The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-16
Will Teach Ex-P Presid ent
to Know His
Place.
LEADERS HAVE
BACKS TO w ALL

Ditch---Wlll Not 1ndorse
Him for Chairman of
State Convention.
Especial to The Times-D Dispatch.
4 New York. August 15.-The OLE
Guard in the Republican organization
is preparing for war on the new
in Republican politics In this
State. The leaders who controlled the
Legislature. and who were IN q posi-
tion to make or mar political des-
tinies in the days OF Platt and Odell.
have their backs to the wall. The in
reference OF President Taft and %
Colonel Roosevelt in State politics has
their ire
While they are not prepared to offer
open resistance to the expressed
wishes OF President Taft, they chal-
lenge the Roosevelt interference. One
81 the old type lead ders told his friends
to-day that before many days Mr..
roosevelt would know his place.
B This attitude Of the Old Guard lead
ers on the eve OF the eting Of the
state committee. was re-
rarded sas rather 81 ignificant because
thew are confident they control that
governing body of their party organ
1ization and declare that through IT
they can work their own sweet Will.
Will Not Indorsc Him.
colonel Roosevelt announced ths
other day that he was considering q
proposition to act as temporary chair
man Of the Republican State conven-
ton, which is to be held in Saratoga
on September 2F and IS. The state
committee makes up the temporary
roll OF the State convention and desiE-
mates the temporary chairman.
..I Will bet you any amount, SAID
one OF the leaders tonight that the
state committee meeting w ednesday
VIII not sindor Colonel Roose evelra afor:
the position Of temporary cha
4 s Tne state commit ttee Is cneduled to
meet at noon Tuesday at the Repuo. p
siican Club. The only stated nusln esq esq
3pe1ore the meeting Will be to tixS -
date and place OF. the convention
T} Nevertheless, there were vague hints
%tnat there might be trouble at the
meeting.
Hepubllcan state Chairman Timothy
u w oodrun, VINO mas taken MS
stand firmly with the Old Guard q e-s
MED to-day that he had any intention
OF prec1pttating a light.
Friends of Colonel Roosevelt, who
have been active in marshaling the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. forces IN tho
state organization. who flatter them
selves - With being the Progressive ele-
ment Of the Republican party in this
State. declare with q great deal Of
emphasis that II Mr.. Wood run be-
comes q candidate for reelection he +
viii have a big fight on his hand
whether the hght will culminaee at
the state convention when the State
committee is reorganized or W whether
It will come earlier. nobody was Will
ing to- say tonight.
Leaders In Conference.
A number of the Old Guard leaders
who had reached town to attesno stnes ala'
commit ittee meeting tomorrow We're IN IN
3closa conference with State Chairman
swoodruff at the Republican club this
afternoon and tonight. While the
conference was In progress the Ions
distance telephone wires were Keps@
busy I,
one OF the leaders declared at the
conference that there could be 81 no no
question that the Woodr,un-Baarnes IN al1E
Ward II endricks group OF Aeadera: ;le.s'se1I.
known as the backbone OF me US " I
Guard, would contr ol the 1lee li1's *
1.-THE State committee II
Mr. woodruff, was asked swhe Their he
expected to become a candidate to- suc-s
coed himself as head OF the SRepupli
State Committee.
s.sWhat Is the use Of iscussing that SO
"a In advance g ~ h e grepli led. Many
iwaaks VIII elapse before the State
committee is reorganized. i and lots OF
things may happen In tina {. lme 6 %
chaneE the situation entireiy.
S..Will Mr.. Roosevelt be. .deslgn .e as
temporary chairman OF the l RspuoilcanAs a.. =
state conyention?" Mr.. Wood run wa
then asked. j. u z .8
i3axcent ( 5wha Ii have seen In the neWsp
8ners ~ said Mr.. Woodruff. n in rather
When the leaders emerged from thas
conference with State Chairman Wood
i3ruft they were most uncommun1catlVae.ssS g
Among all the ders8 who took part
! in the conf ference there was voice ed :plt-3 ss3
ter resentment gainst the activities
~ I,loyd G. a ariscom, president OF the
New York County Republican Com
mittee. n Mr.. Griscom Is making his
nght with the Progress Ives He went
10 see President Taft at Beverly last
week, and to-day he called on Colonel
Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill. fter his
return from Oyster Bay was learned
that Mr. Ciriscom would go into !. tnaS
5meet,ng OF the RI RepuhitcanS State Com
imittee as a proxy obtained sfrosA Dep
a,tv ,i Attorne Gene-nl Ezra8P Prentice.
who represents the Thirteenth Con
ipregslonals District on the committee.
"NIy mission to oyster Bay has been
entirely misunderstood.' said Mr. Girls
Icom before he left the city Tonight
M was not the bearer Of any n essage. g
from President taft to Colonel Roose- 'ss'
,velt.'' !, ], 4.
me attitude of the old Guard lines
|#1s easily explained, They realize that
l1t the raft-tIugh he's soosevelt pro-
gram pledging the RepuDlic ca! g sahs- islaf
the enactment OF a direct nom sna tons
law substantially In accord with the
sprovls,ons OF the 20 bsas,co m romise
Inn, should be carried csit. " would
mean their end as lead ders, even though
ii nj Eht mean Repu b team victory nsxts