Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-15
oLoNEL GETS NEW YORK COUNTY
Stsndpatters Claim LARGE Number Of
Delegates in Others.
o NRoADS MADE BY EITHER
Attempts bv Both to Attack 0ppon.
ents' Stronghold Fail.
GRISCoM is WELL SATISFIED
Colonel says HE is Pleased with re.
suit OF the Primaries and An
nOunces He VIII Help
write the Platform,

hAhtoFms
NEW YORK, Sept. H-Political leaders
in the republican party scanning the re-
turns OF the primaries held yesterday
found that the situation between the old
guard and the Roosevelt adherents was un-
changed. The Roosevelt forces carried
every district In New York county, where
there was practically no opposition. In
Kings county, state Chairman Woodruff
won nineteen out of twenty districts.
The old guard now claims It will go to
Saratoga with 109 out of the i42 delegates
from Kings, while Lloyd Griscom, chief
lieutenant OF Colonel Roosevelt, figures to
have 2S3 out Of S64 delegates from the
greater city to the state convention.
There were no changes brought about By
the democratic primaries.
state Chairman Makes statement.
| AS soon as the results were known at
republican state headquarters last night
the state chairman issued this statements:
The returns from the primaries In Kings
county show that while the districts con-
| trolled by Naval Officer KTacke, Postmas-
| ter Voorhees,. Congressman Calder and
| Senator Travis have thirty three delegates
out of a total OF 1i2. the other 100 will all
support the Kings county organization aud
vote to raufy the votes of the state COM
mtteemen from Brooklyn in the selection OF
Vice President Sherman for temporary
| chairman of the convention. The returns
| from New York county indicate that one
state committeeman, Harry w. Mack has
lost his place In the state committee and
that number of the delegations TO the
state convention will support the state
committee in the position which IL has
taken in the matter of temporary chair
man."
\ Mr.. Woodruff, IN his statement also
claims the delegates from Rich.nond and
I Queens.
! Although Chairman Woodruff says the
i returns indicate that a number Of New
York county delegates viii support Vice.
President sherman. the Roosevelt forces,
headed by County Chairman Lloyd c. tirls-
\ com, claim the delegation win support the
colonel almost to a man They c0untEon
the support OF the Richmond delegation,
although Jehn Timlln. jr., leader in the
county. who acted as proxy for George
Cromwell at the recent republican state
committee, voted against Mr.. Roosevelt for
temporary chairman CT the state conven-
tion.
Il Withstand Progressive Attacks.
i The progressives had hoped to add 70
Rcoseveits strength BY concentrating their.
efforts in certain Kings county districts
controlled by Chairman Woodruff, but tie
latter was able to Withstand the attacks
II has been stated prior TO the primaries
that the election OF fiity OF more delegates
favorable TO the progressives in Kings.
would surely mean the downfall OF the
old guard at the convention.
County Chairman Griscom last night ex-
pressed entire satisfaction with the returns,
He said:
IAN efforts to break the s0lidity of our
county have proven futile and l and those
associated with me naturally feel greatly
encouraged in our work Tor clean and de-
cent party management
our country viii continue in our loyal
; support OF President Taft and will lend our
best efforts TO upholding his hand in carry
ling out our partys pledges 10 the nation.
; lin the state we will continue our efforts
TO bring about such changes In the party
management as will restore the confidence
, of the republican voters and bring about
success at the polls in the autumn. We
welcome the aid which eX-President Roose-
welt will give 10 bring about this success" "
Barnes Issues Statement.
{ state Committeeman William Barnes jr
I of Albany. who has been cooperating with
4 State Chairman Woodruff in directing the
= old guard eight. issued statement tonight
characterizng Colonel Roosevelt as the
n most dangerous foe to the world OF business
4 and labor in the United states" The state
p ment follows
2 81 see by the newspapers that Mr.. Roose-
o welt and his leading supporters in New
e York City have had talk and Mr.. Girls
k com said that the action of the state COM
= mittee in selecting Mr.. Sherman as tempor-
= ,ary chairman viii certainly be overruled
by the convention and that Mr.. Roosevelt
will preside, which means that he will
: appoint the committee on resolutions.
The determination OF this matter viii
= place the republican party squarely before
the people without evasiveness. II Mr..
= Roosevelt is temporary chairman and the
I convention adopts the report OF a radical
J. committee on resolutions. New York viii
n lplace herself alongside OF Kansas and Iowa
+ and the conservative element OF the repub-
+ llcan party which for years has been its
backbone. will be invited 10 the rear and
s 1.-THE new nationalism.' coupled with the
d lBryanite pronouncement against the de-
J. cisions Of the supreme court viii take its
place.
80 ..If the action OF the state committee 4,
= supporting Mr.. Sherman after Mr. Roose.
yelrs name was voted down should be rati.
fed by the convention. and II a commltte.
on resolutions Is appointed which viii
adopt a platform endorsing the adimnistra.
ton OF President Taft IN forcible language
declaring opposition 70 the political hys-
terra OF the hour and firmly planting Itself
upon the sane repubhcanism OF the past
then the party can enter the campaign with
J. respect for itself. which ought to command
the respect OF the majority OF the elector.
), ate as It has before.
a Some OF the men who are urging Mr.
II Roosevelts candidacy for temporary chair.
y man OF the convention aeinst Vice Pred.
& dent sherman have little realization OF ~,
l. rising tide Of populaF disapproval which
IS Mr.. Roosevelts speeches in the west have
le caused. Ills assumption OF power Is looked
IS upon with wonderment. Ills ability Ia
4 arouse the passions of the mob Is dreaded
Ie In every quarter Of the state and every
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