Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-05
.PR0GRE SS|v| WINS.
STIMSoN, NAMED TO HEAD TICK.
EFT. BY NEW YORK RE-
PUBLICANS,
ROOSEVELT is IN THE SADDLE
Colonel Leads Fight and Completes
His Triumph At Saratoqa.-An-
nounces That He Will
Stump State.

ry l.. Stimson Of New York as it's
candidate for governor. The nominal
ton of Mr.. Stimson was one more
victory for Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
who personally led the fight for the
nomination of his candidate, complet-
ing the unbrOken series of triumphs
from the moment the convention was
called to order until it's final adjourn
ment. The remainder of the state
ticket follows:
The Ticket:
For lieutenant governor - Edward
Schoeneck.
For secretary Of state-Samuel S.
Koenig, renominated.
For state comptroller - James
Thompson.
For state treasurer - Thomas F..
Fennell.
For state engineer-Frank M. Will
Jams, renominated.
For attorney general-Edward R.
O'Malley, renominated.
For associate judge of the court of
appeals-Irving G. Vann, renominated.
The Vote:
The vote for governor stood as fol-
lows:
Henry L. Stimson ......., 684
William S. Bennett of New
1OIA :..... 242
Thomas B. Dunn of Rochester %
James B. McEwen of Albany %
Scratterlng -................ %
At the close of the convention
James S. Wadsworth, Jr., speaker Of
the assembly, announced his with
drawal from the legislature, due to his
personal views as to the length of
time during which member of the
assembly should be a candidate for
speaker. He has been speaker for five
years. Mr.. Wadsworth would not say
that his retirement was due to the
victory Of the progressives.
Roosevelt Is Master.
The close of the convention found
the Roosevelt forces in complete mas.
terry of the situation. It was the cleo.
ton of Colonel Roosevelt as tempo
rary chairman Tuesday over Vice.
President Sherman, which decided the
issue between the colonel and tho
organization, but the old guard kept
up it's fight grimly until the end.
H. Following the first rout of the or
ganization& came Colonel Roosevelt's
dramatic and successful battle for the
adoption %of the platform of the pro.
glessiVes and his final nomination Of
Mr.: Stimson.
4 by the time the vote was taken the
strength Of the organization had been
fdfssipated badly. Having no candidate
for whom to make determined fight,
&C threw the bulk Of it's vote to Mr..
lBennett. AS a rule the voting on the
gubernatorial candidates followed the
same division between progressives
and the old guard as the vote for TEN.
porary chairman.
s :..5.. Woodruff Gets place.
Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff, who
failed Of reelection in his own district,
was elected from the second district.
The election of chairman from the
progressives in place of Mr.. Woodruff
is expected, although no idea could be
gained as to who the new chairman
will be.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he would
take the stump in the campaign. He
said that he would try to speak in
every county in the state, although
he would not cancel his southern trip.
which begins on Thursday of next
week, Or his trip to Iowa early in
Novemb Der.
William Barnes, Jr., of Albany, who
led the fight of the old guard against
Colonel Roosevelt said:
"Ths ticket is nominated and I am
for the ticket. That is automatic. It
is par y government. I shall support
the NJ minees of the convention and
hope }or the best. I expect that har.
mony will prevail in the party. The
state convention is the supreme au.
thoriY of the party. 1 believe in party
government. believe in acquiescing
In th3 will of the majority. In adopt
Ing he principle Of direct nomina.
tons the party has set it's face in the
direction of radicalism which, if the
tenddncy is not checked, will mean
the advocacy later on of the initia.
tive ind referendum, direct legislation
in oher words, pure democracy as
advocated by Mr.. Roosevelt in his
speech on the direct nomination
plank"
clapp Aids Beverage.