The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-26
Privately Admit They are
Beaten TO a FRAGILE
BY ROOSEVELT FORCES
The Real Fight Will Come on the Plat
form to Be Adopted at the Repub-
licsn State Convention in
New York.

Saratoga n. ", Sept 26-When ex.
President Roosevelt arrives here late
this afternoon, one of his FIRST callers
will be Lou Payne. one Of the old guard
leaders, who win plead for mercy. The
old guard is licked to a frazzle and adj
ndts it privately, though outwardly It
insists that it has control. Payne will
ask Colonel Roosevelt not to force the
Issue ON the temporary chairmanship
pointing out that most Of the upstate
delegates want Vice President Sherman
and his turning down will nurt the
party more than anything inserted or
emitted in the platform.
Roosevelt is not expected to give an
inch and as sherman win stand pat,
the result win be test vote when the
convention meets tomorrow Roosevelt
Is expected to oust sherman, but
vast majority Of the delegates are op
posed to an out and ont progressive
Platform along the lines OF new ma
tionaIisms and. particularly, direct pri-
maries. There is sure 20 Be compromise
and bargaining on this big feature Of
the preliminaries.
Colonel Roosevelt LETT New York at
1O o'clock and refused to talk. Vice
President sherman arrived late this
morning al smiles saying Il came here
II be temporary chairman and am pre-
pared To do son He refused to discuss
the possibility Of being turned down
pnd Roosevelt being named instead.
''Not a word. I'm going to be temporary
chairman, remember that" The old
guard made its first move against
Roosevelt BY announcing that it viii de-
nand public sessions OF the committee
on resolutions. They want speaker
Nadsworth as chairman, while Roose-
velts wants secretary Root.
Barnes and Wadsworth intend to say
tnat Roosevelt told them. when Govern
or Hughes raised the direct primary IS
eue, that it is absurd and a lie. de-
signed TO be a weapon for the dema-
g6gue and millionaire They will urge
this to be still his private opinion, but /
that he has taken up d scheme TO aid /
bis candidacy for the presidential nom
Iration in 1912
The leading men in the Roosevelt I
famp last night said they would have 4
Rt least 6T0 out Of the LOIS delegates (
to the convention, and that the victory I
Of the progressives would be SO com
plete as to insure them control Of the /
Republican state committee, which is
10 be CHOSEN at the close OF the conven- +
tion. Already they are talking about I
an organization that would eliminate /
chairman Woodruff and several Of the
nIti- Roosevelt leaders on the committee I
from membership in that body One +
pf the leaders in the old guard camp
last night admitted that the progress
sives mad the votes TO do it, The pro-
eressives expect majority Of five on
lhe next committee.
The first conflict is expected to come
1T the meeting of the state committee
to make up the temporary roll Of the
convention this evening. The old guard
leaders hint at some coup at this meet
Ing through which tine progressives will
be taken by surprise. Should they fail
they will 90 to the convention floor with
their fight for Sherman. This fight
even tine old guard leaders look upon
hs forlorn hope, unless things should
change very radically before the con-
rention is called to order
If defeated in the first engagement
they will return TO the attack when
the progressives attempt to put their
proposed direct primaries plank into the
platform III the committee on resolu-
lions. They are prepared to submit
fomplete draft of platform OF a mild
" progressive tendency, framed in
spirit of conservation and coucned in
language as different as possible from
the radical document the colonel's
friends are expected to present.
The old guard declared last night that
q line-up on the temporary chairman
ship is very different proposition from !,
} lineup on the platform. Even though !
Roosevelt should win the craftsmanship,
they say, It by no means follows that
the platform dictated by him will be
adopted Many delegates who win vote
for him either from personal choice or
from instruction, they assert, are ir- !
revocably opposed to the principle Of
direct nominations.
It il also rumored that trouble IS
likely to arise over the Taft endorse |
ment j
No suggestion OF candidates has come q
from the old guard sources but several t
names were considered at last nights D
conference Of the progressive leaders. +
Friends Of Mr. Griscom said Mr. Roose-
velt was inclined to believe that Henry i
stimson. former United States attor- y
ney, would be- the strongest man to g
nominate for the governorship because
Of the prestige he has gained in his
successful prosecution Of the sugar
trust officials.
It was declared here tnat until Mr.. $
Roosevelt, should the progressives win
the contest with the old guard, deter 2
mines whether an upstate OF New York
City man shall be selected, friends Of 8
hir. Stimson will do no active canvass
hg in his behalf. In the event Of Mr.. :
nomination, the names Of
Senator Harvey d. Hinman of Bingham- +
ton and Frederick M Davenport Of
Clinton were mentioned as possible can
ailates for lieutenant governor.
Among those suggested as possible
timber BY the progressives {.
yesterday. were Supreme Court justices q
Emory Chase of Catskill and John &
Il woodward Of Buffalo. Almon Fl Gun. u
aikon. president ef ST. Lawrence uni Il
sersity, Frederick Hazard Of Syracuse q
md Aiasley Wilcox Of Buffalo. r