New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-28

/ him who has been sent TO speak for the
administration to all parts of the country,
| even into the Presidents own State of
| Ohio-the Ce-President of the United
! States. James :. Sherman? Who else. in
| deed could the state committed unless
| actuated by some Interior motive. have
even thought of to speak for the national
| administration in this his own state.
which. with unanimitv and enthusiasm.
presented him two years ago at Chicago
| as the choice for the second highest Of
| fee in the gift of the people. a selection
sanctioned and supported by the very men
who are now it is alleged. opposing him
for the position of temporary chairman Of
| this convention?
Woodruff Makes Explanation.
want to make clear once for all why
the Vice-President was selected, and also
necessity of the selection by the state
| committee Of the temporary chairman at
the meeting for, fixing the time and place
Of the convention. This precedent was
wisely established two years ago, when
| Senator Root, then premier of the then
national administration. was selected at
| month before the convention Such a
course was and is necessary for the
proper and digni1ed conduct of our con-
ventions
AS chairman Of the Republican State
committee, no one had suggested to me,
or, as far l know. to any other MEM
! Der of the committee, the name of any
other person than the NiCe-President as
| temporary chairman, until Mr.. Grisconl,
/ a ,.
to substitute another name for that OF
! Nice-President Sherman. after the latter's
/ name had been properly presented What
was the object of this action?
The correspondence between Colonel
Roosevelt and myself just after the meet
ing of the state committee shows more
clearly than otherwise be presented
that his opposition to the selection of
! Ftce-President Sherman was not based on
/ any personal grounds, but because he de-
] sired an opportunity to present his views
as 10 the policies which should hereafter
| guide the destinies of the Republican party
/ Perhaps ! had better read my letter to
/ him and his letter to me:
August Il. 1910
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay,
Long Island.
My dear Colonel Roosevelt: 1t cannot
be possible that II is necessary for me TO
tell you that the action of the state com
mittee yesterday, in which I participated,
was in no sense intended as an act of hos
| tility toward you one of reflection upon
you. | saw Ward and Barnes after their
talk with you, and they told me what you
had said about this whole matter, and l
hope YOU know, despite some things to the
contrary Whlcn the newspapers contained
this morning, that they told YOU the exact
facts Not one Of us supposed that your
name would be presented without your
man. me. the chairman of the state
committee, that you wished il done. and 1
never was so much surprised in my life as
when Griscom made the motion which he
did. Not a word had been said to be-
fore the meeting by anybody that indicated
this course was to be taken, and I under
stand that neither GrtSCom nor any one
else told Ward or Barnes. or any Of the
other men of the committee that this was
their purpose.
believing that you must appreciate the
position in which. under the circumstances,
we suddenly found ourselves, after having
agreed upon the selection of Sherman, in
conformity with the precedent established
by the selection of Senator Root two years
ago as temporary chairman. l beg to re-
main. with best wishes. yours Respectfully,
TIMOTHY WOODRUFF"
New York. August 10. 1910.
My dear Mr.. Woodruff: You seem TO
me 10 be under a apprehension in the
matter 7 was not notifying anybody about
the matter. and neither Griscom nor | had
any idea that the question was 10 come up
at this time. Some of the gentlemen with
announced that 1t was going 10 come up.
and made the announcement OF the specinc
ground that II was to head off the move
ment for me. because they did not bel1eve
in the principles for which ] stand. | have
never wanted the position. but merely SAID
that I would accept It II ii were desired
is correctly reported to his position and
# you agree with that position, you are
only right in having him and not ne TO
make the speech. Faithfully yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Colonel Roosevelt rnanifestly meant that
he desired to PROFOUND the doctrine OF the
new nationaltsm." admitting with MS
characteristic frankness that we were right
in selecting the Vice-President If we pre-
ferred the traditional Republicanlsm OF the
administration of William H. TAFT, founded
Lincoln, Grant. Mckinley and Roosevelt
himself for which James S. Sherman, with
his quarter of a century OF splendid ser
vices in Congress and IS Vice-President,
has always stood and stands to-day.
In accordance with the instructions or
thu state committee present as temporary
chairman Of this convention. the Honor
able James s. Sherman.
Mr.. Roosevelt Nominated.
It was lis o'clock before Mr.. Woodruff
had completed his laundering Of the fraz-
lied linen of himself and his associates and
had presented the name Of Vice-Presdent
Sherman as the choice of the state COM
r-ittee for temporary chairman. after
which he recognized Mr.. Hicks. of Mas
ssu. who made an ideal nominating speech.
Said Mr. Hicks:
In the spirit of that noble sentiment ex-
pressed half century ago by Abraham
Lincoln. With charity toward all and
malice toward none I nominate the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt
The nomination was greeted with pro-
lcnged and vigorous cheers.
Colonel Abe Gruber. being recognized
TO second the nomination Of Mr.. Sherman.
mounted the platform and began a speech
which as has been said. was almost with
ont a paralIeI for unalloyed vindiCtveness,
and which so incensed the delegates and
spectators that its delivery attended
bv the utmost disorder. Once Colonel
Roosevelt himself arose 10 urge his sup
porters TO permit the speaker TO proceed
without interruption. In the pandemonium
which reigned the colonel was unable 20
make himself heard. and he resumed his
seat after appealing TO the chairman to
maintain order.
Mr. Gruber asserted that practically all
of Mr. Roosevelts support consisted of the
offensive partisans, whom he had him
self appointed to office and he charged
the ex-Presdent with Shooting up the
Supreme Court Of the United States and
other portions of the judiciary" his re-
marks eliciting frequent jeers. Under |
taking to establish an analogy between
Mr. Roosevelt and Emperor Napoleon. Mr.. |
Gruber shouted 'Vive la rot!'' cat least |
that is the way he pronounced it,. but his |
own followers refused TO follow him into |
the realms of a foreign tongue. the Barnes |
cohorts shouting with one voice What's !
dat" So the Hon. Abe was compelled to |
translate his remark
Colonel Gruber's Address.
Mr Gruber said in part:
Twelve years ago on this platform |
warned Republican convention against |
turning the Executive Mansion into a |
needed. Since that memorable day the |
uh has since heeu shooting /