Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-09-24 | Page 1 | Awaiting Great New York Fight

AWAITING GREAT NEW YORK FIGHT Struggle for Control of Republican Republi-can Party by Roosevelt Ncars Climax. TEDDf GROWING MORE CONFIDENT OP VICTORY "Old Guard" Preparing for Battle Bat-tle That Will Make Political History. NEW YOJIK, Sept. 23. Tho prc-convention prc-convention fight between tho .Republican .Republi-can "old guard" and tho progressives virtually closed today. After a day of conference with politicians from various vari-ous parts of the state, Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt said Ihc chances for victory were even better than yesterday, when he predicted that the progresses would have a majority of at least. J00 delegates dele-gates at the Saratoga convention next week. Colonel Roosevelt spent some time todaj in going over the draft of a platform. plat-form. A direct primary plank in particular par-ticular was considered at length, but no ono wits willing to say how it should bo adopted. Tariff anil labor planks also received careful consideration. Resolutions pledging support to Theodore The-odore Roosevelt in every step he may take in his effort to popularize party government and to effect equal opportunity oppor-tunity in business through the divorcement divorce-ment of business and politics, wero adopted here today at a mooting of the executive committee of the Republican League of Clubs of the state of New York. A telegram was also sent to President Taft expressing approval of the stand he took in his letter to Lloyd C. Gris-com Gris-com defining his attitudo toward the contest, between Colonel Roosevelt and tho old guard.