The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-24
TEDDY SNUBBED
New York Republican Coumitte Rejected
Him as Chairman
SHERMAN Was ELECTED

The Honor Was Sought By Teddy
and His Rejection by the Comitt..
Docs Not set Well on Him.-He
issues an Address D"fining H''
Position.
Theo. Roosevel, matched strength
with the old guard" Of th: Repr D
Ian party in New York State Tues
lay and met decisive defeat.
The Republican State committee
II session by vote OF 90 to 10
u. fused TO recommend him for tenn
2orary chairman Of the State conveu-
uoa which meets al Saratoga Sep
teiaber 81 Instead Vice President
sherman was selected.
This is Col Rooserelt's second de-
ieal at ;hc hands OF the "old guard.
tao frs, having been the legislature ,
efusa! 70 pass the Cobb dire: pr!-
mary bill. although Mr.. Roosevelt es-
pec!ally endorsed IT, With his detea,
plans for harmony within the party
in the State received a severe se>-
:ck. As soon as Col. Roosevelt
heard the news he issued a Statement
in which be enrolled himself pro-
g.essive 50 far as the New York
State situation goes.
1t was his most pointed po!itlcsl
statement since his return and those
,ho saw him were convinced he had
determined to bring on open fgo;
y! the 20 !utrd
The sta mem 'o!iows:
To the various persons whc ask.
Ia me whether l would accer. the
position OF temporary chairman O
lie State convention / said would
do so only il they were sure. after
tncwing all M attitude. tha; the'
desired me. because my speech wouic
be Of such a character that it mien'
help II the convention dominated the
tight kind Of man on a clean
cut progressive platform: but tha.
i: would hart if either the risn;
Kind Of man were nominate
nor the right kind OF platform
:oopted"
Lloyd c. Griscom. chairman o,
the New York Republican county
committee. who presented the col.
rnel's name. said:
II do aot know whether today's
,c:ion bv the committee will have
ary efSec, on Sir. Roosevelt's atti.
>ude in the State campaign. Nr
Roosevelt is TO be delegate to the
State convention. II seems to me
ihat as the only living ex-presider,
ct the United States the party IN his
State owes him az least the temper
.:y chairmanship.
Mr.. Taf, SO far as I know. die
?ct anticipate that Col. Rooesrelt's
lame would be presented to the COM
mittee. II he had known he would
aave prevented the action that was
AIKEN. The selection OF Vice-P7esi-
dent Sherman can not be construed
as an idoTsemet Of the Taft admin
:s,!a:ion which needed no such in
dorsement'
Col. Roosevelt took luncheon with
Ar. Ward after the meeting. The
only thing tha: is know as 10 what
::.e said to the national committee
Ian is that he laugh,ed and told
lin he understood now why Mr.
Msrd and other members Of the
State committee were not anxious to
.nee, him until after Tuesdays meet.
ins.
William Barnes. J-.. o. Albany
was 10 have gone TO see Col. Roose-
,el, directly after his return from
:.oroad. but. although the colone.
:sme back two months ago. Barnes
aas not been oear the former pres
:Ient until Tuesday. when be dropp-
I'd in at the hotel. where Col. Eoose-
relt and Mr. Ward were AZ luncheon
IL. Barnes said that on the question
OF direct nomiation alone he would
oppose Col. Roosevelt for the tenn.
icrary chairmaship.
Representative Joe w. Dwight
Republican whip OF the house. also
s@w Col Roosevelt. He did not care
70 discuss their conversation
Col. Roosevelt had planned to keep
n the background as much as posi-
lie in the coming campaign. II
+as only when he perceived the turn
-:kch political affairs were taking
t.:at he consected 10 the use Of his
rame in connection With the tenn
p.rary chai7marship. Both he anc
Timothy L. Woodruff. State chair
man. repressed their hope for a har.
-.onious settlement OF the dif,eren-
c-s between the prog-essives and the
old guard but there was 10 bar
,acny talk among politicians Tuesday
light.
FIRE AT S.ALUDA.
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