Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-16
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE
Ex-PREsIpENT.
DEFEATS MOTION TO MAKE
HIM TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Vice President Sherman Selected for
the Place Over Roosevelt by Vote OF
20 to 1-committee In contro! OF
Old Republican M.ehine-Griscem
stanes by His Friend.

chairman of the republican state con-
vention, at a meeting Of the state COM
snittee today, but his selection for that
honor was lost, by vote OF 20 to 10.
After the meeting had been called
to order and the time and place OF the
state convention chosen, william D.
Barnes, Jr., Of Albany, offered q resoiu-
ton presenting the name OF vice fTes-
tdent Sherman for temporary chairman
of the state convention. Lloyd G. Girls
com moved to substitute the name OF
Roosevelt and also moved that action
be postponed until later. After much
debate the motion to postpone was de-
feated, by vote Of IL to %. the res
olution to make Roosevelt temporary
chairman was then lost 20 to 10, 1ol-
lowing which Vice President Sherman
was unanimously chosen for temporary
presiding officer OF the conventlon,
Iloyd C. Griscom and Henry Mack, OF
New York. not voting. The state com
mittee adjourned to meet MONDAY
evening, Sept. 26, at Saratoga
The co7nmmittee selected Saratoga
and Sept. 81 as the place and time 1or
the convention.
Preeipitates Hard Fight.
Commenting upon the action or 1ne
roosevelt. Griscom said: L presented
tb. name Of former President Roose-
yelt after consulting with him. The
place of temporary chairman was oo-
yfously his not only by virtue OF MS
having 1osn president OF the United
State. but by the signal services rem
dered by him to the republican party
in New York state. l,ooseTe!t was anx-
ious to engage in The o"atical cam
paign dn this state and his name at the
head OF the convention would have lent
extraordinary prestige to the meeting
and been OF incalculab1e value to the
party thruout the state.
Must Answer at Primaries.
"The action foreshadows a great
many primary contests. as It is obvious
that those voting to deny him the Of
flee Of temporary chairman will have to
account to the enrolled republicans OF
their respective districts for their ac-
ton.
There was no question Of endTsing
or not endorsing the administration. If
the effort is made to show that the
choice of Vice President Sherman is
an endorsements whereas the choice OF
Roosevelt would not have been. it must
Of necessity fail, as Roosevelt's views
regarding the conduct Of public affairs
by his successor are we'll known"
Put Them On Record.
From the first it was seen that
Roosevelt friends were in the minority,
but the original program Of presenting
his name was adhered to. "in order"
Griscom later explained, "to put the
attitude OF the opposition on record,
that the republicans OF New York
state might know where their repre-
sentatives stood as regards the partic-
ipation Of Roosevelt in the political af-
fairs OF the state
Roosevelt came in from Oyster Bay
today and met a few visitors at his
office. The colonel left his office this
afternoon. leaving word he would be
hack later. Newspaper men waiting
to see Roosev..t :, ak with him re-
garding the acile: .f the republican
state committee Geieating his name
for temporary cha,rnlan OF the state
convention were disappointed in their
purpose.
Machine Republicans Win.
The opposition to Roosevelt was led
by William Barnes, Jr., and actively
seconded 6y Speaker Wadsworth and
Naiio':,i Committeeman Wcrd. Before
;he delegates were called to order Girls
com called about him the members of
che Now York county committee and
was in consultation with them several
minutes. He was in consultation also
with Barnes and Wadsworth erd made
known to them his intention of pre-
uenting Rooseye1t's name. The fact
that a conflic; vas imminent between
the factions led by Griscom and the
machine republicans led by Chairman
Woodruff snd Barnes, was apparent
long before ne meeting was called to
order. VIII, Griscom marshaled his
partisans tr one room, Woodruff held
conference m:ith his adherents in an
other.
Office Holders Oppose.
Among the delegates voting for
Roosevelt were Lloyd c. Griscom;
United States Marshal William Hen
kel, Appraiser Of Customs George
Wanmaker, Secretary Of State Samuel
s. Koenig. Naval Officer F. J. H.
Kracka, Representative William S.
Bennet and Collector Of Internal Rev
.nue Charles w. Anderson.
Opposed to Roosevelt were, among
others, Ex-Lieutenant-Gove Tim
pthy L. Woodruff, Michael j. Dady.
former Congressman William L. Ward,
Luther B. Little. William Barnes, Jr.,
pf Albany. former State Commissioner
Df Public Works George w. Aldridge,
Sames w. Wadsworth, Jr., speaker of