The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31
7. D. ROBINSON GETS 81 VOTES
HERkfNER TOt MY tONIEN.
TiON EWPH tSIZES ms DEFEtT.
u Gives Congressman Wilmington the Dele-
gates nv q NOte of 81 90 n and
snothers Resolution. IrEmK the
Passage Of . direct Primary Law.

gates ~ 4 NOte ut 81 90 n and
snothers Resolution. JrEnE the
PassaEe OF . direct Primary Law.
Urea. July N-The finishing touches
TO the rundown which Theodore Douglas
Robinson. nephew 81 Col Roosevelt. sus-
tanned in the Herkimer county Republican
primaries Thursday IN his contest Tor the
Congressional nomination were pun on
IN tho Herkinner county convention LAT.
this afternoon by state Committeeman
Strobel. The convention. under ahso-
lutte control 81 the regular Republican
organization led by Strobel. after listen
lng with roe9~ctrul attention To the pro-
tests Of the spokesmen for the Robinson
insurgents. by a vote Of Is TO II gave
Congressman Wilmington the delegates 20
the Congressional convention, awarded
senator seth q. Hcaccck the county's
delegates TO the Senatorial convention.
nominated Col. =. &. Clobridge for mem
her Of Assembly. turned down a bunch Of
hostile resolutions submitted 10y insur.
gents and adjourned The insurgent
element which had supported Col Roose-
velt's nephew in the primaries attended
the convention In force. hut did not have
a look in.
Col. John W vrooman % Herkimer
was recognized when nominations for
member Of Congress were in order He
placed before the convention the name 81
Con gressman Charles y. Milington. pay
ing him a high compliment. referring to
his ability and his good work. He moved
that he be permitted to name the dele
gates to the Congressional convention.
An t-orEAnizatIon man promptly
presented a resolution to the effect that
Theodore Douglas Robinson should have
the right TO name the delegates to that
convention. II was decided TO have a
roll call on the respective resolutions
The Mllington resolution was carried by
vote Of IS TO Fl. and the Congressman
promptly named his delegates.
In the midst nf the excitement incident
20 the victory 81 the Milling ton forces a
Robinson delegate offered a resolution
which was referred without reading to
the committee On resolutions The Rob
inson insurgsnt raised a howl and de-
manded fair play. but his protest was
unheedsd
Subsequently, he passed around d'ipl-
cate copies Of his rvs Dlutlon which the
became apparent Why IL had been buried
in committee. This was the resolution
R.sCir-s That Nc ~n'phPticiI!v ana IN
eIuivocAlIv urge and instruct our rcprc.
sen'stive~ IN the state '.@siaIturr 70 cam.
~stlv supior' aud rndclvor to bring bout
the enact n,ent| Of the direct primary law
along lines a. advocated by GoV Iig:h~s
And thar 10 meet the approval OF the
I-~onle ot this stat.
RSsolISr. That - di-approvr q! AMI
condemn IN" action OF ASSEMBLY man GEORGE
lVelcfh ~ this county IA hi~ failure -
carry out n" Instructions ul ht- "oh~u.
tuents ~ expressed IN q ~iutlar resolution
adoptsi hy the convention ~hi"h pla"rl
hIm IN nominN'ion
RssUutC. That - rerudiatc me state.
meni Attributed 70 state Committeeman
primaries passed a. tn" 1st county con
VentIon a. intended ~ither a. Iokc or
a SOP o. other than the we'll considered
judgment oi the ',epublican rarity Ut HeTAi-
nIer county ~ Coas sntinn assembled and
that W. reccommsni 'h't man o, The
highc-t character pni having tha 'Uftt-
Conilden"r Of ms fellow ~itts'n> o. icfriner
county ~ chosen - ~ta'e committeeman
BY resolution tn. following delegates
ere chosen for The state ounN enrluu.
ID. p Strobel. John VI Richards Er
T.. II Douglas. Frank schmidt. Fred
Chaplin. George T Woodin II II Mhcee-.
II A Decoster, George Firth. Albert
T. n,
u Graves. Charles Heller. Newell Morey.
John Hertu,sr and J. X Taylor
Both Young Mr Robinson, and his
father. Douglas Robinson had come
ia from the town q Warren and were
greete-i by many Of their friends At the
conv ention. An item ~ . Sr~ YORK
paper was shown MIR Robinson tho
elde-. in which the Organization was
represented a. resenting the intrusion
OF former President Roosevelt IN this
Congress district and ia which u was
made to appear that the vote at Thurs o
days cauc,ises vas the result
Mr Robinson said enphat ically that
IN the campaign lie added that Mr.
Roosev elt's statement as to his general
attitude in matters political should be
sufficient on that Point.
The ex-President never stated that
he would enter this primary contest. B
Eaid MIR. Robinson. who said further
that Mr. Roosevelt had simply remarked .
that in the event Of Mr. Robinson's sue
cess he would speak for him
Regarding further statements IN
published Interview with Sta. Com
mitteemAn Strobel reviewing the rIuia-
ton from an organization Viewpoint
Mr. Robinson said that in the beginning
Of the contest " was decla-ed that Mr .
Robinson would not be abb" to carrN a
single town The contest lasted only
about ten DAYS aud in that time. saId the
father 81 the candidate they had sue
coded IN winning about a town a day
Mr. NillIngton's complete victory in
be renominAtei for Congress- without
further struggle. the Oneida county
organization viii throw rs
support tn him
Republican Congregational Committee TO /,