The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-27
WAR TO THE. end
Teddy Declares That &c is in the Po!it-
icaI Fight to a Finish
WILL SHOW NO QUARTER

WILL SHOW NO QUARTET
lie Says He Realizes that He Ma
Be Deefeated and that He JeeoE
ardizcs the Success of the Reput
lican Party in the State, but Their
Can Be No Compromise.
Theodore Roosevelt served motto
Wednesday that he would wage wa
without quarter on the i'old guard
OF the Republican party in New Yorl
State. Having been drawn into t.h'
tight, as he says, against his will
he has determined to pursue it t.
the end, win or lose.
Mr.. Rcoserelt's attitude was indi
Gated mere clearly than at any. time
before by statement which he is
s.e1. The statement fellows:
They will have all the fight they
want. I am only going to the con-
vention because 1 feel that the pub
lie interests, the interests of the
people of New York demand that the
Republican party be given a chance
to stand squarely and unromprising-
ly for clean, decent, honest politics.
Il go to that convention to make
the speech as it had been planned
originally, and while ! hope there
will be enough good sense to pre-
vent any one opposing the princi-
pies for which l shall stand yet If
they do oppose them, then it is
their own affair and so far as I am
concerned the issue shall be abso-
lutely clean cut. y
The colonel said he was going into
the fight with his eyes open, and with
full realization of the fact that he
might be successful. He said he felt
that, on account Of the attitude OF
members Of the organization he was
at perfect liberty to carry on un-
compromising warfare.
Some of Col. Roosevelt's closest
friends in the State have told him
they were doubtful as to the out
come, and he has replied that he
himself thinks that even though he
should be successful in the State con-
vention at Saratoga and such plat
form as he desired should be adopt
ed, the. result the ~elenflon- would
be in grave doubt. The colonel has
told his friends that he did not feel
sure that the Roosevelt-Hughes fore
es would receive unqualified support
from the organization at the polls.
Col. Roosevelt's Endorsement of
State Senator Frederick Davenport
was the first step in the fight which
he expects TO carry on from now un-
til election time. He decided toiay
to go to the State fair in Syracuse
SEPTEMBER II to speak and at that
time may talk politics. He probably
will make number Of other speech
es, both before and after the State
convention.
Vice President Sherman, who is
one of the central figures In the
struggle, and whom Col. Roosevelt
opposed by his endorsement Of Sem
ator Davenport said emphatically
be would not talk about the sitna-
ton. Senator Davenport called on
Col. Roosevelt Wednesday to talk
over the present situation in his dis
trict. Col. Roosevelt was not will
ing to say what conclusion they
reached.
What Barnes Says.
VIM. Barnes, Jr., Republican lead
er of Albany, and of the old guard
who selected Vice President Sher-
man for temporary chairman of the
State Convention over the head of
Theodore Roosevelt, was in New
York Wednesday and gave out a
statement Wednesday, part of which
follows:
"When Mr.. Griscom interjected
Mr.. Roosevelt's name as candidate
for the temporary chairmanship,
without the members of the Stale
committee knowing where Mr.. Roose-
velt stood on the issues, now before
the people. in New York state. and
after the Vice President had been
placed in nomination before that
committee, thereby forcing the is
sue. which it was not the intention
of the committee to create, he sim.
ply threw a firebrand in the Repub'
lican situation, entirely unwarrant-
ed and for what purpose it is not
for me to say
1T is therefore highly sensible,
he continued, on the part of Mir
Roosevelt, if he hopes to control
the policies Of the Republican party
in that state that he should so tc
the Convention as a delegate ant
there thrash out what lie thinks
ought TO De the policy OF the party
,, with those who have different 0pi"
ions from him. 1t is assumed, u
course, that he will abide by thu
decision OF that Convention, as vii
those who oppose him there, if he j!
successful