The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-09-30
PROGRESSIVE FOR
n. Y. GOVERNOR
sTIMSoN NAMED TO HEAD TICK.
EFT BY NEW YORK RE.
PuRLIcANS.
ROOSEVELT IS IN THE SADDLE
Colonel Leads Fight and Completes
His Triumph At saratoga.-An-
nounees That He viii
Stump state.

puDucan state convention named Hen
ry L. Stimson Of New York as its
candidate for governor. The nomina.
ton of Mr.. Stimson was one more
victory for Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
who personally led the fight for the
nomination of his candidate, complet-
ing the unbroken series of triumphs
from the moment the convention was
called to order until its final adjourn.
ment. The remainder of the state
ticket follows:
The Tickets
For lieutenant governor - Edward
Schoeneck.
For secretary of state-Samuel 8
Koenig, renominated.
For state comptroller - James
Thompson.
For state treasurer - Thomas F.
Fennell.
For state engineer-Frank M. Will
Jams. renominated.
For attorney general-Edward r.
O'Malley. renominated. .s,-..s 90,
For associate Judge of the court OF
appeals-Irving G. Vann, renominated
Tho Vote:
The vote for governor stood as fol
lows:
Henry L.. Stimson .......... 684
William s. Bennett of New
1OTh I4l
Thomas B. Dunn of Rochester %
James B. McEwen of Albany %
Scratching ................. %
At the close Of the convention
James s. Wadsworth, Jr., speaker of
the assembly. announced his with
drawal from the legislature, due to his
personal views as to the length of
time during which a member of the
assembly should be a candidate for
speaker. He has been speaker for five
years. Mr.. Wadsworth would not say
that his retirement was due to the
victory of the progressives.
Roosevelt Is Master.
The close Of the convention found
the Roosevelt forces in complete mas
terry Of the situation. 1t was the cleo.
ton Of Colonel Roosevelt as tempo.
rary chairman Tuesday over Vice.
President Sherman, which decided the
Issue between the colonel and the
organization, but the old guard kept
up its fight grimly until the end.
Following the first rout Of the or.
ganization came Colonel Roosevelt
dramatic and successful battle for the
adoption of the platform of the pro.
gressives and his final nomination of
Mr.. Stimson.
BY the time the vote was taken the
strength of the organization had been
dissipated badly. Having no candidate
for whom to make a determined fight,
It threw the bulk Of It's vote to Mr..
Bennett. As q rule the voting on the
gubernatorial candidates followed the
same division between progressives
and the old guard as the vote for tenn.
porary chairman.
Woodruff Gets Place.
Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff, who
failed Of reelection In his own district,
was elected from the second district.
The election Of a chairman from the
progressives In place Of Mr.. Woodruff
Is expected. although no idea could be
gained as to who the new chairman
will bs.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he would
take the stump in the campaign. He
said that he would try to speak in
every county in the state, although
he would not cancel his southern trip
which begins on Thursday of next
week. or his trip to Iowa early in
November. H
William Barnes, Jr.. Of Albany. who
led the nght Of the old guard against
Colonel Roosevelt said. .
The ticket 10 nominated and I Am