The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
GRABBING FOR DELEGATES
EiCH SIDE PLOTTING INROlDS
on THE OTHERS LINES.
ola Guard Don't Accept Estimates Cur
rent of n Plurality Already for Reese-
'elt r, cry nod, Agreed mat sara
toga WIN he stormy Next Weck.

Selt-E, ery body Agreed Thnt sara
ioga WIN ne stormy Next week.
The results Of the upstate primaries
were discussed az Republican State head
quarters yesterday afternoon by Chair
man " oodruf and other RepublcanS who
want Nics-Presidsnt sherman for tenn
porary chairman Of the State convention
and a conservative platform including a
direct nominations hill which shall retain
the convention system. The news came
in that the old gua ri had lost Schenectady.
which hitherto with it's eleven delegates
had heen counted safely in the column for
sherman Word came from William
Barnes. Jr.. at Albany that he wasn't at
all disturbed over tho result in Schenec-
tady county Lloyd G Griscom said OF it:
so far as the forces Of the old guard
are concerned il - a greater blow even
than the loss OF Vice-President Sherman's
own district at the primaries yesterday
because Schenectady IL part OF Mr.
Barnes's Congress herritory. which he
regarded az impregnable II any doubt
existed IN the mind Of any one az TO the
outcome Of the efforts which are being
made TO control the State convention to-
days happenings at Schenectady should
be sufficient to Danish it I look for the
election Of Mr.. Roosevelt as temporary
chairman Of the convention by a substan-
tial ma Jority-
All hands said that il would be a fight
to a finish at Saratoga and IL was stated
that between 100 and 2OO delegates Of the
LOIS to the convention would 20 unin-
structed. unpledged and with their own
minds open 20 conviction. This would
necessitsts missionary work on the part
Of the old guard leaders and hustling for
converts on the part Of Col. Roosevelt.
President Griscom Of the New York
county committee and their friends.
current estimate IL that up to date
the Roosevelt people have $40 delegates
and the old guard IS2. with p To be ac-
counted for. but the old guard leaders
at headquarters decline 20 accept these
figures and still talk OF a majority 81 so
for sherman. while the Roosevelt people
declare that with things running "a they
have within the last few days In Quesns.
Schenectady and elsewhere they will
have anywhere from ~ 10 100 ma jority
with which TO reject sherman a. tenn |
porary chairman and 20 replace him wit n |
Col. Roosevelt. There In plenty OF bluff !
ing on both sides.
The old guard are whimsically COM !
mentinE upon the selection Of Cornelius
V. Collins Of Troy by Col. Roosevelt !
TO be hts right hand man at Saratoga and |
several OF them intimate that perhaps
Mr.. Collins would lesrn At the last moment |
that the delegation from Rensselaer,
would be divided. Former Governor
Frank 3. Black has been in Troy within
the last few days. and he h not such
Roosevelt man a. he once was Mayor
Mann OF Troy. however. IL powerful !
there and Il Representative Hamilton
fish's brother in law. and Mr.. Fish ha.
been spoken Of by the Roosevelt forces
a. . candidate for Governor.
The old guarders are counting upon
picking on delegates in the Roosevelt
Griscom territory of New York county,
while the Roosevelt -Griscom folks are
hard at IL trying 90 disintegrate the Kings
county delegation, and both sides have
their emisearies up the State. both sides
agree on one point At least. and that is
that the convention 10 TO be notable in the
annals Of the Republican party Of the
state. Mord has already come that hotel
acco mmodations are NJ premium
There are TO be many visitors who want 90
see what many believe 10 to BE- the greatest
Republican battle since 1850, when Roe
zoe Conkling AZ Utica decreed that the
delegates 81 that state convention should
he instructed for q third term for Gen
Grant All talk OF candidates for Gov
srnor has been authenticated 20 the strllR-
gle for control Of the convention and OF
the committee on resolutions.