Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-18

Ex-PREsIDENT MAKES STATE
MENT ABOUT DEFEAT HE NET
At HANDS OF NEW YORK RE.
PURLlcANs YESTERDAY.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 17.-vlcs
President Sherman arrived in
Beverly today. This afternoon no
viii go to Burgess Point to see tho
president. Sherman refused to dis
cuss the New York situation.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 17.-Rooss-
velt made II clear today that ur-
der no circumstances would he al.
low his name to be presented to
the New York convention as a can.
didate for the governership.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE action OF
the republican state central commit.
tee In selecting Vice President Sher.
man as temporary chairman Of the
state convention has not gone unno
ticed by Theodore Roosevelt.
AS soon as Col. Roosevelt heard the
news he issued statement In which
he enrolled himself as a progressive,
so far as the New York state situa-
tion goes.
It was his most pointed political
statement since his return. The
statement was as follows:
ITO the various persons who asked
me whether | would accept the posi-
ticn OF temporary chairman OF the
state convention said that would do
SO only if they were sure, after know
ing NY attitude, that they desired me,
because my speech would be of such q
character that it might help II the con-
vention nominated the right kind of
man on clean cut progressive plat
form; but that vt would hurt If neither
the right kind Ntf man were nomi-
mated. nor the right kind Of plat
form adopted" II
The colonel though ,thnt that would,
explain itself and he AIMED nurhfng
| Just what course he will pursue in the
/ fight for control of the convention is
not clean There is little doubt,
though, that he will attend as a dele
gate from Nassau county. It Is fairly
certain that he does not expect the
convention to nominate him for gov
ernor, or at any rate to accept such
nomination.
| Grlscom Voices chagrin.
Lloyd G. Griscom, chairman OF the
New York republican county commit
tee, who presented the coloners name,
said:
II do not know whether yesterdays
action by the committee will have any,
effect on Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude dur
| ing the state campaign. Mr.. RoOSe-
veit is to be q delegate to the state
convention. 1t seems to me that, as
the only living ex-president Of the
United States, the party In this state
owes him at least the temporary chair
| manship.
"Mr. Taft, 80 far as I know, did not
anticipate that Col. Roosevelt's name
would be presented to the committee.
II he had known he would have pre-.
vented the action that was taken. The
selection Of Vice President Sherman
cannot be construed as an indorse-
ment of the Taft administration,
which needed no such Endorsement"
Woodruff 10 Jubilant.
Timothy Woodruff, jubilant over
what he considered to be victory for
himself and his friends, intimated that
he would be candidate for reelection
as. chairman OF the state committees.
He also paid his respects to Mr.. Rose
velt In warm terms. 1.
"If some Of these crazy politicians" :"
he said, "had their way, they would
make New York like Kansas, where
the state parties get up some fool prop
osition every year or so until Kansas
has come to be known politically as
crazy state. The republicans OF this
state don't intend to have New York
'Kansasied and that will be made
clear to the insurgents at the Saratoga
convention"
Beverly Shocked at Newe
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 17.--Beveriy
was completely upset when the news
came from New York Of the defeat OF
| Theodore Roosevelt for temporary
chairman of the New York republican
state convention. The fact that Lloyd
| G. Griscom, president Of the New York
county committee, had been in confer
ence with President Taft as late IS
Saturday night and Sunday added to
the sensation that the dispatches Gre
ated.
Mr.. Taft made no comment for pub
lication. There is nothing here to indi-
cate that he knew Of Mr.. Griscom's 8
plan to force vote on Mr.. Roosevelt's
name.
! Griscom Not intermediary
The story that Mr.. Griscom took a
message to Colonel Roosevelt which
would affect the future relations be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and the president
| is discredited in Beverly.
| The statement issued by Mr.. Roose-
welt, apparently placing himself square
lily on the side of the New York pro
gressives, has created mich comment
here. What effect later developments
in New York may have upon the reor-