Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-26
ANTLROOSEvELT
FORCES ACTIVE At
CONVENTION Town
Vice-Pres. Sherman Arrives.
Confident He Will Preside
Over N. Y. Meeting. -.
OLD GUARD TO HAVE
COMPLETE PLATFORM
Col. Roosevelt Will Take Charge
of Progressive Forces
When He Arrives. Al

SARATOGA, ". Y, Sept 26--Wft1S
the coming today of Wce-President
Sherman on the scene of political bat
their energies to secure control of the
Republican State convention and pre-
vent Colonel Roosevelt and the pro-
gressives from naming the candidates
and writing the party platform.
| Vice-President Sherman had scarcely
alighted from the train before he was
in conference with William Barnes, jr..
who frankly stated that neither side
had majority of the delegates, and
that the fight was far from settled
mo. there is nothing to say" said
vice-President Sherman. "And there
won't be anything to say later. as
look at it,"
"Who is going to be temporary, chair
man of the convention?"
sherman Is Confident.
'T am" was the reply That's what
came here for"
Doesn't 1t look rather funereal?"
asked an upstate newspaper man.
"Oh, no; perfectly delightful"
"Mr. Sherman was in high good
the leaders of both sides and the dele
gates as he went to his rooms
One of the first to greet him was
Cornelius V. Collins. of Troy, Colonel
Rooseveit's upstate lieutenant. Mr..
Collins and the vice-President shook
hands cordially.
Lou Payn. former State superin-
tendent of insurance, buttonholed Mr..
Sherman and swung him into a private
hallway, saying: I'm with you until
the last"
Mr.. Sherman then retired for his
talk with Mr.. Barnes and the Old
Guard leaders, who had been SUM
moned for a counting of noses and a
final drafting Of plans.
Fight Unsettled.
1.-THE fight for the temporary chairs
manship Is far from settled" said Will
lam Barnes, jr., the "Old Guard" leader,
earlier In the day, and until it Is settled
/ am not going to talk. There is much
to be done. l can tell you this. that the
Progressives at this moment have not a
majority of the delegates; in fact,
neither have we.
Until the Craftsmanship fight is over
there Is no use talking candidates. We
are going to present complete plat
form to the resolution committee, and
will not submit to ANY amendment
whatever. l have nothing to say about
the planks in our platform"
Mr.. Barnes's statement that the "Old
Guard" would present whole platform
was a complete surprise, it having been
expected that Colonel Roosevelts oppo-
nents would confine themselves to an
active opposition to certain planks of
the Progressives' platform with which.
they were not in sympathy.
His Presence to Awe.
The moral effect of Mr.. Roosevelt's
presence on the night before the con-
hict is expected by the Progressives to
crumple up all effective opposition to
the movement to place the former Press
ident in control of the convention.
| Meanwhile both the Old Guard and
Progressives claimed a majority of the
LOIS delegates.
Interest centres ON the action of the
State Committee at tonight's meeting,
with special reference to the threats
said to have been made on behalf of
the Old Guard to demand a revote on
the question of whether Roosevelt or
Sherman shall be temporary chairman.
for the alleged purpose of vindicating
the committee from the charge that
has teen made that the result of the
New York meeting was brought about
by trtckery.
ROoseveItinn Platform.
The tentative platform of the Pro-
gressives has been described by one of
it's drafters as short, crisp and dis
tinctly Rooseveltian" While the
minute details have not leaked out, 1t
understood that the main plank Is
for direct nominations on the lines
already announced by Lloyd c. Gris-
com, president of the New York Coun-
ty Republican Committee-the Cobb
compromise modified so that direct
nominations will apply only to candi-
dates for congressional and legislative
offices.
The document is said also to contain
a labor clause and strong commenda-
ton of the work of the legislative probs
committee, with provision for its con-
tinuance until the last vestlge of de-
linquency in official position during re-
cent years shall have been laid bare
for public condemnation.