Show PRESIDENT EX-PRESIDENT NOT DESIRED AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK CONVENTION Roosevelt lt in n Statement Intimates That He lie Might Have Started I Something N New w Theodore Roosevelt matched strength with the old guard of the Republican party In New York state Tue Tuesday day and met decisive de feat The Republican state committee commit tee in session here by a vote of 2 20 to 15 refused to recommend him for Cor temporary chairman of at the state convention con which meets at Saratoga Sep Sept 27 Instead Vice President Sherman was selected This Is Colonel Roosevelt's second d defeat C at at the hands of the old guard the first having been th thc legislatures legislature's refusal to pass the Cobb direct primary mary bill bilI although Mr 11 Ro Roosevelt sevelt had especially indorsed it With his setback set setback back Tuesday plans for harmony harmon within the party In Ne New York received ed eda a severe blow and as soon as Colonel Col Cal onel Roosevelt heard the news he issued is sued a statement in which he enrolled himself as a progressive so far as ai the New York situation goes Colonel Roosevelt issued the following follow follow- ing lag statement To the various persons wh who asked me whether I would accept the pan pan- tion of temporary chairman of oC tho the state convention I said that I would do so only if they were sure knowing my attitude that they desired me because be cause my speech would be of or such a character that I might help if the com corn tee named the right kind of a man malt Hit progressive r the tho I nate I oil teal I those he heI I fight I HED r S el ci and J t j ii led ed In n 1 lil Leo Tues Tues- j I ty five fl he sit sit- il jl office i j iti it I m in where wherein by byI I ion I by I i r 1 iE i I L II ani an an- t I S 'S i V were J 1 f r Ted nes- nes 1 1 ED tj i It I N York 4 r I f es to- to ringing ur rail rail- j C by Ru- Ru rokers rI r t I chiefly Jork ork atIn at- at r. r 1 i In nadis- nadis a disI dis- dis J 7 f fM I firm of M j J hat de- de ii f of A ii r r rl was 1 1 J II C I Erb 1 at the theand H and F. F Chicago I add ad I jit d ci ot of oto o 0 steam steam- se Mon II at ata t a recur t J F q 11 yen ven star stor equitable J th tim The rhe Jj j r Mch cl i M I |