Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-30
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NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Roosevelt Whips the State Ma
chine In a Fair Fiaht.

Mr.. Roosevelt Whips the State Ma
chine In a Fair Fight.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was
elected temporary chairman of the
New York Republican state convention
at Saratoga Tuesday, receiving 567
votes to 445 for vice-President Sher-
man, who was the candidate Of the
regular or machine wing of the party,
after a very acrimonious campaign
that has been in progress for several
weeks to elect delegates to the state
convention. Mr.. Sherman was nomi
mated for temporary chairman by State
Chairman Woodruff of the Old Guard
Mr.. Roosevelt was nominated by Del
egate Hicks Of Nassau county, and his
name was received with a wild burst
of applause. Abe Gruber, the anti
Roosevelt district leader Of New York,
seconded Sherman's nomination and
made a bitter attack on the eX-presi-
dent. Among other things he said:
Compared with Roosevelt the bosses
Of the Old Guard are Sunday school
teachers" and then launched into a
eulogy of Mr.. Sherman. Among other
things Gruber accused Roosevelt Of be-
ing responsible for the panic Of 1907.
At this many of the delegates jumped
to their feet and began kissing the
speaker. Mr.. Roosevelt jumped up and
waving his hand told the crowd to keep
still and let each side have its say.
Continuing his bitter attack, Gruber
said: "A French king once said I am
the state,'" yelled Gruber, "but here Is
man who says, 81 am the United
States'" At this Mr.. Roosevelt laugh
ed. When Gruber finished his arraign-
ment, Comptroller Prendergast Of New
York city, seconding the nomination
of the ex-president, said in part:
Il ought to congratulate Colonel
Roosevelt on Mr.. Gruber's attack.
know of nothing that describes the line
Of cleavage between Roosevelt and his
foes better than the utterances Of Mr..
Gruber. This situation has gone be-
yond deceit. Who would think of de-
ceiving the innocent gentlemen Of the
Old Guard?"
He then attacked the Old Guardsmen
for whitewashing themselves in the
state committee. The comptroller de-
clared that President Taft might well
be apprehensive of the New York sit
uation. Not because of Mr.. Roose-
velt," he said, but because of the
bosses of the Barnes type.
TT wasn't until the colonel came
back and they couldn't line him up
that they decided that he was neither
safe nor sane.
Whats the use of humbug?" asked
Mr.. Prendergast. IT'S a clean fight
and we are here today to see where
the Republican party in New York
state stands" He repudiated the
charge of meddling by the national ad-
ministration, declaring that President
Taft left every man free to do as he
chose.
Colonel Roosevelt" he said, has
bs n badly compared to Bryan. Roose-
welt attracts great crowds, but he Is
always elected" He then took up the
defense Of Roosevelt's criticism OF the
supreme court, declaring it to be every
mans right to criticise any judge and
asserting that Roosevelt had merely
declared in behalf Of enslaved women
and children"
t.,
manship, Mr. Roosevelt bitterly assail-
ed the bosses" declaring that the
difference between a boss and leader
Is that the leader leads and the boss
drives. The difference is that the
leader holds his place by firing the
conscience and appealing to the rea-
son of his followers and that the boss
holds his place by crooked and under
hand manipulation"
Following the speech of acceptance
resolution was passed giving the
temporary chairman power to appoint
all committees. On the passage of the
resolution, Mr.. Roosevelt at once pulled
a previously prepared list OF the COM
mittees from his pocket and made tha
announcements.
Wednesdays session of the conven-
ton was presided over by Senator
Root.
The convention Wednesday evening
nominated Henry l.. Stimson or New
York as it's candidate for governor
The nomination of Mr.. Stimson was
,,;, rn1nnpl R0OSe
welt, who personally led the fight for
the nomination Of his candidate, com
pleting the unbroken series OF trl-
umphs from the moment the conNen-
tion was called to order Tuesday al
ternoon until it's final adjournment.
The platform adopted includes the
following:
We declare relentless warfare upon
official and Legislative wrongdolng IN
the state.
Dishonesty in public service is, next
to treason, the most fragrant of crimes
The crook and CRATER and unfaithtul
man in public service shall be put OUT
and kept out.
We believe that the same safeguards
should surround primary elections as
have been shown to he effective IN
preventing repeating and frauds at
general elections. We, therefore, taVor
extending the signature law as now
applied to general elections, to primary
elections.
To Governor Hughes is due the
credit of arousing the interest of the
people and convincing them of the
need of directly electing their party
officers and directly nominating their
party candidates. We promise legisia-
ton which will enact these principles
into law.