Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-27
SHERMAN wITHDRAWs.

The republican state committee of
New York had a meeting in the United
States Hotel in Saratoga last night.
Chairman T. l.. Woodruff presided.
There was a full attendance. When
the roll had been called by Lafayette
B. Gleason, secretary of the committee,
Chairman Woodruff amid profound
silence, read Vice-Presdent Sherman s
letter declining the temporary chair
manship OF the state committee
After an acrimonious debate lasting
far into the night, William Barnes, jr.,
Offered resolution reading:
THAT it is the sense of this commit
tee that Mr.. Sherman was selected on
August 16, at the meeting of the state
convention in New York city, to be
temporary chairman of the state con-
vention through no misrepresentation
or deceit, and that Mr. Sherman be so
informed by the chairman and secre-
tary of this committee in response to
his letter.
Representative Herbert Parsons
moved to lay Mr.. Barnes's resolution
upon the table. Mr.. Parsons motion
was lost by a vote OF 90 to II. Mr..
Barnes motion was then adopted by a
vote OF % to Is, Charles H. Belts. Of
Lyons, and Representative J. Sloat
Fassett standing with the majority, al
though they had voted in the meeting
of the committee in New York city for
Col. Roosevelt to be temporary chair
man OF the convention.
Mr.. Sherman's letter is as follows
Saratoga, n. Y, Sept 90.
To the members OF the Republican
State committee, t. L. Woodruff,
chairman:
My dear Mr.. Woodruff As you
know, l had no ambition to preside
over the State convention to convene
tomorrow. AS you also know, | was
asked to preside, not alone because |
was part OF the Taft administration,
but because it was known that, in re-
Spouse to the presidents request, | had
spoken for the administration and for
him on several occasions in different
sections of the country, because it was
known / had been stanch supporter
OF the President during his entire term
OF office, because | was known to be
an especially ardent supporter and adj
vocate OF the basic principles OF the
party. My name was presented in the
State committee in accordance with
custom in State and nation. 1solicited
no man for support. consented to
act as service to my party, not to
crafty a personal ambition. In that
respect / had none.
The charge has since been made in
some quarters that my selection was
accomplished in the state committee
by means OF deception and lhisrepresen-
tation. | do not believe it. So far as
l am personally concerned, know the
statement to be absolutely tmfounded.
Even to do the party service i am un-
willing to serve in the face Of such a
charge if well founded. | therefore
ask that at the committee meeting to-
night this charge so publicly be made,
with equal dircctncss and publicly in
vestigated. that the majority OF the
state committee who originally favored
my selection may each declare whether
or not his preference was based upon
any statement which bore any color oil
Misrepresentation or deception, for il
such be the fact | ask that my name be
not presented to the convention for its
temporary presiding officer tomorrow
With personal regard, | am,
Very sincerely yours,
I s SHERMAN