The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
FIGHT A WALKOYER,
SAY ROOSEVELT MEN
"Old Guard" Leaders In
dulge In Invective, Prophe-
sying Colonies Fall.

SARATOGA. y. z, Sept 27.-"The
nght is won al by a margin so wide
thar It is a waikoyer."
This was the iubilant declaration Of the
Roosevelt leaders. after an ali-night
battle with the ~Old Guard" for dele
gates
we are absolutely sure Of ga dele
gates-sixty-six TO TIE good announced
County Chairman Lloyd c. GriscOm. OF
View York, Theodore Rooseveit's chief
aide.
Something is going to drop It may
be a large hunk IF egOism. The c0nyen-
ton win tell the taie-Vice President
Sherman will preside as temporary
leader of the cold Guard" and the
head and front OF the Barnes-yv oOdru1I-
Wadsworth combination
So bitter was the feeling today be-
tween the two factions in The Repub-
Iican party that It was freely predicted
that there would be actual lighting be-
fore the convention finally concluded
its work
Last nights meeting Of the State COM
mitJee, when the selection Of Vice
President Sherman as temporary chair
man was affirmed by a vote Of % TO L.
has angered the Roosevelt followers
Today they are urging the colonel &c
throw the entire state committee over
board They are suggesting that there
be nothing in the nature or 2 com
promise, but that a platform be framed
and jammed through which VIII De
a-urOgressive in its tone.
Drive the old Guard out OF the
party for good" IS the slogan OF tOi-
Inns GriscOu. and their friends TO-DAY,
sD5 T5o0seye!- fs considering the sug-
I gestion. Should ne Try 10 force through
The radical platform his friends are ask
ing, for there viii be an open spllI ano
bolt OF considerable magnitude
Same Claims Made
All OF last night was devoted 20 con
/ ferences between the leaders but
TODAY lust before the calling OF the
I convention together. the same claims
we're being made as one week ago
The ~OId Guard was hoping against
hope that something would turn ND
10 shake the Roosevelt control The
suggested deal between " oOdruu.
Barnes, and their friends WHEREBY
they tender Representative Wllllam
:. Bennett the nomination Tor govern
or II he viii swing his personal fol-
iowinE in New York city and southern
tier counties 10 Sherman was stiil IN
IIovd Griscom said at s o'clock this
morning that Bennett Wouid not De a.
party 10 the deal The RepreseIJal5Ive,
however, was known u - sou lQ-lE
his friends 70 see II they would be
willing TO participate IN he deal y
was not expected Ehat ne would unai-
( Is enter into IT,. but this was the
( one bolt Of lightning the anu-Roose-
Welt crowd was praying Aot-
Both sides had their plan OF battle
perfected early today The oonyen-
ton was scheduled TO be cailsd 70
order at noon by Timothy l. Wood
rI1ff- chairman Of the State commit
had been read. woodruff was TO an
u0uuce that acting By direction Of
ne sac ~ ~ - fsi5t77t c,l-e~r
Ior temporary chairman
Following the announcement Chalr-
man Grisc0n. Of the <eW YORK county
menr that the name OF Colonel Roose-
welt be substituted
Plain Talk Expected.
This was 10 precipItate the sight. and
II was announced that there would be
some extremely hot speeches made be-
foe the roll cali was finally completed.
Barnes planned TO denouEcc Roosevelt
TO his face. and Il was expected that
the colonel would come back with
some talk that would be worth hearing.
The roll call was 20 be BY counties.
and Sherman vas assured Of the first
chance TO cheer. for Albany county was
10 be delivered in a body b. Barnes
Convention Han here seats 5.0J0, but
tickets have been issued TO three times
thar number, and the result YES that
knew that room was 70 be at a premium.
Half q dozen special trains, well filed
came in during the morning with dele
cations prepared 70 WhOOp things up
The biggest crowd was the Barnes root
erS from Albany LIeaded by the county
chairman, Luther G. Warner. and a
blaring brass 3anq, they paraded about
the courtyard Of the hotel, ana through
the streets alternately cheering for