New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
men whose votes controlled this commit
tee on that occasion"
Griscom Charges Trickery.

whose
tee on that OCCASION
Grisoom Charges Trickery.
Mr.. Griscom declared that misrepre-
sentation and trickery had been resorted
to. as the statements of the members
of the committee showed, and he'd rest
on that. confident that the people or the
state would understand. Barnes de-
manded that the twenty men be polled
I Sloat Fassett moved that the whole
matter be tabled, but when Woodruff
and others denounced his motion as an
attempt to gag" discussion he with
drew IL. Herbert Parsons renewed the
motion declaring there would be no real
investigation until it was learned why
three members of the committee had
stayed away, ignorant that action on the
Temporary craftsmanship was to be
taken
why were they not told that Mr.
Sherman was to be put up to beat Mr..
ROOSEVELT he asked
Did anybody doubt that was the
case?'' sneered Barnes.
IF that is true and those men were
not Informed, what Mr.. Griscom said
about trickery is true" Numbered Far
sons. shaking his fist.
That's very clever. Mr.. Parsons re-
torted Barnes. but there was no trick
erv." Then he insisted on Parsonss mo-
ton that the whole matter be tabled
"A vote against the motion is the right
vote" shouted Chairman Woodruff at
which the "old guard" cheered Justify.
The vote was as follows:
To table the whole matter-Kracke.
Griscom, proxy for Charles H. Murray;
Parsons. proxy for Samuel S. Koenig;
Wsnmaker. Henkel. Prentice, Mack,
Krulewitch, Mckee, Ten Eyck Allen,
proxy for Cornelius Y. Collins; Mott,
Dunn, Belts, Fassett, Grimm. Daniels ana
Anderson, committeeman-at IL
Against tabling-Bartlett, Campbell.
Swasey, Livingston. Woodruff. Dady.
Barnes, Lawrence, Stewart OBrien.
StrobeL Hendricks, Aldridge. Wads-
worth, proxy for John A. Merritt, and
Utter, 10.
1t was explained that Odells proxy
was detained. but stood with the "old
guard as before.
steadfast twenty be polled to see II they
had been deceived" Soemnly they got
up. man after man. and said they did
what they had done with their eyes open
and were to go on record the same. way
this time.
On the call Of the roll each member
arose and said in effect that he had not
in, ic
man Woodruff declared: Il never knew
that Colonel Roosevelt's name was to be
presented until Mr. Griscom arose in his
place and announced it"
Mr.. Dady, of Brooklyn. said:
IF Colonel Roosevelt had asked me to
vote for him I would certainly have said
Yes"
1--WE all would" said Chairman Wood
ruff.
In announcing his freedom from decep-
ton Francis Hendricks, of Syracuse,
said:
Il always keep my sovereignty under
my hat
NO attempt at deception has been
practised toward me since last spring"
said George w. AlGridge, of Rochester
In answering to his name, Speaker
Wadsworth said:
II must correct the statement of Mr..
Griscom that he told me before the
meeting of his intention of presenting
Colonel Roosevelt's name. / was taken
by surprise when he did So"
Mr. Griscom reiterated his statement
that he believed there was trickery, and
Samuel Krulewitch, of Manhattan, said
that he was present and heard Griscom
tell Speaker Wadsworth that Colonel
Roosevelts name would be presented.
Committeeman Grimm and Daniels. of
Buffalo, who were not at the August
meeting. declared that they had no no.
tice of the intention to choose a tenn
porary chairman, and Daniels charac-
terized il as rather a sharp practice"
Mr. Barnes then made his final motion.
that the sense of the committee be ex-
pressed to Mr.. Sherman that he had
been INDICATED by the showing that
there had been no trickery. On this, as
deeming it seemingly of little account
after the showing made previously,
Messrs. Belts, Dunn and Fassett