New-York tribune., 1910-09-20
BENNETT FOR ROOSEVELT
nenies Deal with Gruber to De-
feat Ex-Presldent-
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS HELD
neIepates Chosen for State Con-
veution-Some Pledged Mere
Iv TO Follow Griscom-

veutlOu-S0me r1SuSSu N1c2
Iy to Follow Griscom-
81 an, going 10 vote for Roosevelt fer
..-,,ars-v chairman Of the state conven-
.,o, in snire Of the fact that MI cIrls-
-, ,s +-vtrg 70 nominate some one else
. CONGRESSMAN in my district after
have won.
y am for Taft absolutely as PRESIDENT
- for denomination made bet
,.,-aa months ago shat Taft would be re-
nominated
,--5r7ia-a NJ. Bennett. the new leader Of
- nth Assembly District, who still
bi- fight on his hands 10 hold his
= 7s leader and get the nomination
congress against J. Van Nechten
,oi,o+t made this statement last night
- mis- Assembly district convention
,.s rofe5 down resolutions instructing
=. delegates 10 the Republican State
,-,,-rDtior u vote for g. plank in the
-,.-eo--n unouaIihedly indorsing Presi-
-. Taft's administration and instruc-
,,r the delegates to vote with County
+,-os,den- Lloyd . Griscom in support
:. Theodore Roosevelt for temporary
chairman Of the state convention
T-,Ited States Attorney Henry A.
wise offered the Taft and Roosevelt
,,so1,,rgons as an amendment 10 the
.inn1e resolution offered by Mr.. Ben
nett pIedging the delegates to direct
r-truaries and got along swimmingiy
and With repeated cheers as he men
-foued Taft and Roosevelt But at the
zf-d-ro Of his amendment Mr.. Wise
.acled on a resolution calling for the
election OF Henry ". Mack one Of Mr..
ps-ret+-s defeated opponents. as state
committeeman
Immediately there vas a storm of pro
test ard jeers and Kisses from all over
,-e raH. Mr.. Wise tried 10 get a roll
-rsH on ms amendments, hut the con-
a.-e7ffon refused to listen. and Mr.. Wise
.-sz ova-z helruinrly defeated by a viva
-,o~r vote. while 51r Benefits resolu-
t-o- vas adopted and It was discovered
--st t1-a convention had adjourned.
Wise Full of Amendments.
Hair dozen times while Mr.. Wise
va reading his amendments Mr.. Ben
nett was on his feet irving 10 move
their adoption but Mr. Wise kept add
f7r one after another until MI Bennett
sat down and said that he would wait
until Nr. Wise finished. Then came the
Mack resolution and the convention rose
snd defed Mr.. Wise.
The resolution adopted vss as follows.
Resolved. That the following named
persons who are pledged 70 support
direct nominations are hereby desig-
mated and elected delegates and alter
mates from the 18Th Assembly District
or New York county TO the Republican
STATE Convention. 70 be held At Sara
sorz. X. Y. on September -, 1910"
After the adjournment men al over
rna hall --ere saying
He defeated his own amendment b.
h--nE1rE IN Mack"
g This shows that there was nothing In
l-a+ report that Bennett had made q
oezT with GrJlber 10 throw Roosevelt and
c-fscor7-" said Piiny " Williamson. one
Of Fenrrrr-s supporters who stood be
side Bennett. reading the resolution
Nothing in st." said Mr.. Bennett
The delegates elected TO the state con-
,.4--7on we're william NJ Bennett. Henry
Z. -toddard. william Il. Douglas, Mar
III sake. John r Wendolph, Charles ".
coleman. Albert J Berwin, Leslie 5.
IoclzHsrt and Martin J. T. Hobart The
sI-r-nates were Arthur s. CraEin, Albert
.Dt-fnEer. Alexander 8 Stroud. Walter
s-7ln. William T. Quinn. Henry B.
Ca~erde1 Benjamin f Strauss, VIII
.an. J. smith and Edward X Lyon.
The defeated O5cott-Tay Mack ad-
i.-ertz offered no opposition ticket of
delegates. but contented themselves with
tr.fnc a. amend Mr. Benefits resOlu-
srrr.
N- Bennett said after the adjourn
r.er- rnar more than haf the delegates
and a-taruates were pledged already to
af-r-- -orinations and TO vote for
Roosevelt for temporary chairman Of
lie state convention. and fer a plank in
.ae platform indorsiAg President Taft's
sa--. 5--~arion. He added that ali the
E..ea4t-s voufd vote the same way,
t5o.-a some of them preferred TO go
u0rIe5-ed-
T.r. fE. Williamson s@lo-
-.- .4- never be,n the custom in this
a.-t-..r ra pledge our delegates
-ra eght started as soon a. the con-
taHr1r was called ID order with Gilbert
Ta- Hseas in tbe chair. Henry "
Fa.t. dominated Martin SAKE as tenn
r.r.r- .aairrusu for tHs Bennett side
rrr Henry A Wise put up Wilson B-
Er-. as the J. Van Feohten Oicott rep
rrs. --.ts--e sake was elected on roll
.." E- = vote or - 10 -. The other
.fIra~ were quickly disposed of, and a.
e.r aHrere made permanent. and Their
sIr Bennett. Who bad been defeated Al
G-r primaries 1u ris own election dis
t-fr- was r7adc - substitute delegate "a
-~r ..1 ..rfiOH.
W=er ihe tme came 20 elect dele
gates rr she state convention MI Ben
nerr .Fered ms resolution. and Wilson 3
P-.r H-e 81 once sn bis feet with al
ar.rl.-r~t fa- read that the delegate.
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