The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-27

Selection as Temporary Chairman
Was Made Without Msrepresenta
tion-conventior Called to order.
Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 27.-At noon
today, in convention hall, Timothy L..
Woodruff, chairman of the state ex.
ecutiye committee, called the Repub.
lican state convention to order.
Scenes of the widest confusion
preceded the calling for order, the
friends of Colonel Roosevelt and
Vice President Sherman making Wig.
orous demonstrations when they en-.
tered the hall
Mrs. Ida Won Claussen has come to
Saratoga to whip Colonel Roosevelt.
Just before the colonel called on Sen.
ator Root Mrs. Won Claussen sent by
a special messenger a threatening
letter. She promised to give Roose.
welt good sound thrashing" She
called the colonel "one of the great
est scoundrels the nation has ever
known" Those who heard of Mrs.
Won Claussen's threats are afraid
that she will carry them out if she
can get close to Mr.. Roosevelt.
While it is conceded that Roose.
welt will have a majority of the dele.
gates with him to force Vice Presi.
dent Sherman out of the chairman.
ship, It is also admitted that so far
as adopting an out-and-out progres.
sive platform that will follow the
lines of the new nationalism" is
concerned, the vast majority of the
delegates are opposed. There will
have to be compromise on the plat.
form planks, and the single topic is
just what the party will finally agree
on.
Both factions OF the party are
busy framing the several planks that
will be whipped into shape by the
committee. They are as far apart as
the poles in their beliefs, but 1t is by
no means certain that compromise
can not be reached. No matter what
else the "old guard" may say about
Roosevelt. they admit he is the best
compromiser that ever lived, and
they say that he will probably follow
his old plan Of expediency in the
present case.
The Republican state committee
had a notable pre-conyention meet.
ing in the United States hotel.
Chairman T. l.. Woodruff presided.
There was a full attendance and
many visitors. When the roll had
been called by Lafayette B. Gleason,
secretary of the committee, Chair
man Woodruff arose and, amid pro-
found silence, read the following
letter:
"To the Members of the Republican
State Committee, Hon. T. l.. Wood.
ruff, State Chairman:
"My Dear Mr.. Woodruf-As you
know, had no ambition TO preside
over the state convention. As you
know, | was asked to preside, not
alone because ! was part of the
Taft administration. but because 1t
was known that in response to the
presidents invitation ! had spoken
for the administration and him on sew
eral occasions in different sections of
the country, because it was known |
had been a stanch supporter of the
president during his entire term of
office, because ! was known to be an
especially ardent supporter and ad-
vocate OF the basic principles of the
party. My name was presented in
the state committee in accordance
with custom in state and nation.
solicited no man for support. con
sented to act as service to my par.
ty not to crafty personal ambi.
tion. In that respect had none.
THE charge has since been made
in some quarters that my selection
was accomplished in the state com.
mittee by means of deception and
misrepresentation. | do not believe It.
So far as ! am personally concerned
] know the statement to be absolute
ly unfounded. Even to do the party
service, | am unwilling to serve in
the face of such charge II well
founded. | therefore ask that at the
committee meeting this charge be
publicly made, with equal directness
and publicly investigated that the
majority of the state committee who
originally favored my selection may
O. ch declare whether or not his pref
erence was based upon any state
ment which bore any color Of this
misrepresentation or deception, foI
II such be the fact, ask that my
name be not presented to the conven
tion for its temporary presiding Of
| hcer
with personal regard, am, very
sincerely yours.
-. S. SHERMAN"
After an acrimonious debate last
ing for several hours WILLIAM Barnes
Jr., offered resolution reading:
That II is the sense of this com
mittee that Mr.. Sherman was select
ed on Aug. 16 at the meeting of the
state committee in New York city "a
be temporary chairman OF the state
convention through no misrepresenta
tion or dbceit, and that Mr.. Sherman
be 50 Informed by the chairman AM
secretary of this committee in re