The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-23

Mr.. TAFT a. that time refused "a follow
the advice. He told the friends ho ad
vis~,i hun 80 MAKE nus position clear that
to de- So " ould pat him IN the light of TAX
nc an aCtIS" interest ~ IN" party Affairs
Il thu, state lie explained that while
Il oO,it-s hc Was Interested IN the R"
publican situation 1T New York State
- thought 10 wuuld he improper for him
." make anv statement fr the reason
'har 1t would be gong against the policy
30 had LAID ont for himself II not inter
,"ring m anv way With any local ur state
tights
TAFT CHANGEs MS NIND
Tnrrl about FRIDAY or Saturday ast
NJ Taft intended t. STICK tn this policy.
tut IN icspons" To- suggestions made 10
him that II IA" idea should h" allowed To
,oEiinl. that ne was ven indirectly re-
s;sCn.iElr tor IN. rejection ~ Mr. RooSe
N~lt ~ temporary chairman ~ IN" state
convention the result would be- that the
Icpuhhcan PARTY would b" IN an even
vorss condition when the Cainpalgn
oy"ned than ~ Is now
n was then thai Nlr Tar decided
Ia make ~ clear that h" had never
raised finger 10 defeat Mr. Rooe-.
welt for the Temporary chaIrmanShlp
of the Conv sntIon that h" had always
becn opposed TO any suggestion 81 a
contest at IN" meeting Of IN" stat" CON.
mittse against Mr. Roosevelt. that h"
had made this plain to Mr. sherman and
that Mr. sherman IN The presence of
Representative I.ong~ orth had promised
him that nothing would he don" with
regard 20 the selection or rejection of
Mr. Roosevelt until IN IN" interest Of
harmony Mr. Roosevelt had been CON
suited
MIR Taft IN his letter to Mr. Griscum
says that MIR sherman agreed go thus
stipulation. but according tn Mr. Roo-~.
welt and Nr GrisCom the promise was
never carried out
The Woodruff Barnes element ~ IN"
Republican state committee Ia. insnu-
at~d that Mr. Taft IL not m favor II IN"
direct primary bill. MIR Taft IN hiS letter
says that This ~ not true Of his attitude
and hat in fact he - IN favor NJ such
direct primary measure ~ that pro-
vided for IN a modified Cobb hill
rHE PREsIpEST's IErrER
The President sent his letter - Chair
man Griscum with the understanding
that u should be made public Hero
b the letter
THE NHIE HOIsE. wNsuIN.IoN
NFNFEI.Y. Mas Nue 20 1910
Ny nv Nn GHIsCnN " ,ou know
from vour telephone conversations with
nv orc" / have steadily refused Ia admit
the pruprIetv or ne "-siiN ot N" pre-i-
dent replying % newspaper statements
which ar. not basel on any A't or author
lied word ~ hls aud have no sponsor I
am eu'IrslE willing. however, 70 reply
cateEori, ally - YOUR telegram Of august
TO- whi,h has nat arrived and whI"t l.
as follows
at, informed and believe that several
members OF he New YorF R~puhr an state
sherman over ev-Prr>id-n' Roo-"y-it A.
nomin-" tor tcmpotary hartman 1T N" /
men'S 'na' the Nt"e-pr"-I ieni'- name 7
was presented 10 t"feat ,'i Ro"s~yeIt
OF the Star" .omm,tt-e Declared tn me be-
fore n" meeting that Vi sherman an .
didalv ~. H~en arranged Win 'nv pT telr-
phon" the previous daN l0'rt- haN" been
made 9" real" an lmIr~.-'"n ma E"u
favor = pan u.nr '9niida," Tor ~" 'lnn
that The iu'e ION 81 ne name Of hisn
member ~ your Administrnuon INTO ia.
tionAl .oU1 ha~ produce most ON
plicated situation and The ahS-nre Of any
authOrttIu," information a. 2" your A.
titude j. seriously misleading mauy Re
prosre-siye party !esdsr-hip and lean
GoVsrnm.ur In IN. state Know you
desire ~ 10 nave a fair FIELD AMI loie thai
this NAV b" made clear 20 the pubt-
The suggestion hat have ever Expressed
a wish 30 defeat Mr. Roosevelt Tor m"
Temporary ,hairintr~h y ~ the convention
or have ever taken n" slightest ,isp 20 do
- wholly uutru" mover heard Mr.
sherman name suggested ~ temporary
chairman ~ n" state convention uutl /
saw m tho Newspapers ~ August ~ thai
he had been selected n, The meeting of N"
committee wh"n you oal"t At INV nous"
RatuTdaF evening. August a. YOU old me-
that NJ ko"-'y"lt Intended 20 20 20 the
convention asa daiera'" and Won -uxg~s'ei
incideu'aiv hr- h"tng made temporary
chairman suggestion IN OhI,n ! acput.
ee~~d u d,d not occur 20 ne that any ore
would opV'-a % iht- VS. the Hr-f tam.
the cub 80 ~ ~" 'emporIrr 'haIrmEu-hiy
vas m"r'iu-d io m" hy any Oh" Nou ID
not ask mo go take any action % ha'ev"r
with respect to y Atfer a full discussion
OF the Nep Nork state situation drafted
In voYr yrcs"u'" the following Telegram
and cent % % Mr. Sherman
RTytILr. Nus .. 1910
HoN 2yob'' io|'. ; 'A'r-1". l'''-P,.s,-
Pleas. -tS 10 ward ana Woodrow rba'
have had long oonN"r-.'Iou WIN urIS'om.
20 YOU 'rE' N" "h"l" .,'Isti"u ~ N'S
York may 10 saved without humiliation
80 any. ~" and vi .I.'ury ,or ~" parry
bv a full "uul"r"no" nrI Mr. Roosevelt
and r-a soma hl'' ""u' "--luu- vfft r-f"f"f -
10 platform tud candidates
The ihIng - an others hat ought 'n be
avoided - = cont ruy"rsv 90 'h" rouN "nfIon
] am told b, VIZ Grt-rsn 'hG' -url q .'T.
ference wI'h VIZ Eoo-~ve' might CON
venicntly 10 had ana would h.. v olrpu"i Dv
him ""f0r" -" stat" 'ofnwrf"" meets
on II"-fa" H"p" you vflI nc rb,e % 70.
port sIrIs'7,ior~ solution whom Won come
on NsdU-siav WILLIAM n Tar
on i'e afternoon 81 MONDAY. august 80.
Mr. sherman 'ephoned nae from N"v ork
and 'or N" hrs' tim" arrri-"t NJ" Of the
farf that there was Trrt"-al II" opr"s"
Mr. Hpo-" cli Tor the temporary hartman
ship. and hat with Mr Root name 70
Other nam" than VI Root AS mentioned
7 protested against 'h. idel Of ,"nf"-'
on su,' q matter. g"r"mp'ur'iy 10 lined 20
be- draw T. INTO fRhi against Nr R"0~r,elt
and agurn rru"v"d ~, Urgent aIrr'e that
there o." rr"rIp' amt fY!l i.'r,nuAl 'nnf"r-
enc" attn Nr Eoo-a' "lf h"iorr ~" com
mifree m'r'Iug with 'i"N 20 -a.uriny
harmon AMI 'Wf"Fv Tor no parfv
Mr sherman ,all"d upon M" here on 'he
i7'b int 80 meet an engagement ~ = % eek =
standing made o IN him and Mf L"uieu-