Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-27
A, Saratoga the Colonel Beat the
Old Guard to a
"Frazzle."
|fIcH1 WAS VERY BITTER ONE
abraham Gruber Made Attack
On Him. Which He
Enjoyed.
,,..tr,an Woodruff Made speech IN
planning Vice Presidents
selection.

II e..,,,,-a sent. 81. Theodore
poosc,clt was today chosen 'c"'po
40, chairman Of the Republican su''
,oo,cntIon after bitter fgilt on 'i'e
aoor The decisive vote came on
i a,o,,on 10 substitute Col. RooseNciis
IN, for that of Vice President shcr-
., candidate of the regular organ
,ntlon known n the old gunro' nv
b,l,otine early disclosed Roose'eh '"
,he lead and this steadily Increased
until hi, election was assured oS " "e-
/ esi,c majority.
The roll call was iiishcd nt 3;io D.
m and the unofficial count was "'o
vote, for Roosevelt to loo Tor o"e'-
man with four not voting.
saratoga. n. Y. Sept 1.-THE legend
Gn,t ststesmen are punctually late APP
plied with equal force today 10 the
RAIDERS of the old guard and the pro-
srcsslves who gathered tardlly AT NlS
oDtnlng of the Republican state con
F,rnt,on Not so the delegates OF tne
i spectators, who swarmed INTO eISIs
nook and Granny of the cohNslltiol,
han. filled all the seats and oVerhoWeu
! into the aisles. -,
The word had gone forth that the old
ruard were beaten in their fight To eject
VIC President Sherman the temporary
,baitman. and everyone waited iur the
lar. works Col. Roosevelt was the hrst
H. COME. His appearance staiteu
Bounds of applause Shorlly atel ~,
Xprcsident Sherman took his seat and the
Recommendation shook the building Tor
tscycral minutes William barnes JIG
Inc old guard leader. came IN ior lhuch
II thqirman Woodruff called the con-
4 |, eption To order at 1905 and the con-
4 cnilon took up the regular oiaer OF
kpusincss.
Il When the ron call. had been eomplet-
II I'll. Chairman woodruff announced
II The next order OF business Is the
\ election of temporary chairman
There was an instant hush then
ripple of uncertain applause. ater
i which Chairman woodruff adulesssu
the convention. He said.
wooDRUFFs ADDRESS
If have been instructed by the Re-
publican state committee TO reeom-
mend TO this convention temporary
chairman. and in doing so L ask your
Indulgence for a moment.
President TAFT deeply desires that
1 Ms party here in onNention assembled
I fDuroFontlnR inc Adikt1A anu lh'eN -
toni Republican constituency OF the
United states. should unequiVocally en-
dorso his administration. This ! know
from personal knowledge as the result
Of visit made two weeks before the
meeting OF the state committee 10 tnt
SIMMER capital at Beverly. There ne
made known not only ms desires put
also his approximations
.To alIav these apprehcnsions what
more natural Nthan the selection 10
ma ke the KEYNOTE speech as temporary
4 chairman OF him who has been sent 70
speak for the administration To All
parts of the country. even INTO Inc
1 Presidents own state of ohio the vice
president of tho United states. James
S sherman
who else Indeed. could the state.
4 unless actuated by some Interior mo-
tive. have even thought OF TO SPEAK TOT
q tn national administration IN TINS Ms
/ own state. which with unanimity pre-
II kentcd him two years ago at chicago
as the choice for the second highest
ofico in the gitt of the people?
- precedent for the designation ot
o. vice president as temporary chair
nan ~ the convention by the state
committee at it's meeting last night,
Nr Woodruff continued, was wisely
established two years ago. when Sena
tor Root then premier of the national
Administration. was selected at the
meeting OF the state committee, held
q month before the convention.
'As chairman Of tho Republican state
committee, no one had suggested "a
me. or as Ear as ! know, or TO any
other member OF the committee, the
name Of any other person than the vice
president a. temporary chairman until
Mr. Griscom sitting IN the COMMITTEES
as q proxy moved to substitute an
other name FOR that Of Vice President
SHERMAN after the lattcr's name had
been properly presented What was
the object oi thts action?
me correspondence between Col
roosevelt and myself just after TIN
meeting OF the state committee show,
more clearly than can otherwise be pre-
sented' that his opposition TO the Sc
feuon of Vice President sherman wa;
not based On any personal grounds, buI
because he desired an opportunity 1,
Wesem his views as to the policies
NH'ch should hereafter guide the destl.
mes OF he Republican party.
4 WOODRUFF TO ROOSEVELT.
Perhaps { had better read my let
VT 70 him and his letter to me;
Aug a.. 1910.
NpL Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay
l.. L.
J., NY Dear col. Roosevelt-It can no
Psslble that IL Is necessary for m
yen you that The action of the stat
,illlluee Yesterday. In which / par
Ie,ea' was In no sense intended a
a. oi hostility toward you, or on
81 reflection upon you.
ten, saw Ward ana Barnes after thei
,'o WIN YOU and they told me wha
saia about this whole matter an
!, ~ you know, despite some thing
% me contrary, which the newsn.,,a,
,on'alned this morning. that they tol
.n the exact facts Not ono OF n
sptos'u that your name would be- prc
m without your notifying Ware
W., national committeeman or me. IN
| 80 chairman Of the state COMMITTEE.