The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-14
'L|7TLE ADVANTAGE
TO EITHER SIDE
n F
Relative Positions Of Colonel
Roosevelt and Old Guard
Unchanged.
PRIMARIES ARE HELD
Both Griscom and Timothy
Woodruff Are Claiming
Victory.

New York, September 13.-Primarics
held throughout New York City to1iay
show the relative positions of Theodore
Roosevelt and the Old Guard. who are
lighting for control of the coming Re.
publican tSate convention, to be prac-
ucaily unchanged.
Roosevelt still has the support of
practically the entire delegation from
New York county, numbering 100.
while his opponents claim 100 of the
li2 delegates in Kings, twenty-four in
queens and eight in Richmond county
There were unsuccessful contests
backed by the Old Guard leaders. in
several districts in New York county.
while in Kings the friends OF Colonel
Roosevelt endeavored to capture some
OF the districts heretofore controlled by
Chairman Timothy l., Woodruff. of the
Republican State Committee. but with
out result.
Mr.. Woodruff Won in all districts In
Kings EXCEPT four. Tile Republican
State chairman issued this statement
tonight
The returns from the primaries in
Kings county show that while the dis
trict controlled BY Naval OFFICER
Kraeke, Postmaster Voorhees, Con-
gresham Calder and Senator Travis
have thorty-three delegates cut or a
total of 40 the other Ioe Will all sup
port the Kings county organization
and vote to ratify the vote of the state
committeeman from Brooklyn In the
selectin of Vice President cherman for
temporary chairman OF the convention
The returns from New York county
Indicate that one State committeeman.
Harry w Mack. has lost his place In
the Stale committee and that a mum.
Der of the delegations TO the State
convention will support the State COM
mittee N the position when 1t has
taken in the matter OF temporary
chairman"
Mr.. Woodruff also claims the dele.
gates from Richmond and Queens.
Although Mr.. Woodruff says the re-
turns indicate that number of New
York county delegates will support
President sherman. the Roosevelt
forces, headed by County Chairman
Lloyd G. Griscom, claim the delega-
ton will support the colonel almost
to man, They also count on the sup
port of the Richmond delegation.
County Chairman Griscom tonight
expressed entire satisfaction with the
returns. He said:
Our county will continue in our
loyal support of President Taft and
VIII lend our best efforts to UNFOLDING
his hands in CARRYING ont our party's
pledges. TO the nation.
In the State we will continue our
efforts 10 bring about such change in
the party management as will restore
the confidence of the Republican voters
and bring about success at the polls
In the autumn We welcome the aid
which Ex-President Roosevelt will
give to bring about this success"
State Committeeman William Barns.
Jr.. of Albany issued a statement to-
night charatcerizing Colonel Roosevelt
as the post dangerous foe to the
world OF business and labor in the
United States
BarAcs NIiEccs No Words.
Mr.. Barnes in his statement ,o-ni-ht
refers to a statement of Mr. Griscom
that the action of the State commits
tee In selecting Mr.. Sherman as tom
porary chairman will certainly nc
overturned by the convention. and
that Mr.. Roosevelt Will preside, wa1ch
means that he will appoint the com.
mittee on resolutions.
If Mr. Roosevelt is temporary
chairman" lie continues, and il the
convention adopts the report of a rad
lcal committee on resolutions. New
York will place herself alongsids OF i
Kansas, and Iowa and the conservative
element of the Republican party. which
for years has been its backbone. will be |
Invited to the rear. and the new ma
tionalism coupled with the Bryanite
pronouncement against the decisions of !