The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-16
OLD GUARD WOULD
TURN TEDDY'S FLANK
Propose Nominating Him as Gov
ernor on Platform Opposing
the Direct Primary.

NEW YORK, August 27.-Leaders of
the cold Guard agreed yesterday
upon their program for the fight to be
waged in the Republican State conven'
ton when it meets in Saratoga on Sep.
tember o. An understanding was
reached after an all day conference, and
as it stood last evening the agreement
was:
Primary contests and the convention
fight on the issue of direct nominations
must not go into the party platform.
Prolong the State convention as long
as possible, possibly four days, to en-
phasize that the present convention sys-
TEN is as open as could be by any direct
system of nominations.
Theodore Roosevelt to be nominated
by reclamation for Governor upon a
platform which the regulars believe he
will refuse to iudorse.
1t was learned that the regulars re.
garded It as doubtful whether they
could nominate or elect a candidate for
Governor against the wishes Of Mr..
Roosevelt and the insurgents, and had
decided upon the plan as outlined with
the hope of throwing the burden of re-
sponslbility upon Mr.. Roosevelt himself
| and forcing him to lead in the State
campaign.
After the convention has adjourned
! the regulars will sit back and watch
developments.
Woodruff S Statement.
As indicated by Timothy L. Wood
/ raft in a statement given out last night
! the regulars believe that lnasmuch a.
| the party has three times defeated the
/ direct nomination plan IN the legisla,
ture in spite of the demands Of Gov
ernor Hughes and Mr., Roosevelt the
regulars believe they can control the
convention on that issue, if on no other
They will control the committee on
resolutions whatever happens. Mr.
| Roosevelt will be made a member OF
/ that committee, as will Mr.. Barnes
| The regulars expect that the commit
tee on resolutions will present maj or'
ity report against direct nomination
and that Mr. Roosevelt will make a
favorable minority report.
The regulars then propose to unite IN
nominating Mr.. Roosevelt for Governor
even Joining in stampeding the eonven'
ton if necessary.
! Whether they can carry through their
program is a problem which the old
| guard admits is hard to conjecture.
! However, should their plan carry, and
I should Mr. Roosevelt positively refuse
to be the candidate after the nomina-
ton has been made, the regulars believe
I there would be a situation in the State
! organization which the insurgents
would not find easy to meet.
Accuses Insurgents
In a statement issued last night Mr.
| Woodruff declared that the only sharp
| practises resorted to in the meeting of
| the State committee. which rejected Mr.
| Roosevelt for temporary chairman OF
| the party convention, were INDUCED IN
/ by Mr. Griscom and the insurgents IN
| presenting the one time President g
name at the eleventh hour.
Mr.. W oodruff also made public let
ter that he wrote to Mr.. Roosevelt on
| the dav after the committee meeting
/ explaining the organization s views on
what had happened Mr.. Roosevelt did
make public this letter. Mr.. Woodruff
! intimated that he believed the State
committee episode was seized upon by
/ the insurgents as the most available ex
cuse for picking fight
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