Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-14
New York City Primaries Leave
Relative Positions in State
Contest Unchanged
COLONEL CAPTURES COUNTY
Machine Wins in Kings, Queens
and RiChmond-BarneS
Grows VitrioIiC
Associated PressI

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Primaries
held throughout New York City today
show the relative positions of Theo-
dore Roosevelt and the old guard, who
are fighting for control of the coming
Republican state convention, to be
practically unchanged.
Roosevelt will have the support of
the entire delegation from New York
county, numbering 100, while his OPP
ponents claim 109 of the 142 delegates
in Kings, "a in Queens and in Rich
mond county.
There were unsuccessful contests,
backed by the old guard leaders, in
several districts in New York county,
while in Kings the friends of Colonel
Roosevelt endeavored to capture some
of the districts controlled by Chairman
Woodruff of the state committee, but
without result
Mr.. woodruff had expected to lose
four districts in Kings, in which the
leaders are recognized as progressives,
but he won in all the others.
AS soon as results were known at
Republican state headquarters tonight
the state chairman issued the follow
ing statement:
ORGANIZATION STATEMENT
"The returns from the primaries in
Kings county show that while the dis
tricts controlled by Naval officer
Kracke, Postmaster Vorhis, Congress-
man Calder and Senator Travis have
3S delegates, out of a total of 142, the
other 10 will all support the Kings
county organization and vote to ratify
the votes of the committeeman from
Brooklyn in the selection of Vice
President Sherman for temporary
chairman of the state convention.
1.-THE returns from New York county
indicate that one state committeeman,
Harry w. Mack. has lost his place In
the state committee, and that num-
ber of the delegations to the state
convention will support the state COM
mittee in the position which 1t has
taken in the matter OF temporary
chairman"
Mr.. woodruff also claims the dele
gates from Richmond and Queens
Although Chairman Woodruff says
the returns indicate that a number Of
New York county delegates will sup
port Vice President Sherman, the
Roosevelt forces, headed by County
Chairman Lloyd c. Griscom, claim the
delegation will support the colonel al
most to a man. They also count on
the support of the Richmond delega-
tion although John Timlin, jr., Re-
publican leader in the county, who
acted as proxy for George w. Crom-
well at the recent state Republican
committee meeting, voted against Mr.
Roosevelt for temporary chairman.
BARNES DENOUNCES T. r.
State Committeeman William Barnes
jr., of Albany, who has been coop
Grating with State Chairman Woodruff
in directing the old guard fight, issued
a statement tonight characterizing Col
onel Roosevelt as "the most dangerous
foe to the world of business and labor
in the United States"
The statement, in part, follows:
Some of the men who are urging
Mr.. Roosevelt's candidacy for tempor-
ary chairman of the convention
against Vice President Sherman have
disapproval which Mr.. Roosevelt's
speeches in the west have caused. His
assumption of power is looked upon
with wonderment. His ability to
arouse the passions of the mob is
dreaded in every quarter of the state
and every day the menace of his po-
litical ascendency to business and la
Dor is more appreciated.
''I do not believe that his name will
ever be presented to the convention.
II it is, it will as certainly be. voted
down in the cause of true Republican
ism as that the convention will con-
vene. Thoughtful men all over the
state are aroused to the regrettable
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt is today the
most udHBSiOuS Ip0 ~ tAC "oliA "
business and labor in the United
states. They hope with earnest solicit
tude that the Republican party in this
state will not, in it's convention, per-
nit him to be the arbitrator of its
policies and the mentor of its
thought"
A novel feature of today's primary
was the appearance of several women
as watchers at various polling places.
The new law apparently grants them
this privilege and many were quick to
take advantage of the opportunity.
Incidentally a dispute as to whether
the law gives women this right caused
trouble in several districts and led to
the arrest of four women. All were
discharged and sent back to the polls,
however by the magistrate.