Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-17


on a cIear-cut, progressive plat 4
form, but that it would hurt if
neither the right kind of man were
nominated, nor the right kind of
platform adopted"
New York, Aug. 17.-The New York
republican organization defeated Theo-
,dore Roosevelt for the temporary
lchairmanship Of the new republican
state convention and selected Vice
President James S. Sherman for the
position.
The choice was made. 1t was under
stood, with tia consent of President
Taft and as an endorsemenl Of the -.a-
tional administration. The organiza-
tion leaders jumped into the front seat
of the band wagon, seized the reins,
icracked the standpat whip and were
off for wild and merry dash thru the
next state campaign regardless Of what
Mr.. Roosevelt may think Of their out
fit.
1t took the state leaders just twenty
minutes to pay off their collective
.,rudges Of ten years against the lion
hunter of Sagamore Hill. Disregard
ing the threats of pending calamity and
warnings that they were throwing
away the state election, they resolutely
went at their task of administering q
decisive defeat to Mr Roosevelt. They
Imade 1t clear that II the retired pres
ident Is again to have footing in state
politics he first will have to smash the
old machine to small pieces.
Roosevelt to Be There.
After his defeat Mr.. Griscom an
nounced that Mr.. Roosevelt would be in
that convention as a delegate, and II
not in the seat Of the chairman would
have much to say from some other
quarter OF the hall.
'If the convention selects a man
whom Mr.. Roosevelt endorse he will
give his support thru the campaign.
said Mr. Griscom. The Inference was
that II the convention did not follow
the lion hunters advice he would op-
pose the candidate. 1t was gathered
from Mr.. Griscom's remarks that his
mission of getting the president and
retired president together had not met
with much success.
Colonel for Proeressives.
Soon after the committee reached
dts decision Mr.. Roosevelt issued the
following statement in which he came
out strongly for the progressives:
ITO the various persons wso asked
me whether L would accept the posi-
tion Of temporary chairman Of the
state convention said that would do
so only If they were sure, after know
ing my attitude, that they desired me,
because my speech would be OF such
character that it might help If the con-
wention nomipated the right kind of a
man, on a clear cut, progressive plat
form; but that 1t would hurt If neither
tho right kind of a man were nomi mated
nor the right kind OF platform
adopted"
/ When Mr.. Taft was asked for his
views on the plan of electing N1r.
Roosevelt to the temporary chairman
ship the president was said to have
answered that he would be de!!Shte! to
leee his predecessor active in New York
'politics. strong emphasis being laid on
the words New York state politics."
Woodruff "ExpIains."
"Our action is not intended as a slap
at Mr. Roosevelt" said Timothy L.
woodruff, who was elated at the out
come. at was in no way disrespectful
to the great position held by him But
at was q slap thru no fault of ours at
what was intended evidently as a play
of an amateurist political character
The finale reminds me of the bull and
the locomotive.
Speaker Cannon said that Kansas
goes crazy every ten years Evidently
some New York politicians desire to
have New York go crazy. But there are
q few men who have decided that they
will not permit the state to follow such
course, and I think their decision is
final"
'Mr. Roosevelt will so to that con-
vention anyway" said Mr.. Griscom,
,"and he may say more from the floor
than he would from the platform. But
hia rejection here Is not q discourage