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Show ROOSEVELT TO KEEP OUT OPOUflCS ?v.- ' 3 OYSTTCtt UA Y, Aug". 1 K.4Thoo;oro-RooneVell K.4Thoo;oro-RooneVell tfpehf today in " what probably the most Important political conference he has had slncp he left the white house He gathered rtbout him a Kronp or Ills closn friends and tnlkod OViT With thenl Ihn -sltdatloil vblch In best expressed In the ro-porn ro-porn that relations between President Presi-dent Taft and himself Arc strained to the breaking point. William Loeb, Jr.. collector of the port of New- York; Lloyd 0, Griscom, chairman of the New York Hepubllc-Hi Hepubllc-Hi nrtunly committee. Representative William CU1er of Brooklyn; Frede-ikk Frede-ikk J. Krako of Brooklyn, and Rep-I Rep-I tentative W. W. Cocks of Colonel Roosevelt's home district took part lu the conference. From what was said by some of the visitors It wns '.earned that the colonel colo-nel and hh friends have agreed on a plan of action which will hold, until the situation shapes Itself more clearly. clear-ly. Rootevelt to Stand Aside, j Briefly stated, it Is this: i Colonel Roosevelt is to stand aside in the Now York state campaign and let the "old guard" fight its own flghl and thus nhnuldpr all the respOnslbll-lt respOnslbll-lt for the conduct and result of the campaign He Is nelthpr to indorse nor criticise the T.lft administration. He is to keep out all around If he can. Through some of today's visitors It was learned why tho colonel has decided de-cided to keep his hands off. He feels ' that the Republican state committee in refusing to indorse him for temporary tem-porary cholrman of the Saratoga con-ention, con-ention, a position ho bad agreed to accept, much against hh will, with the knowledge that he would be held responsible for election results acted act-ed In a manner that would make further fur-ther activities on his part look ns If he was leading a factional fight against the administration. Will Not Become Involved. It was said that Colonel Roosevelt does not deem It either wise or proper prop-er to permit himself to become in volved In such a factional fight and that his present decision Is that he will not go to the convention or take any part which would render him responsible. re-sponsible. He has come to no 'definite 'defi-nite conclusion, however. One important provision was emphasized em-phasized at today's conference. Those lth whom he talked were made to understand clearly that Colonel Roosevelt reserves to himself tho right to enter tho thick of the flght fit any time, If he believes that the policies of which he is the exponent are In jeopardy. But he let It bo known that ho would do so with much reluctance, for he feels that In such a contingency he might be led lnev-ItRbly lnev-ItRbly Into a controversy with the Taft administration From what was bald after the conference it was gathered gath-ered that Colonel Roosevelt believes the present attitude of men who are Influential in the national administration administra-tion Is hostile to him and that an open rupture may be . the result. In such rase tho colonel feels that he may be compelled at some Juncture l j exert his Influence, against the administration. Try to Avert a Crisis. Those who are closest to the colonel col-onel believe ho, will do everything lu his power to avert such a crisis during dur-ing the fall campaign.' it is their opinion that ir he should decide to fight he prefers to postpone the struggle strug-gle until the 1812 campaign. Wheu the question of the nation's policy for lor the next four ears is to be brought before the country and when n successor to W. H. Taft Is to bo elected. . . Should such an issue between Col. Roosevelt and the administration pre-seut pre-seut Itself at that time. It is the belief be-lief of the colonel's intimate associates associ-ates that he will be in the fight to tte end. That he will stake his own future on the outcome and agnln become be-come a candidate for the presidency. It is believed, however, that Colonel Roosevelt regards such a deelilon as a remote contingency which is not to itceive serious attention at the pres-tut pres-tut tltue. Is Not a Candidate for Any Office. He has told his friends that he is a candidate for no office and he can conceive of no circumstances which would lead hirn to accept the gubernatorial guber-natorial or a seat In the United States senate His associates believe the only reason rea-son which might lead him to consider consid-er becoming a candidate for the presidential pres-idential nomination would be the conviction con-viction th:it he must seek another term In order to successfully carry on the work he began while presi. dent. The conference broke up late today to-day without any definite agreement os to when another will be held. Col. Roosevelt is to start for the west on Tuesday and probably there will be no more consultations of this nature u.itll after Col. Roosevelt returns. Most of the time today was given to the consideration of the New York situation, which is regarded as the one thing which may develop. in such o way as to force Col. Roosevelt to make the light within the party. Deeply Affected by Action. ' From an unquestioned source, it is l.uown that he has taken deeply o I heart what he considers to be the ! litstlUty of men close to the administration adminis-tration nnd he regards the selection of Vice President Sherman for the t'mi.orary chairmanship of the Republican Re-publican state convention as the remit re-mit or this attitude. He recalled to his visitors that he bad spoken no word of criticism of the administration and made them understand that It was his plan not 10 do so, adding that be would con fine himself solely to a policy of affirmation af-firmation of the doctrines which he i considers to be Ibe best interests of t)p nation, looking to tho future and not to the past. Colonel Roosevelt himself said he was not talking politics for publication publica-tion when efforts were made after the conference to get him to express his views. He will go to New York tomorrow to-morrow an 1 In the afternoon will ad-iliess ad-iliess the Negro Business Men s l?aguc - . i ' |