The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-28

Power-convention Most Disorder
Iy In History Of Party in State.
Saratoga. n. Y, Sept. Ex-senator
Elihu Root was selected as perma.
nent chairman of the Republican
state convention at this mornings
session, he being the choice Of the
Roosevelt wing of the party, selected
at last nights caucus.
Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 2S.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt defeated IN the
Republican state convention Vice
President James S. Sherman of Utica
for the office of temporary chairman
Of the convention by the vote of 567
10 445. There were 1,0l5 delegates
in the convention, but three did not
vote Colonel Roosevelt, Vice Presi-
dent Sherman and Gilchrist Stuart of
New York city.
A total vote Of SOS was necessary
TO a choice. and the result shows
that Colonel Roosevelt had 50 major
ity and 122 plurality over sherman.
The old guard leaders, headed by VII.
liam Barnes, Jr., Speaker James W..
Wadsworth, Ir., and their friends,
said that they were not at all dis
mayed, not at all overcome by Col.
onel Roosevets victory, and Mr..
Barnes and Speaker Wadsworth said
that the 445 delegates who s. cd up
against Colonel Roosevelt and his
friends did so from principle.
Performances Without Precedent
Colonel Roosevelt's selection was
followed later in the convention pro-
cesdings by performances whioh were
without precedent in New York Re-
publican conventions since the organ
i1ation OF the party. After Colonel
Roosevelt's victory no delegate repre-
penting the old guard forces WIS per
Inltted to offer the resolutions calling
for the appointment of committees.
Only delegates friendly TO Roosevelt
and his adherents offered the resolu-
tions for the appointment of COM
mittee. and these Roosevelt delegates
introduced their resolutions for the
appointment of the committees with
this final clause, "and that the tenn
porary chairman OF this convention
have authority to name the commit.
tees" meaning the committee on ere
dentials, the committee on rules, the
committee on permanent organization
and the committee on platform.
Colonel Roosevelt celebrated the
unlimited power given him BY first
striking at Vice President Sherman.
The Oneida.Herkimer delegation, the
vice presidents own delegation, had
recommended for the platform COM
mittee William IT, Schweit2er a
Sherman follower. Colonel Roose-
welt struck out Schwetzer's name
and substituted that OF ex,Assembly-
man Merwin X. Hart, head Of the
Lincoln league of Oneida county,
which has supported Senator Dayen'
port. Colonel Roosevelt, following
up this stroke, displaced Timothy j..
Woodruff from the committee on
platform and substituted the name OF
Comptroller william A. Prendergast
and for Jacob A. Livingston OF
Kings Colonel Roosevelt substituted
Marcus p. Campbell.
smashes His Enemies.
Colonel Roosevelt as temporary
chairman, then took a hand In
smashing President George Cromwell
OF the borough OF Richmond, who
had been recommended for a place
on the committee on platform, and
In Mr.. Cromwell's place Roosevelt
substituted Senator j. T. Newcomb
Mr.. Cromwell. Mr.. Livingston, Mr.
Woodruff and Daniel + Strobel, state
committeeman for the OneidaHerki
mer district, had voted in the state
committee for Vice President Sher
man TO be temporary chairman OF
the convention. Colonel Roosevelt
and his friends adopted these drastic
measures because they lacked the
necessary votes to control the com
mittee on platform.
william Barnes, Jr., in the pres
ence OF Speaker Wadsworth and |
great throng OF delegates who bad op
posed Colonel Roosevelt, dictated |
statement after the convention II
which he said;
"That Mr.. Roosevelt was opposed
for temporary chairman for good anC
sufficient reasons has been made en-
tirely clear by the outcome. His aC
ton in leaving off the committee oil
resolutions delegates chosen by th'
delegations from their congressional
district to sit upon that committee