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Show position he took In the up-state fight, that of keeping "hands off." As to the influence of Colonel Roosevelt, in New York politics, there is every reason to believe that the state leaders regard it as potent. This phase of the situation entered into today's to-day's conference . at Burgess Point. President Tal't was told It was the hopo. of the New York Republicans that a candidate wight bo selected upon up-on whom all factions could unito and who would command the approval and support of the president, Governor Hughes and Colonel Roosevelt. TAFT WILL KEEP OUT OF POLITICS BEVERLY. Mass.. Aur. 1 President Presi-dent Taft followed today the recent cancellation of hla western and southern south-ern engagements by announcing that his speeches of the, future would bo few aud far between He told a committee com-mittee from Providence, R. I., that ho could not reconsider the cancellation of his engagement to epoak before the Atlantic Deepwatcrwaya association In that city in September Mr. Talt 6ald important matters of public business busi-ness would claim his attention from now until the convening of congresa. The president did not give a definite defi-nite answer to Governor Eberhart of Minnesota and delegation of fifteen from SL Paul, who came to urge blm to accept the Invitation to upeak before be-fore tho National Conservation congress con-gress In that city September 5. If he goes to St. Taul. he will simply write, the conservation feature of his next message in advance and deliver It In an address before the conservation conserva-tion congress. In this way the St. Taul engagement would interfere little with the president's plans for the next three months. "Hands Off" New York Politics. New York state policies brought Vice President Sherman and William L. Ward, Republican national committeeman com-mitteeman from that state, to Beverly late today and they were in conference confer-ence with the president for an hour or more. Mr. Taft is said to have confirmed to bis New York callers the |