The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
WOODRUFF SEEKS
TO OMAKE HIS PEACE
Explains Turn Down z
of Roosevelt in State
Committee.
PUTS ACTION
| UP TO GRISCOM
Chairman Says He and Other
Members Of Committee Were
Ignorant of Intention to
Put Ex-President Up for
Temporary Chairman
ship.

New York, August 25-The confer
epce at Sherry's on the night before
the Republican State committee meet
ing in which Theodore Roosevelt was
voted down and vice-Presidont Si,er-
man chosen temporary chairman of tho
coming Republican convention, as
sumed still another complexion to
night Timothy l.. Woodruff. State
chairman, in statement given out
from Republican state headquarters.
put the responsibility for the action OF
the committee sauarely UP to Lloyd g.
Griscom. president of the Republican
county committee, and hatly denied
that he had even an intimation of any
plan to present the name Of Colonel
Roosevelt to the committee until Mr.
Griscom made the actual nomination.
Mr.. Woodruff arrived here to-day from
Kampkillkare his summer place In the
Ad.rondacks, He has received copy
Of President Taft's recent letter to Mr..
iCiriscom. The President sent me a
copy" explained Mr.. Woodruff.
comment to you?" was asked.
Now, boys" parried the State chair
man. you're going too far"
Woodruff Explains.
Mr.. Woodruff's statement tonight Is
in part as follows:
Nothing that has transpire5 since
the meeting of the Republican state
committee nor anything that has Seen
said since then should mislead any one
as to the condition OF the situation
which then existed. In accordance
with the precedent established two
years ago In the selection of Senator
| Root as temporary chairman of the
! State convention. l and some of thosa.
who have been associated with me IN
| tho manag ement of the Republican
party through the two last political
campaigns. met the night before the
4 Injecting Of the State committee and
l after the consideration OF several
names, decided to present to the COM
! mittae the name of Vice-Presidents
Sherman as temporary chairman. Sc
/ lection which we had every reason 70
believe would be highly satisfactory to:
| the Republicans of the state.
Much to my surprise and entlrey
without warning. Mr.. Grlscom. VINO sae
| In tho committee as a proxy, and VINO
| had been in the State committee rooms
| for nearly an hour before the meeting
without saying word to me about II.
| moved to substitute the name or hlr.'
| Roosevelt for that OF Mr. Sherman, with
| full knowledge which every one had
| had all the morning that a majority OF
the COMMITTEES were committed to Vice
\ President Sherman's selection. Wnas
Mr.. Griscom.s motive was In placing
| Mr.. Roosevelt in the position of being
i CONnnrHhHnd.
nor is 1t important to discuss 1t now.
/ president TAFT was In no way IN
! yolyed in this matter, as the members
of the State committee acted entirely
| within their authority In selecting a
Temporary chairman, without. as far as
i / know, a single one of them consult
ling with him about 1t; but, In view or
| the apparent affront to Mr. Roosevelt
caused by the action OF Mr.. 9riscom.
1 felt called upon. as chairman OF the
committee, to send tho following letter
TO the eX-President:
August II, 1910.
"Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Oyster
NV nAs' Dear a. = colonel Roosevelt.-1t
cannot be possible that 1t is necessary
for me to tell you that the action
of the State Committee yesterday. IN
!, which participated, was in no sense
intended as an act Of hostility toward
you or one Of reflection upon you.
Came as Surprise.
81 saw Ward and Barnes after their
talk with you and they told me what
YOU and they had said about THIS
| whole matter, and hope you knew.
!, despite some things to the contrar'
, which the newspapers contained this
3 morning, that they told you the eSlcA
, facts. Not one Of us supposed thae
!. your name would be presented without
: your notifying Ward the national
committeeman. or me. the chairman
Of the state Committee. that you
wished 1t done, and never was so
much surprised In my life as wnen
Griscom made the motion wnich ne 9
: did Not a word had been said TO me
before the meeting by anybody thar
Indicated this course was to be taken.
and 1 understand that neither Grlscom
nor any one else told Ward or Barnes
: or any OF the other men OF the comS
mittee that this was their purpose.
I, "Believing that you must appreciate
the position In which. under these GU !
\ cumstances, we suddenly found ouf-
I selves. after having agreed upon lEe
! selection OF Sherman, In conformity
with the ptecedent established by the
y selection Of Senator Root two years ago
: as temporary chairman. ! beg 10 re-
: main. with best wishes.
yours respectfully.
,.rIMoTHY L. WOODRUFF
. Chairman woodruff urged the &cG-op-
: eration Of all Republicans for party
s success, and he referred to the direct
8 primary plan as the only party princi-
( ple Of division in the State. of which
: he said; l,.,
. "The spirit that Is behind this asita'
u ZION for direct primary noniinhtion ~
q far more dangerous than anything eise
{ that the proposition Itself enlpoaies, 4
d ar am rlad TO know that Mr., Roose-
d va,t intends to go 10 the saratoga cons
yention.a he continued, "and present Eta
! Ideas on this and other subjects. Tbs
9 importance of this convention VIII
= thereby be greatly enhanced aud ths