The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-29
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| UITA. July - Theodore Douglas
Robinson. nephew Of former rre~dsnt
Roosevelt who two weeks ago tonight
announced his candidacy for the Hepubli.
can Congressional nomination IA the
On~iola- Herkimer distTici against Gon-
! grea-man Charles = Millington. had his
hops rudelv dashed in the Herk inner
county primaries held to-day and to
night IN the various towns Prom returns
at hand mp to 10 clock tonight Robinson
was soundly bes'en bv the regular Repub-
lican organization. led by state Con'-
mitteeman Sirobel and all indications
are that he will 20 INTO saturday = conven-
ton AT which delegates To the Congr~s-
only about twenty of the s,vty-siN dele
gates pledged to his supI.ort
Complete returns will not he available
before early Tomorrow morning. but
from thos. a. hand It would appear thar
b-vond ali question Mr Mhlington will
go bscl. to Washington for another term
and Mr. Robinson will return 10 his farm
in the town OF Warren. IIerkimer county.
aud prepare for another fight two wears
henC.
The primary Cghi to-day and tonight
throughout HerkImer county was the cul-
minatinn Of one of the stffsSt political
battles ever wagsd IN that ho'b.'h Of Re
pUblcani-m. where every voter ~ a born
politician and where they work a. the
pOlttCal game every day IA the year
Two weeks " campaigning 10y Mr.. Robin
soD. Who led the insurgents egainst state
committeeman Strobsl and a Ike period
of strenuous work by the StroD-l machine
stirred Herb amer county 20 a high pitch
Of excitement. with the result that the
balloting - the primaries today and
tom sht Was the h.s West registered IA
q generation
Robinson had covered more than 100
miles each 'iAv IN IN. ant omobii- dur NJ
the last two weeks making Acqrain'-
snC"s among the farmers throughout
the county aud LAYING bare the alleged
evil aud Wi"kedneSs 81 state Commute
man Stroi-l's organization Ne Was ably
seconded nv others among the insurk-n'
element and was accompanied by his
father Douglas Robinson ~ New York
during MOI ~ his whiriw nj campaign
ing congressman Milington also did
CONSIDERABLE automobile ramtIa, EninR.
bu' his Na- less ~ n strenuous TASK than
hobinsnn's. Tor Mr. MilhnEton had
Stroi--l's all powerful OF kAuilaiion h-hiud
him
Ib. reports from the towns ~n.r. tho
primaries were held this afternoon gave
Strong encouragement - the Robinson
fOrues the towns of DAnub- Warren aud
Litchheld siving RoOSs nephew a
1uhst sntial ma iorItv ~ each instance
Later the towns - Ne~ port Russia and
S"hVvl"r lined up for Robinson aud the
hupe- of the Young candidatc's friends
ros" higher ln IN" meantime StrobsI
was hearing from his strongholds the
following towns giving the Mllhr gton
d"lagats= substantial maJoritI"~ Co
lTmbia. Winfield starr MAnhs.m. Sails
bury. Ohio. Wilmurt W"bb. German
IIA't-. the First district of th.. city Of
Litilo Falls aud the town II LATHE Falls
~ ~ o'clock tonight five districts To-
NAMED 10 ba heard from and StrOl.
claimed that he would carry them for
MllhnEtou How.V--. without them he
claimed TO have thirty nine 1T the sixty
sN delegates for Millington. very safe
ma ioritv IN SATURDAY, = convention
Robinson apparent defeat ~ IA no way
a refect.O on upon his personal popularity IA
Herkim~r county. nor was his ability 70
properly perform the functions of he Office |
Of Representative questioned The fact I
that he spent most Of his time 10 New Nurk !
city. though maintaining a Voting resi- |
denCe IN Herkimer county and spending !
has summers there. operated very strongly /
against his success The voters of Her !
kimer county want q native son la repre- |
sent them ia Congress. and IL Mr Robin !
son had been a dyed in the wool Herk inner I
county resident n greater measure Of sue
cess would undoubt edlv have attended his |
leadership Of the insurgent Republiran |
forces in to- day battle
The struggle between Robinson and Nil.
lingto which was really n fight bef ween ,
those opposed 10 State Commitfa~tnAn 1
Strobal and those who lined up with him. /
focussed the attention Of he political world |
upon Herkimer The present Vice Pr.si- |
dent Of tho United States. James y Sher- |
man. took personal char &c Of the anlpai gn /
in the interest 81 the so-called regular or |
ganizat ion. while x-Pre~ident Roosevelt, |
limited a. br Oadly 49, he could that u would /
be- agreeable to him 20 have his nephew !
Theodore Douglas Robinson. carry the \
county Tor the congressional nomination.
This desire On Mr. Roosevelt part 1
aroused the machin" politicians from
every state IN the Union for they re-
karded Mr. koOsevelts entry into the
political arena in Hsrk inner county ~
AN Indication Of his intention "a make
hH nght countrywide They therefore
decided 10 scotch his officio,isne-. AZ its
very inception. n they could. aud 10 that
snh Vice Prssid-nt sherman was On the
ground fighting for his political salvation.
W far - Il - dependeat On Herk i'm ~
county
The apparent SUCCESS Of Con gTessman
NiillinKt0n IN to-dAys fight probably
means that IN" oneida Republican or
xanikation wall lend its support 10 him in
b" congressional convention and that
hes ~ III land . second term AZ Washington
without further struggle A. least that
- the prediction tonight I'm to- oth.r
hand however u ~ stated that Inasnuch
~ Wilmington. ~ho ran a. delegat.
Knight IN hE home village 81 Herk inner
sent down to defeat wIth his fellow dele
gates OI the tickle; his political strength
has been shattered and he NAV have Ia