The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-27

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:. THE ROLL CALL WAS FIN =
;. ,sHED AT 3;46 O'CLOCK. THE =
). UNOFFICIAL COUNT WAS $50 :.
:. FOR ROOSEVELT, AND 455 =
;. FOR SHERMAN, FOUR NOT =
:. VOTING. =
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Saratoga, N. Y. Sept. 27.-Roose-
welt will be elected temporary chair
man of the Republican convention,
which will meet at noon today. Will
lam Barnes, Jr, leader of the "old
guard" i'm statement to the Asso-
ciated Press this morning said:
"Vice President Sherman will have
400 votes out of the LOIS which will
be cast on the floor. That's my guess.
II may be that a few of the last coun-
ties in the roll call, seeing the way
things are going, will switch over to
the progressives."
Fiaht in the Convention.
Though Barnes comedies the defeat
of sherman he intimated there VIII
be a fight on the floor of the COZ ven
ton. state Chairman Woodruff VIII
make a statement defining the posi-
ton of the "Old Guard" i'm the selec-
ton of Sherman, and Barnes may
have something TO say.
Roosevelt Issues Statement
Stirred by the action of the Repub-
lican state committee which last
night resolved 22 to Is that no deceit
or fraud was practiced in the selec-
ton of Sherman as temporary presid-
ing officer, Roosevelt today authoriz-
ed the following statement;
"The conduct of the majority of the
state committee last evening puts In
the clearest light what this contest
really is. The statements of Grlscom,
Kruelwitch, Kracke, Wanamaker ana
Henkel prove concluslvely the trickery
that was used in an effort to win the
majority and keep the management
of the party under the control OF men
who have been discredited by their
own actions.
There has never been state con-
Vention TO which 1t was better worth
going than il is 10 this for never III
another has the issue been so clearly
drawn between cleanliness and non
esty i'm public life and that peculiar
baseness i'm political management
which has made the very word poll-
tician obnoxious to the people.
"Our fight is squarely against cor
ruption and unclean bossism whicn
has bred corruption. Men. who py
trckery kept control of the state com
mittee and who now come here IN an
effort To dominate the convention are
the very men who arc responsible LOT
the corruption which prod "ed AldS
and for all that has been Giscreult-
able in party management INA ho"
these deeply discredited bosses re-
sent the effort of the people, the ei
fort of the plain people who make ul
the great bulk of the Republican par
ty to rescue that party from factioh'
which have used it only to furthel
their own base and selfish purposes
Taft Wanted Endorsement.
Saratoga, ~ Y, Sept. 27.-The lie
publican convention was late III as
sembling. Roosevelt was the first
the leaders to arrive Sherman comih
i'm soon after. Both were warmly re
ceived.
Chairman woodruff called the con
ventlon TO order. Presenting the nam
OF sherman for temporary Chairman
he maac n statement setting forth IN
reasons for the committee naming III
vico president
"'rhc principal reason" he said wa
that President Taft desired this con
vention should unequivocally endors
his administration and the commute
considered IL hut natural to select IL
temporary chairman, who was 10 soun
the keynote, man who had peen SCI
to speak for the administration an oN'
the country. even I'm the presideht
own state. Ohio--Vice president She'
man. lie Fd1u toIitop'hN''N~
himself and Roosevelt showed the Ia
ter's opposition TO Sherman was ~
based on personal grounds, but p'
cause ne desired to present his view
as to the policies of the Repubhal
party. and TO announce the new n'
tionalism.
Roosevelt is Nominated.
There were cheers for Sherman al
Joseph Hicks of Nassau county ih
short speech nominated Roosevelt
Tho convention broke into WI
cheers and continuous applause. de'
gates waved their hats and ciapp
their hands. while the band played
fan fare.
Abraham Gruber of New York, 10
the platform and in a speech opposn
Roosevelt made n bitter attack UP
the coloners political course especia