Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-28
VICE PRESIDENT
DEFEATED BY T.R.
Colonel Wins Chairmanship of N.
Y. State Convention by
1875 Votes
PR0GRESSIVES IN CONTROL
Old Guard, Refusing to Surrender,
Meets with a Waterloo
at Saratoga
IN CONTROL
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properly presented. What was the object
OF this action?
The correspondence between Colonel
Roosevelt and myself just after the meet
ing Of the state committee shows more
clearly than can otherwise be presented
that his opposition to the selection of Vice
President Sherman was not based on any
personal grounds, but because he desired
an opportunity to present views as to the
policies which should hereafter guide the
destinies Of the Republican party.
READS LETTER TO T. r.
Perhaps l had better read my letter to
him and hisletter to me:
August II, 1910.-Col. Theo. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay, L. my Dear Col. Roosevelt:
It cannot be possible that it is necessary
for me to tell you that the action of the
state committee yesterday, in which I par
tieipated, was in no sense intended as an
act of hostility toward you or one of re-
nection upon you.
saw Ward and Barnes after their talk
with you and they told me what you said
about this whole matter. and I hope you
know, despite some things to the contrary
which the newspapers contained this morn
ing, that they told you the exact facts.
Not one of us supposed that your name
would be presented without your notifying
Ward, the national committeeman, or me,
as chairman of the state committee, that
you wished It done, and 1 never was so
much surprised in my life as when Girls
com made the motion which he did. Not
word had been said TO me before the meet
ing by anybody that indicated this course
20 ha faE nd that
neither Griscom nor any one else told
Ward or Barnes, or any OF the other mem
bers Of the committee, that this was their
purpose.
Believing that you must appreciate the
position in which, under the circumstances,
we suddenly found ourselves, after having
agreed upon the selection of Sherman, in
conformity with the precedent established
by the selection of Senator Root two years
ago as temporary chairman, I beg to re-
main, with best wishes, yours affection
ately
TIMOTHY WOODRUFF. Chairman"
The reply 1 received to this was as fol-
lows:
RoosEvELPs REPLY
NEW YORK, Aug 10, 191O-My Dear
Mr.. Woodruff: You seem to me to be un-
der a misapprehension in the matter.
was not notifying anybody about the mat
ter, and neither Griscom nor 1 had any
idea that the question was to come up at
this time. Some of the gentlemen with
whom you were acting on Monday evening
announced that 1t was going to come up,
and made the announcement on the specific
ground that It was to head off the move
ment for me because they did not believe
in the principles for which l stand. 1
1-,,N -Tvr
said that would accept it If it were de-
sired that I should do SO. II the Vice
president is correctly reported as to his
position, and if you agree with that posi-
tion, you are only right in having him and
not me make the speech. Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Colonel Roosevelt manifestly meant that
he desired to PROFOUND the doctrine of the
new nat!onalism, admitting with his char
acterlstie franlkness that we were right in
selecting the vice president II we preferred
the traditional Republcanism Of the ad-
ministration of William Howard Taft,
founded upon the great national adminis-
trations of Lincoln, Grant Mckinley and
Roosevelt himself, for which James S.
sherman has always stood and stands to-
day.
In accordance with the instructions of the
state committee I present, as temporary
chairman Of this convention, James S.
Sherman.
Chairman Woodruff added to HI
( cech he letter written by M
sherman to the state committee ash
ing that the committee investigate tn
charges that his selection had bee
made by misrepresentation and detaile
the committees action last nigh.
The committee, Mr. Woodruff salt
decided that Vice President Sherman
election was made without deceit an
Misrepresentation
ROOSEVELT NOMINATED
There were cheers for the vice pres
ident and for Joseph Hicks of Mas
sau county, who in a short speec
Colonel Roosevelt for ten
porary chairman.
The convention broke into wild cheer
ing and continuous applause, dele
gates waving their hats and clappin
their hands while the band played
fanfare.
Abraham Gruber of New York, WI
had been selected to fire the broad
side of the "old guard" against Co
onel Roosevelt's selection, was recoG
nized and made his way to the pla
form. Colonel Gruber said in part:
Twelve years ago on this platform
warned a Republican convention against
turning the executive mansion into shoot
ing gallery. My advice was not needed.
Since that memorable day the man who has
ever since been shooting has seen his party
organization divided in every state, his
party's candidates overwhelmingly defeated,
business depressed and the intelligent and
honest workingman without employment
and hungry. Looking for other fields for
shooting practice, this man is now shoot
ing at the courts and the Judges. Himself
posing as a lawyer (who never had a case
or drew a brieD, he now finds sport in
holding up the courts and judges TO the
scorn of the mob But this is not new
symptom. It is an old disease, This apos-
tie of derringer practice while he was
president, abused Judge Humphrey, a gem
tleman and honest man, for rendering a
decision which TO this day is unreversed.
When the United States appellate court re-
versed Judge Lands, the same shooter not
from the head Of a barrel. but from the
White House. sanctihed by Abe Lincoln.
told the people Of the United States that
the Judges had been guilty Of miscarryng
Justice Workingmen OF the United States
do YOU recall that when Haywood and
Meyer were on trial for their lives this
same shooter, with all the power Of the
president OF the United States, sought to
influence the Jury by holding up these lead
ers of labor as undesirable citizens?
GRUBER DENoUNCEs 4. r..
A French king once said; II am tho
state.p No sane man may ever say, Il
am the United States" The lungs of the
country are not its brains. Men who
few months ago believed, now disbe-
leve; men who worshiped then, now ex-
ecrate, and throughout the country the
business men as such are facing panic
and as lovers Of their rights and liberties
are fearing revolution. From Caesar 10
Nanoleon. from Napoleon TO the Amer