The San Francisco call., 1910-09-29
ROOSEVELT IS
heroic FIGURE
in CONVENTION
Forces Nomination of Stimson
and Adoption of Direct
Primary Plank
Former President, in Fiery
Speech, Hurls Defiance at
! 1. !. the Old Guard
New. York Republicans Praise
Taft and Pay Compliment
to Hughes


~ ARAT0GA, n. Y, Sept 2S-The
republican state convention to-
night named Henry L. Stimson
Of New York as its candidate for gov
ernor.
The nomination of Stimson was one
more victory for Colonel Roosevelt,
who personally led the fight for the
nomination OF his candidate.
The rest Of the ticket follows:
For Lieutenant governor, Edward
ShOeneck.
For secretary Of state, Samuel s.
Koenig Crenominates).
For state comptroller, james Thomp-
son.
For state treasurer, Thomas F. Fen
nell
For state engineer, Frank VI. Will
Hams JrenOmiRated).
For attorney general, Edward r.
O'MaIIey (renOminsted).
For associate Justice of the court of
appeals, Irving G. Vann Crenominzted).
The vote for governor follows:
Henry L. Sfimson es4, William s.
BenHet OF New York 242, Thomas b.
Dunn of Rochester 3S. James b. Nc
EwHn OF Albany 2s, scattering %.
Roosevelt VIII Stump
The slate as made up this morning
by Roosevelt, Senator Root, who was
permanent chairman of the convention,
and their advisers went through with
out = hitch. Colonel Roosevelt will
stump the state for the ticket
At the close Of the convention James
s. Wadsworth Jr.. speaker of the as
sembly. announced his withdrawal from
the legislature, due to his personal
views as 70 the length OF time during
which q member of the assembly should
be a candidate for speaker and if sue
oessful hold that important office. He
has been speaker FIVE years. wads-
worth would not say that his retire
ment was due 10 the victory of the
progressives in the convention.
The close Of the convention found the
OF the situation. although the old guard
kept up its fight grimly until the end.
Dramatic Battle
Following the first rout of the or
ganization in the selection of Colonel
Roosevelt for temporary chairman came
his dramatic and successful battle for
the adoption OF the platform of the
progressives and his final victory in the
nomination Of Stimson.
In an impassioned speech Roosevelt
pleaded for the adoption Of a direct
primary plank. The speech Of Colonel
Roosevelt came after two hours Of ar
guments for and against the plank and
on the adoption Of a minority report
submitted by the old guard
Colonel Roosevelt defed the old guard
and told them that unless they fell in
and led the procession it would pass
over them and they would be crushed.
The majority report was adopted.
Organization Routed
BY the time the Stimson vote was
taken the. strength Of the organization
had been dissipated badly. Having no
candidate for whom to make a deter
mined fight. it threw the bulk of its
vote to Representative Bennett AS
rule voting on the gubernatoriaI candi-
dates followed. in the same division be-
tween progressives and the old guard
as the vote for temporary chairman.
on the vote for state comptroller,
NThompson received substantially the
fdll progressive strength in addition to
about half of the old guard forces.
He. was opposed by Senator John 3.
:KfsSeIL
The new state committee containing
several new names was announced to-
night and it was assumed that the
progressives would control, turning
over TO the Roosevelt forces the party
machinery of the state. Chairman Tim
othy L. woodruff, who failed of re-
election in his own district, was elected
from the second district
State Committee Chairman
The election of a progressive chair
man in place Of Woodruff is expected,
although who the new chairman will
be is not surmised. 1t is customary to
hold meeting OF the state committee
for the election Of a chairman directly
after the convention, but Chairman
Root Of the convention said that no
such meeting would be held tonight.
It is understood this situation arose
on account of the fact that no agree
ment had been reached as to the new
state chairman. Lloyd c. Griscom and
Cornelius Y. Collins both have declined
to serve
Roosevelt Nominates Stimson
Kingsbury Foster nominated Bennett
and after the nomination had been
seconded Roosevelt went to the plat