The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-17
Discuss w ith Colonel
Situation in New
York State.
HIS OWN RANKS
NOT UJNBROKEN
He Hears That There Is Disafec
ton Among His Followers,
While One Openly An
1,ounces His Opposition.
Barnes Defines Issue Be-
fore the People.

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New York. September is.-connty
politicians from all parts of New .,r1s
state gathered to-day at Theodore
Rooserclts editorial Offices to tell h:ni
whcre they stand In the fight now on
within the Republican party. The col
onel talked from morning till night
with leaders of both sides but, az no
was leaving at the end OF the day, tie
only statenicn, he would make was
that he had not word to say.
j cannot discuss at; ALL" he said
emphatically. when pressed for sons
word as TO what he had learned ADO u,
the strength Of the forces he is mar
ehallng against the old Guard.
Some of those who saw Color Ell
Roosevelt to-day brought back wor.I
that lie had been Informed of disuf-
fection within his own ranks, but only
one of them was willing TO go on rec
ord By name. George Cromwell, p-esi-
dcnt of the borough of Richmond. and
member OF the Republican state
Committee. was the only one who did
not hesitate to say where he stood,
I'm going to vote against Roosa-
velt' he said Il have taken that
resolution after thinking II over care-
fully, and hear nothing but com
nienda,ion from my people in Staten
Island
An Old Friend.
SIR. Cromwcil's stand provoked com
ment In that he has often spoken of
his friendship for Colonel Roosevelt,
dating back 10 their boyhood days. ana
that his statement was made to day di-
rectly after a long conference With
him.
Colonel Roosevelt, took dinner TO-
night al the Press Club and spent the
night in this city with his bro,her-ir-
law. Douglas Robinson lie is 10 leaTe
At 7;45 tomorrow morning for sEra-
c,ise. where he will speak at the sta,9
Fair.
cnn apo Tor Himself,
Colonel Roosevelt told the members
or the New York Press Club howi. IS
he can breakfast. dino and sup on
work, and then top OF with more
work lie said he liked IT. He li.Sed
private life. and he liked public ms.
He enjoyed every job he had ever had.
and he begged his hearers not 20 DC
Under any anxiety as to what should
he done ..for this eN-Presiden.. be.
cause he would do for himself !
Whereat his auditors laughed ana
cheered.
Among the guests of the club was
sir william Purdie Treloas ioime'
Lord Mayor of London. and the col
onel took advantage of his presence 10
refer TO his famous Guiidhali Speech
delivered last spring In l1onaoh.
After stating that one Of the cher
ished ornaments in his house Is the
box which contained the freedom q
1ondon. Colonel Roosevelt said.
IT have always foreborn to exercise
my mind with thu query as to whsthe'
or not would have been given ina.
freedom If had made my Gn'idnai'
speech before 1t instead OF after.
Abiding 10 the impending state con
ycntion, Colonel Roosevelt says Una
when he returned home he had no IN
,ortion whatever of taking any more
mari in. public life. But, he added, ne
had gotten into the New York state
apht because he could not help IL, ana
having got into IT. he would see u
through. Continuing, he said: Il trust
we shall be able to finish It up TINS
wear. But If not then am for5lt rig nj
along after, and I am for 1t on eie,
mentary principles. me TWO ca,u.na
f.atures of the policy with which l
stand are. in the first place, that we
have no room for the crook in public
life. and in the second place. that the
neople are entitled to govern them
selves.
..More than once have been intro
duced as the friend of the poor man.
j always said: now. hold up. Say the
friend of the honest man, and am
with you.' The friend, 1 hope OF The
honest man. rich or poor; the foe OF
the crook, poor crook and rich crook.
Discordant Note.
< After the New York County Repub-
lican Committee had elected unan1-
mously Lloyd c. Griscom Its president
tonight, Abraham Grnber, an Assembly
district leader. who has frequently gone.
on record a gainst Col lonel Roosevelt,
sounded the only discordant note OF
the meeting by Offering the following
resolution:
"Resolyed. That the Republican Coun-5
tyS Committee OF New York disprove'
as unjust and dangerous to the liber-
ties Of the peopc the utternnces OF
Ex-Prcsidcnt Roosevelt in respect to
<he Judges OF the United States Su-3
preme Court and the Court OF Appeals.
With a shout OF disapproNal the res!
olutior was tabled, and tie meeting
adjourned.
Previous To thr pres sentaton Of the
Grubels resolution the committeeman
had rheered Mr., Ciriscom's declaration
that 1t was the duty of the Republi-
cans OF New York county to#.'nphold
the hand of that man In the White
House, the Hon, William IL. Taft" and
said III the future in helping him to
& carry out the pleuges Whicn the party
gave to the nation.
1t remained for John II. Hammond,
In a speech nominating Mr.. Grlscom for
the presidency Of the committee to re-
Ter to the "Old Guard directly. The
name of the sod, Guard, ~ he asserted,
had been associated with the Aids
scandal and the Black Horse Cavalry;
,,it has opposed necessary reforms and
favored things forSwhich the RepubH-
can party does not stand.
"rha success Of the old Guard at
the conyention. he said. will spell
disastrous defeat at the polls In Mo-
vember, The old Guard must and will
lcaali nlsd q sscond .Rage)