The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-24
By JOHN sNURE.

UTICA, n Y, Aug Z4-VIcs PresI-
dent James 3 Sherman, who Is the
ieadins citizen OF Utica, is il q peck
OF trouble ia consequence Of the letter
OF President Taft repudIatfng Sher-
mans selection for temporary chair
nan Of the Saratoga convention and
the declaration OF war against him
and the New York machine leaders By
Roosevelt
With Roosevelt spending a compar-
atively quiet day near here as the
guest Of Douglas Robinson, and with
Sherman just about 20 start West on a
speaking compaign for the Congress
siOnaI committee, The politicians all
through these parts are somewhat
perJUrbed-
1t looks much as If Sunny jim
had been delivered his political death
blow
When Roosevelt spoke here yester-
day afternoon. before the Grange OF
Herkimer and Oneida counties, and
came out with q fat-footed indorse-
ment of State Senator Davenport,
whom sherman turned against two
weeks ago, he set in motion current
/ OF open opposition 70 the Vice Presi-
dent which that Official viii find IL
/ extremely hard 10 dam Up.
Sherman Loses Support
/ Plenty OF talk is heard that BIr.
Sherman not only cannot succeed him
self as Vice President, but that this
! Congressional district, which so long
sent him 10 the House, viii have
/ nothing more to do with him
/ Here there Is widespread wonder
ment what VII be the political effect
/ on the Congressional campaign OF
/ sending put on the stump a man whom
! President Taft has publicly blamed
for the turning down Of Roosevelt as
/ chairman, and whom Roosevelt has
! served notice ne viii fight
II is not easy 10 overestimate the
I political Importance in this part CT the
/ State Of the warm Endorsement which
& export II was before 10.G0J people OF
( HerkimeT and oneida counties. II
/ brought forth enthusiastic applause
/ Roosevelt commended, not only Dav-
+ enpOrt- but the men who have fought
{ with him This means that Roosevelt
/ has given his approval TO the men in
I the Legislature who have fought on the
; side Of Governor Hughes Il has 70 be
{ remembered that Davenport was elected
/ two years ago as an organization man.
. But ne went 70 the side Of Hughes and
Is now looked on as stanch pro
f. gresSive-
Sherman's Gnp Broken
Here they say. Davenport is certain
Of reelection and that Sherman's grip
on his home county is broken This
| proceeds on the theory that Roosevelt
viii beat the old guard IL the expected
/ fight at Saratoga convention He viii
do so II the temper OF the people as
shown al the meeting he addressed at
/ Summit Park near here yesterday IS
any indication Of public feeling through
New York
II would be difficult to imagine a more
enthusiastic Roosevelt audience than
this one OF 1000 which the former Pres
ident talked 10.
on the other hand, the defiant answer
I of william Barnes. ir., given ont this
Z morning TO the announced inte mos OF
Roosevelt TO seek to be a delegate from
T Nassau 10 the State convention makes II
clear that Roosevelt has no walkaway
ahead He has the hardest kind OF a
struggle on hand against astute pOlitf-
clans and Il is entirely possible the
NoodrufT-Barnes combination with the
I help OF Vice President Sherman and
machine leaders may put it al over
him
Roosevelt hopes TO win by appealing