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ROOSEVELT WINS
At SARATOGA
BITTER ATTACK ON FORMER
PRESIDENT PREcEDEs VOTE
THAT RECORDS VICTORY.
POLICE TRYING TO GET ORDER
Colonel Stops Kisses When Opponent
Speaks-OId Guard Finally Goes
Down to Defeat, but Dies
Hard.

dore Roosevelt, as a delegate from
Nassau county, Long Island, was ell
ected temporary chairman of the Re-
56S to 443, defeating by majority of
1876 Vice President James S. Sherman,
who was supported by the so-called
"old guard"
AS the noon hour arrived the dele.
gates began to crowd into the auditor
ium. Roosevelt came in few minutes
after u o'clock and was loudly
cheered as he passed down the aisle
and took his seat with the Nassau
county delegates.
Police Help Clear Aisles.
Vice-President Sherman was cheered
by the Utica boomers in the gallery.
1t was 1907 when Chairman Timothy
l.. Woodruff called the convention to
order. He at once ordered the aisles
cleared. The packed crowd could not
move and Woodruff finally had to call
in the police to aid the ushers in get
ting passageway.
Woodruff's Speech cheered.
At 1925 p. m. Woodruff began his
speech, naming James S. Sherman as
the choice Of the state committee for
temporary chairman.
Demonstration for Roosevelt.
When Woodruff mentioned Theodore
Roosevelt the first time the New York
county delegates started cheer which
was taken up by portion of the spec
tators. The cheering lasted thirty Sec
onds and subsidized only to break out
anew a minute later. The majority of
the delegates and the spectators kept
quiet and the Roosevelt people shouted
What's the matter with the band?
Is it packed, too?"
Roosevelt listened to Woodruff with
a sarcastic smile. When Woodruff
ended his speech he recognized Dele
gate Hicks, of Nassau county, who
named Theodore Roosevelt. AS he
spontaneous enthusiasm of the con-
vention developed. There was wild
cheering on the part Of New York
county delegates and about one-quar-
ter of the gallery.
There was little better order as
result of Roosevelt's Interference.
Prendergast Speaks.
Controller Prendergast of New York
took the platform and impassionedly
defended Roosevelt
II congratulate Colonel Roosevelt
on Mr.. Gruber's speech" he said. and
the crowd went wild. Il know of
nothing better calculated to describe
the line of difference between Colonel
Roosevelt's friends and his opponents
that Mr.. Gruber has explained to you.
Friends Of Mr.. Taft had no right
to fear that his administration would
suffer through the friends of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Mr.. Taft might be
apprehensive of what was to happen
in this state with the party in con.
troll of Woodruff and his friends.
In control of the convention, Col
onel Roosevelt by an adrOit amend
ment quickly named committees of his
own choosing, including the commit
tee on resolutions whi.I will draft the
platform embodying the direct pri.
mary plank for which the former pres
ident is fighting. Defeat of the "old
guard" in the first skirmish was fol
lowed by delegates from the Sixth
(kings county, Brooklyn COMPRESSION.
al district turning against State Chair.
man Woodruff, electing A. E. Vass in
his stead as a member of the commit
tee. 1t Is expected, however, that
another district will re-elect him, but
as the progressives will control the
new committee he will be retired as
chairman, although still leader Of
Brooklyn.
Elihu Root, United States senator
from this state, was elected perma-
nent chairman Of the convention.
The convention was marked by
boots and Kisses as the detractors
of Colonel Roosevelt addressed the
delegates. Abraham Gruber, New
York lawyer, made particularly bit
ter attack.
Colonel Roosevelt in his speech
spoke against political and business
corruption in characteristic vein, and
praised the administrations of Presi
dent Taft and Governor Hughes.
William Barnes, Jr., Of Albany, lead
er of the "old guard" issued a state
ment denouncing Colonel Roosevelt
as he has done heretofore, and prais-
irg those of the "old guard" who
stood firm.