Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-27
Coming of the Colonel Is
Awaited With BreathIeSS
Interest BY the Vanguard
Who Are at Saratoga
THEODORE CONFIDENT
HE'LL BE CHAIRMAN
Sherman Is Also Confident.
Old Guard Will Present a
Complete Platform and OBJ
iect to Any Changes

SARATOGA, Sept. e6-with the com
ing today OF Vice President Serman on
the scene OF political battle, the "old
guard forces redOubled their energies
TO secure control Of the Republican state
convention and prevent Colonel Roose-
Welt and the progressives from naming
the candidates and writing the party
platform.
Mr.. sherman had scarcely alighted
from the train before he was in confer
ence with william Barnes. Jr., who
frankly stated that neither side had a
majority OF the delegates and that the
fight was far from settled
NO. there Is nothing to say. said
Vice President Sherman And there
won't be anything to say later as l
look at IL"
who is going to be temporary chair
man of the convention?'
IT am" was the reply. That's what
I came here for
Doesn't il look rather funeral" asked
an upstate newspaper man.
"Oh, no.: perfectly delightful.
SHERMAN IN GOOD HUMOR-
Mr.. Sherman was in high good humor
ana was cordially greeted by the lead
ers OF both sides and the delegates as
he went TO his rooms.
On OF the first to greet him was
Cornelius v. Collins, OF Lroy, Colonel
Roosevelts upstate lieutenant Mr..
Collins and the vice president shook
hands.
Lou Payne. former state superintend-
ent OF insurance. button-holed Mr.. Sher-
man and swung him into private hall
way, sing. I'm with you until the
last"
Mr.. herman then retired for his talk
with Mr.. Barnes and the other ''old
guard leaders who had been summon
ed or q counting OF noses and a final
drafting OF plans.
The eight for the temporary chairman
ship Is far from settled" said Barnes
earlier In the day. "and until IL is settled
am not going to talk. There is much TO
be done. I can tel you this. that the
progressives at this moment have not a
majority OF the delegates; in fact. neither
have we. Until the Craftsmanship fight is
over there IL no use talking candidates.
We are going TO present a complete plat
form 20 the resolutions committee. and
will not submit TO any amendments what
ever. I have nothing to say about the
pIanks IN our platform"
PLATFORM A SURPRISE.
Mr.. Barnes statement that the "old
guard would present a whole platform
was a complete surprise, II having been
expected that Colonel Roosevelt's op-
ponents would confine themselves to an
active opposition OF certain planks of the
progressives' platform with which they
were not In sympathy.
DELEGATES MARK TIME.
Delegates to the Republican state
convention representing the progress
i've wing OF the party who
are aghting the old guard for con-
troll, marked time today pending the ar
rival of Theodore Roosevelt, who was
expected at 2:D D m A conference OF the
progressive leaders was continued until
past midnight planning details Of the con-
vention and the fight for delegates.
In the old guard camp there was the
same air OF expectancy, and prior to the
arrival OF Vice President Sherman. groups
OF his partisans discussed the probable
effect on their cause Of the presence OF
their leader.
The moral effect OF Mr.. Roosevelt's
presence on the night before the con-
nict is expected by the progressives TO
crumbIe up all effective opposition to
the movement TO place the former presi-
dent in control OF the convention. Mean
while both the old guard and progressives
claimed a majority OF the LOIS delegates.
Interest centers in the action OF the
state commlttee AT NonAbnls mSeeh5s
with special reference TO the threats said
to have been made on behalf OF the old
guard to demand a revote on the question
OF whether Roosevelt or Sherman shall
be temporary chairman. for the alleged
purpose OF vindicating the committee
from the charge that has been made that
the result OF the New York meeting was
brought about by trickery.
The tentative platform OF the pro-
rressive has ben described by one OF
its drafters as short. crisp and distinc-
lively Rooseveltian-" 1t Is understood
that the main plank is for direct nomina-
lions on the lines already announced by
LLOYD C Griscom- The document is said
also 10 contain a labor clause and a
strong commentator OF the work Of the
r.uarIaff,-a nrnha committee.