The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-30
ANGRY AT COL. ROOSEVELT
HERKIMER REPUBLICiNS RE-
SENT ms INTERFERENCE.
state Committeeman ssrshei says US
Irging HIs nephew 20 Fight Against
the Party Organization us . fine
va, TO fSrinE About Party Harmony

UREA, July 2a-Now that the smoke
Of battle has cleared away and Theodore
Douglas Robinson. nephew OF former
President Roosevelt. has retired to his
summer home at Warren. following hls
defeat in the Herkirner county primaries
yesterday for the Congressional nomina-
ton. talk among the Herkimer county
voters, particularly the Strobel organiEA-
ton men. switched to-day to Col. Roose-
welt considerable number among
State Committeeman Strobel's supporters
are extremely angry at tho former Presi-
dent for having mixed in Herkimer county
politics TO the extent Of urging his nephew
to lead the insurgents against the regular
organization candidate. Representative
Millington. in the Congressional fight, and
they are not bit backward in expressing
themselves.
"Of course We resent ex-President
Roosevelt's intrusion remarked State
Committeeman Strobel. And why
shouldn't WEI By the very statement OF
his nephew. Mr.. Robinson. he urged the
latter to make the fight against the
Republican organization here. even II he
had but one chance in ten OF winning out.
That's a fine way OF bringing out party
harmony in a year when concerted action
by the party 10 going TO be sorely needed
However. the Colonel fell far short IN
his calculations
The organization will have at least
forty-two delegates in to-morrows con-
vention. when delegates TO the Con
gressional convention will be named. and
Mr.. Robinson may have about twenty
four believe IL we had had about three
days more MIR Robinson wouldn't have
captured more than half a dozen dele
gates. l also believe MIR. Robinson =
supporters had access to large barrel
and that the contents were freely used
m his behalf IL failed to turn the trick.
we have had some pretty big men
against W, some pretty big men. including
Teddy Roosevelt and his millionaire
brother law. But we trimmed EN-;
we trimmed EN-"
The Oneida County Republican League.
which embraces the insurgent element
among oneida county Republicans and
which indorsed the candidacy OF Theodore
Robinson for Congress. had no statement
to-day on the result OF the primaries IN
Herkiner county.
we feel that Mr. Robinson made n
very good showing. said one OF the
leaguers. We also believe that there
is come significance In the fact that Mr..
eight majority, while Mr.. Strobel lnst his
native town. Russia. The nomination
% Congressman Millington in the Oneida
Herkimsr Congress district means that
there will h~ an issue before the people.
II was said. however, that In all proha.
hility there would he no Congresstona ]
candidate IN Oneida county projected into
the campaign by the Republican League.
Vice President sherman and ex-Mayor
Wheeler will probably have no difficulty
in rounding up the delegates to the difer-
e.nt conventions in the three Assembly
districts OF Oneida county in support OF
Congressman Milhngton.
In tomorrow He-kimer county con &.
vention Congressman Millington and
senator Seth q Heacock will get the
dele gates to the Congressional and Sena-
torial conventions and Col. >. c. Clobridge
will h.. named for the Assembly.
The quest ION was raised nov that his
n.rhew had been defeated. whether Col
Roosevelt would pay hls visit to thus city
on August - and speak AZ summit Park
a. has been arranged II " expected that
he will. though some OF the Grangers
under whose auspices he Is 10 speak, fear
he may scold 4 little