Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-27
Downs Sherman in Con-
test for Chairman in
New York.
OVER 100 MAJORITY
Speakers Warmly Debate on
CoioneI's Policies Before
Roll Is Called.

Syracuse, N. ", Sept. 27,-ExPresi-
Hent Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as
temporary chairman Of the republican
state convention here this afternoon
over Vice President James s. Sher-
man. The unofficial count gave Roose-
Welt $50 votes and Sherman 455, four
delegates not voting.
Pays Taft Compliment.
Roosevelt, as temporary chairman,
opened his speech with the recount
ing of legislation enacted during the
past Is months approved by Presi-
dent Taft, which he said combined
wisdom with progress. He said these
laws represented an earnest
achievement which is yet to come;
and the beneficance and far-reaching
Importance of work done for the
whole people measure the credit
which is rightly due to congress and
to our able, upright and distinguish
ed president, William Howard Taft.
One for Hughes.
The speaker then turned to state
legislation and paid a high tribute to
Governor Hughes for his efforts on
behalf of the people. With party
in power as long as the republican
has been, he said, there will have
been individual cases of misconduct
and corruption. There is no need Of
another party crying turn the ras-
Gals out for we have ourselves
turned the rascals out He declared
his belief in the republican party and
that its principles deserved the con-
fidence of the people.
The speaker attacked corruption
as the arch enemy of the republic, of
free institutions, of government by
the people. He considered 1t even |
more dangerous than open lawless- |
ness or violence. He declared the
party Is against corruption in poll
tics and business, and denounced !
crooked business and crooked poll |
tics alike.
Honesty is Keynote.
Our attitude, he continued, is merely |
that we stand for honesty as well as
for progressiveness and for efficiency; |
that we believe both business men and |
politicians should be just and upright !
and honest as well as wise, courageous |
and far-sighted. The corporation must |
be protected and given rights, but it /
must be prevented from doing wrong |
and deprived of all secret influence in
our public life. We must adhere to |
everything possible to promote and |
conserve business prosperity.
He concluded with an appeal that the |
people be allowed to rule, and denounc-
ed the rule Of the boss as the negation
of democracy.
Roosevelt There First.
Saratoga, Sept. 27.-The republican
convention was late in assembling to-
day. Roosevelt was the first of the
leaders to arrive, Sherman coming in
soon after. Both were warmly re-
ceived.
Chairman Woodruff called the con-
vention to order. Presenting the name
of Sherman for temporary chairman,
he made a statement setting forth the
reasons for the committee naming the
vice president.
The principal reason, he said, was
that President Taft desired that this
convention should unequivocally en-
dorse his administration, and the COM
mittee considered it but natural to Sc
lect for the temporary chairman, who
was to sound the keynote, the man who
had been sent to speak for the admin
istration all over the country, even in
the presidents own state of Ohio, Vice
President Sherman.
Roosevelt Merely Wants to Speak.
Woodruff then reviewed the incidents
the opposition to Sherman.
He said correspondence between him
self and Roosevelt showed the latter's
opposition to Sherman was not based
on personal grounds, but because he
desired to present his views as to the
policies of the republican party and to
the new nationalism.
Cheer Name of Roosevelt.
There, were cheers for Sherman, and
Joseph Hicks of Nassau county in
short speech nominated Roosevelt.
The nvention broke into wild cheers
and continuous applause the delegates
waved their hats and c1apped their
hands, while the band played a fan
fare.
Abraham Gruber of New York took
the platform and in a speech opposing
Roosevelt, ne made bitter attack upon
the colonels political course, especial
~ denouncilg his criticism of the
courts and the decisions of Judges
and Lands,
Roosey cit Asks for Order.
Gruber's speech was rather unfavor-
ably received At one point jeers and
,at-callS were $50 great Roosevelt cried