The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
SITUATION IN ONEIDA COUNTY
THE OUTLOOK DIStOJ RiGING
To THE REPI BLICANS
Even senator Davenport Calls on Vice.
President sherman. whom lie utterly
Opposed al the Primaries, for AID
Democrats Hope to Defeat senator.

OemocFau uOpN Va DrIfA ~fna'oF'
Urea. Oct q The Republican situa-
ton IN Oneida county after exhaustive
invest igntion. including many talks with
Republican business men ~ found 10 he
80 bad that one scarcely knows wher"
to begin TO tell the tale A. starter,
however II NAV he made known that the
outlook Is 81 discoura ging that senator
Frederick NJ Davenport - Clinton. re-
nominated. felt II necessary for him TO
call upon Vice President sherman this
afternoon NJ the lattsrs home This
was irst NEE ing between the Vice
| President 81 the United States and Sem
tor Davenport since the Saratoga con-
I veution. where Col Roosevelt. with the
aid 81 Senator Da ven ports friends dis
placed Mr.. sherman - temporary chair
man Of the convention. to which post
Mr. sherman had been unanimously
selected by the Republican state COM
! mittee
] Neither Mr. sherman nor Mr. Daven-
port would tell exactly what occ':.T..d
between them OF their meeting bat II
NAV he stated without the slightest fear
Of contradiction that Senator Davenport
called upon Vice President sherman and
besought his aid in bringing abou, his
reelection II NAV be also stated with
the same confidence that an accurate
Interpretation IL being given To the re-
suit - that meeting when y Is announced
that the NiCe-Prepid.ni g the United
States Informed Senator davenport that
mas Iuch ~ the senator had stated pub
licly n number Of times that be- was pp-
posed TO him the Vice President Il the
United States did not care 10 stultlly
Senator Davenport = public utteTauCes
Senator Davenport was elected over
Joseph Ackroyd. his Democratic oppo-
nent in I0oS. bv S6D In the same wear
1908 President Taft carried Oneida county
by a.STs. and GOV. Hughes carried tr'
county by 2656 In the same year
Representative Charles Stephen Milling
ton carried the Tweniy-ssventh Gone
Gress district. made mp ~ the counties &
Oneida aud Herkimer. by 1891. This year
the Democrats have nominated Cnlrl"-
A. Talcoit. twice Mayor Of Utica, -
Representative Milliugton's opponent and
have nominated Harvey Ferris. a IL
yer Of Utica. a. senator Davenport's
opponent The local fight j. therefor"
between the candidates tor Congress aud
State senator
Under the Pavns-Aldrich tarif bill tho
counties Of Oneida and Hcrkimer. which I
Representative Mlilngton represents. got
III that they asked for. The business men
and manufacturers u the Congress dis
trict tell Won that they have not the slight
est complaint against IN" Pawn" law In
the nsxt breath they tell yoI that every
thing was getting along swimu.ingly ~
the Congress district. and especially was
thers serenity IA Oneida county. until
Col. Roosevelt became the ol.. and orIy
disturbing factor
Then these business men and their
friends recit. how Col Roosevelt early
ia the summer attempted - accomplish
the nomination for Congress 81 hi- nephew
Douglas Robinson. Jr us'"u-ihly UG
Herkimer county nut really % New YORK
city. IN place 10 Repre-"utHjly" MiIuug-
ton. Young Mr. Robinson defeat tor
the nomination was accomplished pm
cipally 10y Nice-President sherman and
HE friepds IN the Republican orgluIyt.
ton. but AZ their back were the business
men aud manufacturers - No" Congress
district. who said thai RepfU~optat.y.
Millington had been 'uoir Champion. agi
especially sinC" he took the r"ii ~ % .
House Of Representatives winch We.
President sherman pccIpi"t for many
years The next disturbing f-n'Dr vas
the attitude ~ senator vcnppr' toward
Wee President sherman and Ll- friends
which eliminated ~ q caucus 90 the town
- KIRK lABd. Oneida county
The NicN-Pre-ldent had bsrn -olsri,f
10 bs temporary chairman oi 20" Saratoga
convention AZ a meeting q 10" Republican
state committee N N'N OK He had
defeated Col Roosevelt for III" place. and
SheTman's selection mad been mad.
lnanImnfls IN she. he
the support on tn" iins' "u'" 81 even tur
committeeman who had voted FOR the
colonel senator Gavenppr' and ms
friends after talks wI'l pr'sidpu' Lloyd
e GTiscom ~ 'no New NDrs Re. Iblrtn
county commute" and som" Of Nr Gr.--
com friends decided 80 fight 90" Woe.
Prerld~nt n his own county. They
started movement IN Favor q 60.
Roosevelt President ~frvKpr IT Hamilton
'pllege attended N" caucus ~ Kirkland
and IN opposition 80 senator l'aE.u.
porf's wishes advocated an unpledg"i
delegation from Oneida county 80 'hr
Saratoga State invention PTr-Idcnf
Stryker was howled down ~ Tins 'aIrI-
He was treated IA most unsecmlv fashion
and the noisy dlstr1Ihanc" was led by
senator Davenport. on" " prss'dcu'
strikers subordinate professors ~ Ham
ilton College
The next and Gnal disturbing Influence
IN Oneida county Republican iulIrt,.
was The defeat ~ Saratoga ui Nr SHEER.
man by col Roosevelt u j. recalled that
90 bii-inss- men ~ Gttca iuuru"g"d 30
Saratoga 70 register their "ppns,'ion =" .
Mr. sherman DISPLACEMENT l. wi-
learned to-day from ~" bTsine-s men ct .
this c.ty that that Delegation represented
~ Saratoga something taT NOR" than =
pern. nal liking for Vice President SL"r. .
man and their oppOsIii"n 10 his n"Iug .
turned down for the plnc" winch -"
Republican stat" committee bod signed
MIN Thesa business men and manu-.
f1CtuTeT~ ~ was stated to-day. went as,
10 Saratog1 protest against any 'rDnIr .
hence q @. ROOs"N.lt ~ the R"rubur.,I
party Of the State These men sad e.. DAY
that thew wer" getting along s"-"n"ly
and happy under President Taft aud
wanted peace continued peace. and they
wanted an opportunity for the Pawn Law
and all other law- adopted at Washing
Ton last winter "a br proved by experience
aud bv time 1hsy dbl not want any
more - Col kOpzcv'i'. they declared
to-day
We az" nov determined said th"-"
business men IN churis today "iu pr
al the nails ~ col Rpo-eyeli's conn
iha' ". can IN. bsli"'" that his prr-.uf
campaiRn Tor Mr. -tirns ~ Tor Govornof j.
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