The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-27
COLONIES CORRESPONDENCE
WITH HERBERT PARSONS

you understood that I was unwilling. in
view ~ HughcSs conduct toward YOU.
Hendricks and Barnes. 10 ask any OF
you 10 support him. / am very unwll-
ing = do 30. and when | saw YOU |
hoped that no necessity would ever arise
FOR me 20 Do IL but Nc also agreed at
that time that the sit .ation might
not tell what would have % be done
when tho time came unless TIRE s!'ua-
ton cleared
You were very strong In your state
nents OF what the men under YOU said
a. q Hughcss unpopulsr.ty, and | GER
tdinly unders; God you 10 say that Bennett
felt exactly as you did tas IN unim-
purtant incident | may mention that
Amos Pinchot notified me that you
had entirely mistaken him and that he
favored The nomination OF Hughes
when Bennet tells me, as 'hc local
leaders Ike Strasshurger tel me, that
tho sentiment is very strong FOR the re-
nomination II Hughes 7 have got 70
take notice Of Il. entirely agree with
~ YOU say as 20 your just reasons
flr complaint against GOV. Hughes, and
Furthermore with all YOU say a. - the
fact that many ~ those who desire his
reconciliation desire IL chiefly for The
purp SO of hurting the Republican party.
Moreover, my dear Parsons, you can
hardly seriously suppose that, 20 quote
your own words, ! am trying 10 'trea'
YOU as a puppct" that IS, II you mean
m" when YOU say those IN charge ~
tre national campaign" which OF course
] am MT.
ON tho contrary. 7 nave written again
! and again - Taft and 20 Hitchcock MOI
! to make any open statement. and
/ haven't the s.Ightttt intention or telling
| YOU what 20 do" and never Will tel
| tH" newspapers that YOU will he told
what - DO" and never haV" thought o.
so telling them
You wrote me requesting 20 see me-
and asking that ! say nothing until
had seen you. | saw YOU. We went
over he situation. aftcrward saw
Bonnet and various others. including
sherman, and the situation az they re-
lated u was 90 totally d,Ncren, that
felt ] ought to tell you that this, with
I other knowledge brought to me, had
made me alter my mind as 70 what was
the wis" thing 10 do. Hut surely my
letter most explicitly d'scla'ms any IN
tertion 20 dictate 20 you
Those canrasses that you mention are
very instructive, hu, Z, r. difficult r.
reconcile them With Strassburgere "
Il not
stu 7 absolutely agree WIN YOU tina,
there are many cross currents: that
there are many currents against
hughes but don't see whom YOU ar,
going 10 put in his plac who won't be
weaker
sincerely YOURS
THEoroPF ROOSEVELT
Hon Herbert Parsons. N C..
81 william St. New York, y. 7.
Let me r"reat that ~ course wan
the fullest and most open expires OF
of preference A. the primaries that n
stand heartily for whatever you. Fassei'
ana the rest of TIE leaders finally DO
and have no intention NJ forcing m.
/ nomination" or Of trying TO; but thai
unless YOU object ! should like, as a
good Republican and party man and 4
staNch believer in Won. 20 'ell YOU n,
judgment, for whatever q is worth
Mr. Parsons W the mai l'tter cou
fdGd 10 col. RooN'ref thd, he had q
~ bcllio's spirit. admitting. however
RooScrou'S right 10 ddriso as the hsdC
o. the party He dtdn't rant to b.
treated Ike a puppot, AVID he sometime,