New-York tribune., 1910-09-25


campaign and the personnel of the
ticket if they control the convention?"
"Whomever the convention selects Will
be the candidate Of the whole party,
Mr.. Griscom replied, land whomeyer the
state committee elects will be the state
chairman for the whole party. / assume
that all the party members viii work
together to elect the ticket"
Mr.. Griscom said he did not expect
any defections in New York County.
| He asserted that there would be con-
| ferences among the New York delegates
would be any caucus or an invoking OF
| the unit rule. He was asked what form
! the declaration for district nominations
in the platform would take IL the Pro-
gressives had their platform adopted.
THAT would be a matter for the CON-
mittee on resolutions to decide he said.
My own view on direct primaries is
along the lines OF President Tafts sug-
gestions. No. precisely the Cobb bill
| The Presidents suggestion. as recall it,
was for the degree Of direct primaries
! outlined in the Low memorial, which in
cluded state legislators and Congress
men. So far as I am concerned. L am
willing that county officers should be
left out"
Then Mr.. Griscom made plain his con-
ception Of the issues before this conven-
ton. The main issue as stated by him
was not Rooseveltism, but the wiping
out of the misrepresentation. corrupt
party boss, or the party boss who stood
for corruption In Office in any sense or
degree
Mr.. Barnes's attacks on Mr.. Roosevelt
simply have befogged the ISSUE" said
MIR. Griscom. ''Our fight is for change
IL. the character of leadership in our
party from that which inflicted an Aids
on us to clean and representative lead
ership A radical change is needed in
the management Of the party, and it is
necessary, I believe, TO get rid of some
OF the men who at present are regarded
as leaders"
Mr.. Griscom then reviewed the course
Of the fight for the temporary chair
state committee meeting. He indicated
his belief that deliberate deception had
been attempted by some of the leaders
u ho were using Vice President Sher-
man 70 beat Mr.. Roosevelt.
President Taft's letter exposed the
character of this brand of leadership, -
he said. Any attempt to make Roosevelt
sr
shift the burden and it can't succeed .''
Cornelius V. Collins. of Troy, who Mr..
Roosevelt said would be his right hand
man at the convention, had a long con-
ference tonight with Mr.. Griscom. Mr..
Collins said that he would not be state
chairman under any circumstances. He
declared the Progressives had control of
the convention.
Representative Herbert Parsons and
Otto I. Barnard reached here this even
ing in an automobile. Both seemed well
pleased at the outlook for Progressive
victory. Neither had any comment to
make for publication. About half the
New York County delegation came in at
various times during the day and even
ing. They are having some trouble to
find accommodations, but are giving the
place an exhibition Of pre-convention
gayety tonight such as those of the "old
guard" who have reached here can't ini-
tate
The "Old guard" spent the day in the
cottage reserved for state headquarters
and in that of Mr.. Barnes's, just across
the hall. Mr.. Barnes, State Chairman
Woodruff and Lou Payn, and some OF
the Brooklyn leaders, toasted their shins
before the log fires and looked glum.
Occasionally they would write a few pro.
posed planks for the "old guard" plat
form, which is to be ultra conservative
without any ''populistic fads and
fancies." They were joined in this oc-
cupation tonight by Speaker Wads-
worth.
Young jim was as smiling and chip
per when he reached the hotel as his as
sociates were glum. His great personal
popularity was apparent from the re-
ception he got in the hotel lobby.
Il don't know much about the situa-
ton" he said, ''as we haven't been hear
-14e7 i1iNINA A'C'0 O~N a NitS AL III 'AAiHh
therell be a good fight. I'm ready for
one he added, laughing.
State Chairman Woodruff had not
much TO say tonight Mr.. Barnes also
wasn't talking much. He considered the
situation unchanged
Tt shows how desperate the other
side is" he said. "and 10 what straits
they are reduced, when they have TO
send out reports that Francis Hen
bricks. Of Syracuse, has abandoned his
position. II is not true, of course. I
have talked with Mr.. Hendricks over
the telephone and he stands just where
he always has stood"