Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
GET FILL OF FIGHT
Roosevelt Makes Promise to
New York Opponents.
OTHER SIDE is WILLING
Barnes Says They Have No Inten-
ton Of Quitting Field.
SHERMAN TIRED OF GAME
Declares He Will Retire From Poll
tics When Present Term of Of
fee Has Expired.
SHERMAN TIRED OF GAME

UTICA. n. Y. August 25.-Theodore
Roosevelt served notice yesterday that
he would wage war without quarter on
the "old guard OF the republican party
in New York state. Having been drawn
into the fight. as he says, against his
will. he has determined to pursue II to
the end. win or lose. Mr.. r ,o:ev cit $
attitude was indicated more clearly
which he .ssaed last night. The state
ment follows:
They will have all the fight they
want 1 am only going to the conve1-
tion because 1 feel that the public in
terests, the interests Of the people OF
New York. .iemanc that the republican
party be given a chance to stand
squarely and uncompromisingly for
clean. decent. honest politics.
Hopes for Good Sense.
81 go to that convention to make the
speech exactly as 1T had been planned
originally, and while 1 hope there will
be enough good sense to prevent any
one opposing the principles for which
shall stand. yet II they do oppose
them. then II is their own affair, and.
SO far as I am concerned. the issus
shall be absolutely clean cut
The colonel said that he was going into
the fight with his eyes open, and with
full realization of the fact that he might
on account OF the attitude Of members
of the organization he was at perfect
liberty to carry on incorporating war
fare.
Some Of Col Roosevelts closest friends
In the state have told him that they
were doubtful as to the outcome. and
he has replied that he himself felt that
even though he should be SUCCESSFUL IN
the state convention at Saratoga. and
such a platform as he desired should De
adopted. the result of the election would
be in grave doubt. The colonel has told
his friends that he did not feel sure that
the Roosevelt-Hughes forces would re-
ceive unqualified support from the or
ganixation at the polls.
No Intention Of Quitting.
NEW YORK. August 25.-col. Roose-
velt's statement was shown Mr.. Barnes
at the Republican Club last night. and
after reading II carefully he said:
The opponents of direct nominations
after the contest they have been through
will not violate the principles for which
they have been fighting at the dictatior
of any one, and Il looks as II they vii
have to have the fight.
1t was agreed yesterday by both sides
that the struggle for the control OF IN.
convention will be one OF the liveiies
that has happened in this state Tor many
Il am ready to quit as a county lead.
err" said Mr.. Barnes, IL we are beaten
and IL my retention OF the job or sur
veyor OF the port OF Albany rests upon
my supporting the direct primary scheme
then 1 will be willing to give up the job
without my resignation being asked Tor.
Mr.. Barnes thinks, however, that there
will be no necessity for giving up either
his place on the state committee or ms
suryeyorship, for the reason that. as nc
contends, the primaries will show thai
the majority of the voters OF the state
are not in favor Of direct primaries.
Politics Tires Sherman.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, August 20
Unless Vice President James s. Sher-
man changes his mind, it is declared
here he will never again be a candidate
for a political office. Vice President
Sherman repeatedly refused to say one
word concerning politics to the numer-
GUS reporters questioning him.
But ii was learned yesterday that he
did say to some of the incorporators
OF the Northern New York Trust Com
pany, in which he is a heavy stock
holder, and came here on business per-
tanning to the company, that when he
retired from the office which he now
holds he would quit politics for good.
He said emphatically that his state
ment was no joke, but he meant ex-
actly what he said.
Instructed for Roosevelt.
ALBION, n. Y, August 25.-The re-
publican county convention OF Orleans
county in selecting delegates to the
state convention yesterday instructed
them to favor Theodore Roosevelt for
temporary chairman or the state con-
yention over Vice President Sherman.
James w. Wadsworth. jr, and John
A. Merritt both gave their personal at
tention to the convention. and brought
every ounce Of pressure possible to bear
to obtain an Endorsement of their pro-
gram to defeat Roosevelt. Their ef-
forts were vain.