The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-23
JOY UNCONF|NED
AT SYCAMORE HILL
Roosevelt Convinc ced
That All Is Over but
the Shouting.
GREAT VICTORY
NOW IN HIS GRASF.
Progressive Leaders Make Final
Survey Of Field Of Battle, and
Can See No Chance for De-
feat at Saratoga Conven-
tion-claim They Will
Have 100 Majority.

Oyster Bay, N. z, September 22.-
The utter rout of the "old Guard" by
Theodore Roosevelt at the Republican,
State convention in Saratoga was pres
dicted to-day by Colonel Roosevelt
himself. At the conclusion of a long
conference at Sycamore Hill with hall
a dozen OF his lieutenants, Colonel
Roosevelt said:
II think may be reasonably safe In
saying that we shall have 100 ma
jority."
Reports from all parts of the State
were received at Sycamore Fiji to.
day. Otto T. Barnard. OF New York;
Lloyd C. Griscom. president of tho
mittee; F.. j. Krake, of BrooklyR
naval Officer Of the port; Representa-
tive William NJ. Calder. of Brooklyn{
Controller William A. Prendergast. OF
New York City, and Herbert Parsons.
Mr. Griscom's predecessor. motored
down from New York late in tha
afternoon for a final survey OF ths
field Of battle.
All over But Shouting.
The reports Colonel Roosevelt re.
ceiyed this afternoon convinced him
that 1t was all over but the shouting.
Unless some unexpected reversal
should be met, he was positive THAI
the Republican organization would na
forced to give ground before the FRO
gressives when the test came at sara.
toga next week. His estimate OF lot
majority was concurred in by the
othars who attended the conference.
The attitude of the Roosevelt forces
toward the Taft administration was
outlined by Mr.. Barnard.
I'm my opinion" said he, "the sara
toga. convention will adopt a resolution
| strongly indorsing the administration
! of President Taft. In accordance with
| the Presidents expressed Wlsh, NJ. no
nation in 1912. No opposition TO an ~,
Endorsement or the administration VIII
come from delegates friendly to Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr. Griscom.
Mr.. Griscom said that he had
brought good news to Sycamore Hill.
II reported to Mr.. Roosevelt. SAID
he. that there had been several ac-s
cessions to our ranks among them
delegates from Dutchess and Mont
somery counties. There may be more.
Mr. Roosevelt will be temporary cnalr-
man. There is no question about tnat.
we shall have majority OF more than
100 delegates.
No Agreement Reached.
Colonel Roosevelt said that the
names of several candidates We're gone
over. but that no agreement on any
of them had been reached. The plat-
form would be progressive.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he felt
that plank on direct nominations
would be placed in the platform.
Mr.. Parsons said that an e1ort
would be made to force roll. call Of
every delegate to the convention IN
the vote for temporary chairman. He
explained that 1t was proposed to put
every man on record "for all time"
either for or against Colonel Roose-
velt. BY this method he believed
Roosevelt's majority would gain from
the ranks of the trimmers.
The feeling that an upstate man
would make the strongest candidate
for Governor was expressed more de-
cidedly than ever to-uay. During the
last few days the names of several
such men have been presented. One
just brought forward and now re-
reiving some attention, is that of Elias
Mann Mayor OF Troy
For Lieutenant Governor a b boom has
been started for S. B. Donnelly, OF
Brooklyn, appointed public printer by
President Roosevelt. and strong
union Dor. man,
Nothing New to Oner.
When the correspondence with Arch
bishop Ireland, given out yesterday by
Mrs. Bellamy Storer was mentioned.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he did
not intend to be drawn into renewal
of that controversy. He confined him
self to this comment:
-Four years ago. when I was Pres
ident, and Bellamy Storer was ambas-
sador to Austria. all the letters from
me to the Storers and from them to
me were published. The letters must
speak for themselves." #
In his opinion. he added, the corre-
spondence formed record against
which no recollection of verbal CONVEX
| sations could stand. and that, there
fore, the question of veracity could
not be raised.