Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-27
Colonel appeals to His Fol-
lowers That His SANDER
er Might Proceed.
MAKES ISSUE CLEAR
Declares the Dictation of
the Bosses Is Being
Opposed.
CAUSE OF CORRUPTION
Says the Members of State
Committee Are Rssponsi-
Bile for Aids and Others.
CAUSE OF CORRUPTION
Special by United Press Wire.

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Saratoga, N. Y, Sept 27:-War
without quarter on the "Old Guards"
and the New York state committee
was declared by Colonel Roosevelt
In statement issued today, as the
result of last nights committee
meeting. The colonel attacked the
committee for its repeated indorse-
ment of Vice-President Sherman and
Its declaration that no fraud was
practiced in the selection OF Sher-
man as temporary chairman. The
colonel said:
The conduct of the majority of
the state committee last evening put
in the clearest light what this con-
test really is. Our fight Is aFqaare-
ly against corruption and unclean
bossism. The men who, by trickery,
kept control Of the state committee,
and now come here seeking to DOM
mate this convention, are the very
men responsible for the corruption
which produced Aids and all that
has been discreditable to the party
management"
William Barnes, Jr., admitted de-
feat today just before the conven-
tion opened. They seem to have
the vote,' he said, "and with them
might makes right Just to think
that the mass Of republican voters
are being betrayed by combination
which Is not representative. Girls
com and his Tammanyite delegates
from New York are debating to Sec
tions that have rolled up in the past
enough of a majority to overcome
the decided majority that has been
piled up in New York against the
republican candidates"
Roosevelt officially o. KID the
platform today.
The convention was called to orr
der at 1907 o'clock Thousands
besieged the doors to gain entrance
Roosevelt entered shortly after nooQ
and was loudly cheered. He held a
reception in his seat, many friends
reassuring him of their support. He
was smiling and apparently as full of
confidence as ever
Vice-President Sherman received
an ovation from the Utica boomers
when he entered. There was little
enthusiasm in the hall despite three
bands. Roosevelt, while walking
through the hall, met Senators De-
pew and Root "De-e-e-lighted," he
cried, shaking hands with both.
When Chairman Woodruff or
dered the aisles cleared, the police
had to be called to aid the ushers in
making a passage. Rev. DR.. Joseph
Carey, of Saratoga, delivered the
opening invocation.
The opening speech of Chairman
Woodruff declared this the most mo-
mentuous convention ever held by
the republican party in this state. He
said he had been instructed to pre-
sent Vice-President Sherman's name
as temporary chairman by the state
committee and that he had had a
personal talk with President Taft,
who wanted the administration un-
equivocally endorsed. He declared
he was utterly surprised when noti- +.
fed by Lloyd c. Griscom that Mr..
Roosevelt and himself, in which Mr..
Woodruff said that there was no re-
Election upon Mr.. Roosevelt by the
naming of Mr.. Sherman, and the
colonel answered, saying he merely
wanted a man who would eXpound
his principles and views.
While Chairman Woodruff was
talking there was constant cries OF
louder anu 1OuueI. w A6A
President Taft was named there was
forty seconds of applause. Roose-
welt sat impassive through the
Woodruff speech. 1t was evident
that the delegates were in an angry
mood and that only word was nes-
essary to precipitate a real disturb
ance When Woodruff mentioned
Roosevelt's name the cheering last
ed thirty seconds and subsided only
to break out again.
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