The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-17

until President Taft could at least be con-
suited think that the situation was one
that Mr. TAFT should have had an oppor-
tunIty To- give has views upon. but the
precipitation with which this thing was
carried through to-day very plainly shows
the motive behind II | don't think that
Mr. Roosevelt will he much disturbed by
what has happened. hecauSe II will suit
him 10 have the names IT the men go on
record who seem - -" bent on bringing
about breach IN the party IN a year when
there IN ould be harmony
ANYHOW RoosEvFLrs GOING TO SARATOGA
Mr. Griscom zaid that the action taken
/ hv the COMMITTEES would amount o. very
little anyway hecluz" MIR Roosevelt
would be able e. speak with greater tre''-
/ dom as a delegat" than he would from N"
| platform A. the Temporary chairman
I The vote IN committee would not di-Cour-
/ age the progressive element IA the party
because after AL the majority was very
small one lie frankly told Mr Woodruff
that the fight would be taken - the con
v"n'ion and that Mr. Roosevelt would he
! nominated IN that convention as IN" tenn
porary chairman Mr. Griscnm and those
who are with him do not think that the
Woodruff Ra rueS-W adswOHth faction will
control the convention They say that
many VI the leaders who voted Yesterday
for sherman. although protesting q he
able - control their delegates would not
BE- ahl' - vote delegations as q unit on any
propagation that aimed at the humiliation
~ Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt intends g. have a Sav-
as a delegate Of course IN the selection
of the candidate for Governor MIR
Griscom when asked yesterday n Mr.
Roosevelt wac inclined at this moment
q any particular candidate Saif
MIR Roosevelt Is committed 60 no one
He has talked over the merits OF the many
men whose names have been suggested
- him. h" has considered their avail
ability hut his only desire IL q find out
the kind - man that the party wants.
and then Mr. GnsCIm added this sig
nlfCant remark OF course II the party
selects the kind Of man Mr. Roosevelt
can support ne will back M that mar
but rot unless the selection ~ one that he
thinks should be made
Mr. GrIscom said that he was sure that
President Taft had no knowledge that
Mr. sherman was 70 be- put IN a position
Of opposition 20 Mr. Roosevelt He
insisted that Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt
had views as - the policy which should
be adopted m this state Ia the coming
campaign which were entirely harmoni-
uUs
Then II wac -ugge-t.-i - Mr. Gris-
com. the only lssre mere to-day was
Roosevelt
1t would seem 40. admitted Mr. Gro
com
SHERMAN CONSENTED To SERVE
MIR Woodruff and his friends were
inclined TO doubt the accuracy Of Mr.
GrlsComs Information that President
Taft had no knowl.dge Of the intention
90 nam" Mr. sherman a. the Temporary
chairman Of the convention. Mr. Wood
run sald that he mad had a conference
on Monday night win Mr. sherman.
that he had asked Mr. sherman II he
would consent 90 h. the temporary chair
man and thar Mr. sherman had consented
without making any qualifying remarks
oi any Kind Nlr NoodruN went further
than that and minated that MIR. SHEER
man had told him that Mr. Taft would
re pleased rather than otherwise 10 have
MIN take prominent part IA H." Conven-
tIOu
Whan Mr. Grl-cou war told Il this
h. zaId he ;uouglt that IN" stat" char
man must have D.-en lmi"r a mi-appra-
henson. r"caus" ~. ca 'Dfn. nAd had
% from y TAFT hIm-'I mat tn, Pra,l-
dent wuuli b.. delighted 20 have Mr.
Roosevelt tax" m a,tIv" part m the cam
paIgn IA TINS stat"
H. the contradictions that Passed to
and fro the short and ugly word was moro
than ono" uS.'d and u Was apparent that
'h" friction hctwe''n ia" regulars and the
pTpg-"~sIv"S threatens "a rcd hot light
IN H." floor ut the convention
POsE THE Party uOF> LoSE THE COVER
NOKsHIP'
A. a matter ~ fact several of The -pok.s- 3
men tor the regulars -aid after the meet .
ing thai they had not much hop, IT win /
uInE M" GoVeruorShIp election this wear
ana hat they did not care much anyway F.
II losing u would end the political pre-
tensions Of the Roosevelt GrIscofn crowd !
hey said that IN" graft invest CATION 7
comm 'tc,. ~ puld undoubtedly bring out !
i-"lO-'Ir"' which would not helm m" I
Republican campaign TINS year and that /
? ." ch.cf effort would he to try 10 main.
tam control u the i"gI-latur"
WOODRUFF DoESS hNow BUT ~ Ill STAY /
Nr Woodruff jubIlant over what he I
consId.r"t 20 ba ,.ctory for himself I
and hl, friends. minated that he would .
h., "A cand date for reelection As chairman /
O' tho state CcmmItt."
4 haven't Just made lIp nv mind vet
n. Eald whether ! Will retire or not nov,
September, bat I CERTAINLY will no, allow
myself To 10 thrown Ou' what happened
to-day shows that any effort 10 give me
IN" kick out viii not b" likely 10 srIccoAd
I am not talking A. an "gotIst but who
could be- found 10 TAX. my pla~n, It's
a thankless job a costly ono. II keeps ono
IN sweat all IN" time and about the.
oniy man that ! 800. who would ba willing
bIt | nave been told during tho Last day or
two that h. J. iuN greatest Asset
llr Woodruff saIi this IN a -omawha, /
loCular manner, hut he became serious /
when ne Stl1 t'4ht We fepllbl'Can leaders !
Of this state would never allow such men I
as Mr. GrIscom and those VINO are behind /
him 20 play amateur politics 10 tho detrI- |
ment Of the State
no pIRECT PRIMARIES pLANk
He said that there would be no direct |
pr marles plank IN the platform to be pre-
Sented To the Republican state convention !
NEXT september
q II some 81 these crazy politicians he |
said. had their way they would make |
New York like Kansas. where the State
parties get up som. fool proposition every |
known politically "A crazy State The |
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