The Detroit times., 1910-09-26
MACHINE Man WILL
BEG ROOSEVELT
To HALT
Lou Payn, Leader Of Old Guard, Will
Call On Former President In
Saratoga and Ask Him Not
To Force Issue.
Roosevelt Is Not Expected To Give
An Inch in Fight To Defeat Sher-
man for Temporary Chairman.

SARATOGA. N. Y. Sept. 26.-whcn
Col. Roosevelt rolls into this village
late this afternoon one Of his first call
ers WILL be Lou Payn, OF Chatham,
one OF the leaders of the old guard.
He win visit the new boss" OF tho
Republican organization to appeal To
him TO. be merciful. The old guard Ia
licked to FRAGILE" and they admit II
In private, although outwardly they
are still insisting that they have con.
troll. Payn will ask Roosevelt not to
force an Issue on the temporary chair
manship. He will point out that the
vast majority of the upstate delegates
want Sherman to act as chairman,
and will explain to Roosevelt that he
turning down Of Sherman will harm
the party more than anything that
may be put In or omitted from the
platform.
eooseven rs not expected to give an
inch. Sherman will stand pat, and the
result will be the test vote when the
convention meets at noon tomorrow.
But as Payn put II to his friends to-
day:
Roosevelt will have to take all OF
the responsibility. The fight here Is
not for today and not for tomorrow,
but for generations to come. Out OF
this convention, whether the old
guard wins or loses is to come q 1T
tie army of courageous Republicans
who Will form the nucleus for the old
ttmn RanNhtfNan orY,r ~ hVa 49,
These courageous Republicans intend
to run the party without interference
from Washington or any outside
source. Roosevelt and | have been
and are friends, and shall tell him
just what he 10 facing"
The delegates began focking into
town today In real earnest. Every
train unloaded its quota and it was :,
far different appearing crowd than
has been In evidence at Republican
conventions In past years. There was
an utter absence OF the old-time Joy
fullness and happy cheering. In con-
trast- the delgates OF today are a grim
lot. Not one attempted to dodge the
declartion that they are here for a
Tight and not for a frolic.
Roosevelt will have a majority OF
the delegates with him II he forces
vice-President Sherman out of the
craftsmanship. But that Is as far as
Roosevelt can 60. So far as adopt
Ing an out-and-out progressive plat
form that will follow the lines OF the
new nationalism" Is concerned, the
vast majority Of the delegates are OPP
posed. There will have to be q COM
promise on the platform planks. and
today the single topic is just what the
party will finally agree on.
Both factions Of the party were
busy today framing the planks that
will be whipped into shape by the
committee. They are as far apart as
the Poles In their beliefs, but II Is
by no means certain that a comprom-
ise cannot be reached. No matter
what else the "old guard" may
say about Roosevelt they admit he Is
the best compromises that ever lived
and they say that he will probably
follow his old plan Of expediency In
the present case.
Until Roosevelt arrives here there
can be little real work done. Roose-
Welt Is looked to for a statement on
the platform the moment he arrives.
81 came here TO be temporary
chairman of the Republican conven-
ton. was invited so to act by the
governing body. the state committee,
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