The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

SAHAIooA. n. Y, Sept. 27.-Tha
most remarkable washing of dirty
political linen in the history or the
Republicans of New York took placa
In the convention hall here to-day.
For hours bitter denunciation waa
heard from the platform and for tha
nrst time in his life Col Theodoro
Roosevelt was denounced to his face
by the men who successfully elected
him member of assembly, governor.
Vice-president and president
Timothy L. Woodruff. the man
Roosevelt while president made chair
man or the State committee by the
sheer weight of Federal patronage.
read letter from Roosevelt, which
ne claimed showed that Roosevelt
had taeitly endorsed the selection OF
Vsce-President Sherman as tempo-
rary chairman.
Abe Gruber. facing Roosevelt, pour-
Cd forth stream OF denunciation
the ike OF which has seldom been
heard before even q Ward conyefa-x
ton. and Roosevelt had to aDuaaf:
personally TO the crowd to let tl1s
New York attorney bs heard and
give him a square deal"
II was 1907 when Chairman Wood-
run called the convention to order.
At 1915 Woodruff introduced Rev.
DR.. Joseph Carey. OF Saratoga, who
delivered the opening invocation
Aisies damned.
"nen the prayer was ended for
mer Attorney General Dayies de-
manded that the aisles be cleared.
Then delegate demanded that tha
seats De cleared OF all who were NOT
delegates Woodruff appealed TO the
police 10 put out all not entitled %
Ia nYn
the ushers and police and eyerything
stopped for a time.
III was 12:4o before Woodruff 80
cured order sufficient for the voice
or Secretary Gleason to be heard IL
reading the call for the convention.
III was 1886 when Chairman Wood
run began his speech. naming James
3 sherman as the choice OF the Stata &
committee for temporary chairman.
when Taft was named there was
forty seconds of applause, which wa
confined to the delegates and ths
Utica and Albany men in the rai-
ieries The cheers were aided by thn
band which played America. 49,
second outburst greeted the mention
or sherman. and when woodruff In
dignantty declared the state com
mittee was not actuated by Interior
motives, there was mingled cheers
ana Misses. 1t was manifest that the
crowd was in an angry mood and thnt
II WOULD require only a word to par-
ticlpats real disturbance
Roosevelt sat impassively through
the woodruff speech. Woodbury. said
WoodrufY's Speech.
me next order of business = - n
election OF the temporary Chairman.
President Taft deeply desired that q
ms party here In convention assem-
oied' representing the largest ana
most potent Republican constituency
OF the United States should rHAnus.
yocally endorse hts administrafion.
Tnis, know from personal knows
edse as the result of visit rnadAs
two weeks before the meeting or the.
state committee to the summer a r,i.s
tol at Beverly. ' -ssas
To ailay these apprehensions what
more natural than the selection. frSSSs
MAKE the keynote speech as temporaxy
chairman. OF him who had been snrsfs
70 speak Tor the administration 10 IN
parts or the country, even into ~ IL
presidents own State of Cnfo-fhs3s
viee-presldent of the United Stata1 Il
James s. Sherman 5sss3SR
As chairman of the Repubffcass
state committee, no one had errrnsf #Sss
ed TO me. or SO far as know. "a a3sS1s
other member of the COMMITTEES th2 \
name OF any other person than fk3S
vice president as temporary chAiyrsanj III
until Mr.. Griscom, sitting in the eorHs a
mitfee as proxy. moved to ~ NJ
stitute another name for thar of NJ
President Sherman after the lattG4 III
name had been properly preeen41
What was the object Of this acffoS N
The correspondence between CE3z&
onel Roosevelt and myseh tunt II u
the meeting of the State cox1mAa1 II
shows more clearly than can &&SS S$|
wise be presented. that his ore S
ton to the selection Of Vice Prenl116 N
Sherman was not based on any r. f2
sonai grounds. but because Nd deeirS
an opportunity to present his y16x
as to the policies which should hn
after guide the destinies Of thA q
publican party. n N 33sS2s &
When Woodruff mentioned Ro61 4
Welt for the first time tho NeN Yo ~
county delegates started y cl1 U \;
which was taken up by y poxtt6S
the spectators. The cheerine
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