Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-27
I'll Make My Speech Tomorrow
Shouts Roosevelt, Waving
Sombrero at Crowd
OUTLOOK FAVoRS INSURGENTS
Vice President Sherman Doubtful
of His Election to the
ChairmanShip
ASSOCIATED Press>

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 1o.--0dTd-
toga seethes in political turmoil to-
night, the eve of one of the most I'M
portant Republican state conventions
ever held. The old guard are making
their battle on the issue, "Shall Theo-
dore Roosevelt rule the Republican
party in New York;"
Col Roosevelt arrived late today and
within five minutes had plunged into
the situation, taking full command OF
the progressive forces and rounding up
the wavering stampeded delegates. The
political tides finally set in for the pro-
gressives tonight, and the colonel after
q conference with his lieutenants re-
peated his declaration made at Troy
N Y, I'VE have beaten them to a
frizzle, and the trophies are ours"
Col Roosevelt was met at the station
by the New York county delegation,
headed by Lloyd C. Griscom, Represen-
tative Parsons and Otto T. Barnard of
New York and others. A procession
headed by a Troy band escorted the
colonel to the United States hotel,
where, from a second story piazza, he
made brief speech.
GOOD LUCK" SHOUTS t. r.
Good luck" he shouted, waving his
black sombrero hat to the crowd. 81
shan't try to make any speech now.
I'll make my speech tomorrow"
Then the colonel swept away to his
headquarters. Vice President Sherman
came this morning from Utica and
went quietly to his room. Few knew Of
his arrival, as he came in from
Schenectady on a trolley car. He
spent most of the day talking with
friends on the veranda of the hotel.
Mr. Sherman, ii was learned, entertatnS
no very exalted hopes of his election to
the temporary Craftsmanship, but he
says he is in the fight.
The vice president, however, came in
for a spirited demonstration when a
marching club of some 200 members
with a band arrived from Utica. Mr..
Sherman met them and marched with
them once around the great court of
the United States hotel. The vice pres
ident and his friends were rapturously
cheered by the old guard delegates and
cohorts. The parade then led the way
to the bandstand, and the vice presi-
dent was cheered and urged to speak.
SHERMAN SPEAKS
"Gentlemen," he said, Surface indi-
cations point to the fact that about
5000 Of you prefer to hear your own
voice than to hear mine. like the
sound. There never was a time when
preferred my own voice to others. I
shall not assure you that will speak
in the convention, but rather I will say
that 1 will speak in the convention to-
morrow If a majority so will. I al
ways bow to the will of the majority,
,fa1, fe 1xr hoe W.. .
to hear a speech now, and don't want
to make one. / do desire to express
my thanks to the stalwart body of
Oneida county business men, regard
less of party who have come here by
their presence to answer the claptrap
of the opposition.
Gentlemen, l am here and you are
here because we are Republicans,
anxious to do what we can to produce
party harmony and party success.
"We have had in the Republican
party many great men, but their great
ness is due to the fact that the rank
and file of the party elected them to
leadership 1t is the possibility of the
rank and file that has made the history
of the party and the history of its
greatness
BARNES DOUBTFUL
Lleutenants of William Barnes, jr,
who is leading the old guard forces,
say tonight they have made a few
gains, but are not ready to claim a
majority of the convention. The wav-
ering delegates are being eagerly
sought by both sides.
Mr.. Griscom announced tonight that
the progressives had 575 delegates out
of the 1915 in the convention, good
working majority. He said that since
the arrival of Mr. Roosevelt the pro-
gressives had gained four votes.
Mr.. Barnes, with his assistants, has
written out a complete platform to be
presented to the committee on resolu-
tions, and Barnes said tonight they
would not submit to a single amend
ment to that platform In the event
of their defeat the platform will be
entirely made up by the progressives,
and they will be responsible for it.
Colonel Roosevelt put in some time
tonight over the primary plank of the
progressive platform. Roosevelt lead
ers are not all of one mind as to the
precise makeup of this particular
plank.
Mr. Grlscom said tonight he thought
Colonel Roosevelt would select a man
from his home county to make the
motion substituting the name of the
colonel for that of Vice President
Sherman for temporary chairman.
Regarding a report that Mr.. Roose-
Welt had been asked by friends to run
for governor Mr.. Griscom said:
"No such proposition has been made
by Mr. Roosevelt by me or any of my
friends. The matter was suggested
10 Mr. Roosevelt by me some weeks
ago, and that ended it,"
He added that there was no crystal
lization on the direct primaries plank,
which was still matter for much
discussion.
Frederick c. Stevens, superintendent
ominp county, Ioomed large today as a
candidate for governor.
Efforts were made today to have
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