The Washington times., 1910-08-16
Vice President Sherman
Named Temporary Chair
man N. 7. Convention.
FOES OF COLONEL
WIN FIRST FIGHT
Old Guard" Determined to Stand
by Their Chief and Rebuke
Former President.

NEW YORK. Aug I6-James 5 she--
man, Vice President OF the United
States, was today selected as temDor-
ary chairman Of the Republican state
convention which meets in SARATOGA
september p, by the Republican state
committee
A motion BY lloyd Griscom. chairman
Of the New York county committee
that Colonel Roosevelt be substituted
Tor Sherman was defeated by a vote
Of % 10 Is.
The choice of Sherman was then
made unanimous, after a statement from
Conm1tteeman William aBrnes- IT. that
ne was sure Griscom had proposed
Hoosevelt's name without the knowI-
eGEe OF consent Of the latter.
The light was orr Of the most spirited
seen lntheRepublil--n State committee
for years
"oodruf's Friends Rally.
As soon as the members OF the Re-
publican committee gathered here TO-DAY
tae warfare that has been brewing he
tween followers of -Tl-e05r-e r5-,s7.7 5,--7
and Of State Chairman r7f-1--f -
" oooFllII came 10 a climax when fr v-9S
teaLned that Woodruff had been T7rre(5
- - Ola Guard 10 retain the chair
The meetin gof the Republicans was
S@--Sd SodaE 70 nX the date and Mace
q l-e STATE convention in the fan.
10 strengthen WOOdruff's ursfrion If
was also learned that rre orlr,1.r7r---s - =
E-ooSeFeit had drawn I'D a resoI--ri--- IN
ooISlng the chariman-S work and rz5
TItz-isso geo Tor ITS introduction at the
It was declared nat II the resoIu-
cgA was raised Z would be con
d,ssi-ee 2, 2 IsouAS z- 70 Roosevelt. who
- G'-S-Ls = 70 see NoodruI ousted, but
- was also said that II those behind
ne movement doubted its failure
they woqld refrain from bringing 115
the resolution
Decide 10 Fight Colonel
The strong supporters of yvoodruf
held a caucus at the Republican C1ub
and decided 10 fight efforts 20 make
roosevelt temPoTtTy chairman of the
Republican state convention hy r-a-
Sentng the name of Vice President
James y sherman for the place
4uoLner sensational EeEeTaur0e-r
was Ine securing Of strong Woodruf
Lafayette D Gleason secTerar-- -
the state committee and clerk of me-
senate, appeared as proxy for James
Bartlett is the state committeeman
rom Sumolk and Nassau counties
which take III Roosevelts home dis
triCt-
Other absentees were Collector John
a Merritt, OF Lockport. and ez-Gover-
nO- OdelL
James " NadswOrth. sneaker OF the
assembly, appeared as urcxv for lTr--.
nit and Luther W. Little for O5=U
Both are ardent " oCGTuff supporters
The rejection Of Roosevelt came on tre
Ilcliei- 0L FElScoE1- 30 soon as the
State committee met William Barnes
who led TIE ighS 20 prevent the state
Legislature 1T Albany al its S0ecfaI Ses-
son Gassln5 the direct primary LII in
ccTSed by Roosevelt IN a letter 70 Er5s-
com, moved EfaC Sherman ne NAMED ~
Temporary chairman GriscUm was on
his feet
Roosevelt be substituted for that of
Nj Sherman, he said II also move
thar the selection OF a temporary chair
man be deferred until the next meeting
OF his committee. which Will he on rra
night preceding the convention"
as5rDeS inteTpoSea technical o.hIac-
ton, insisting the Griscom mad no right
20 make two motions 4 parliamentary
vranEle followed. in which the Barnes
contention was defended bF James W
WadswOrth. speaker Of the State as
sembly, and the Gr-sc0m motion bv
Congressman William s Bennett. can
didate for the nomination for governor.
ElnallE committeeman Harry W
Mack. a lieutenant Of CSrisCocor1-S from
New York. made the motion that the
selection be postponed and the vote was
ordered.
On the suggestion that action be defer
rec tLe committee BY a vote Of . TO y
decided aveTseIy. Then came the vote
on the GTiscOm motion
On this vote three members switched
because Of friendship for Roosevelt bJr5
the GTiScom motion WAS defeated BY a
motion Of p 10 -.
Barnes motion that Sherman be chosen
was then voted on and. according to
the announcement OF -SaTe Chairman
Woodruff, i was carried unanimously.
As a matter Of fact however Girls
com. Bennet, and a number Of the 9TH
er Roosevelt adherents did not vote
On the proposition