The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-25
win Give the Old Guard An
They Want" at the
State Convention.
DELEGATES HUNT BEGINS
No Likelihood That the State
Committee viii Be Called
to Meet Again.

hEthlhth, y aux ~ u Nhl"hi
Barnes Jr issued his Tuesday night
statement OF the Taft sherman political
situation. defyinR Col Roosevelt. with
a view 20 arousng Roosevelt he -Icc"eiei
The Colonel read the statement today
and laughed and scowl"l whit" he was
doing IL lie gave ont a statement hin.
self in which he said
They will have all the fight they want
I am only going Ia that convention be-
cause feel that the public interest the
interest Of the people IL the state oI New
York demands that the Republican party
be given a chance to stand squarely and
uncompromsingly for clean. decent. hon
est politics.
I shall 60 Ia that -.,nventlon TO make
: my speech exactly as I had originally
planned IT, and while hope there will he
enough good sense 10 prevent any ono
opposing the principles for which stand.
vet II they do oppose them. it is their own
affair As far as am concerned the issue
shall be absolutely clean cut
The Colonel will go IN the Saratoga
convention next month beyond a shadow
OF a doubt He cannot sidestep that
now. He has announced his position -
clearly that there can be no question of
| the attitude he will assume. and his at
tack on Mr. sherman through Senator
Davenport Yesterday makes II impera-
tive for him 20 fight the Vice President.
From what the Colonel said at the house
Of Douglas Robinson this evening the
chances are strong that he will attempt
to unseat Mr.. sherman from the tenn
remarked. however. that he il not certain
Just what course Of action he will pursue
further than 10 slam the machine and
work like Trojan for progressive plat
form and progressive candidate
The Colonel realizes that Barnes and
the others might knife the ticket at the
polls In case he storms the convention
at Saratoga. He knows as well an any
body that the Republicans have a slim
chance 20 win unless they pull together,
and that they are not going To do that
| without q miracle coming to pass.
Col Roosevelt has done everything
he could in the last two days 10 repudiats
sherman senator Davenport and ex-
| Assemblyman Merwin T. Hart. who made
a speech on last Saturday declaring that
the Vice President had suppressed tsle-
gram from President Taft. motOred out
10 the Robinson estate tonight and
talked with the Colonel for some time.
This afternoon Mr. Roosevelt met the
newspaper men. They handed him
copies Of all the New York morning papers
80 that he might read what they had n
saw about Barnes's attack on him. He
did not skip a word He murmured in
audible bits ~ he went along. hut he did
not explode
-Barne. says there'll he n fight in the
convention. - the Colonel was informed
Well. then they will have all the fight
they want the Colonel shot back. Then
he CAV. the reporters his statement on
he matter.
MIR. Roosevelt had no qualifying re-
marks 20 add He has told his friends
right along tha, he did not want 20 start
n fight, but now that sherman. Barnes
and woosirun have struck the first blow
there is only one thing left for Theodore
Roosevelt 10 do. and tina, Is a ght back
Sherman's home town into something
more important than q mere family cali
and picnic party with the grangers.
He saw Yesterday how the farmers feel
toward the machine. That is the farmers
who cam. TO hear him talk His confer
enc.a with Davenport and Hart served TO
stir him up and to cause him TO send
them out 10 do a bit Of sleuthing. They
var. onlv too willing
Mr. Roosevelt IL not going 10 Saratoga
confident by a long shot that he will
win. but he'll be satisfied II he has the
opportunity TO wallop the old guard.
IL In doubted by those who understand
Mr.. Roosevelt's present attitude 10 Presi-
dent Taft's Reputation Of sherman will
do a srrat deal toward healing the breach
between Col Roosevelt and the Admin
istration That letter did not alter the
Colonels line OF conduct. He had
planned everything beforehand. II
NAV force Mr. Roosevelt. however. % a
declaration Of his position. although he
has said it should be understood 10y Sep
tember ~. the day he returns from the
West.
shortly after breakfast this morning
col Roosevelt put on his riding toRs,
mounted horse and galloped down
into the Mohawk Valley. Douglas Robin
son, Theodore Douglas Robinson. Munro"
Robinson. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Roose-
welt went with him. The Colonel began
60 pay visits as soon a. he reached the
town ~ Warren. and ~ course he got
glad hand all along the line. Farmer
Fox made q tenstrike with the Colonel.
I've voted for you I don't know how
many times said Farmer Fox. and by
Eolly. I'll vote for you again
Naturally the Colonel didn't know what
the Old man referred tn by again but h.