Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-28

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! The difference Il that tho header
! hold his nlaca hV firing the consci-
| ence and anDcoline to the reason of
| his followers ana thai the boss holds
| his place by crooked manipulation
Thunders Of aDpIause greeted the
colonel as hp was escorted to the
speakers stand bv Vice President
! sherman and Cornelius Y Collins
II was a dav of oratorv: il was a
| day of bitter and acrimonious speech.
| with the opening OF the convention.
Stptcs Chairman Woodruff defined
the position Of the old guard and an
nounced that vice President sherman
J had been selected for temporary
chairman hy the state committee. Ana
then the real fight was on.
Colonel Abraham Gruber Of New
York had been selected "a fire the
verbal hot shot for the old guard and
his speech attacking the former pres
ident was often broken ana drowned
by Kisses and ieers. once the pande-
monium became SO great thar Colonel
Roosevelt leaned 10 his feet ana asked
for q, full hearing for the sneaker.
COMPTROLLER William T Pender-
gast Of New York city was the chnm-
pion Of the progressives and made a
replv to the old guard onslaught.
The convention had wcll lreDaret
for the outcome Of the contest for
temDorarv chairman William Barnes.
Tr lender of the old guard forcns
having early in The dap conceded the
election of Roosevelt The roll call
took what seemed an interminab Bile
time ana nearly four hours had pass
ed from the time of the opening be-
fore state Chairman Woodruff an
nounced thar Theodore Roosevelt was
The victory of colonel roosevelt
did not appear to- dishearteu the old
suard for they continued their fight
on the convention floor when the pro-
yresstyes submitted resolutions where
iv the committees should be made bA.
representatives from each congress
stnnal district the members to be
named nv the Temporary chairman.
Seeing that this gave absolute
mower 10 Colonel Roosevelt Speaker
wadswortb of tba assembly strongly
opposea the resolution. He took the
ncsition thar cach congressional dis
riot should nam, its ov, ne,nher os
bad haan dann in nrnvious renrbIf-
con canrrntinns Ar mont. vaars The
1,,.,,.rossi,.cs however v-are in tho.
dsrendenc, and the resolutions os
drartad. h, frienas or Mr. Roosevelt
s,e,.o rI.ied
1,bero heino no cantasts herora the
o,nt-nntion r. ,nake-nn ~ The com
,,1tttoa ~ cradentials uas without
sinnificano. ana il vas olicklN- nam
al ana anno,,nced bv Colonel Roose-
yeif 80 wnr tbe romrnittee on permn-
nant organization
The male-un of the committee on
resolutions which was to thresh over
the important direct primary plank
~
the convention until he could go over
the names before him He called
Representatives Herbert Parsons OF
New York to the speakers stand and
after striking out three Of the names
submitted announced the resolutions
committee, among whom were VIII
lam Barnes ~, Speaker Wadsworth
OF the assem- piE' teorse W AlariobF'
senator Copp' ahthor Vl iff', feeeil'lS
pI'e'i. W ~
Seth Low ol NeW iorH' i,el'I es'.,.a
ivy '2eis'iu ~, ny ,,. ,le '''''
I'VE - 0i9'l : ,i,'',,',t.,.i,,t ai1,,os
,,,,e s,,h,,,o,.eod d,,1ine tha da\ bv tbe
"as ." 'l,', ep ~ 'u,r ~, ,boi,.n,sn
st,ir hnt tonigbt friends nf penrnsen-
tativo Pannett of New york trredcr-
tris g stevens states SuI.erintendent
of public Works, Henry l.. Stompson. (
former United states district attor- /
nev in New York. were out scouting /.
to secure votes for their candidates !
when the convention met shortly |
after noon. the word had gone forth
that the old guard was beaten and I
everybody waited for the fireworks to [,
begin Colonel Roosevelt's appear
ance was greeted with rounds of APP I
ntause. shortly afterward Vice Pres T.
ident sherman took his seat and the (
nluuItous cheering from the members
,f The ~old guard" shook the build (
ne
Chairman Woodruff called the con- :
vention TO order ana. IN brief
snee,h nominated Mr sherman for
-amporarc chairman. The mention of,
M Sharnaa's name brought the "old +
,uard" IA its feet in "A freuzy Of APP
olausa ana the demonstration lasted I
.o1 several minutes.
The convention broke into even Wild /
,r cheering when James Hicks, of Mas /
'Ui, .,.,.. .,.,,,. ,r ia. nro,cedincs
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