The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-19
TRICKED, ROOSEVELT MEN SAY
CHARGE THiT REGI LARS MIS-
REPRESENTED TiFTS WISHES
And Trirked Hin,, Too rhry say Hr Bade
Nard Consult ROO~rN cit NbOui NaH-
Ing sherman. and ward Put u Ou n
~ after sherman HAD Been named.

ShHi"ft"FS 81 VII hboefNeU. was T'risfn-
-iu. for IL" selection Of NiCe-Pr"sid-nt
James = sherman as temporary char
man 81 tho state convention m place
~ Mr. Roosevelt az the meeting ~ the
COMMITTEES on Tuesday The assertion
was made Yesterday by these friends Of
Mr. Roosevelt that the Woodruff Barnes
Ward Madsworth crowd had at a meeting
they held among themselves on Monday
framed up plan by the carrying out
81 which u would be- made TO appear
falsely that a majority ~ the members
~ the state organization were IN favor
Of turning down Mr. Roosevelt At such
a centre as the headquarters ~ the Repuh-
hcan county committee the vote on Tues
day was described as the result 81 a bunco
scheme
According To Information ohtainAhle
at the county headquarters the old
guard combination caused kilograms
- ha sent To several members Of the
committee members who are thought
~ 10 allied With the progressive faction.
intima'InG that the only business 20 he
Transacted al The meeting Of the state
body would Ia the p-rf'Inctory business
nf fixing 'he time and date of the state
II was said Yesterday. wer. received 10y
Fred Gre,nar. the Republican leader of
Erie county. John J Bartlett. who Is the
committeeman from Roosevelt own
county. Joseph a De Bragga Of Queens
and George Cromwell Of Richmond who
have ALWAYS heeu supporters III Gov
Hughes and of IA" direct nominations hill
MIR Grelner. A. ma himself has sand
l+lI~ved that the meeting ~ IN" com
mltt,,a was msr'lv formal and did not take
IN" truubl" To have his three com
inittea'n-n even represented 10y proxy
He has also stated for publication that had
ha known that there would - any issue
ans. al the meeting involving the selection
or the throwing down of MIR Roosevelt
h. would have sent MS committeeman -
the nesting and would have counselled
them To- yot" against any resolution tend I
ing to Illuminate Mr. Roosevelt Informa
ton which nas h-~en gathered by the heads I
of the county comrnIttea - 10 tho effect |.
thai MIR Rarl.tt Mr. II. Bragga and Mr. |
Tomw.il war. also lulled into the hehsf I
that th.rn was no need for their attend
auC,, AZ the meeting and II was l~CaiIs" 81 .
tins ialIef that they -ent proxies. A. II !
lapr.n.d these proxies voted for IN" raso-
luton naming MIR sherman II - the
fall.f ~ Mr. GrlScom and other l.aiers .
" the Republican party IN this city that
H." committeeman nan@d gave no m
.'r!ctious 20 their proNles and that they
merely gave their proxies To say" going
IN III" meeting. not stI-pectinR that any
hing would happen II u the contention
4 Mr. Gnscom and 81 Mr. Roo~svelts
u nor friends IN the Republican party II
my CIV that II these committeeman had
.rsrll solves n.a..n present and voted on the
,9arm.n resolution the vote would hay.
l.-'u ~" I
Ano'h..r statement made vaste rday by
Mr. Rnp-sv-lts friends was tnA' Mr.
Nuuir M and those behind him DID NOT
oil tho real facts when they said after
ha meeting On Tu..~tay that their action
a che sing Mr. sherman had the approval
Z President Taf'. that IN the Monday .
,afDr- the meeting 81 the state committee
hoy communicated with Mr.. Taft that
hsV ist him know that Mr. sherman
you'd probably 10 select III A. tho meeting
4 the committee IN IN" following dav
,tIt that the assertion mad" ~ Mr Nuud-
~ and William |. Marh. the MestCheS;-r
,,-S. Irls' after the meeting that the =" lac-
ION - sherman hal ~" sanction uf Mr.
az Was i'~ Ingenious ~
\ ...nlal hat - royr"sanfni III real
I'uatror - On. that Nj Grl~rnm HIM
M -rtudsfri Cu ~" N"uday i.aiur" the
i,-"'IuE Nr want .tIIri vp pr'sri'u'
AT a. P"v"rlv lri tod MN that VI" s"n'l
n-nt & 'u" ulalurI'v { IA" members
4 tho ~taf. COMMITTEES. Was IA favor 81
Mr. sherman for ten
'rary e.. alrn,au uf tho convention Mr.
\ ard a.'ruilug e. ~" version II Nr
.pps.V-I' supporters ASKED Mr. rlf'
~. naming II Mr ~r.r,u.lr Wogd hIv"
- apur wal and Mr. Lar replied ihr'
20 Sru,d Giy" 40 "nJ"c'luu whatever
. Mr. sherman acting A. TEMPORARY q
har r'.au. 'g' that u"f"r" any -""h
.r,grn uir' w. agreed mon Mr. R"ns"-
cit Mr. tir.-Cnm AMI "'h"r~ who htd
.a.u si,rD"u & A. fsv"rrug IA" lica 81
%" rh,in" e VIZ Roosevelt should b."
nu-lItad
Tho. stu a,c-,ri irg ~ 'hi- version.
ir War tui Nilli'm Phrr"-. " t"l..
{ b." VoVii inject rh"m a. 30" MAJ ha iIU
lott OBJ. Tu'-- !ly at let MIN kNoW I
hat ''.v wa.r"i Q" 'alk - him about
~. s"l"C'iru If - temporary osaIrfna1
4 'h.. ",r. v""ripn hoy aB"irr"t :
clock - 49," tIu" II the NJ ."tirg IN"
rn'u.'t. Z took plac" at ruu',.
~ Whau they mot Mr. Rss'-.'y''.' "a ~"
iarhL'i' Hotel ~" COMMITTEE" ha ,
ne. aui 'Jprrn.'i and Hai rAm'si VI
norma. ani -" only CpusultatInii they ,
:. u him what Ia been done
Tho charge va. ma 4" yesterday ~
be r"aiquart"rs " III" county commit ,
-- u a. NppiruN. Bnrnes. Waisworth :
ri Wari hal deliberately pla1u"t to
am" Mr. ~ ormau a. m" temporary .
} airrnaV h.fore Mr. Gri.COn or other :
n.rnlsrs 81 r.. state COMMITTEES who 1
re- friendly tn Nr RoO~svclt had an op- 1
orrurity 20 l.arr Nhat bad b~cu de-
ii.-i upon II u the intention Of Mr.
;rIsCpm and ~" Roosevelt members
( III" stat" committee 20 opeHlv state :
.ithip a fe~ iayE Just how they think
r"v were trick"i aud w whom They ,
~ also stat" that President Taft was
ut ~ much 'rIck"i u ~ were.
Nor- - the regulars could he found
% town last right All the upstate :
hal gore bona and az /,
rs Republican state featquarters II
-. -aiI that Chairman Woodruff ! al
tar'"t early o. III" lay for his camp In the
r." math"natician- ~ Stat" head
uar'"rS who hav. br"n figuring out m"
ossibls lineup u the delegates az Sara !
1ga will b" prepared n tell Mr. Woodruff