The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-28
ROOSEVELT PUT.
IN FULL CONTROL
OF CONVENTION
Former President Defeats
Sherman SGT to AS
ENDORSES ADMINISTRATION
Nominee Asks for Order While Col.
Gruber Speaks in Behalf of
Old Guard

Saratoga, Sept. 2S.-Theodore
Roosevelt rode yesterday on the top
wave Of victory, defeating Vice Pres
ident Sherman for temporary chair
man of the republican state conven
tion and bowling over the old guard
in the first engagement of a series or
conflicts that are to come.
After he had named the members
of the three important committees
and the convention had adjourned he
said to the newspaper men.
Il said FRAGILE, you may recall. You
may quote me on that"
There were 1011 votes cast in the
convention yesterday of which
Roosevelt received SOS, Sherman 443,
a majority of 1913 for the former pres
ident. Col. Roosevelt did not vote.
Mr.. Sherman voted for John Doe and
two of the New York county dele
gates did not respond when their
names were called. The vote as offic-
tally announced gave Roosevelt SCI
and Sherman i45 but an error in the
count was discovered last night.
Col. Roosevelt spoke feelingly Of
whatGPresident Taft had accomplish
ed in his administration in his speech
as temporary chairman, saying that
the laws passed reflect high credit
upon all who helped enact them;
that they are in earnest for the
achievement which is yet to come
and that the beneficience and far
reaching Importance of this work
measure the credit which is rightly
due TO the congress and to our able,
upright and distinguished president,
William Howard Taft.
The spectators and many of the
delegates warmly applauded Mr..
Roosevelt's declaration for a direct
primary plank. o.
Col. Roosevelt also bitterly assail-
ed the bosses declaring that "the diff
ference between a boss and leader
Is that the leader leads. and the boss
drives. The difference is that the
leader holds his place by firing the
conscience and appealing to the rea-
son of his followers and that 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 and
II was sometime before he could pro
coed with his speech. Thanking the
delegates for the honor they had con
ferred on him Mr.. Roosevelt caused
the greatest enthusiasm when he
said:
you shall not have cause now OF
hereafter to regret what you hav,
done"
II was a day OF oratory: of bitter
and acriminous speeches. With tn,
opening of the convention State
Chairman Woodruff defined the pos
ition Of the old guard and announced
that Vice President Sherman hR,
been selected for temporary chairman
BY the state committee. And thei
the real fight was on.
Col. Abe Gruber OF New York Cit.
had been selected to fire the verba
hot shot for the old guard and hi
speech attacking the former presl
dent was often drowned by hisse
and jeers.
Once the pandemonium became 81
great that Roosevelt leaped to hi
feet and asked for n hearing for tn
speaker.
Comptroller William A. Prendel
CAST Of New York City was the chan
pion Of the progressive fight, an
made q spirited reply to the oil
, guard onslaught.
The convention had been we'll pr,
pared for the outcome OF the contes
foi temporary chairman, WilllaI
Barnes Jr.. leader of the old guar
forces having early In the day col
coded Roosevelt's election. The 70
call took what seemed an Interim
able time In that densely packed an
! superheated convention hall an
nearly four hours had passed frol
the time OF the opening before Stat
. Chairman Woodruff formally amour
! ced that Theodore Roosevelt was IN
: choice OF the convention for tempo
AIRY chairman.
. The county delegations were pole
, individually for their count. williai
Z Barnes Jr.. leading the roll call wit
: vote for ]. s. sherman.
The victory for Col. Roosevelt
the FIRST counting OF noses did M
\ appear TO dlshearten the old guar
for they continued their fight on n
convention floor when the progress
4 ives submitted resolutions wheret
l. the committees should be made I
= representatives from each congress
!, ional district. the members to
! named by the temporary chairma
= Seeing that this gave absolute pow,
4 to Roosevelt. Speaker wadsworI
!. Of the Assembly. strongly oppos,
Y the amendments He took the pol
= ton that each congressional dlstri
!. should name It's own member as HI
4 been done In the case of previo
A years The progressives, howeve
/. were IN the ascendancy and the res
u lutlons as drafted by friends OF N
q Roosevelt we're carried.
Y There being no contests. the nah
up OF the committee on credentla
: was without Significance and u W
J. quickly named by Chairman RooI
n welt as was Che committee on ID
4, manent organization. The make
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