The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-28

and praising those OF the old guard
who stood firm
Two drafts for the platform. repre-
se1ung the, ideas OF The Progressives
being thrcshcd out tonight.
Fight In Detail.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt rode to-
day Ou che top wave OF victory. de-
Icatl7g Vice President James s. Shcr-
man Tor temporary chairman OF the
Republican state convention and bowl
lnE over the "nld guard" Ora the first
cnEaEcmcnt OF probable series or
colonel Roosevelt was in his Gle
mont After he had named the mem
hcrs ~ the three important committees
ana tho convention had adjourned TO
meet tomorrow. the colonel turned to
the Newspaper men and remarked.
said 'frazzlc' you may recall. You
may quote mo on that"
80 Troy Yesterday tho former prosf-
cent said he would beat his opponents
There were 10t1 votes cast IN the
convention. of which Colonel Roosevelt
received SIS and Vice President Shcr-
man received ff3. giving tho leader Of
the proTrcssivcs n majority Of 1876
Colonel Roosevelt did not vote Mr.
sherman voted for John Doe" and
two % the New York county dele
gates did not respond when their
Totally announced a. the convention.
gave Booscvclt $50 and sherman 4f5.
fut an error IN the count was dis
covered tonight.
Gave Taft Credit
Tn hi7 speech as temporary chairman.
Colonel ROOSEVELT spoke forfinr1v OF
what President Taft had Accomplished
IN his administration. saying that tho
laws na1rcd reflect high credit upon
all who succeeded I'm putting them in
their present shape on the statute
books; they represent an earnest OF
the achievement which De- vet to como.
AND HMn NHrnn FNnnFfmn 81 "a q
Importance of this work done for tho
whole people measure che credit which
81 rightly due % the Congress and TO
or able. upright and distinguished
President. William Howard Taft"
Colonel Roosevelt bitterly aEsafled
the bosses. declaring that the difference
between a boss and "a leader. g. that
the leader leads and the boss drives.
THE difference ne said. ''is that the
leader holds his place by firing tho
OF DTS followers. and the boss holds hts
place by crooked and undcrhand man
iuulatiou~
thunder % applause erected the
colonel a. De was escorted 90 tho
speakers stand by Vice President
sherman and Cornelius v. Collins. Il
was dav ~ orntory: a. wac "a dav or
bitter and acrimonious speech. with
the opening % the convention state
chairman Woodruff defined the POSI-
fIou - The odd guard" and announced
that Vice President sherman had been
selected Tor temporary chairman by
frr state committee And then the
real fi-ht was on.
Cruh~r scored Roosevelt
Colonel Abraham Grubcr of New
York had been selected 90 fire tho YER
bal hot shot for the old guard. and his
speech attacking the former President
was often broken and drowned by
misses and iecrr. once the paudcmon-
fuu became so great that Colonel
Roosevelt 1capad Co his feet and asked
Tor "a FUN hearing for the speaker.
Comptroller william a. Frcndc rEazt
81 New York City was the champion OF
tho Insurgents. and made a reply 60 the
old guard onslaught. The convention
had well prepared for the outcome Of
tho contest Tor temporary Chairma m.
william Earnes. ir.. leader of the old
guard forces. having early In tho day
conceded the election N Roosevelt. Tho
roll call took what seemed an inter
-ninabfe time. and nearly four hours
had passed from the time Of the open
fur before state Chairman Woodruff
announced that Theodore Roosevelt
was tho choice or the convention.
The victory ~ Colonel Roosevelt did
not appear 70 dfehcartou the old Cu1rd.
Tor they continued their firht on the
convention floor when tho Insurgents
submitted resolutions whereby tho com