The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-08
NO PLEDGE FROM ROOSEVELT
AND TAFT DOESN'T ENPECT
HIN TO PROMISE SUPPORT.
Hest Information Is That Ex.President
VIII Not Come Out for TAFT or for
Any body Else for lOl2 Nominations
COntrar, Report Promptly Denied.


WASHINGTON. June Following the
meeting between President Taft and Col
Roosevelt at Baltimore yesterday u
story gained wide publicity that Col Roose-
welt had unqualfedly indorsed President
Taft for denomination and would be found
lined up in support Of him in the 1912 CAM
paign. This story was promptly dis
credited to-day both by col Roosevelt
and by the White House authorities. To
friend in Washington Mr.. Roosevelt sent
this telegram:
THE statement that | have pledged
myself to anv one for the nomination Ia
absolutely false. have neither done so
nor even discussed doing no. The story
is made out of whole cloth"
In speech at Springfield. Mass. COL
Roosevelt also was quoted as having de-
clared that he had indorsed no man for
1912 and that he had not discussed the
subject with anybody.
At the White House it was said that
neither President Taft nor Secretary
Hilles had authorized such a statement.
In fact II was evident that the puhl,"d-
ton of the yarn WAS u source Of consid-
! cradle embarrassment to President Tart
and his political advisers. II WAS too
much like a repetition of the situation
that developed after tn" Taft -hoo s"vrlt
! conference in New Haven last October.
After that conference il was said that
Col Roosevelt had run to President
Taft for aid in his New York State ight
Col. Roosevelt was greatly incensed at
the construction placed upon his visit
4 i 4. e-.- H.. 4, y .N,,tI Il
never again meet President Taft under
circumstances which might be miscon-
strued
The meeting at Baltimore yesterday
was the first that has taken place between
the two men since the New Haven episode
and the Taft supporters are alarmed
over the new cause of friction that has
arisen between the President and his
predecessor President Taft. IL was said
authoritatively to-day did not discuss
politics with Mr.. Roosevelt at the Balti-
more meeting. II was denied also that
there was any political Significance TO the
recent visit of Secretary Of the Navy
Never to Oyster Bay.
Advisers of the President have hai no
doubt for several months a. to Col. Roose-
velts favorable attitude toward the Ad-
ministration. the President having been in
correspondence with MIR Roosevelt They
have not and do not. however. look
for any open Endorsement of President
Taft by Mr. Roosevelt. They have been
informed that Col Roosevelt will indorse
no candidate in the coming fight.
Republican insurgents in the Senate
tried 70 prevail upon MIR. Roosevelt sew
eral weeks ago to allow the Use OF his name
as candidate. but he declined then to
consent to this and has made il plain
in other ways that he will not be a candi-
date against President Taft. Repub-
/ lcan insurgents are 80 thoroughly con-
vinced of his determination in this re-
, spect that they have practically counted
him ont and are figuring that he will
refuse in any way 10 take part in an active
fight against the Taft campaign for re-
/ nominal ion or in favor Of any other candi-
4 date
! SpRINGFIELD. Mas June When
Theodore Roosevelt passed through here
on p special train to-day on his way 10
White River Junction. Vt. where he
will make an address. he gave out An
emphatic denial Of the story published
this morning that he would support
Taft in tn" next Presidential campaign
/ Col Roosevelt said
! There il no truth in the report that
] | hpva ayreed to support any man for
) President IN 1912 have neither made
: any such statement nor even discussed
tn" matter Tn. story Is made out Of
whol. cloth