Show GOV TALKS albany N Y dec 21 governor higgins referred today to the statement sent out last night from washington in which it was declared with authority that president roosevelt had not known in advance of the gov erners suggestion of james W wadsworth jr for speaker of the state assembly 1 I believe the statement is true said the governor 1 I know it mojie true I 1 wish to aay further that I 1 have had no communication with the president verbal or otherwise on the subject of the in my recent visit to washington I 1 had an extended conversation with him but the was not among th subjects discussed while it Is true that the president is not interfering and I 1 believe would not interfere in the election of a speaker of the assembly of this diate I 1 have every reason to believe that he would be tory much pleased to hear that th assembly had chosen gilr wadsworth Wada worth as r speaker i the governor was asked about an allusion by senator to possible impeachment proceedings against him as a consequence of his action in connection with the he would not discuss it 1 I am not easily frightened was all he would say |