Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-08-17
Former President Suffers Signal
Defeat in New York Repub-
Iican Committee
LEADERS RESENT DICTATIoN
Sherman Unanimously Elected to
Act as Temporary PresId-
ing Officer of Convention
Associated Preanl

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Theodore
Roosevelt matched strength with the
"old guard" of tho Republican party in
New York state today and met decisive
defeat. The Republican state commit
tee in session here. by a vote of twenty
to fifteen, refused to recommend him
for temporary chairman of the state
convention, which meets at Saratoga
September 27. Instead, Vice President
Sherman was selected. This is Colonel
Roosevelt's second defeat at the hands
of the "old guard" the first having
been the legislatures refusal to pass
the Cobb direct primary bill. although
Mr.. Roosevelt had especially Endorsed
It. With his setback today plans for
harmony within the party in New
York received severe blow, and as
soon as Colonel Roosevelt heard the
news he issued statement In which
SO far as the New York situation goes.
MOST POINTED STATEMENT
1t was his most pointed political
statement since his return, and those,
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had determined to begin an open fight
on the "oid guard"
Todays reputation does not neces-
sarily mean that Colonel Roosevelt will
not be temporary chairman after ell.
The convention delegates themselves
will decide who Is to open the meeting
and deliver the keynote speech" but
do
of Mr. Sherman for the place served
notice on the former president and his
supporters that the "old guard would
fight him to the end.
In the interval between now and
September "a 1t Is expected the strug-
gle between the organization and the
Roosevelt Hughes forces will be car
ried into every corner of the state and
the chief issue will be at the primaries
for the election of Roosevelt or anti
Roosevelt delegates to the convention
Whether Mr.. Sherman left his sup
port to the movement which resulted
in Col. Roosevelt's defeat has not been
established definitely. William /.
Wadd of Westchester. national COM
InlIGGHldHs WHO WdS OAAo Va AAO ASHAOA5
in the anti Roosevelt combine, is quot
ed as having said that Mr.. Sherman
knew all about the plans to indorse
him for temporary chairman. Others
who took part in today's meeting were
of the opinion that Mr.. Sherman knew
nothing of it.
WILLING TO BE CHAIRMAN
AS far as Col. Roosevelt is concerned
it has been known tor some time that
he was agreeably inclined to the plan
to make him temporary chairman, as
is shown by his statement OF today.
He said. however. that he had not
understood that his name was to be
brought up at today's meeting.
Lloyd G. Griscon., chairman of the
county committee. who presented the
coloners name today, said:
IT do not know whether the action of
the committee will have any effect on
Mr.. Roosevelt In the state campaign.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is to be a delegate to the
state convention. 1t seems to me that.
as the only living former president of
the United States his state owes him
at least the temporary craftsmanship.
'Mr. Taft, SO far as know, did not
anticipate that Col. RooseVelt's name
would be presented to the committee.
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vented the action that was taken. The
selection of Vice President Sherman
cannot be construed as an Endorsement
of the Taft administration, which
needed no such Endorsement"
Col. Roosevelt took luncheon with
Mr.. Ward after the meeting. The only
thing that is known as to what he said
to the national committeeman is that
he laughed and told him he understood
now why Mr.. Ward and other men,
bers of the state committee were not
anxious to meet him until after today's
meeting.
BARNES SEES ROOSEVELT
William Barnes. jr. Of Albany was
to have gone to see Col. Roosevelt on
his return from abroad, and although
he came back three weeks ago he had
not been near the former president
until today. He dropped in at the
hotel where Col. Roosevelt and Mr..
Ward were at luncheon.
Mr.. Barnes said that If only on the
question of direct nomination alone he
would oppose Col. Roosevelt for the
temporary craftsmanship
Representative John Dwight, Re-
publican whip of the house, also saw
Colonel Roosevelt at luncheon. He
did not care to discuss their CONVEX
sation.
Colonel Roosevelt had planned to
keep in the background rs much as
possible in the coming campaign. 1t
was only when he perceived the turn
of political affairs that he consented
to the use of his name in connection
with the temporary chairmanship
Both he and Chairman Woodruff have
expressed their hope for a harmonious
settlement of the differences between
the progressives and the 'old guard"
but there was no harmony talk among
politicians tonight. Both sides were
agreed that the action OF the state
committee today had no connection
with national politics While there
were some who said that Mr.. Sher-