New-York tribune., 1910-08-23

n,eet Collector Loeb. who is in thor
o,,eh s,mpathv with Mr.. Griscom and
tho Prorressiyes in this fight. also eN-
,oo,s N 90 IA the summer capital soon
-,,..- ,,,+e~ial coming after the Pro-
,ressives. charges Of trlehelH'
I'D disloyalty to President 1ai'' 10
ardad hv Republicans here as no'rins
-. Of sensational in its interest," "i'N
Importance ;so hitter fight
-, tho marty at the primaries anu
~ +he state convenuon' lol '-
,.t;e,-e the Barnes-W ard " aus
oo ,,-o,a,-,,ff element will quit even
now President
sherman will quit, after 'his-
o,bers fear he viii not. Inc
s;,-es though. have outlined thelr co"' 81
..xK-il1 Mr. sherman retire as tenlPoia 81
ob.;rn,an in your Judgment! was as
of-one Of the shrewdest ano pest
,-o,;.icians in the Progressive
camp Al. o,,+
II Sherman Does Not ss"''
.ff /
c.riscon7's letter indicates INC
So ,,nnistalably. The ball is open anu
&c haze invited all TO come ana HaNe :"
merry time. ,,,,.i,,s
-,-;.,, means that the ProgresslNes-
-.-..,, and his associates here, Grelner
:. Erie County, kracke, CALDER anu
Is-,es in Kings County, and the men
.u over the state who supported Gov
e,nor Hughes in his fight for direct nom
f,.tions at the last election-win rally 10
se,s ~ the state convention delegates
favorable 20 progressive candloaIes anu
a progressive platform
Immediately after the state committee
meeting Barnes, Ward and Woodruh
toasted that they held control OF lhe
situation then and would retain cohttoi
Of II until after the platform was ahoP'eu
and the candidate for Governor selected
st Saratoga
Analvsis Of the county assignment o.
celebrates to the state convention, basen
an the vote in the committee meeting
read in conjunction with slight kno"l-
edge Of political sentiment upstate oiu
not exactly bear out their Statements
Messrs. Griscom Greiner and the otiler
Prosressives who have announced thelr
intention to lead the tight ana carry
il into the convention say conloeIlis
that the .rold guard never can stand the
test OF appeals to the public on me ol-
rect nominations and general reform Is
sues
BaIks Efforts 30 Make War.
President Tafts letter TO Mr.. Griscom
has set at rest effectively all Efforts TO
hiring about an open break between the
head of the federal administration and
Mr.. Roosevelt.
1t is known that Mr.. Roosevelt at one
time, Immediately following the inter
view given by Mir. Sherman at Beverly,
thought there was much question
whether President Taft had not sided
with the "old guard Ward,
Wadsworth, Woodruff and company.
The really significant point, as the
Progressives view il, in the Presidents
letter is his reiteration of belief in the
wisdom of enacting d direct nominations
law in this state.
As many and as conflicting reports
months regarding the Presidents atti
tude on that question as there were re-
garding Mr. Roosevelt's position until he
settled it by his telegram to Mr.. Griscom
from Boston urging the passage OF the
Cobp biIl.--=a
Got Word on Cobb Bill.
William H. wadhams, president of the
Direct Primaries Association, went to
Washington and saw President Taft. He
brought Sack word that the President
favoreas sthe Cobb Bill Senator New
comb went TO Washington and returned
with the same word. Senator Davenport
got into touch with Senator Elihu Root,
and got word Of like import.
Speaker Wadsworth journeyed TO
Washington. and on his return ii was
roised among the old guardsmen" that
no matter what the President might
have been represented as saying thereto
fore. he didn't believe in the abolition
Of any conventions. and therefore was
against direct nominations of any
variety.
That report persisted, even though it
vas pretty general knowledge that MI
tsrisconl. during the extra session Of the
Legislature had 4, telegram from the
President expressing his approval of the
Cobb bill in general terms
This final settling of the question, Pro-
eressives declare, viii be a bitter blow
70 Barnes, Woodruff, Wadsworth and
company.
Mr. Barnes, following the State Com
rnittee meeting. said that he hadn't paid
any attention 10 the question Of candi-
dates. Speaking for himself and the
ether ~old guard leaders he said they
were in the fight on direct nominations
10 the end, and would carry the fight
into the convention or to any point-'on
principle"
Therefore. the Saratoga convention
ard the primaries from now on are likely
To be merry controversies "on principle"
Effect FARREACHING