Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-23
SHERMAN, AFTER
BEING REBUKED,
REMAINS SILENT
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presented to defeat Colonel Roosevelt
| in accordance with your wish. A mem
Der of the State committee declared to
me before the meeting thas Mr.. Sher-
mans candidacy had been arranged
with you by telephone the previous
day.
Efforts have been made to create
an impression that you favor a par
ticular candidate for election as State
chairman. I want you to know that
the injection of the name of q high
member of your administration into a
factional conflict has produced most
complicated situation, and the absence
of any authoritative information as to
your attitude is seriously misleading
many Republicans and impairing a
movement for progressive party leader
ship and clean government In this
State. 1 know you desire us to have
fair field, and hope that this may be
made clear to the public
Not Party to Defeat.
"The suggestion that have ever ex-
pressed a wish to defeat Mr.. Roose-
welt for the temporary craftsmanship
OF the convention or have ever taken
the slightest step to do so Is wholly
untrue. never heard Mr.. Sherman's
name suggested as temporary chair
man of the State convention until
saw in the newspapers of August 16
that he had been selected at the meet
| ing of the committee.
when you called at my house Satur-
day evening. August A. you told me
that Mr.. Roosevelt intended to go to
the convention as a delegate, and you
suggested incidentally his being made
temporary chairman--a suggestion in
which I acquiesced. 1t did not occur
| to me that anyone would oppose It.
! This was the. first time the subject of
the temporary craftsmanship was mem
toned to me by anyone. You did not
ask me to take any action whatever
with respect to It. After a full dis
cussion of the New York State situa-
tion drafted in your presence the fol-
| lowing telegram and sent II 70 Mr..
| Sherman:
Beverly. Mass, Aug IA, 1910.
Hon. James S. Sherman, Vice-Presi-
dent, Utica, N. Y:
"'Please say to Ward and Woodruff
that have had long conference with
Griscom. He confirms my judgment,
already expressed to you, that the
whole situation in New York may be
saved without humiliation to anyone.
with victory for the party, by q full
conference with Mr.. Roosevelt and
reasonable concessions with reference
| to platform and candidates.
"'The thing of all others that ought
to be avoided is a controversy in the
convention. I am told by Mr.. Griscom
that such conference with Mr.. Roose-
welt might conveniently be had and
would be welcomed by him before the
State committee meets on Tuesday.
Hope you will be able to report satis-
factory solution when you come on
Wednesday,
Urged Roosevelt Confab.
/ "On the afternoon of Monday, August
Is, Mr.. Sherman telephoned me from
New York, and for the first time ap-
prised me Of the fact that there was a
proposal to oppose Mr.. Roosevelt fol
the temporary chairmanship, and that
with Mr.. Roots name. No other name
than Mr.. Roots was mentioned.
1T protested against the idea of O
contest on such a matter, peremptorily
declined to be drawn into fight
against Mr.. Roosevelt, and again re-
newed my urgent advice that there be
prompt and full personal conference
with Mr.. Roosevelt before the commit
tee meeting, with view to securing
harmony and victory for the party.
"Mr. Sherman called upon me here
on the 18th instant to meet an engage
ment Of a weeks standing made with
him and Mr.. Loudenslager to discuss
the Congressional Campaign Text Book
Mr.. Loudenslager was prevented from
coming by Illness. During the confer
ence with Mr. Sherman I told him thai
L deplored the result of the meeting Of
the New York State committee, be.
cause, unless the break was repaired
it meant division between New Yori
Republicans and probable defeat.
Upon leaving me Mr.. Sherman agreed
to go into conference with Mr.. Roose
welt, provided he were invited to do so
with view to adjusting the situation
IL possible, even at that late date. Mr.
Nicholas Longworth was present, and
, said he would send a telegram to brini
, about a conference. What the resul
has been do not know.
Finally, in your telc ram receives
this morning, you state that effort
: have been made to create the impres
sion that / favor a particular candi
da., for election as State chairman
This is absolutely untrue. have ex
pressed no opinion on the subject sine
an effort was made last winter by tn
New York congressional delegation I
: secure Mr.. Woodruff's retirement
} which failed.
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