Show PRESIDENT TAfT HAS NO DOUBT IN MATTER MAilER Stories Regarding the Attitude of Col Roosevelt Not liot Taken Seriously Washington April 4 President Tart Is in no doubt about the attitude of Theodore Roosevelt R of toward his admin administration administration adminIstration Mr Roosevelt is not depend depending dependIng dependIng ing upon chance meetings with Ameri Amen Americans cans ans newspapermen or others for in m information formation as to the attitude of at his sue euc cessor toward the problems besetting the executive hi ht two sentences comprise the substance of a report current in Wash Washington WashIngton Washington ington today This report to state it directly was that while there may have havo been no recent direct communication be between between between tween the two men President Taft and former President Roosevelt have been kept in touch with each other by means of ot mutual friends Neither confirma confirmation confirmation tion nor denial was to be had bad at the White House Housen It n is known that Senator Root who is very close to Colonel Roosevelt re recently recently recently wrote to tho former tanner President at Khartum a full story of ot political events during time the distinguished hunt hunter hunter er was In the African Jungles It also is known that William Loeb Jr who was President secretary and now collector of customs at New NewYork NewYork York rork has maintained communication with Colonel Roosevelt both by letter and cablegram Mr Loeb LOob eb has been a frequent tr quent visitor at tho ilio White House of late lat and has seemed to be on notably friendly terms t with President Pre Taft Tart These Incidents it is believed have been largely responsible bl for or the story that Is now current that President Taft ti li reads with complacency the reports from abroad that he has lost Mr friendship tr and that the former President would not be averse to having his name used as a candi candidate candidate candidate date against Mr Taft In fact It was said the President in intimated intimated intimated to a caller today that he was in a position to know a little of what is going on In the Roosevelt party part him himself himself himself self u |