Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-28
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for the plain man to come from his
farm and workshop and express his
wish regarding candidates" When
Root complimented Vice-President
Sherman it brought the delegates to
their feet amid cheers.
Comptroller Prendergast, of New
York, then read the platform. Col.
Roosevelt led the cheering when he
read the part indorsing the Taft ad-
ministration. Prendergast moved the
adoption of the platform. James s..
Wadsworth was recognized, and he
read the minority platform. He said
the minority waived all objection to
the majority platform, excepting the
primary declaration.
Motion was made that debate on
the platform be limited to two hours.
Prendergast explained his under
standing of the majority primaries
plank, but refused to proceed until
he heard WadswoTth's objection to
1t. Wadsworth was cheered as he
took the platform and commenced
his argument. He made a vigorous
attack on direct primaries and
argued for improvement of the con
vention system.
Former Mayor Seth Low, of New
York, followed Wadsworth, and
pointed out hat the "old guard" Of
fered direct election of delegates to
conventions, but baked at direct
nomination of candidates for state
offices. This he declared, was not
consistent.
"The convention is not and cannot
be a necessity for representative
government he concluded.
Roosevelt was elected temporary
chairman of the republican conven-
ton by a vote Of SOS to 443, defeat
ing by a majority of 1875 Vice-Presi-
dent James S. Sherman, who was
supported by the "old guard"
The entire platform was a COM
plete surprise to the Roosevelt fol-
lowers, who had believed the colonel
would stand for actual insurgency.
Instead, the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law was praised in unmistakable
terms and had President Taft writ
ten the Endorsement of his official
acts himself, his friends in the on
vention say, it could not have been
more f~attering.
There was a rumor about the con-
vention hall that Roosevelt and Taft
had reached an understanding.
Roosevelt, Barnard, Griscom and
others of the contributing editors
forces, refused to comment on these
rumors. Senator Harvey Human,
a Hughes direct primary man, went
home in disgust and refused to per-
NIT his friends to consider him a
candidate for any office.
Mr.. Roosevelt named a committee on
resolutions, which will draft the plat
form embodying the direct primary
plank for which he is fighting.
The defeat of the "old guard" was
followed by delegates from the Sixth
Kings county (Brooklyn) congressional
district turning against State Chair
man Woodruff and electing A. e. Vass
In his stead as a member of the state
committee. AS the progressives will
control the new committee, he will be
retired as chairman.
United States Senator Elihu Root
was selected as permanent chairman
of the convention. He will speak to-
day.
Mr.. Roosevelt In his speech spoke
against political and business corrup-
ton and praised the administrations of
President Taft and Governor Hughes.
Prominent among the possible gov
ernOrship nominees are Comptroller
William A. Prendergast Of New York,
Representative William S, Bennett,
Henry L. Stimson and State Senator
Harvey ID. Human.
Before the New York delegates were
reached the roll call stood 235 for
Sherman and 234 for Roosevelt. Then
New York voted with 172 for Roose,
welt. giving Sherman only 16. This
left the total up to that point as Roose-
welt 400 to Sherman 351. Schenectady
county, one of the last to put in Its
vote, owing to its alphabetical posi-
ton on the list, fell into line for
Roosevelt, and 1t was the eleven votes
that this county gave him which de
cided the result,
Colonel Roosevelt was escorted TO
the platform by James S. Sherman and
Cornelius V. Collins of Troy, superln
tendent Of prisons.
After Roosevelt finished his speech
the rules of the assembly were adopt
ed, with a proviso that any committee
may bring in a minority report. This
opens the door for the old guards
fight against the direct primaries
plank in the platform.
The makeup of the committee on
resolutions to thresh over the import
ant direct primary plank, caused
Roosevelt to hold up the convention
until he could go over the N be
fore him.
Strikes OFF Woodruff.
He called Representative Herbert
Parsons of New York to the speakers
stand and after striking out three of
the names submitted, one Of which
was that of Mr.. Woodruff, announced
the resolutions committee, among
whom were William Barnes, Jr.,
Speaker James w. Wadsw0rth of the
assembly, George w. Aldridge, Senator
Cobb, author of the recently defeated
direct primary bill; former Mayor Seth
Low of New York, Jacob Gould Schur-
man, president of Cornell university:
Senator Bracket, Representative Sc
reno L. Payne and Representative j.
Sloat Fassett.
Colonel Roosevelt, Senator Root,
Chairman Griscom, Congressman Fas-
sett and Dwight, with others, were in
conference over platform and candi-