The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
THE RESULT N ONEIDA.
sherman defeated In Only One AssembI,
District -Ipeicg alton ~ tsO.

UTICA. Sept - The nine Oneida
county delegates who will support Theo-
dore Roosevelt for temporary chairman
Of the Repub, lean state convention ~
against Vice-Irs-ident sherman wer~
selected and inst ructsi this afternoon NJ
the Second Assembly district convent ION
held in the village of Whitseboro. These
nine delegates represent the main fruits Of
the fight Of the progre-sives against the
old guard in Yesterdays primaries. The
other fourteen delegates from the First
and Third districts ~ the county were
captured nv the sherman forces a. show n
by complete returns to-day.
The progressive delegation to the State
conV antlon from the second Oneida
district IL headed by senator Frederick
VI DaN export The resolutions adopted
bv the convention strongly Endorsed
direct primaries and highly commented
President Taft. Col. Roosevelt. Gov
Hughes and senator Davenport The
resolutions contained no reference To
Vice President sherman The reference
20 Col Roosevelt was couched IN these
terms
We believe that the man whose ear
and brain and conscience are most keenly
alive 20 national needs and national
periis and who above all others il best
fitted to lead his party and TO command
thosa Influences which will stimulate
hi CHER ideals in public life il he whom
this nation and the world recognize a.
the first citizen Of this nation. Theodore
Roosevelt
For the Last twenty years the Second
Oneida district has been a sherman
stronghold and the control ~ to-day's
convention by the Insurgent element
81 the party presented a strange sDecta-
Gle I.e~s than half a dozen Of the Vice
President followers were in attendance.
4 sensational incident occurring AZ
Clinton last night and illustrating the
intensity of the fight between the pro-
gresaive~ and old guard for control in
MIR Sherman'r home county was reported
to-day President VI ". STRIKER 81
Hamilton College. an ardent supporter
Of Vice-President Sherman. made an
earnest plea before the caucus in behalf
Of MIR sherman. and IN discussing Mr.
Roosevelt declared that he was a menace
to the country. which remark was not
well received
shame on the town Of Kirkland,
he continued. III they should so eaaiiy
for them. Some Of those who are now
so eagerly opposed Ia him were = short
time ago eating out Of his hands His
faults are his as mine are mine. but he
has been forced into a position which
IL not OF his own seek ing or choice. He
stands ready TO carry out the wishes
of the mass OF the people
IL was at this point that DR. Striker
referred 20 Col Roosevelt As a menace
90 the nation His remark stirred the
big crowd 20 misses and catcalls and DIR.
STRIKER was unable to 90 further. Sen
ator Davenport. who IL a member Of the
Hamilton faculty and leader Of the pro-
gressives in Clinton. followed DR. Striker
with a warm defence Of Col Roosevelt
and urged the adoption 81 resolutions
supporting Roosevelt a. against Sher-
man for the temporary Craftsmanship
Such resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Vice President sherman 10 at Atlantic
City and thus far IL has been impossible
TO learn how he regards the rebuff which
the Republican electors 81 his home dis
tTict gave him. though u is known he
has been IN communication with his |
chief supporters here The Vice-Preai- |
dent was defeated in his voting district. !
his city ward and his Assembly district