Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-28
HIS NO VELVET GLOVE
Roosevelt Strikes Quickly With
His New Power.
OVERTURNS OLD PRACTICES
Demonstrates That He Is the Mas
ter at Saratoga.
SITS COMMITTEES TO SUIT
Intense Bitterness Among His oppo-
nents-Barnes Gives Out Express
sion of Old Guards Feelings.
Special From STAFF Correspondent

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
SARATOGA. N. Y, September 2S.-The
republicans Of New York have a boss
now who will make them walk Spanish.
His mama is Theodore Roosevelt and he
Is already very much on the job. He is
completely and absolutely the master of
the republican gathering and his word is
law.
Col. Roosevelt was quick to give prac-
teal demonstration Of the power vested
in him through his victory yesterday. He
had not been in his place one hour before
he overturned the practice of fifty years
at republican conventions and ruthlessly
rode down opposition.
1t has been the unvarying custom in
the formation of important committees
of the convention for the congress dis
trict to send up to the presiding officer
their choice of men for appointment to
the committees. This was done yesterday.
Col Roosevelt promptly substituted names
Of his own selection where the names
submitted did not please him.
|. He struck at Vice President Sherman
first. Mr.. Sherman's delegation had SUBJ
mitted the name of William II. Schweit-
Ger for platform committee. Col. Roose-
welt threw Schweitzer off and substituted
Davenport against Sherman.
The colonel next threw Timothy l..
Woodruff Off the committee and substi
yesterday. He also made other changes
in the list
All this was done in less than an hour
aftei he had preached to the convention
drives and the leader who leads
The old guard writhed and protested,
but to no avail. The colonel had put into
practice his famous maxim OF reaching
for the other jaw and hitting hard
Last Night Busy One.
The colonel had a busy night last night
He had to keep in touch with the plat
form committee that was struggling with
the direct nominations plank and at the
same time try to decide upon a candidate
for governor. The most remarkable spec
tacle was presented of the convention
being half over and no one man being
more than mentioned as candidate for
governor.
During the nights conference it was
suggested that in case it should become
necessary, through the determined oppo-
sition of the old guard, to compromise on
direct nominations, some sop would have
to be thrown to the people who had been
worked up to favor primaries. This con-
sideration brought up the name Of Har-
vey D. Human, the author of the Hin
man bill last legislature and recognized
as the most radical supporter of direct
primaries.
Lets put him on the ticket, either in
first or second place to show the people
We are in earnest about direct nomina-
TONS So it falls out that the day open
ed with Human and Stimson leading as
candidates.
A compromise on the direct nomination
plank was thought to be quite likely. Col.
Roosevelt was not inclined to stall the
proceedings by too strenuous insistence.
He had got his in the triumph Of yes
terday in securing control of the state
committee and in Furnishing those opposed
to him.
The bitterness of feeling among the
anti-Roosevelt men is growing hourly
Free expression was given to it last
night as the delegates gossiped on the
broad verandas Of the States Hotel and
the air was Sulphurous.
Statement by Barnes.
William Barnes voiced the sentiments
of the old guard in a statement as fol-
lows:
THE result is entirely satisfactory.
That 445 delegates out Of LOIS withstood
the charge which tried to ride roughshod
over their convictions and their sense Of
orderly political procedure is of everlast-
ing credit to them.
NO man in political life should ever
have in mind what the future will be. He
should act with a heart single to the per-
Torrance Of the hour; but l cannot fall
at this moment TO be prophetic in my
reading of what is to come. 1t will be
these men or their successors in the cause
of true conservation who Will guide the
course of the republican party in this
state in the future.
THAT Mr.. Roosevelt was opposed for
temporary chairman for good and sufii-
cient reasons has been made entirely
clear by the outcome. His action on
leaving of the committee on resolutions
delegates chosen by the delegations from
their congress districts to sit upon that
committee, using prerogative never
before exercised, is the proof. ESpe-
cially is the vindictiveness and disorder
~ quality exhibited in substituting for
w. H. Schweitzer. agreed upon by the
delegation from the twenty-seventh con-
gressional district, comprising the coun-
ties of Oneida and Herkimer, in which
Vice President Sherman resides. . Mr..
Hart.