The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-01
BOSS Of New YORK.
ROOSEVELT WINS SWEEPING VIC.
TORY IN CONVENTION.
He Was Made Temporary Chairman
and Given Absolute, Powcr-Hc
Appoints His Own Committee on
Resolutions.

Theodore Roosevelt rode today OH
the top wave of victory. defeating
Vice President Sherman for tempo
rary chairman of the Republican
State convention and bowling over
the old guard In the first engage
mont of a series of conflicts that are
TO come.
Col. Roosevelt was In his element.
After he had named the members
OF the three important committees
and the convention had adjourned to
meet tomorrow. the colonel turned
to the newspaper men and remarked
'T said FRAGILE. you may recall. you
may quote me on that"
At Troy yesterday the former presi-
dent said he would beat his oppon-
ents to a frazzle.
Good Majority.
There were 1,011 votes cast in the
convention of which Col. Roosevelt
received 56S and Vice President
\ Shciihah icSciNco ITO, thuS cioCtihS
the leader of the progressives by a
| majority Of 125. Col. Roosevelt did
not vote. Mr.. Sherman voted foe
John Doe and two of the New York
county delegates did not respond
when their names were called. The
vote as officially announced at the
convention gave Roosevelt 567 and
Sherman AS, but an error in the
count was discovered tonight.
Col Roosevelt spoke feelingly os
what President Taft had accomplished
In his administration. saying that the
laws passed reflect high credit upon
all who succeeded In putting them in
their present shape upon the statute
books; they represent an earnest of
fthe achievement which Is yet to come.
land the beneficence and far-reaching
Importance Of this work done for the
whole people measure the, credit
;;.rfi'et is rirhtIy due to- tho. congress
and to our able. upright and distin-
guished president. william Howard
Taft"
The spectators and many Of the
delegates warmly applauded the dec
laration OF Col. Roosevelt for a direct
primary plank.
Col Roosevelt bitterly assailed the
bosses" declaring that the differ
ence between a boss and a leader is
that the leader leads and the boss
| drives. The difference is that the
leader holds his place by firing the
conscience and appealing to the rea-
son OF his followers and that the boss
holds his place by crooked and un-
derhand manipulation"
| Thunders Of applause greeted the
colonel as he was escorted to the
| speakers stand by Vice President
Sherman and Cornelius ". Collins and
II was some time before he could
proceed with his speech.
Thanking the delegates for the
honor that they had conferred on
him, the colonel caused the greatest
enthusiasm when he said:
| you shall not have cause now OF
hereafter to regret what you haye
done
| II was a day of oratory; IL was a
day OF bitter and acrimonious speech
With the opening of the convention
State Chairman Woodruff defined the
position of the old guard and an
nounced that Mr.. Sherman had been
selected for temporary chairman
And then the real fight was on.
| The Colonel ChuckIes.
Col. Abraham Gruber Of New York
city had been selected to fire the
verbal shot Of the old guard, and his
speech attacking the former presi-
dent. which was bitter arraignmer'
OF him. was often broken and down
ed by Kisses and jeers. No one en-
| joyed Gruber's speech more than Col
Roosevelt. who chu 'kled repeatedly
once the pandemohiu:n became Sc
great that Col. Roosevelt leaped 70
his feet and aske, for a full hearing
for tho speaker.
William A. Pendergast. comptroller
Of New York CITY. was the champion
Of the progressive fight and made a
warm and spirited reply to the old
guard onslaught.
The convention had been we'll pre-
pared for the outcome OF the con-
test for temporary chairman, William
Barnes. Jr, leader OF the old guard
forces, having early i'm the day con-
ceded tho election Of Roosevelt. The
roll call took what seemed an in
| terminable time and nearly four
hours had passed from tho time Of
| the opening before state Chairman