Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
Colonel AvOWs He viii Fight '0Id
Guard of Empire State
Win or Lose
ADMITS RESULT is DOUBTFUL
Replies to Barnes Challenge,
They Will Have All the
Fight They Want
ASSOCIATED Press)

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 24.-Theodore
Roosevelt served notice today that he
would wage war without quarter on the
old guard of the Republican party in
New York state.
Having been drawn into the fight, as
he says, against his will, he has deter
mined to pursue it to the end, win or
lose.
Mr.. Roosevelt's intention was indi-
Gated more clearly than at any time
before by statement which he Issued
today. The colonel said he was going
into the fight with his eyes open and
with full realization of the fact that he
might not be successful.
lie said he felt that owing to the
attitude of members Of the organiza-
ton he was at perfect liberty to carry
on uncompromising warfare.
When statement by William
Barnes, ir, the Albany leader, to the
effect that there would be fight in
the convention against its domination
py Mr.. Roosevelt, was read to him, Mr.
Roosevelt said:
fThev will have all the fight they
want. I am only going to the conVen-
tion because feel the interests OF the
people of New York demand the Re-
pu blican party be given chance 10
stand suuarely and uncompromisingly
fo1 clean, decent, honest politics.
III go to that convention to make the
spite exactly as it had ben planned
originally; and while hope tneIe WIN
belhnough good sense to prevent any
one opposing the principles for which 1
shall stand, yet if they do oppose them,
ther, it is their own affair, and so 1ar
as / am concerned the issue shall be
absolutely clean cut"
DOUBTFUL OF VICTORY
Soma of Col. Roosevelt's closest
friends In the state have told him they
are doubtful of the outcome, and he
has replied that he himself felt that
even though he should be .successrul IN
the state convention at saratoga anu
such a platform as he desired should De
adopted, the result or the eiecllon
would be in grave doubt
The colonel has told his friends ne
s1fFf NOT feeT sure the Roosevelt-Hughes
forces would receive unqualified sup
mort from the organization at the Polls
Col. Roosevelt's Endorsement of state
Senator Frederick Davenport yesterday
was the first step in the fight which ne
exnects to carry on from now until
election time. He decided today TO go
10 the state fair in Syracuse September
~ to sneak, and at that time he may
talk politics.
vice president Sherman, who Is one
of the central figures in the struggle,
and whom llOOSGNCAl OPPCSSN
Endorsement of Senator Davenport, sald
emphatically that he would not talK
about the situation. -,
Col. Roosevelt passed the day WIN
his brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson.
Of his country home, twenty miles east
Of ITtica. Late tonight he went to
Herkimer by automobile, and came TO
1Itica by train to resume his westward
trip. -, v, col
Roosevelt today to talk over the poltl-
cal situation in his district Col. Roose-
Welt was not willing to say what con-
clusions they reached.
Colonel Roosevelt came to Utlca from
Herlxlmer shortly before 10 o'clock TO-
night. Asked If he had anything TO
saw regarding the days events, tne
coinnel said he had nothing to ada 10
what he had already said.
Asked If he had made any arrange
ments to see Vice President sherman
here. he answered quickly:
"Certainly not; I did not know that
he is in the city" 4
His car was attached to the west
ern express which left Utica at 1 am.
and is due at. Buffalo at 6:2O. There
Colonel Roosevelt will breakfast with
aS,1ut 400 men at the Ellicott club, ana
viii leave there at 1880 for Chicago.