The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-27

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Saratoga, Sept. 27-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt will be elected temporary
chairman of the Republican state
convention. William Barnes, Jr., the
leader Of the old guard. in statement
to the Associated Press early this
morning, said:
400 votes out of 1,015, which will be
cast on the floor. That is my guess.
It may be that few of the last coun-
things are going, will switch over to
the progressives."
Though Barnes conceded the de-
feat of the vice president for tem-
porary chairman. he intimated there
would be fight on the floor of the
convention. State Chairman Wood
ruff will make statement defining
the position Of the old guard with
respect to the selection by the state
committee Of Vice President Sherman
and 1t is not unlikely that Barnes
will have something to say. =
The legend that statesmen are
punctually late applied with, equal
force today to the leaders Of the old
guard and progressives who gathered
tardily at the opening Of the conven-
tioass1 Not 50 the delegates or specta-
tors, who swarmed into every nook
and Granny Of convention hall, filled
all the seats and overf1owed into
aisles.
The word had gone forth that the
old guards were beaten their fight to
elect Vice President Sherman tenn
porary chairman and every one wait
ed for the real fireworks. Col. Roose-
welt was the first to come. His ap-
pearance started rounds of applause.
Shortly afterward Vice President
Sherman took his seat and the Demon
stration shook the building for sew
eral minutes. William Barnes. Jr..
the old guard leader, came in for
salvos of applause.
Chairman Wood ruff called the con-
vention to order at 1906 after the
aisles had been cleared, which the
one policeman available for the task
found difficulty in doing. The conven-
tion took up the regular order of
business.
When the roll call had been COM
pleted Chairman Woodruff announced
the next order of business was elec-
tion Of temporary chairman. There
was an instant hush. Then a ripple
Of uncertain applause, after which
Chairman Woodruff addressed the
convention.
Taft's Name Applauded.
The first applause came when
President Taft's name was mention
ed, Col. Roosevelt leading the hand
clapping. There was vigorous out
burst Of cheers when Woodruff men,
toned Vice President Sherman's
name. Intense Kisses greeted Wood
ruff's declaration that the committee
had no idea that any one else had any
Interior motive for desiring to be
temporary chairman.
Woodruff's speech was haulted by
applause for Griscom. There was a
redoubled volumn of cheers when
Roosevelt's name was mentioned by
the chairman. There were cheers for
the Vice president and when Joseph
Hicks in a short speech nominated
Roosevelt the convention broke into
Wild cheering and continuous ap-
plause. The delegates waved hats
and clapped hands. while the band
pldycu u lduIdTo. AUl6udm 6TuuoI
of New York. selected to fire the
broadside Of the old guard against
Roosevelt, was recognized and began
by saying twelve years ago he warned
Republicans against turning the ex-
ecutive mansion into a shooting gall
lery.
"NIy advice was not heeded." he
said.
"since that day the man who has
ever since been shooting has seen
his party divided in every state. his
party candidate overwhelmingly de-
feated, business depress and intelli-
gent and honest working men without
employment and hunger. This man
is now shooting at the courts and its
Judges"
.Gruber spoke of Roosevelt's action
in the Hayward-Moyer case and con-
tinued: "A French king once said.''
am the state, No sane man may
ever say, ~ am the United States. .
The lungs Of the country are not its
brains. Men who few months ago
believed, now disbelieve. men who
worshiped then. now execrate. and