The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-17
Sherman Is Named and
Consents to Preside
at Saratoga.
BUT THE COLONEL IS GOING
viii Fight From the Floor Ma
chine win Try to Save
the Legislature.

Theodore Roosevelt for temporary chair
man Of the State convention. hm woult
rather have Vice President James &
sherman Tn. next thing was an lnii-
nation that Mr. Roosevelt. who wa- will
ing tn be temporary chairman H wanted
and had allowed HIS name 20 to presented.
was going to the convention as a dele gate
and proposed to make from the hoor
some remarks of presumably progressive
character.
II il sand that MIR Roo-avet heard he
fore the reporters did after he had au-
thori1ed Lloyd Griscom 80 nominate
him for the temporary Craftsmanship
that the Old Guard would pat up Mr..
sherman against him. He appeared to
he a little vexed when the news first
trlcklsd into the OWioyk Office But after
luncheon at the Manhattan with William
l.. Ward. who had voted for sherman,
and with Mr.. Grscom the Colonel seemed
to think that he knew the answering
move and had the hest of IL and he issued
this statement:
PRO0REssIyE STATEMENT BT l. r.
To the various persons who asked me
whether ! would accept the position Of
temporary chairman Of the State con-
vention ] sail that I would do 80 only
II they were sure after knowing my Giti-
tude that they desired me. because my
speeoh would he Of such character
that IL might help II the convention nomi-
mated the right kind Of man on q clean cut
progressive platform. but that IL woult
hurt IL neither the right kind Of man
were nominated nor the right kind Of .
platform adopted
The Colonel thought that that would
explain itself and he added nothing
Just what course he will pursue in the
fight for control Of the convention Is not
cheer There Is little doubt though,
thFt he will attend a. q delegate from
Nassau county. II ~ fairly certain that
he does rot expect the convention to
nomirRi. him for Governor. OF ct any rate
dOs-- not expect To- accept such a nOmira-
tIon
M LAUOHs WITH WARD ASD DWIGHT
A. hrs mrcheon with Mr. Ward At the
Mar haitian u. had hot 81 thing 20 z.y
Ebout the rebuff that the Old Guard gave
him The only thin ina ie known however,
u thar lee laughed very m.rrily ard saii
to MIR ward that he now understood why
Mr. " ard Erd the others had been a. xiotls
not 10 meet him until after the meeting
81 The COMMITTEES, William Barnes, Jr.,
aud John " Dwight. both % whom
Oppos. him. dropped over 70 the Co iorel's
table 10 eNchEn ge greeting. The Colonel
told them Just what he hal told MIR WAR;
H. saw Mr. GsiScom. 'hs Roosevelt
nOm'na'nr only lew minutes at tn
OUiio,k offic. Nv that time the Colonel
was acguain'-d with all the details os
th" meeting lie laughed 50 loudly
while he was talking with Mr.. Griscom
that III" reporters IN the hallway won
dsr,-d what cnlid n- going on
Mr.. Grscpm sssd af,erward tina, he
was unable - tell Just what color the
fight So,Ild ASSUME. bur he -urmissd that
1t would he something like the coior %
red hut ron tie - ~ the opinion that
Mr. Roosevelt will go a. the convention
and max. n speech expressing his views.
The county chairman declared that Ire
fore the meet ng ~ the stat. committee
he had made no canvass 81 the delegates.
He thought that if three members IL the
State had been present the result Nigh:
have been changed slightly
OLD GUARD DECIDES OK FIGHT
tn. old guard eat up late on Monday
M ght thinking and decided early yestsr-
day morning to force the lighting The
only matter debated WAS whether they
should fight on The retirement 81 Wood
run a. chairman or On the selection %
a temporary chairman n was finally
determined that instead Of making Mr.
woodr-Ir an ls.ue the old guard should
come ont directly against Mr.. Roosevelt.
The opinion they held Was that Mr. Roose-
welt could offer nothing to ,hc party
except what influences he might have
with the voter on tn. street. an influence
which they tho ght was not 50 very
great nov. and that 10 Attempting to die
tate the policy ~ the party in the state
he WAS going oft &c hts way ~ make
things worse for u.
Having resolved upon that much Mr.
woodrlIf. Mr. barnes. Mr. Ward and
Mr. wadsworth decided that IL there
was "a he a fight with Mr. Roosevelt
and the progressives Il would be better
to have the tussle out at once at the inert
ing Of the committee yesterday on the
main question 81 the domination ~ the
Sar atoga convention by Mr.. Roosevelt
BEEAKISo THR NEWS tn 0RIsCoM
Il was not until shortly before the
meeting was called o. order yesterday
that Mr. Griscom learned Of an organized
opposition Co Roosevelt for Temporary
chairman He cent % tho Republican
Club. where the committee meeting was
co be held. expecting that the only bust
nes- which would be transacted UOuli
be the hxing Of the date and place % the
convention He had been In the club
only q few minutes when he WaA told that