YORK LEADERS
Taft Explains How the Mis-
understanding Arose Over !
Roosevelt Turndown

Roosevelt Turndown
ROOSEVELT was DELIGHTED
OVER PRESIDENTS LETTER
Threatened Breach Between the
President and Ex.Presldent as Well
as the Two Factions in New York
Republicans Seems to be Healed.
New York. Aug. 23.--President Taft
and ex-President Roosevelt are again
feliow workers in the same political
held. The threat they might null
apart has been forefended by a full
explanation on one side and an unre-
served acceptance on the other.
The president makes it plain in q
letter given out here last night nv
| Lloyd Z. Griscom, president of the
New York Republican county commits
tee. how the misunderstanding arose.
he explains that he never took any
part in committee cabal to defeat
Col. Roosevelt for temporary chair
man of the coming Republican state
convention. On the contrary. he ex.
plicitly deplores the result of the COM
mittee meeting which chose Vice
President Sherman; he rebukes the
party leaders who have permitted II
to go abroad uncontradicted that the
president was behind their factional
preferences; he insists that at every
opportunity he advised the fullest
conference with Col. Roosevelt and
ne explains that he has been panied
Dy the columns of unfounded asser-
tlons IN the newspapers, concerning
my attitude in respect to the New
York situation"
Beverly. Mass. Aug. 20. 1910.
The presidents letter follows:
Mr.. Dead Mr.. Griscom:
T. AS you know from your telephone
conversations with my Office. / have
steadily refused to admit the l,ropriety
or necessity of the presidents, reply
to newspaper statements which are
not based ON any act of authorized
word of his and have no sponsor. I
am entirely willing, however 20 reply
categorically to your telegram Of
August 19, which has just arrived and
which Is. as follows:
II am informed and believe that
several members of the New York Re-
publican state committee who voted
for Vice President Sherman over ex-
President Roosevelt as nominee for
temporary chairman of the state con-
vention were influenced by statements
that the vice presidents name was
presented to defeat COL Roosevelt IN
accordance with your wish A mem
Der of the state committee, declared
to me before the meeting that MIR.
.Sherman's candidacy had been ar
ranged with you by telephone the
previous day.
Efforts have been made to create
an impression that you favor par
ticular candidate for election as ctate
chairman. | want you to know that
the injection of the name Of a high
member of your administration Tito u
factional conflict has produced NEST
complicated situation, and the absence
OF any authoritative information as to
your attitude is seriously misleading
many Republicans and impairiny a
movement for progressive part.s lead
ershfp and clean government in This
state. know you desire us to have
a fair field. and hope that this may
be made clear te the public
"The suggestion that have ever
expressed wish to defeat MIR. Roose-
velt for the temporary chairmanship
of the convention or have ever taken
the slightest step to do SO is wholly
untrue. never heard Mr.. Sherman's
name suggested as temporary chair
man Of the state convention until j.
saw In the newspapers of August IS
that he had been selected at the meet,
ing of the committee. When.you called
at my house Saturday evening, August
13, you told ME that Mr.. Roosevelt in
tended to go to the convention as
delegate, and you suggested incident
ally, his being made temporary chair
man a suggestion in which | ac-
.quiesced.
1T did not occur to me that any
one would oppose it, This was the
first time the subject of the temporary
chairmanshtp was mentioned to me
by any one. After a full discussion
OF the New York state situation.
drafted in your presence the follow-
ing telegram and sent it to Mr.. Sher-
man:
"'Beverly. Mass, Aug. IA, 1910.
"Hon. James s. Sherman, Vice Presi-
dent Utica, N. Y:
"'Please say to Ward and Woodruff
that Griscom confirms my judgment
that the situation in New York may
be saved without humiliation to any
one and with victory for the party by
a full conference with MIR. Roosevelt
and reasonable concessions with ref
erence to platform and candidates.
The thing of all others that ought
to be avoided is a controversy in the
convention. am told by MIR. Girls
com that such conference with Mr..
Roosevelt might conveniently be had
and would be welcomed by him be-
fore the state committee meets on
Tuesday. Hope you will be able to
report satisfactory solution when you
come on Wednesday.
: "Signed
William H. Taft
"On August 15 Mr.. Sherman ap-