Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-13
Expects Full Control.

| oyster nay, IN. l., sept. 10 NHt the
progressive wing of the Republican
party will be In full control at the
Saratoga convention is the assertion
made by Lloyd @. Griscom, president
of the Republican county committee,
following his conference with Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, which lasted for
nearly three hours.
No change has been made, Mr.. Girls
com said, in the program to present
Mr.. Rooseyelt's name for the temporary
craftsmanship In opposition to Vice
President Sherman, who was selected
by the Republican state committee.
In addition to Mr.. Griscom, Repre-.
sentative Herbert Parsons, who for
merly was head of the New York coun.
ty organization; Representative VIII
liam M. Calder, #. J. FL. ~Kracke, the
naval officer; William A. Prendergast,
comptroller of New York city, and f
M. Voorhees,, postmaster of Brooklyn,
were summoned to Sycamore Hill and
participated In the conference. The
political situation in the state was can
vassed and Mr.. Griscom assured Mr
Roosevelt that a majority of the dele
gates to the Saratoga convention will
support him in his fight for clean cut,
progressive candidates and a "~progres-
sive" platform.
There has been no change In the
program to carry the fight into the
state convention" Mr.. Griscom said
land we are not disturbed as to what
the result will be there. In the pri
maries today New York city and Buff
falo will elect delegates friendly to
Mr.. Roosevelt and the cause which be
represents"
Mr.. Griscom said that at the confer
ence possible candidates for the GOV
ernorship were discussed. While he
declined to give the names under con-
~sideration, he did say" In response to
questions that no mention was made
of William H. Hotchkiss, state com
missioner Of insurance, or Clark viii
liams, state comptroller, who is under
stood to be favored by William Barnes,
Jr., leader of the "old guard organi-
cation. Asked regarding the boom of
Mr.. Prendergast, ME-. .Grisoom side
stepped the question by saying:
MI. Roosevelt has no desire to die
tate the nomination of any man. Sew
eral names were discussed. and the
question has not narrowed down to
any n man or even to two or three
men," r.
Although Mr., Griscom. did not say
so, 1t can safely be said that the names
mentioned at the conference with Mr..
Roosevelt included Henry r. Stimson,
formerly United States district attor-
ney; Charles S. Francis Of Troy, for
merly ambassador to-Austria; William
Loeb, Jr.. collector of the port; VII
liam A. Prendergast, comptroller OF
New York city; Seth Low. formerly
mayor of New York city, who recently
announced that he was in sympathy
with the plan to overthrow the ''ol6
guard" and State Senator Davenport
of Oneida county, who was defeated
for denomination to the state senate
because of the opposition Of MI. Sher
man. - "'7
While 1t Is said no slate will be ar
ranged by the ''progressives'' In nd
vance of the meeting OF the Saratogt
convention, 1t is understood that al
effort will be made to bring leader,
together from various parts of tn,
state to discuss candidates for tn,
various state offices aandsthe part!
platform. 1t Is believed here that MI
Roosevelt personally favors the nomi
nation Of either MIR. Davenport or Mi
Prendergast. Both MIR. Loeb and MI
Stimson are thought to have been en-
tirely eliminated from the contest be
cause of the fact that they have n
large personal following.
After the conference Mr.. Grlscon
said that Mr.. Roosevelt had requisite,
him to announce that President Tai
is In full accord with the fight beinI
made In New York state to dethron
the "old guard" leaders.
Mr.. Roosevelt will attend the Sui
folk county fair at RiverheaC mex
Thursday and will there make his frs
political speech In the New York stat
campaign. He will attend, the stat
fair at Syracuse on next Saturday an
) mako n gDpeph.