Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-27

ton to prevent a third term or some
thing worse"
ct. r. Pleads for Gruber.
No one enjoyed Gruber's speech more
than Colonel Roosevelt, who chuckled
repeatedly. The delegates Missed Cru
ber's statement hal 1t would be found
that t%wo-thirds of Roosevelt's strength
in the convention came from Federal
ofIice-holders.
Al one point the jeers n ~cat-cals
became so great that Colonel Roose-
welt leaped to his feet and waving his
hands at the delegates cried: II ask a
full hearing for Colonel Gruber."
The speaker continued, but Kisses al
most drowned his attack on Colonel
Roosevelt.
Colonel Gruber concluding, Comp
troller Prendergast, of New York, was
recognized to speak for Colonel Roose-
welt. Mr.. Prendergast congratulated
Colonel Roosevelt upon Colonel Gruber's
speech. He said he knew of nothing
better to show the line of cleavage be-
tween Colonel Roosevelt's friends and
other people in this convention"
The CoIoners Champion.
The speaker assailed the action of the
State committee last night. MI. Wood
ruff has told you hat President q
has apprehension over the question OF
the Endorsement of his administration
but l ear tell you it was predicted upor
nothing that any friend of Colone
Roosevelt had said or done.
whats the use of all this humbue
and quibbling?" continued Prendergast
1--WE are here today to find out where
the Republican party stands. "TheS
say we are doomed for defeat this fail
Fine talk for militant men. My party
can afford to be defeated; 1t canno
afford to be wrong"
II charge it as unfair and under
handed to say that this convention ha'
anything to do with the question as tC
who is nominated in 1912" said Mr.
Prendergast.
Hedges Against Roosevelt.
Job E. Hedges, former city magis-
! trate, of New York City, followed Mr.,
Prendergast. His speech was in a
humorous vein, but incidentally III
said: I'm one of those who are golne
to vote against Colonel Roosevelt be-
cause I'm fond of him."
ITO save the time of this convention
the roll of delegates will be called, ant
each delegate will signify his choic'
for temporary chairman" announced
Chairman Woodruff after Mr.. Hedges
had concluded his speech.
Mr.. Barnes was the first name called
and there was a great cheer as he cas-
his vote for James S. Sherman. TIT
Albany delegation cast its entire tw9n
ty-eight votes for Sherman.
Stirred by the action of the Repub'
lican State Committee, which las
night resolved by a vote of % to Il
that no deceit or fraud had been prac'
tised in the selection of Mr.. Sherman
as temporary presiding officer, Colone
Roosevelt early today authorized thu
following statement:
The CoIoneI's Statement.
1.-THE conduct of a majority of the
State committee last evening puts IL
the clearest light what this contesf
really is. The statements of Messrs
| Griscom, Krulewitch, Kracke, Wan
maker and Henkel prove c~onclusively
the trickery that was used in the effor'
to win a majority and keep the man
agement of the party under the contro
of the men who have discredited it b,
their actions. There has lever been
State convention to which 1t was bet
ter worth going than 1t is to this, fol
never in another has the issue been 81
clearly drawn between cleanliness ant
honesty in public life and that peculiar
baseness in political management
which has mad the very word poll
tician obnoxious to the people.
"Our fight is squarely against cor
ruption and the Inclean bossism which
has bred corruption. The men who b.
trickery kept control of h State com
mittee and who now come here IL
the effort to dominate the convention
are the very men who are responsible
for the corruption which produced
| Aids and for all that has been dis
creditable In the party Management
and now these deeply d~iscredite'
bosses resent the effort of the PEG
pie, the effort of the plain people VIII
make up the great bulk of the Repub
lican party, to rescue that party from
the factions which have used it only t
further their own base and selfisl
purposes"
Senator Root for Chairman.
1t was decided by the Progressiv
leaders to name United States Senate
Elihu Root as permanent chairman o
the convention in the event of thei
winning today's battle in h conven
ton. which began at noon. Fran
Hicks, of Nassau, a delegate from tn
ex-President's home county. was sc
lected to place Colonel Roosevelt
name in nomination as temporar,
chairman, and it was decided tina
Lloyd C. Griscom, chairman of the Ney
York county committee, should sec
n il.
Large delegations arrived during tn
forenoon from Troy and Albany t
demonstrate for the rival leaders. tn
Trojans being for Roosevelt, while tn
Albany contingent supported Vice
President sherman.
The fight for control quite overshad
owed the main business of the con
vention, that OF making nomination
for governor and other State officer.
Chief interest centres in the fight owe
direct nominations.
Tentative Platform.
A tentative draft of the primar
plank, drawn by one of the Progress