The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-24
lone COUNTY NOT
BIG ENOUGH FOR
I. R. and JAMES
Ex-president Roosevelt Chang
es His Base and Vice Presi-
dent Sherman Today Re-
turned to Utica.
EACH is TRYING TO
ExTERMlNATE OTHER
Col. Roosevelt Is Resting Up
at His Brother-in-laW's
Home and viii Leave for the
West Tonight.
tAmericsr Nc,vs servtce.)

Utica. N. Y, Aug. 24.-This is the
battle ground Of the day in the fight |
between Vice President Sherman and
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. The ex-
president is determined to extermin-
ate the vice president so far as his
political fortunes go II he can accom-
plish it. The VICE president is determ-
ined to hold his ground. The issue is
clear-cut. Roosevelt il bitter because
of the vice presidents alignment with
the Woodruff f-Barnes-Ward combina-
ton in preventing the naming of
Roosevelt for the temporary chair
manship of the state convention.
Sherman is angry because Roosevelt
came out yesterday In his speech be-
fore the Oneida County Grangers for
Senator Dayenport's candidacy for re-
nomination. Sherman is strongly op-
posed to Davenport. who is an ardent
supporter Of the Hughes policies.
Roosevelt wants davenport to get the,
nomination, ps5xkr1lys because sha Is
an anti-mactine man and also because
his candidacy would SO sorely dis
please Sherman.
Tco Small For Both.
So today these two political Gladia-
tors are arrayed against one another.
but one county will not hold them.
Roosevelt is just over the line in Her
kimer county, at the old homestead OF
his brother-in-law, Douglas S. Robin
son, resting up for his start for the
west tonight, while Sherman is in
Utica. The vice president had a sud-
den engagement to go out of town
yesterday just about the time Roose-
welt arrived. He recalled that he hal
an engagement to go to Watertown to
help launch a new banking institution.
Had the Taft letter and the fact
that COL Roosevelt was to be here
today anything to do with his going?
Certainly not. insisted the vice presi-
dent. He freely admitted that he had
originally planned to go to the Grang-
ers outing. but. Oh well, he had to go
to Watertown. That was all. So he
went to Watertown and Col. Roosevelt
came into Utica and got a great recep-
ton from the Changers. They literal
ly swamped him and when he spoke
Of Davenport as the ideal politician it
was easy to see that the grangers
were for Roosevelt and Davenport
and not particularly impressed with
Sherman.
Curiously enough, after Roosevelt
had gone to Herkimer last night, Vice
President Sherman came back to Uti-
ca. He had nothing whatever to say
as to the Taft letter. Roosevelt's visit
or anything else.
COL Roosevelt could not be induced
this morning to make any further
comment on Sherman, but he show
ed by his manner that he is full of
fight and that there will be no let-up
in the fight on the vice president It
is apparently Roosevelt's ambition to
get all the sweet revenge he possibly
can.
Dix 10 Confident.
John A. Dix. chairman Of the state
democratic committee. was an opti-
mistic visitor In town last night. Dix
has been making the rounds Of the up
state cities and he wanted to see how
the crowds here received Roosevelt.
Dix surrounded himself at the Baggs
hotel with throng Of democrats He
predicted that the row kicked up by
Roosevelt and Sherman in the republi-
can party In the state will have the
effect of splitting the ranks 50 wide
that the democrats win have things
their own way this tall. He Is sure
. democratic governor win be elected.
A change In the running schedule
Of Col. Roosevelt's special train will
make it possible for him to accept an
invitation to take breakfast tomorrow
morning at the Ellicott club in Buffalo.
The train win leave Utica at midnight
and reach Buffalo at $50 In the
morning. The colonel win have
breakfast at the club and resume his
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