The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-29
FIRST VICTORY
FOR OLD GUARD
State Executive { onmIiiee Votes
10 Slick BY Sherman
NAMED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
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VT. a n 20 Is It's HsPstiileaB STATE
epmmitiee At special meeting lasl
sisAi rtararpra ts ssirrtlan u sics
frssiasai sherman over Ths'odor'
Roosevelt a. temporary chairman 81
ths state ronrenlion shich coavene'
teaEy
Tt4 action. victory for the Oic
oaafG vas taten after sherman had
esased sensation 30 . letter asking
that the committee Investigate the
charge that his selection A. temporary
chairman vas brought about by trick
.fy and saying that II the charges
seFe sabEsABuaied he Sould not
ssrte
AMER a heated argument IN which
the leaders ~ both the UId Guard and
the prorressises gave a sharp expires
slou ~ their convictions. the com
nliise. b = vote Of y 70 IS. resolved
"lhs, Mr. Sherman be informed that
lls selection WAs made without mis-
representation AZ an answer 70 his
letter
Al times the arguments waxed so
bitter that 90 save shat appeared TO
threaten an unfortunate situation,
Representative Passe,t moved that the
vhols matter BE- laid on the table
Eai this Sas voted down The Old
Guard leaders insisted that II was an
attempt To gag them and prevent those
members sho voted for sherman from
savlsluins their votes.
Al the instance Of Barnes. a poll OF
Tie committeeman was taken In which
sl members were required TO state
whether they were Influenced by any
oeeep,lon 10 casting their votes at the
meeting on Aug rs
ca the call Of the roll each member
arose and said 10 effect that he had
rot been deceived in casting his vote.
The Old Guard Is making the issue
'shal Theodore Roosevelt rule the
Republican party 10 the state Of New
York;"
Mr.. Roosevelt reached Saratoga
late yesterday and within five minutes
u his arrival had plunged into the
situation. taking fun command OF the
progressive forces aud rounding up the
sayering unpledgcd delegates
The political tides finalny set in for
the progfessiges last night, and
Roosevelt, after talk with his lieu
tenants. said
we are going 20 beat them to a
fragile: do not forget the word, fraz-
ale. came back from Africa with
some trophies and when We 70 home
from Saratoga We shall have some
trophies
Mr.. sherman says he is in the fight
to a nnish tor the temporary chair
mAnship. The vice president came In
Tor spirited demonstration last
night, when marching club OF some
300 members with band arrived from
Utica.
Behind the open work to capture a
majority OF delegates. silent and un-
seen pressure Is being brought TO bear
BY the leaders Of both sides Mem
beers Of the Old Guard. buttonholing
the unceytain delegates, are pleading
with them To stand by the organiza-
ton on the ground that the party now
stands ut the brink OF new order OF
things political which Roosevelt has
been pleased 10 cali New National
ism. and that this portends grave
economic dangers TO the country |
Against this argument. Roosevelt has
his personality and the is
sue shall the bosses ruler
The Old Guard is going TO fight TO
the last ditch Barnes friends say
that he has wol-denned plan Of bat
TIE which he Intends to carry out and
that. n defeated. the end OF the con-
sen,ion viii nnd that The whole re-
sponsibillty for the coming state cam
psign rests on Theodore Roosevelt" "