Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-28
Il Said frazze;' You May Quote Me On That
Says the Colonel After Being Elected, 568 to
443, Temporary Chairman Over vlce.Pres.
Sherman--Woodruff Is Turned Down.

go over the names before him. He
called Rep Herbert Parsons of New
York to the speakers stand and after
striking out 80 names announced the
resolutions committee. among whom
were William Barnes, Jr., Speaker
WaGsworth of the Assembly, George
w. Aldrich, Senator Cobb, author OF
the recently defeated direct primary
bill. Former Mayor Seth Low of New
York; Jacob Gould Schurman, presi-
dent of Cornell University; Senator
Rrackett Rep. Serene e. Payne and
Rep. j. Sloat Fassett.
Talk of gubernatorial candidates
was submerged during the day by the
main contest waged over the tenn
porary craftsmanship, but tonight
friends of Rep. Bennett of New York
Frederick G. Stevens, state superin-
tendent of public works, Henry L.
Stimson. former United States district
attorney in New York. were out scout
ing to secure votes for their candl-
dates.
Members Of two other COMPRESSION
al districts in Kings county reported
that they were ready to elect Mr..
Woodruff a member of the state com
mittce. but it was reported that the
state chairman had said he was ready
to retire from politics. This Mr.. Wood
ruff denied stating that he has 10 o.
the 20 Brooklyn districts and intends to
remain as leader.
It is understood that Mr.. woodruff
was named as one of the members OF
the resolutions committee, but his
name was scratched off by Col. Roose-
welt and the name of Comptroller
P,endergast of New York City substi-
tuted in it's place.
There were numerous reports tonlgn'
that Col Roosevelt had indicated thai
he did not desire Mr.. Woodruff to be
returned to the new state committee
1t was further said, however. that the
colonel felt no aggressive feelings To-
ward William Barnes, Jr.. who was
named as one of the members Of the
resolution committee.
Wher Vice President sherman. with
Mr.. Collins. escorted Col. Roosevelt tf
the platform this afternoon there was
a brief conversation between the rival
candidates for the Chairmanship. Ii
was learned tonight that Col Roose-
welt told the Vice President that he
was very glad that Chairman Woodruff
in his remarks mad made it perfectly
clear that there was nothing personal
in their opposition to one another.
I The sherman escort of Utica called
upon Vice President Sherman at his
headquarters tonight and presented
him with a $500 silver loving cup.
/ Nj. Woodruff can still serve as
member of the new state committee il
he is elected by any other Kings coun'
ty congressional district, but as TN
new state committee will be controlled
by the Progressives, Mr.. Woodruf
would be retired from the chairman
ship of the state committee. thougl
he still would be leader in Kings coun
ty and a member of the committee
| Col. Roosevelt in his speech as tenn
porary chairman, spoke as follows:
| Col. Roosevelt's Speech.
| Colonel Roosevelt said:
! 1--WE come here feeling that we hav'
the right to appeal to the peopl
from the standpoint alike of nationa
last IS months a long list of laws
embodying legislation most hearth.
to be commended as combining wis
lom with progress have been enacte'
by Congress and approved by Presi
dent Taft. The amendments to tn
interstate commerce law beginnin,
of a national legislative program 70
the exercise of the taxing power II
connection with big corporations do
ing an interstate business; the ap
| pointment of a committee to fran
measures that do away with the evil
of over capitalization and of imprope
and excessive issues of stocks an
bonds: the law providing for public
ity of campaign expenses; the es
| ia ablishmcnt of the maximum an
minimum tariff provisions and the ex
ceedingly able negotiations of the Ca
madam and other treaties in accord
ance herewith: the Inauguration o
the policy of providing for a disin
terested revision of tariff schedule
through high class commission O
experts which will treat each sched
ule purely in its own merits with
view both to protecting the consume
from excessive prices and to securin
the American producer and especial
! ly the American wage worker tina
will represent the difference Of cos
! in production here as compared wit
the cost Of production in countrie
where labor is less literally reward
ed, the extension of the laws regulat
ing safety appliances for the produc
tion of labor: the creation Of a bu
reau of mines-these and similar laws
backed up by executive action, re
fleet high credit upon all who sue
ceeded in putting them in their pres
ent shape upon the statute books