Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-28
Associated Press,

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. E.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt rode today on the
top wave of victory, defeating Vice
President Sherman for temporary
chairman of the Republican state con-
vention and bowling over the 'old
guard" In the first engagement of
probable series of conflicts.
Colonel Roosevelt was in his element.
After he had named the members of
the three important committees and
the convention had adjourned to meet
tomorrow, the colonel turned to the
newspaper men and remarked:
"I said fraZzle, you may recall.
You may quote me on that"
At Troy yesterday the former presi-
dent said he would beat his opponents
to FRAGILE.
There were 1011 votes cast In the con-
vention, of which Colonel Roosevelt re-
ceived sos and Vice President Sherman
443, giving the leader of the pro-
gressives a majority of 125.
Colonel Roosevelt did not vote, Mr..
Sherman voted for John Doe and two
of the New York county delegates did
not respond when their names were
called. The vote as officially an
nounced at the convention gave Roose-
welt 567 and Sherman 445, but an error
in the count was discovered tonight.
II. r. COMPLIMENTS TAFT
In his speech as temporary chairman
Colonel Roosevelt spoke feelingly of
what President Taft had accomplished
in his administration, saying the laws
passed reflect high credit upon all who
succeeded in putting them in their
present shape on the statute books
they represent an earnest Of the
achievement which Is yet to come;
and the benefits and far-reaching inn
portance of this work done for tho
whole people measure the credit which
is rightly due to the congress and to
our able, upright and distinguished
president, william Howard Taft"
Mr. Roosevelt bitterly assailed the
bosses, declaring that the difference
between a boss and a leader is that
the leader leads and the boss drives.
",The difference" he said, as that
the leader holds his place by firing
the conscience and appealing to the
reason of his followers, and the boss
holds his place by crooked and under
hand manipulation"
Thunders of applause greeted the
colonel as he was escorted to the
speakers stand by Vice President
Sherman and Cornelius v. Collins.
1t was a day Of oratory; it was a
day of bitter and acrimonious speech.
With the opening of the convention
State Chairman woodruff defined the
position Of the old guard and an
nounced that Vice President Sherman
had been selected for temporary chair
man by the state committee. And
then the fight was on.
WOODRUFF NAMES SHERMAN
Chairman woodruff said:
/ have been instructed by the Republican
state committee to recommend to this con-
vention temporary chairman, and in doing
aE udulganca a
President Taft deeply desires that his
party here In convention assembled. rep
resenting the largest and most potent Re-
publican constituency of the United States.
should unequvocally indorse his adminis-
tration. This know from personal knowl-
edge as the result OF visit made two
weeks before the meeting OF the state COM
mittee to the summer capital at Beverly.
There he made known not only his desires,
but also his apprehensions
To allay these apprehensions, what more
natural than the selection to make the
keynote speech temporary chairman OF
him who has been sent to speak for the
administration to all parts OF the country,
even into the presidents own state OF Ohio
the vice president OF the United States,
James S. Sherman3
URGES VICE PRESIDENT
Who else, indeed, could the committee unless
actuated by some Interior motive, have
even thought of to speak for the national
administration in this, his own state, which
with unanimity and enthusiasm presented
him two years ago at Chicago as the choice
for the second highest office in the gift OF
the people?
precedent for the designation Of the
vice president as temporary chairman OF
the convention by the state committee at
its meeting last night (bdr Woodruff con-
tinued) was wisely established two years
ago, when Senator Root then premier OF
the national administration. was selected
at the meeting Of the state committee,
held month before the convention.
AS chairman OF the Republican state COM
mittee no one had suggested to me or.
ss far as know. TO any other member OF
the committee the name Of any other per-
son than the vice president as temporary
chairman until Mr.. Griscom, sitting in the
committee as proxy moved to substitute
another name for that OF Vice President
sherman after the latter's name had been
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