The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28

Saratoga, NJ T.. September 2T.-Col-
oneI Theodore Roosevelt rode to-day on
the top wave OF victory. defeating Vice
President Sherman for temporary
chairman OF the Republican State con-
yeHi!on and bowling over the Old
Guard in the first engagement of q
serieG OF conflicts that are to come.
Colonel Roosevelt was in his element.
After tc had named the members OF
three important committees, and the
convention had adjourned to meet tc-
morrow. the colonel turned to the news
paper nAn and remarked:
said frazzle; you may quote me-"
A. Troy yesterday the former pres,-
dent said he would beat his opponents
TO frazzle. There were 1,oII votes.
cast In the convention. of which Col.
onel Roosevelt received 5Gs and vice
PRESIDENT Sherman received i43. thus
electinE the leader % The progress,ves
by a majority of 125. Colonel Roose
Welt did not vote. Mr. Sherman voted
Tor John Doc, and two OF the New
York county delegates did not respond
when their names were called
The vote. as officially announced c.
the convention, gave Roosevelt 5s7
and Sherman 49, but IN error IN tho
count was discovered tonight
Refers to TAFT.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke fee1inp,,, =,
what TAFT had accomplished in his ad
ministrat1on, saying that tho laws
passed reflect high credit on all who
succeeded in putting them in their
present shape on the statute books.
they represent an earnest of the
achievement which is yet to come. and
the beneficence and far-reachtne I'm
portauce OF this work done for the
Mhoie W. people measure the credit which
Is rightly due to the Congress and to
oul anle' upright and distinguished
PRESIDENT. William Howard Ta
The spectators and many OF the del.
egates warmly applauded the dec1ara-
ration of Colonel Roosevelt for :, a.,
rect primary plank.
colonel Roosevelt bitterly ass,ua.
me posses" declaring that ..the difra
ence between a boss and a Ieadar ~.
that leader leads and boss d,,,.aa.
the adherence Is that the leader haIJ,
MS place by firing the conscience ns
appeallng to the reason of his fo1,oua
,,,. s,s' anu tnat the boss holds his place
ton" ''ahlpala-
Ihunders OF applause gree,ed
onel as he was escorted to tha $50
ers stand by Vice-President c,. peak-
and Cornelius V. Collins and !. 1.a t,,ai
some time before he could proce.a Va. mas
his speech. win
Ihanking the delegates for the 5ho
that they mad conferred on hi,, -,
coionel caused the greatest enthusi. .ns
"hen ne said: You shall nor ba,,a
cause now or hereafter to regret whaJ
you have done" VIA
Day OF oratory.
1t was a day of oratory. 4, -
day of bitter and acrimonions 80 s q
with the opening or the cnnyant,a tu
olate chairman Woodrun Defined the
position of the Old Guard ava
nounced that Mr. Sherman had haan
selected for temporary chairman Aaa
then the real fight was on Co,ona1
Abraham Gruber, of New York Civ
nad oeen selected to fire the verbal
shot OF the Old Guard. and his speech
attacking the former President, which!
was bitter arraignment, was often
broken and drowned by hisses ana
jeers. No one enjoyed Grubers snaaoh
more than Colonel Roosevelt. whnI
chuckled repeatedly Once the M nda-
imonium became so great that Colonel,
Roosevelt leaped to his feet and askedE
Tor full hearing for the speaker.
. COMPTROLLER William A. Prende er east
OF New York City. was the champions
OF the Progressive fight, and made a
warm and spirited reply to the Old
Guards onslaught
The convention had been we'll pre-
pared for the outcome of the contest
for temporary chairman, William
Barnes, Jr, leader Of the Old Guard
forces, having early in the day con-
ceded the election of Roosevelt, Tho
rollcall took what seemed an In h
terminable time, and nearly four hoursl Il
had passed from the time of the open I!
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