Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-23
R0UT OF
OLD GUARD
PREDICTED
ROOSEVELT CLAIMS HE
WILL HAVE 100 MAJORITY
Colonel Convinced That New
York Republican Convention
Fight is all Over but the
Shouting,
ny Morning Journal Special Leased wirei

fBy Morning Journal Special Leased WireI
oyster Bay. Sept. 22.-The utter
rout of the "old guard by Theodore
Roosevelt at the republican state con-
y%ontion IN Saratoga was predicted to-
day by Colonel Roosevelt himself. At
the conclusion ct a long conference
with half a dozen Of ms ~lieutenants
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Il think | may be reasonably safe
In saying that we shan have 100 ma
jority."
Reports from all parts Of the state
were received mt Sycamore Hill to-
day. otto T. Barnard OF New York,
Lloyd G. Griscom, president of the
New York county republican COM
mittce. +. J. Clackc of brooklyn ma
val officer of the part. Representa-
tive William NJ. Calder. OF Brooklyn;
Controller Walliam a. Prendergast, ~
New York City, and Herbert Parsons,
Mr.. Griscom's predecessor, motOrcd
down from New York late in tho az
ternoon for a final survey Of the field
OF battle.
All through the fight. which began |
with the sherman incident. the
colonel has refused TO express any |
opinion as to the outcome and none |
YVES expected rom him today. but
the reports here convinced him that
ii was ell over the shouting. I'm
less some unexpected reversal should
be met he was positive hat the re-
publican organization would be fore
ed to give ground before the pro-
grcssivcs when the test came at Sar-
atoga next week. His estimate of
100 majority is e%oncurred in by the
who attended the conference.
The attitude of the Roosevelt forces
the TAFT administration was
by Mi. Barnard.
In my opinion" said he. 9TH
saratoga convention win adopt a res
strongly endorsing the adj
ni%nistration of Mr.. Taft. In ac-
sordance with the presidents ex-
wish no mention will be made
# a denomination IN 1912. No OPP
to an endorsement of the adj
ninistration will come from delegates
TO Mi. Roosevelt and Mr.. 4
iriscom.f !
Mr.. Rannard's statement. coming
lirectly after the conference, was ta- '
ten ms a plain indication hat MIR.
Roosevelt had agreed with the others
N this program.
Mr., Griscom said that he had
- Nffh''N RUM tNNh ~ t1ERAf'A 49,
Il reported TO Mr.. Roosevelt" he
aid, that there had been several ac-
essions 60 our ranks among the dele
atcs from Duchess and Montgomery
ounties. There MAY be more Mr.
roosevelt will he temporary chair
There will be . majority Of
than 100 delegates. {
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the names y
( several candidates wcrc gone over
a .M. A- 90
ny of them had been reached. The
also had been discussed but
had % even been tentatively out
ned outside OF the understanding
lat il would be progressive.
MIR. Roosevelt feels that no definite n
can be taken until the upstate :
ZEN have been heard from at Sara :
'ga. \.
He understands that his forces :
to 20 to Saratoga without n slate -
find out what a majority Of the -
want and to settle upon !,
indidates and a platform In accord =
nee with these wishes. n
Colonel Roosevelt said that from T.,
le beginning he had asserted that he ~
as trying to find out what the peo- Il,
H of New York state wanted. lie ~,
any Idea of attempting 10
rec his own IDEAS ON the convention. "a,
his speech at Syracuse last week { e,
+ had outlined IN u general way =,
IS own ideas as to tho program. s.,
what would be the nature Of the n,
auk on direct nominations he had
, idea. but he felt that such "a plank D
nuld bc placed In the platform. D
hat form 10 would take would de-
upon the desires OF the dele
ties. Mr. Parsons said that an cf-
ri would hc made TO force a roll
u of every delegate Co the conVcn-
In The vote Tor temporary chair ii,
Tic explained that it was i'm
opposed TO put every man on record les
or all time either FOR or against tn
lionel Roosevelt. pc
By this method he believed. Roose- I'M
It's majority would gain from the mi
81 the trimmers. When the ga
irespoudence with Archbishop
Gland, gisca eat Yesterday by Mrs. W
'llamy Storef. was mentioned, col sto
el Roosevelt said that he did not FIR
tend tp he drawn into "a renewal of nv
nc controversy. We declined to
axe amy extended reply to Mrs. lCt
'rer and confined himself 10 this
mmcnts
-Four years ago. when I was pres
INT and BellamN Storer was am
To- Austria. al the letters
m mo 10 the Storcrs and from
I'M Go me were published. Tho let tni
e must speak for themselves" OF
la hs opinion ne added. the cor COZ
.poudencc formed "a record acainst UNI
Itch no r-ecollcciions of verbal con asi
stations could stand and that there zoo
'e thc question of Neracity could '"r,
/ be entertained.
InNH insane aarrn Tine