The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-10-06
sTlEsoN NAMED TO HEAD TICK.
ct BY NEW YORK RE-
PuBLlcANs.
ROOSEVELT IN CONTROL
Colonel Leads Fight and Completes
His Triumph At saratooa.-An-
.nounees That He Will
Stump State.


publican state convention named Hen
.ry u. stimson of New York as its
candidate for governor. The nomina'
ton Of Mr.. Stimson was one more
victory for Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
who personally led the fight for the
nomination OF his candidate, complet.
ing the unbroken series of triumphs
from the moment the convention was
called to order until its final adjourn
ment. The remainder of the state
ticket follows:
The Ticket:
For lieutenant governor - Edward
,Schoeneck.
For secretary Of state-Samuel s.
.Koenig, renominated.
For state comptroller - James
Thompson.
For state treasurer - Thomas r,
'Eennen.
For state engineer-Frank M. Will
lams, renominated. "
For. attorney general-Edward R..
D,Mal1ey, renominated.
For associate Judge of the court Of
appeals Irving G. Vann, renominated.
The Vote:
The vote for governor stood as fol.
lows:
Henry L. Stimson ............. 684
William s. Bennett of New
York Observation-Disclosures. 242
Thomas B. Dunn of Rochester ,28
James B. McEwen of Albany %
Scratching .-............... 23
At the close OF the convention
James s. Wadsworth, Jr., speaker of
the assembly. announced his with.
arawal from the legislature, due to his
personal views as to the length of
time during which q member of the
assembly should be a candidate for
speaker. HI. has been speaker for five
years. Mr.. Wadsworth would not say
that his retirement was dne to, the
victory OF the proeresstves. :as 80 :
,R4sssysit saYs t4sst III y ~ !, 81 4
The eiose of the convention found
the Roosevelt forces in complete mas
terry Of the situation. It was the cleo
ton OF Colonel Roosevelt as tempo
rafy chairman Tuesday over \ Vice
President Sherman, which decided the
issue between the colonel and the
organization, but the old guard kept
up its fight grimly until the end.
Following the first rout of the or
ganization came. Colonel Roosevelt's
dramatic and successful battle for the
adoption Of the platform Of the pro
gressives and his final nomination oi
Mr.. Stimson.
BY the time the vote was taken the
strength of the organization had beer
dissipated badly. Having no candidate
for whom to make determined fight
It threw the bulk of its vote to Mr.
Bennett. AS rule the voting on the
gubernatorial candidates followed the
same division between progressive!
and the old guard as the vote for tenn
porary chairman.
Woodruff Gets Place.
Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff, WHIT
failed Of reelection in his own district
was elected from the second district
The election Of chairman from thu
progressIves in place of Mr.. Woodruff
ID expected, although no idea could b
gained as to. who the new Chairman
will be.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he woul,
take the stump in the campaign. HI
said that he would try to speak ii
every county in the state, although
he would not cancel his southern trip
which begins on Thursday of mex
week. or his trip to Iowa early IL
: November. ss
William Barnes, Jr., Of Albany, VIII
led the fight of the old guard agains
Colonel Roosevelt said: n.
"The ticket Is nominated and ar
for the ticket. That is automatic.
is party government. I shall supper
the nominees of the convention an
hope for the best. l expect that hal
mony will prevail in the party. TIL
state convSntion is the supreme a,
( thority Of the party. Ibelieve in part
government. I believe in acquiescin
/. in the will of the majority. In adop
ing the principle Of direct nomin.
tions the party has set its face In th
direction Of radicalism which, II th
tendency is not checked. will mea
4 the advocacy later on Of the initi,
tive and referendum, direct legislatio
in other words, q pure democracy. a
advocated by Mr.. Roosevelt in hi
speech. on the direct. nominatio
plank"
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