Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
ROOSEVELT VICTORIOUS.

Theodore Roosevelt is boss" OF
the republican party in the state OF
/ New York. The "old guard" is in re-
treat.
In a convention marked by abuse,
! vituperation, kissing and scenes OF
disorder unprecedented in republican
history the crown was placed upon
Mr.. Roosevelt's head in Saratoga yes
terday. He was elected temporary
chairman OF the state convention,
which had its first session at noon,
by vote of SGT, as against 445 for Vice
President Sherman, who had been Sc
ected for the honor by the state COM
mittee.
At the same time the veterans of the
party stepped aside with the plainly
implied message:
"You have won. You have humi-
lated the vice-president of the United
States and the managers of the repub-
lican party. Now go ahead and run
the party. We are through. !"
|, The "old guard" went down fight
| ing. Its overthrow and its withdrawal
from party management means that
the republican organization in New
York, practically on the eve OF presi-
dental contest, is split and torn as it
has not been since the days when the
Blaine Conkling-Garfeld war led to
the overturning OF the state of New
York and the election of Grove Cleve-
land for governor by plurality OF
1872. 900.
Senator Root was selected as perma-
nent chairman by the committee on
permanent organization.
The action OF yesterday tells the
politicians of New York Roosevelt is
candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation in 1912. His conquest OF the
party machinery means that if he re-
tains control, he can send the IS
delegates from New York to the next
national convention pledged to vote
for him. That is big asset in a
campaign for the presidential nomi-
nation.
As in his old speeches, he refrained
yesterday from giving n sweeping in
dorsement to President Taft. He
spoke kindly of his administration,
praised some OF its achievements, but
did not bestow upon it half the en-
comiums he did upon the work OF
Governor Hughes. And his utterances
made it perfectly clear that he does
not intend to put his o. X. on
President Taft without string at
tAched.
The spectacle OF a man twice presi-
dant and once governor sitting in n
convention rs the principal in a po-
litical fight, while the chairman OF
the republican state committee as
sailed his motives and other speakers
hurled criticisms Of bitter character
al him, and with the vice-president
on the United States but a few seats
away suffering humiliation rs a result
of the row, was one which 'aused nc
end of comment.
State Chairman Timothy L. Wood
ruff, OF Brooklyn, one Of the Old
Guard leaders, was one of the first to
feel the effect of the progresslves'
victory in the State convention yester-
day. Delegates from Kings county in
the Second Congressional District, at
meeting last night, retired Mr.. Wood,
ruff as State committeeman, and
elected Alfred E. Vase to succeed him.
Members OF two other congressional
districts reported that they were ready
TO. elect Mr. Woodruff Il member OF
the State Committee, but it was reported
that the State chairman had said he
was ready to retire from politics. This
Mr.. Woodruff denied, stating that he
has nineteen Of the twenty-three Brook
Ign districts, and intends to remain
rs leader.
There we're numerous reports last
night that Colonel Roosevelt had in
dictated that he did not desire Mr..
Woodruff to be returned to the new
state committee.