The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-09-28

A. Merritt, Jr., OF Lawrence.
Colonel abe" Cruber Of New York
headed the anti-Roosevelt delegation
from the metropolis.
The temper of the opposing side
was early shown by the statements.
Otto r. Barnard, for Mr.. Roosevelt
THE colonel positively will not with.
draw in favor Of any third person."
Vice President Sherman: Il am to
he temporary chairman. That is what
| came here for"
William Barnes, Jr.: There will be
no quitting so far as my friends are
concerned"
Lloyd C. Griscom: THE issue is
clean cut and there will be no COM
promise"
Griscom Favors Crimson.
Mr.. Griscom, chairman of the Re
publican county committee of New
York, decided against Congressman
Bennett aud in favor of Stimson as his
candidate for governor. This puts Ben
nett out of the running, unless Sher-
man, Barnes and Wadsworth decide
to support him.
The Republican state committee by
vote OF % to Is affirmed its choice
Of Vice President Sherman ms tempo
rary chairman of the Republican state
convention. This is a gain of two
votes over the previous vote. The
committee members voted % to IL
that Mr.. Griscoms charges of trick
cry and deceit in the original selec-
tion of Mr.. Sherman were false and
unfounded in fact.
The party chieftains of both sides
have their encampments in the cele-
brated Cottage Row" Of the United
States hotel, while the other leaders |
and their satellites, delegates. etc, for
the most part live in the hotel proper |
just across the green sward court.
All day and all night conferences
are held, and confidential representa-
tives of the big men," fit to and |
fro on their mysterious errandS.
Unexpectedly the rivalry between
the Roosevelt and Sherman forces
breaks out-as witness the occur
rences of yesterday, when in the aft
ernoon Vice President Sherman was
forced by his enthusiastic followers to
make a speech in the courtyard of the
hours later a Roosevelt parade was
organized, led by brass band and
the band played THE Gangs All
Here," and other timely melodies, IN
Guiding one with words as follows:
Has anybody here seen Teddy?
T-E-double D-Y,
Has anybody here seen Teddy,
Teddy from Oyster bay?"
The progressive or Roosevelt side |
contemplates the reorganization of |
the entire state organization, if such a
task be possible Of accomplishment.
The list of possibilities for the new
state chairman is small, and there las
been a great deal of effort made to
reach a decision of thar problem. It
is conceded by all the progressives
that the candidate for govern or should
be allowed virtually to select men
who will have the responsibility for
running his campaign.
Besides Mr.. Barnard, three upstate
men have been talked about They
are Colonel John r. Mott of Oswego,
John w. Dwight and Cornelius Collins
OF Troy,
To Enlarge State Committee.
One development was a suggestion
carefully discussed among the pro-
Eressives of enlarging the state cCm-
mittee to $50 members, elective by the
voters directly at the primaries.
Most of the leaders seem to favor
this change. II is their opinion that
It could he made by the adoption OF
Il resolution IN the state convention,
and no new legislation would he nee
essary.
This was a feature of both the d.
rect nominations bills introduced at
the last legislative session and the
Meade-PhiIlips bill, the machines
primary reform" measure. There
fore, the progressive leaders figure
that there should not be great deal
Of opposition TO 1t II it is decided on
hy them.
The boom of Congressman William
s. Bennett OF New York city, who so
far appears to be the only man who
is anxious to have the Republican
for governor this fall, re-
ceived added impetus from the arrival
in town of the candidate himself. He
got warm reception from his friends
and was escorted to his headquarters,
which have been open for two days.
There are Bennett flags and but
tons everywhere and the genial face
OF the congressman peers at the dele
gates from nearly every tree and post
in town and out of every nook and cor
ner of the United States hotel.
His workers ara very active and
are talking most hopefully. They lay
o great deal of emphasis on their
contention that the congressman
would be acceptable to both the war.
ring factions. II was also openly stat
ed that otto T, Barnard is taking a
great deal of interest I'm the Bennett
boom. He is recognized as the repre-
sentative of President Taft at the
Il is generally conceded
that things lc,k rather bright for Mr.
Bennett.
Other Gubernatorial Possibilities.
The other men whose names nave
been mentioned as possible nominees