New-York tribune., 1910-08-20

committee and the state convention
.Tris0srn. report hath if, was to select the
candidate for Governor and renominate
Sam Koenis. Secretary of State. Greiner
was IN choose the Lieutenant Gov
e,-nor- Senator George Davis was said
IN he his n,an-and renominate Attorney
General O'Naliey. Sherman, Dwight ana
rassett were TO divide other elective ana
appointive places
Whether OF not the arrangement mao
been made so definitely as all that Is
rather uncertain Certain 1t is that Mr-
c;riscon1 believed until recently that ne
,au,d ssnerd on Mr.. Sherman's influence
90. AGAINST tine Woodruff Barnes-Wads-
worth influence in the state conlmit'ee,
But 1t seems that Barnes, Ward anu
woodruff got hold of Mr. sherman he
was sor, because Mr.. Roosevelt hao salu
n. world campaign for Theodore ROBIN
san his nephew. if Robinson got the
noyninat atom for Congress in the 2'th DIS
-r,ct- which place Mr.. Shernnans Con-
r-essnan now holds and desires TO con-
tipue TO hold
-Wha4 business has Roosevelt TO come
into ny district ard try TO pun AiS
renhev into Miliington's job under our
VERY noses2v Mr.. Sherman is said 10
have complained TO his friends in Utica
Nr. Sherman Was Amazed.
So he felt aggrieved. and was perfectly
,,-i,,inr TO listen TO the schemes Of his
I'D f,iends Barnes and Ward and Wood
inf 70 remove the pestilentisi Roose-
vert progressive influence from a place
where # could DO harm. Mr.. Sherman
~ course, had become aligned with the
Hughes reforrners'' last winter. but
winter garments of repentance went into
the fires OF spring under the suasion oi
Barnes and Ward He listened to them
The story runs, neglected to pay any at
rentjor to repeated kilograms from GTis-
com. went about personally soliciting
votes II the state committee for the tenn
oorarv chairmanship, and capped IL all
l,v declaring that Mr.. Roosevelt WASH
rejected: another gentleman was chosen,
hats all
II affairs march as the ProeressiVeS
here hope and expect they wlil. II VIII
become evident soon that the "ola guafo
took almost unwarranted liberties Win
the Presidents name and the solemni-
ties Of the process of delivering inter-
,-ievs after having seen the big man al
Beverly. In that case they think MI
Roosevelt may be likely 10 get into the
state fight to clean out the ''ol5 guard
which went so far out Of its way TO hu-
initiate him. 1t is known that he will not
let himself be put into any position
where his efforts could be construed as
making factionaI fight against the Taft
administration. He and his friends want
II made plain that the federal admins
tratiou isn't concerned in the state fight
beyond the fact that the President
agrees with the Hughes reform views
and doesn't sympathize with the Wacs-
rth-woodruf- Barnes reactionaries.
In any case. the Griscom- -Greiner men
will make fight for direct noInina-
tions plank in the platform and a Pro-
zressive candidate for Governor. They
say frankly that they want MI Roose-
veit's help. They do not believe that
they are whipped without it. But their
eyes Will be turned anxiously toward
Beverly for a few days, and if Beverly
meets their expectations. the yearning
cf their hearts toward oyster Bay will
be weIinigh indescTibabie.