The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-27
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of Colonel Roosevelt. ] also told Mr..
Ward the same thing.
Puts Taft in Muddle.
al understood from Mr.. Ward that
President Taft approved of Mr. Sher
man S selection which / thought
strange, inasmuch as Mr.. Taft had told
me but a few days before that he ia
vored consultation with Colonel Roose
welt in all matters pertaining to the
| have stated that the meeting was
surrounded with deceit and it certainly
was so far as / was concerned
Several New York county commit
tecmcn backed up Mr. Griscom In his
assertion that Ward had indicated that
President Taft had favored Mr.. Sher
man for the chairmanship.
Chairman Woodruff interrupted to
say there must have been some misun-
derstanding all around. for nothing had
been said to iudicatac that the presi-
dent had been consulted. Mr., Ward
was then asked by a committeeman
"My recollection. said he. "was
that the president was consulted the
day before, which was true,
'Did the president say that he ap-
proved the selection of Mr.. Shcr
man?' asked Mr.. Parsons
al refuse to answer the questions as TO
what the president said 10 me- replied
Ward.
well then think VIC had better tako
the presidents letter as the record for
this committee" said Parsons sharply.
Effort to Table Fails.
that the matter be laid on the table. but
Barnes opposed the motion and Fassett
withdrew It, Herbert Parsons then said
'As ] said, you will not fully investi
gate this matter unless YOU also aSCer
tain what was said to the members who
stayed away, and II they were informed
that there was a scheme 10 beat Colonel
Roosevelt"
Mr.. Barnes jumped to his feet and
cried:
''WiI anybody doubt that the selection
Of MIR. sherman was To beat Roosevclt?'
There" rejoined Mr. Parsons, Mr..
Barnes has said enough TO confirm wha:
Mr. Grlscom has said about the use of
the presidents name, l now move to
lay the matter on the table"
This motion was lost, 10 10 Is
AT the Instance of Barnes a poll Of the
committeeman was then taken, in which
each member arose and said, I'm effect.
that he had not been deceived In casting
his vote for Sherman.
Chairman Woodruff declared:
II never knew Colonel RoosevelCs
name was TO he presented until Mr.. Girls
com arose In his place and announced it.''
Mr.. Dady of Brooklyn said:
III Colonel Roosevelt had asked me 10
vote for him certainly would have said
yes =
''Wc all would" said Chairman Wood
run.
Denies Griscom's Statement,
Speaker Wardsworth said
81 must the statement of MIR
GriscOm that he told me before tho meet
ing OF his intention of presenting Col
oncl Eooscrelt's name. ] was taken by
surprise when he did So
Mr.. Griscom reiterated his statement
that he believed there was irlckery. and
Samuel Krulcwitch oi Manhattan said he
Speaker Wardsworth that Colonel Roose-
velt'S name would be presented.
The episode concluded with this re-
mark by Chairman Woodruff;
Il think this charge by Mr.. Gr.scom
and others. charge by Republicans
against Republicans. * the most unwar-
rontcd piece OF business have ever
known.
The motion was then carried that Mr.
Shcrman's selection as temporary chair
man was made without mlsrepresenta-
tlon.
With the ten votes from Saratoga
county in doub, the progrcssivcS early
this morning claimed that $40 Of thc
lola delegates To III" state convention
porary chairman Of the convention today,
against i2B fov Vice President Sher
mau.
Colonel Roosevelt predicted late tonight
that his majority In the vote for TEN
noraIy chairman would be from 100 to
100.
The permanent chairman. il was an
Dounccd a. the Roosevelt heudqua rters. |
will bc Senator lElhu Root. provided the
Roosevelt forces control the convention.
The colonel refused Ia comment on the
action Of the state committee beyond say
inr he had not been making his fight In
the committee.
We viii vote that tomorrow he
added.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived late today
and within five minutes had plunged into |
tho situation, taking full command of the |
progressive forces and rounding UP the |
wavornG unpIedged delegates The
political tides finally set In for the pro-
gressives tonight and the colonel. after |
a conference with his lleutcnants re-
peatcd his dcclara tion made at Troy |
n. y, we have beaten them to q fraz- |
zle and the trophies are ours"
Dsmonstrative Reception.
Colonel Roosevelt was met at the sta
tion by the New York county dclega tion. |
headed by Lloyd G.. Grscom: Representa-
tive Parsons and Otto 7. Barnard OF
New York and others. a procession. |
headed by a Troy band escorted The |
colonel TO the United States hotel where