Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-20

announced that he must preserve his
usual reticence and say nothing
! President Taft had the rear seat in
the automobile and the colonel had to
climb over him when he got In. Mean
| time the train was being held and quite
crowd had gathered at the station. Be-
/, fore the President got aboard his private
car. he and Col. Roosevelt stood for q
J minute with hands clasped saying good
bye, and as the train pulled out he took
off his black felt hat and waved fare
well.
President Taft stated that while a
number of subjects were injected into
the brief conference, the New York situa-
ing Mr. Rooseveit's speech at Syracuse,
in which he quoted Mr.. Taft and Abra-
ham Lincoln in making defense of his
attack on the Supreme Court, was men,
said President Taft had hoped that his
part in the New York state fight was at
an end. The situation in that state was
not of his making, and he did not feel
in any way responsible for it.
1.-The question of the Endorsement of
the administration did not come up in
Mr.. Taft's presence. Mr.. Barnard de-
clared. however, that it would be COM
plete.
LAS to 1919 Mr.. Taft is entirely salts
fled with the position he has taken. He
is not out hunting for delegates or in
dorsements for denomination. Even the
thought that Col. Roosevelt may be in
the fight against him does not appear
to disturb the President in the least. He
feels every man is at liberty to do as he
pleases, Col. Roosevelt among the rest.
Shadow Hung Over Meeting.
There is no doubt, however. that the
shadow of 1912 hung over today's gath
ering. There was not the cordially Of
old between the President and the colonel.
It was the first time they had met since
the story was given out at Oyster Bay
that Col. Roosevelt felt Mr.. Taft had
not dealt fairly with him in New York
and had sold out to the bosses there,
in return for a pledge of delegates in
1912. The President felt the injustice
of that story keenly. 1t Is said, and as
result of it the relations between him
and Col Roosevelt can never be the same
again.
attorney General Wickersham joined
the President at New Haven and rode
aboard at Pittsfield and also came to AL
bany Representative Loudenslager OF
New Jersey. secretary OF the republican
congressional committee, saw the Presi-
dent at Hartford.
"Mr. Wickersham has just returned
from a trip to Alaska. 1t is said he had
a preliminary talk with the President re-
garding a successor to the late Solicitor
General Bowers. Supreme court va
cancies also were discussed"
Roosevelt Well Pleased.
OYSTER BAY. n. Y, September 90
Well pleased with the result of his con-
ference with President Taft, Theodore
Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay at
o'clock last night and drove at once to
Sycamore Hill.
Il had a very pleasant interview with
the President" said the colonel, and an
entirely satisfactory talk on the New
York situation !.
He admitted that the national situation
had also been discussed. but he declined
to repeat any of the conversation. 1t
was learned. however. that they had not
taken up the question of a candidate for
Governor of New York.
When the colonel was asked whether
yesterdays conference would have any
bearing on his course in the New York
state fight he replied that his position
would be precisely what 1t has been.
There will be no compromise In any
way" he said. This Is straight fight
for decency in politics as against boss
ISM"
Questions followed AZ to just what he
had meant by his statement OF Saturday.
that c. d. Collins, superintendent or