Arizona republican., 1910-09-29
.OLD GUARDS
 UTTER ROUT. Roosevelt Is In Supreme
 Control At Saratoga NOMINATION 0F ST|MSON
Platform Strongly Endors- es Taft's Administration, Approves Tariff, Plainly and Briefly Declares for Direct Primaries.

Saratoga, Sept. 2S.-The republican state convention tonight named Henry L. Stimson of New York as candidate for governor.
 The nomination of Stimson was one more victory for Roosevelt, who per sonalIy led the fight for the nomination of his candidate. The rest of the ticket follows:
 Lieutenant governor, Edward Shoe neck.
 Secretary of state, Samuel S. Koe- nig (renominated).
 State comptroller, James Thompson.
 State treasurer, Thomas F. Fennell.
 State engineer, Frank NJ. Williams (renominated).
 Attorney general. Edward R. O'Mal- ley (renominated).
 Associate justice court of appeals, Irving G. Vann, (renominated).
 The vote for governor was as fol- lows: Henry L. Stimson, 6S4; William s. Bennett, PAP; Thomas E. Dunn, 3S; James B. McEwan. 2S; catering, 23.
 The late, made out this morning by Roosevelt, Senator Root and their ad- visors went through without a hitch.
 Roosevelt said tonight that he would take the stump in the campaign. He said he would try to speak in every county in the state, although he would not cancel his southern trip, which be- gins Thursday of next week. and his trip to Iowa early in November.
 At the close of the convention, James $. Wadsworth, Jr., speaker of the as sembly, announced his withdrawal from the legislature, due to his per sonal views as to the length of time during which members of the assem- bly should be a candidate for speaker, or hold that important office. He has been speaker for five years. He would not say that his retirement was due to the victory of the progressives.
 The close of the convention found the Roosevelt forces in complete mas tery of the situation, although the "Old Guard' kept up the fight grimly until the end.
 Following the first rout of the old Guard in the selection of Roosevelt as temporary chairman, came ;he dra- matic successful battle over the adop- tion of the platform of the progressives, the final victory and the nomination of Stimson.
 The platform warmly endorses the administration of both President Taft and Governor Hughes.
 It declares that the Payne tariff law has been success, and refers with ap- proval to the work of the last congress It pledges a continuance of the state graft inquiry until all wrongdoing capable of exposure shall be brought to light
 The plank relating to direct pri- maries is very brief, but admits of no misconstruction. We promise legis- lation which will enact these principles into a law" is the pledge.
 On graft. the platform says: We de- clare a relentless war against official and legislative wrongdoing in this state. Dishonesty in public service is, next to treason, the most fragrant of crimes, and in ridding our institutions of this cancerous growth, we know no party distinction"
 Of the tariff, the platform says: The Payne tariff law reduces the av- craze rate of all duties II per cent by increasing the duties on some luxuries and articles not of common use, mak- ing, however, no increase on any com mon food product, and it turned the national deficit into a surplus In pro- viding for a tariff board it affords the means of still more accurately determ- ming the difference in the cost of pro- ductiOn at home and abroad. The ad vances in the cost of living are only a local reflection of a tendency that ie ,,,o rI q x,-ida opd cappot ha trutbf,,i- ly said to be due to the present tariff"
 By the time the Stimson vote was taken the strength of the organization had been dissipated badly. Having no candidate on which to make determ- ined fight, 1t threw the bulk of its vote to Representative Bennett.
 In the vote for state comptroller, Thompson received substantially the full progressive strength in addition to about half the "Old Guard" forces. He was opposed by Senator John B. Kis- sell rt
 The state committee, containing sev- eral new names, was announced to- night It was assumed that the progress sives would control in the turning over to the Roosevelt forces of the party machinery of the state. Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff. who failed of reelection in his own district. was elected from the second district The election of progressive chairman in the place of woodruff IS expected, al- though who the new chairman will be is not surnised. It is customary to hold a meeting of the state committee