The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27

very little to have started free fol-
all fight.
Finally Roosevelt could
disorder no longer. Leaping to his
feet, with his hand appraised, his teeth
glistening and his face afame he
cried: Gentlemen keep quiet.
him talk. Eacn side should have q
chance TO express Its opinion withou
outside molestation. Give them a
square deal; they must have it,"
There was little better order as q
result Of Rooseveftis interfI
SARATOGA, Sept. 27.-War without
quarter on the Old Guard and the
New Gork stat, committee, Is declar
ed In a statement issued by Col TheO
dore Roosevelt here today az result
OF last night'c committee meeting
The colonel attacks the committee for
its repeated endorsement OF Vice
Presidenl Sherman and It's official
declaration that there was no fraud
on deceit In the original select
Sherman as temporary chairman OF
the state convention. The colonel
said:
The conduct of the majority OF the
state committee last evening puts in
the clearest light what this contes:
really is. The statement of Messrs.
Griscom, Krulewitch. Kracke, Wanna.
maker and Denkel. proves conclusive
ly the trickery that was used In the
effort to win majority and keep the
management Of the party undef the
control of the men who have discred-
tied II by their actions.
> There has never been a state con-
vention to which 1t was better worth
going than this; for never in any other
has the issue been so clearly drawn
between cleanliness and honesty in
politics and honesty In public life and
that peculiar baseness in political
management which has made the very
word Politician obnoxious to the
people.
= Our fight IL squarely against cor
-uption and the unclean bossism
which has bred corruption. The men,
who by trickery, kept control Of the
state committee, and who now come
here in the effort to dominate the con-
yention, are the very men who are re-
sponsible for corruption which pro.
duced Aids. and for all that has oeen
d!screditable in the party manage
ment: and now these deeply discred.
tied bosses resent the effort of the
PEOPLE, the effort Of the plain people
who make up the great bulk Of the Re-
publican party, TO rescue that party
from the faction which has used It
only to further their own base and
selfish purposes"
Just before the convention was
called to order, William Barnes, Jr.,
in bitter statement, admitted de.
feat.
They seem to have the votes" he
said, "and with them might makes
right. But they will have to take the
responsibility"
Roosevelt officially 20. KID" the
platform today. While the document
Is to be closely guarded until 1t is
submitted in sections to the commit
tee on resolutions, 1t was learned that
the big noise" is not the plank on
direct primaries. The platform de.
nounces in unmeasured terms and In
the most vigorous language graft All
grafters. The big corporations which
have "Debauched legislators and pur.
chased favored laws and privileges, y
are condemned, and the party is
pledged to enact legislation that will
make more severe the penalty for
bribery. The "grafters within our
own party are denounced, and the
party Is pledged to retire from pubic
life "all who have been tainted by
the suggestion that they have accept
ed unlawful contributions.
Last nights meeting Of the state
committee. when the selection of Vice
President Sherman as temporary
chairman was affirmed. has angered
are urging the colonel to throw tie
entire state committee overheard
They are suggesting that there be
nothing In the nature of a compro-
mise but that a platform be framed
and jammed through which will be ul
tra-progressive.
Drive the old guard out of tie
party for good is the slogan OF Col.
Inns, Griscom and their friends today
and Roosevelt Is considering the sug.
:,est!on. Should he try to force
through The radical platform his
friends are asking for. there will be
an open split and bolt of consider.
able magnitude.
All of last night was devoted TO
conferences between the leaders, but
today, just before calling the conven'
ton together, the same claims were
being made as a week ago. The old
guard was hoping that something
would turn up to shake the Roosevelt
control.
Both sides had their plan of battle
perfected early today.
The convention was scheduled TO be
called to order at noon by Timothy
l.. Woodruff, chairman of the state
committee. After the call for the
convention had been read. Woodruff
was to announce that. acting by III.
rectlon OF the state committee he
was TO present the name OF Vice-Pres-
ident Sherman for temporary chair.
man. Following that announcement
Chairman Griscom, of the New York
county delegation, was to offer an
amendment that the name of Col
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