The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-27

cession, headed by a Troy band. es-
corted the colonel to the United States
hotel where, from second-stOry
plaza, he made a brief speech.
Good luck" he shouted waving his
black sombrero hat TO the crowd. 7
shan't try to make any speech now.
I'll make my speech tomorrow"
Then the colonel swept away to his
headquarters.
Arrival OF sherman.
Vice President Sherman came this
morning from Utica and went quietly
TO his room. Few knew OF his ar
rival. as he came in from Schenectady
on a trolley car. He spent most Of the
day talking with friends on the veran-
da Of the hotel. Mr.. sherman, 81 was
learned. cntertains no very exalted
hopes OF his election to the temporary
fight.
for a spirited demonstration tonight
when "a marching club of some 200
members with a band arrived from
Utica Mr.. Sherman met them and
marched with them once around the
great court OF the United States hotel.
The vice president and his friends were
rapturOusly Cheered by old guard dele
gates and cohorts. The parade then led
the way to the bandstand and the vice
president was cheered and urged to
spreak
Gentlemen ne said. surface indi-
cations point TO the fact that about
5000 OF YOU prefer TO hear your own
voice than TO hear mine. ] like the
sound There never was a time when
I preferred my own voice 20 others.
shall not assure you that 7 will speak
In the convention, but rather I viii say
that 7 will speak in the convention to-
morrow n a majority so will. 7 always
bow 70 the VIII Of the majority which
Is my only boss. You don't want to
hear a speech now and 7 don't want to
make one. I do desire to EXPRESS nv
a 10 uf r1 ~ nf -
county business men. regardless OF
party. who have come here by their
presence to answer the clap trap Of the
opposition Gentlemen. I am here and
you are here because we are Republi-
cans. anxious 10 do what we can to
produce party harmony and party sue
cess.
we have had in the Republican
party many great men. but their great
ness is due to the fact that the rank
and file Of the party elected them 70
leadership. It is the possibility OF the
rank and file that has made the his
tory Of the party and the history Of its
greatness"
Gnins Claimed.
Lieutenants or William Barnes. ir..
who is leading the old guard forces.
say tonight they have made a few
gains. but are not ready TO claim a
majority OF the convention. The wav-
ering delegates are being eagerly
sought by both sides
Mr.. Griscom announced tonight that
the insurgents had 574 delegates out
Of tho lob i'm the convention. a good
working majority. He said that since
the arrival Of Mr.. Roosevelt the iusur-
gents had gained four votes
Mr.. Barnes. with his associates. has
written out a complete platform 60 be
presented TO the committee on resoiu-
tiOns and Mr.. Barnes said tonight they
would not submit to a single amend
ment to that platform. In event OF
their defeat the platform VIII be en-
tirely made up by the insurgents and
they viii be responsible FOR Il.
Colonel Roosevelt put I'm some time
tonight over the primary plank Of the
insurgcnt platform. Roosevelt lead
ers arc not all OF one mind as TO the
plank.
Mr.. Griscom said tonight he though.
Colonel Roosevelt would select a man
from his home county to make the mo-
ouel for that Of Vice President Sher-
man for temporary chairman.
WIN Not Run for Governor.
Regarding the report that Mr.. Eoose-
welt had been asked by friends TO run
for governor. Mr.. Grigcom said.
NO such proposition has been made
TO Mr.. Roosevelt by me or any OF my
friends Tho matter was suggested 20
Mr. Roosevelt by me some weeks ago
and that ended it,
He added that there was no crystal
lization on the direct primaries plank.
which was stin matter for much dis
CusEion.
Frederick G. Stevens. superintendent
or public works. who comes from Wyo-
ming county. doomed large today as
candidate for governor.
Efforts were made today 20 have
Representa- tive Bennett Of New York
withdraw his candidacy for governor
to make way FOR an upstate man. Mr.
Bennett. however. was not inclined to
yield.