Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-28
Woodruff Makes Statement for Com
mittee, Saying He Acted for Taft.
HARANGUE BY ABE GRUBER
He Refers to Colonel Roosevelt as the
American jack Cade."
SHERMAN ACTS as ESCORT
Mr.. ROOscNeIt IN His Address Pays
Compliment to TAFT AdnInIstra-
tion-S=s LEGAL CamPsiER
Fight on Bosses.


SARATOGA y. y. sept E.-Coionel
Theodore Roosevelt today rode on the top
wave Of victory. defeating Vice President
sherman for temporary chairman Of the
republican state convention and bowling
over the old guard In the first engagement
Of a series Of conflicts that are TO come
Colonel Roosevelt was In his element
After he had named the members of the
thee important committees aud the CON
veniion had adjourned TO meet tomorrow
the colonel turned to the newspaper men
and remarked.
( Il said frazzle you may recall. You
may uote me on that"
AT Troy yesterday the former president
said he would beat his op s,uents to a
/ frazzle. There were l0ie votes cast In tho
convention. OF which Colonel Roosevelt re-
ceived 5s7 and vice President sherman re-
/ ceived 40. thus eleciing the leader OF the
! pr0gressives by a majority OF L.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke feehugly Of what
I President Taft had accomplished In his ad-
ministration in his speech as temporary
chairman, saying that the laws passed re-
Z fleet high credit upon all who succeeded
in putting them in their present shape up51
/ the statute book. they represent an earn
est Of the achievement which, is yet 90 come
I
portance OF this work done for the whole
people measure the credit which is rightly
due to the congress and to our able. uF-
/ right and distinguished president, William
! Howard Taft"
! Bosses Bitterly AssafIed.
Colonel Roosevelt bitterly assailed the
bosses. declaring that the difference be-
tween a boss and a leader is that the
leader leads and the boss drives. Ttg
difference Is that the leader holds hfs
place BY firms the conscience and az
pealing 10 the reason OF his followers and
that the boss holds his place by crooked
and underhand manipulation
h. Thunslers OF applause GREETED the colonel
as he was escorted 20 the speaker stand
BY Vice President Sherman and Cornelius
V. Collins.
II was a day Of oratOry. II was a day of
bitter and acrimonious speech. With the
opening Of the convention State Chairman
Woodruff defined the position OF the old
guard and announced that Vice President
Sherman had been selected for temporary
chairman By the state committee and then
the real fight was on.
Colonel Abraham Gruber OF New York
City had been selected to fire the verbal
) hot shot for the old guard and his speech
attacking the former president was often
broken and drowned by Kisses and jeers.
, Every nook and Granny OF the convention
han filled when the republican state
convention was called to order today.
The word mas gone forth that the old
: guard was beaten in its tight to elect Vice
] President sherman the temporary chair
man and every one waited for the fire
works Colonel Roosevelt started rounds OF
applause When Vice President sherman
; took his seat the demonstration shook the
building. Mr.. Barnes came in for salvos OF
e applause
Chairman Woodruff called the convention
E TO order.
r When the roll call had been completed
e Chairman Woodruff announced:
statement by Mr.. Woodruff.
The next order OF business Is the cleo
ton Of a temporary chairman" and ad-
dressing the convention said
5 Il have been instructed by the repub-
lican state committee 10 recommend 70
this committee temporary chairman
and in doing ask your indulgence for
!, a moment
President Taft deeply desired that mis-
party here in convention assembled, rep
|. resenung the largest and most potent re-
|, publican constituency Of the United
- United States should unequivocally en-
- dorse his administration. This know
. from personal knowledge as the result
. OF a visit made two weeks before the
4 meeting Of the state committee 70 the
IS summer capital az Beverly. There ne
made known not only his desires. but also
his apprehensions.
n TO allay these approximations. what
more natural than tie selection 10 make
the keynote speech as temporary chair
man Of him who has been sent 10 speak
for the administration 70 all parts Of the
country, even into the presidents own
state Of ohio. the vice president OF the
y United States. James 3 sherman.
WHO else indeed could the state. un-
less sctuated by some Interior motive.
i have even thought OF TO speak Tor the
national administration in this. mis- own
= state. which with unsnimity and en-
- thusiasrn, preseu,ed aim two years ago
y at Chicago as the choice for the second
"a highest office in tue gin OF the peopley
"A precedent for the designation for tue
- vice president temporary chairman Of
the convention BY the state committee a,
is meeting last night. Mr. Woodruff
added was wisely established two years
ago. when Senator Root then bSemier OF ths
then national administration was selected
\ Al the meeting Of the state committee held
= a month before the convention"
"As chairman OF the republican state
committee" AF WOOdrufrs statement con
b. tinued No one had suggested 20 me or
as far as I know. 10 any other member OF
D. the committee the name of any other per
a son than the vice president as temporary
chairman until Mr.. Griscom sitting In the
sr committee proxy moved 10 substitute
n another name f0i that Of vice president
sherman after the latteT's name had been
H. properly presented. What was the objec,
10 of this action?
ar The correspondence between Colone
r Roosevelt ard myself Just after the meeting
of the state comu-ittee shows more clesrly
,e than can otherwise BE- presented that hii
opposition 70 the selectina OF Vice President