New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-27
THE OPENING Gun.
From The Syracuse Herald.

From The Syracuse Herald
The anti-ROOSevelt bosses. like WopdvgT.
Ward Barnes. Wheeler Hendricks Md
ridge and WadSwoTth. have an iron grip
on their respective local organizations. and
the existing primary machinery Ii all n
their hands. We note. however. thar the
opening gun I'm this interesting faCtjeu5F
contest Is unfavorabIe to the machine The
RepubIican County convention Of Orleans
Yesterday instructed its delegates u ths
state convention 10 vote for Roosevelt Tor
temporary chairman
IF THE OLD GUARD EEs1sTs
From The Troy Times.
'Snubbing' Will be d gentle term to apply
TO the feelings of the hyphsnated combine
when the Republicans of the state. led by
Theodore Roosevelt take control Of ne
does what through chattering teeth IL now
threatens to do-FeSiSt tho inevitable Very
likely these bold takers will be crylng Tor
quarter long before the state convention
meets But there viii he and there can Dc
no quarter which conflicts with the COM
plete triumph of what Mr. Roosevelt calls
clean. decent, honest politics
NO COMPROMISE ON PRINCIPL ES'
From The Albany KuickerbOcker Press.
In contrast to the decisive pronounce
ment of eX-FreSident Roosevelt Is the St,z-
SeStion Of J. Sloat FaSSctr. who. although
he says that Taft and Roosevelt arN too
big and too loyal friends and Republicans
10 be thrust apart by designing small fry,
wants 70 compromise by making Roosevelt
temporary chairman and sherman perUna-
nent chairman of the convention. No ul8d
can serve God and Mammon ar the same
time. no man can travel the road of clean
politics and representative government win
one foot on the tortuOus path 81 besSlSIn
That Is an impossible strdddle No coIn-
promise on principles,
WHERE RAINES'S DISTRICT STANDS
From The Ontario County Times
The developments which have Afforded
convincing proof that President Taft IS p
thorough accord with Mr.. Roosevelt con
vince Us that the organization leaders MUS
make what the President terms 'reaSea
able concessions with reference TO the plat
form and candidates" IL they would ayoti
a disastrous controversy in tine convention
We do not by any means reIinquish hopr
that this may be accomplished and the SIT
uation IN this state be saved. But IN etse
the unfortunate controversy Is carried u
the state convention. there ought 20 NJ ~
question as 20 where the representative =.
Ontario will stand The sentiment 81 ta'
ponderance the movement for PruSreSSl.a
campaign, under the leadership or koeSs
Welt and Taft and inspired by the hASAeS
spirit
\ QUESTION FOR REPUBLICANS.
From The Watertown Times
Now we know where President I'tt-
stands regarding the night OF the Peop'e
against the bosses IN this state. ana vs.
know where Colonel Roosevelt stands, ~
We know that they are both tOScthef- -
of them lnd0rses direct nominations nl-.5
the state machine has made the issue 81
which they will night against 20 The deat-
Are YOU for the leadership OF TAFT, koers
Welt Root and Hughes. or for a cSnIth--Si
ton of the leadership Of Barnes, " oo.s
run Wadsworth aud Aidridge and the co5 4,
sequent defeat OF the Republican, paF! =
this state. from which &c may take y -
long To recover as IL did tIter the Eu4s,f
defeat. brought about by the same Ali9 ,s
corrupt political leadership which Is So
ing progress n the Republican p@tV
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