The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-28
And introduced by Temporary
Chairman Roosevelt
IN CONVENTION TODAY
Convention Hall at Saratoga Was Only
Half Filled When Roosevelt Called
the New York Republicans
to Order.

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept 2s.-The hall
was only half filed when Roosevelt
called the Republican state convention
70 order to-day Elihu Root was At
once named as permanent chairman. and
the other temporary officers were made
permanent. Chairman Root was intro
duced by Mr.. Roosevelt, who said;
"Ihere is passing over the country a
revolt against the time-worn political
procedure; an initiative and referendum
and direct election Of all officials. includ.
ing United States senators, is demanded
by the people. This cry cannot be *.
nored by the Republican party. The
wheels OF progress must not be allowed
to catch up and run over the Republican
party. We have been told that yester-
days controversy means disaster at the
polls. In no such direction viii the mi-
nority act that is guarded by the mag.
unanimous spirit Of the vice president
The boost Of Sherman caught the dele.
gates, who jumped and cheered. Comp.
troller Prendergast OF New York then
fead the platform, and Roosevelt began
10 clap his hands at the opening SEN
tence, which lauded the work OF the
Taft administration.
With the resumption OF the conyen-
tion this morning, the governorship race
between Henry L. Stimson of New York
and Senator Harvey D. Hinman OF
Broome county was started. Theodore
Roosevelt wanted Stimson. but may
agree on Ilinman if the upstate dele.
gates inycigh against the New Yorker.
Roosevelt aud Criscom ridieule the
suggestion that this Is not to be 4 Re.
publican year, and Roosevelt promised
the seat OF whatever candidate is nom.
mated. lie insisted that he would draw
sufficient support from independents to
offset any desertions Of the "old guard. =
and, too. he claimed there was good
chance Of getting the Hearst support.
The vote in the resolutions committee
was p to Is on the platform. II is MI
Roosevelt except the direct primaries
plank, on which there is q compromise
only hazy promise being given to bring
about laws which win in time bring
reform.
II was reported last night that Mr..
Griseom would succeed Timothy l..
Woodruff as chairman Of the new Re-
publican state committee, which. il was
said, will have p progressive members
and 10 old guardsmen. Mr.. Griseom said
the chairmanship OF the new COMMITTEES
had not been considered
In the first clash between the progress
ives and the "old guard yesterday, the
former won, electing Roosevelt tempora
ny chairman by vote of 56S to 445 over
Vice President sherman.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke fecliugly of
what President TAFT had accomplished
In his administration, IN his speech as
temporary chairman. saying that the
laws passed reflect high credit upon all
who helped enact them; that they are
an earnest of the achievement which IS
yet to come, and that the benehcence and
Importance Of this work
measure the credit which is rightly due
to the Congress and to our able. upright
and distinguished president, William
Howard Taft
The spectators and many of the dele.
gates warmly applauded Mr.. Roosevelt's
declaration for q direct primary plank.
Colonel Roosevelt also bitterly assailed
the bosses, declaring that the difference
between a boss and leader is that the
leader leads and the boss drives. The
difference is that the leader holds his
place by firing the conscience and an
Pealing to the reason of his followers.
and that the boss holds his place BY
ero0ked and underhand manipulation