The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-09-08

| thiZe with them decided that they did
not want Mr.. Roosevelt in the position
of temporary chairman on such condi-
lions. They accordingly chose Vice
| President Sherman, and the boss"
element in the party joyously treated
Mr.. Roosevelt's failure of election as
a blow, not only to him, but to Gov
ernor Hughes and the political re-
forms for which Governor Hughes has
stood
OF course they had perfect right to
exercise the honest power of the ma
jority and elect the candidate of the
right to do was to obtain their major
ity by trickery and deception. 1t soon
began to be rumored that in bringing
about the election of Vice President
Sherman and the defeat of Mr.. Roose-
welt the cheapest tricks of machine
politics had been employed. At first
the public was unwilling to credit
these rumors. 1t was alleged that Mr..
Sherman had himself suppressed an
important telegram from President
Taft, and had given some of the mem
bers of the COMMITTEE the impression
that Mr.. Roosevelt's defeat was de-
sired by President Taft and his admin
istration. The public at first could
hardly credit reports of such political
ch1canery on the part of man hold
ing one of the most distinguished posi-
lions in American political life. The
"Old Guard SO persistently circulat-
ed the idea that Mr. Taft and his ad-
ministration were behind them and op-
posed to Mr.. Roosevelt that Mr.. Taft
made public letter to Mr.. Griscom,
in which he not only disovowed any
support of the "Old Guard" but stated
that telegram had been sent to Mr.
Sherman advising him to consult with
Mr.. Roosevelt, and that he himself
had no knowledge of Mr.. Sherman's
candidacy until the fact of his selec-
ton had been published in the news
papers. What the political future of
Mr.. Sherman can possibly be, in view
of Mr.. Taft's very calm but very strong
reputation of him and his works in
this matter. it is hard to conjecture.
At this writing it is not known
whether Mr.. Sherman will insist on
assuming the temporary chairman
ship OF the convention; but Mr.. Roose-
welt has announced that If he goes as
delegate to the floor of the conven-
ton, he will there make a speech Wig
orously opposing the principles and
methods which are followed in Repub-
lican politics by "old guards" not on
ly in New York, but in all parts of the
country. Mr.. Barnes has made state
ment, drawn out by the letter of Pres
ident Taft. but no adequate reply to
it. He asserts that his position is one
OF defense of capital and industry from
the attacks of populistic theorists; the
inference being that the real enemies
both Of their party and of the coun-
Wy dio thooS VIM lawn uiieSI HoHitud-
tons and freedom of the party from
the oligarchic rule Of few strong but
self-constituted bosses. 1t appears to
be the general opinion throughout the
state that this episode has very much
weakened, If it has not destroyed, the
political influence of Messrs. Barnes,
Aldridge, Woodruff, and Vice Presi-
dent Sherman, and very much streng-
thened the position of Mr.. Roosevelt
as leader of the political thought and
action of the state. The action of Mr..
Barnes and his associates in this mat
ter, which, as they made it only too