The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-27
Roosevelt elected TEN

ary chairman.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept 27.-The
most remarkable washing of dirty
linen in the history of the republicans
Of New York, took place at the con-
vention hall here today. For hours
bitter denunciation was heard from
| the platform and for the first time in
bis life Colonel Roosevelt was de-
rounced to his face by the men who
excessively elected him governor,
rice president and president.
Timothy l.. Woodruff, the man
Roosevelt made chairman of the
state committee by the sheer weight
Of federal patronage, read letter
from Roosevelt which he claimed
showed that Roosevelt had endorsed
the selection of Vice President Sher-
man as temporary chairman.
Abe Gruber. facing Roosevelt, pour
ed forth stream of denunciatiors, the
like Of which has seldom been heard,
before even in ward convention,
and Roosevelt had to appeal person
all5 to the crowd.
Comptroller Prendergast warmly
defended Roosevelt, replidiating the
suggestion that Roosevelt Is playing
for the presidential nomination in
1912
Chairman Woodruff said the cleo
tion of chairman of the convention
calls for the careful consideration OF
every man who votes on it. He said
that President Taft wished the con-
yention to endorse his administration
and the keynote should be given by
Vice President Sherman. THE cor
respondence between Roosevelt and
myself shows more clearly than can
Otherwise be presented, that his op-
POSITION to Sherman was not basea
on any personal grounds but because
he desired to present his views"
Abe Gruber, opposing the motion
for substituting Roosevelt for Sher
man, said: This apostle of derring
er practice while he was president
abused Judge Humphrey of the U. S
court for rendering q decision which
was made according to law and which
TO this day Is unreversed. When Civ
en- power to shoot the trusts, he drew
a line between the good and bad ones
Ihe bad ones were those which were
not with him."
Half dozen special trains, wei
nlled, came in during the mornin'
win delegates prepared to whool
fnlngs up. The Barnes rooters from
Albany headed by brass band, pa
raded the streets cheering for Barne
and Sherman and kissing Roosevelt.
sherman refused to give out advant
go copies OF his speech. While ou'
wardly as smiling as ever today, h
was very bitter while among his int
mates, He made it very plain that h
intends to get revenge for the Sigh
against him.
Vol Roosevelt made it plain the
ne would permit no stampede for hin
any man tries to nominate him, h
8ili deal with them personally.
Az meeting of the republican stat
committee last night, Chairman Tim
my i. Woodruff read the following lie
ter:
TO the members of the Republica
slate Committee, Hon T. L. Woodrut
Cairman:
My Dear Gov Woodruff-As yc
Know, | had no ambition to presto
over the state convention to conve1
",morrow AS you also know WI
asked to preside, not alone because
was part of the Taft adminstratio
.u' because 1t was known that, in I
apohse to the presidents request,
au spoken for the administration al
.or MIN on several occasions In d
,s.ehe sections of the country: /
use " was known had been
,sauiich sunnorter Of the president dl
,us lis entire term Of office; becau
vas known to be an especially ;
~. supporter and advocate of t
M ,asic PRINCIPLES OF the party, my mar
as presented in the state commit
,oroance with custom and matte
soac'ed MO mans support. I ct
roa oaseo TO act as a service to my par
T.. Vs 70 crafty personal ambitie
= a.. snat respect had none.
lHc charge has circa boop nm