The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-26

Taft in No Way InvJIYd ID
Selection Of ShsIman as
Chairman, He Ssys
(By AssoeIatcd press.l


New York. Aug 26--rhe col fer
encc on the night before the Republic
9n state committee meeting. IN which
Theodore Roosevelt was voted down
and Vice President Sherman chosen
temporary chairman Of the Republican
convention has assumed stil anothcl
complexion. Timothy h. WO0drrft
state chairman. IL statement given
out from Republican state beadquar
tcrs. puts the responsibility for the
action up to LLOYD g. Griscom. presi-
dent Of the Republican county com
mittec, and denies that he had even
All inIimatiCa oil any plan to present
the rame of Colonel Roosevelt to the
committee until Mr.. Griscom made
the adtual nomination.
Mr.. Woo ruff has mailed a copy OF
Mr.. Taft's recent letter 10 Mr.. Girls.
com. IN which the president said That
whatever knowledge Mr.. Woodruff
may or may not have had Uf the IN.
lentlon to pre- ent the colonel's name
at least two perso S had prior knowl-
edge thereof. aud also of tue inten-
tion to defeat IT. Taft himself AMI
Vice President ShcrmaF.
IN Ills statement. Woodruff SAYS
precedent was followed IN the sclec-
ton Of sherman as chairman. and that
GrlscCm moved 10 substitute the name
Of Roosevelt for that OF Sherman prac.
ticaly after the committee had act
ed.
President Taft was In no way In
yoved in this matter Mr.. Woodruff
said, ''as the lncmbors OF the state
committee acted entirely within their
authority in selecting temporary
chairman without. rs far as / know
a single one OF them consulting with
him aboid II but Ia view of the ap-
parent altiout of Mr.. Grlscom. felt
called upon as chairman OF the com
mittce TO send an explanatory lcticg
70 the former president"
copy OF the lettcr accompanied
the statement. It gives an cxplans-
tior Of the circumstances preceding
and during the comrnittcc meeting,
and SAYS the action upo9 son Of hoo.
.tillty iowari you nor one OF reilec-
Hon vas IN no scnsc Intended as an
act.-a -aes s 4
Then the statement reads In part
- know of 80 party pr;rclp'e upon
which we are at present divided IN
this state. except that involved In The
propvssl 10 abolish the contention
system Of making nominations aud 70
Substitute tbetcfor the direct nolnina-
tion plan. which has been character.
lied as the cevicc OF the demagoguc
ard the millionaire"
Those who are opposed to bis fad
and who believe that It's introduction
IN this stair wilfT@v' Y'TGffffi7T lsin' oii
crgachmebis Of populIstIc ideas. will
IL chOsen delegates 10 the Saratoga
convention. properly cndcay0r to pre-
vent the convention from committing
itself to this folly The spirit that
is behind this agitation for direct pr
mary uonitotlcns Is far mere dnngcr
GUS than ansihiag that The proposition
Itself emhodies The radicqlIsm
which in this statement Is directed
against the representative system ot
nominating by convention Will, II civ
en- rs head next menace the stability
OF Industry and frighten enterprise
II am glad to know tqat Mr.. Rbose
welt intends to 10 TO .ihe Saratoga
convention and preseute his ideas OF
THE aud 1thrr subjects. The import
auce Of this convention viii thereby
be greatly enhanced and the superb
ority OF the convention system TO the
direct ucu!naticn method temonstra
ted.
On lltc part Of myself and the
other regular there Is no persona
warfare involved IN this matter %
has there been our interest," Hes
whrrc II always has--in the success.
Of the party when its progresslvcness
dccs nti violate iis traditions"