Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-16
CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK REPUB-
LlcAN COMMITTEE coNFERs
WITH ROOSEVELT AS AN EMl-
sARY OF PRESIDENT TAFT.
is SAID TO GARRY
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
VISITOR REFUSES TO TELL OF
THE SUBJECT OF HIS CONFER
ENCE WITH Ex-PRESlDENT-
TEDDY TO MAKE WESTERN TRIP

Oyster Bay, Aug, 15.-Lloyd G.
Griscom chairman of the New York
county republican committee arrived
early today from New York and pro-
ceeded directly to Sycamore hill.
Griscom refused to discuss the sub
ject of the conference which he Is to
have with Roosevelt but 1t is known
he is the bearer of an important mes
sage from Taft Upon Rooseyelt's re-
ply, it is believed win depend in great
measure the future relations between
the president and the ex-president.
Mr. Griscom spent Saturday night
with President Taft at Beverly and,
although Colonel Roosevelt would not
say so, it is known that MI. Grisconl
will be the bearer Of an important
message from President Taft.
Mr. Griscom took luncheon with
Colonel Roosevelt in New York Friday
before departing for Beverly, and they
discussed, among other things, the
county chairman's then approaching
visit to the president
It is believed, however, that as a
result OF lar. Giiscori's visit the exact
relations between the president and
the ex-president will be more clearly
defined, even though public announce
ment be made.
Since Colonel Roosevelt.s return
from Africa he has avoided placing
himself on record in regard to the Taft
administration. He has seen the presi-
dent only once, and then for COM
paratively short time, So far as known,
no messages have passed between
them since, and it is believed that
President Taft desires to ascertain
where his predecessor stands, particu-
larly in view of the national campaign
which is soon to get under way.
To Stand for Conservation.
Colonel Roosevelt's western trip is
to start Tuesday of next week. During
the trip it is expected that he will
place himself on record in regard to
q number of matters of great interest
to the country and the republican
party. One of them will be the conser-
vation Of national resources.
While it is believed that Colonel
Roosevelt will not have one word OF
criticism of the administration in any
of these speeches, there is good ground
for the assumption that he will not de-
part lTOIll luc VlSOlOuo oIfAAu Aol wi
servation which he assumed while he
was president.
Whatever may be the tenor of Mr..
Griscoms message from the president
it may be said that Colonel Roosevelt
will proceed with the program which
it is known he has mapped out for
himself
To Make Coast to Coast Trip.
Colonel Roosevelt also announced
that he had decided on a third long
trip. Starting in March he will go
from coast to coast on trip which
will occyny about month. The col
onel said ,nat while he was in Africa
he had accepted an invitation from
DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president
of the university Of California, to speak
at the university on Charter day next
March Only one other speech has
been definitely settled-at the South
ern Commercial congress in Atlanta,
which will be made in March on the
westward trip.
From Atlanta Colonel Roosevelt will
travel through the south, making one
speech in each state which he ira
verses. He probably will make a short
stop at the Texas ranch of Cecil Lyon,
republican national committeeman,
who is an old friend.