Show ROOSEVELT SNUBBED EX PRESIDENT NOT DESIRED aa TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK convention roosevelt Rooi evelt in statement intimate intimates that he might have started something new york theodore roosevelt Hooe evelt matched ched strong strength th with tho the old guard of the republican party in new york 11 state tate tuesday and met decisive defeat the republican elate state commit tee la in session tero hem by a vote of 20 to 15 refused to recommend bim for temporary chair mcm of the state con bention vent ven lon tion which meets at saratoga sep 27 instead vica vice president was selected this Is colonel second defeat at lt the hands of the old guard tho the first having been the legislatures legislature a refusal to pass thi tho cobb direct mary bill although mr ur roosevelt had especially indorsed it with his set back tuesday plans for Lin notty within the party in new york received a severe blow and as aa soon as col onel roosevelt heard the near he la Is sued a statement in which he be enrolled as a progressive so far as the new york situation goe goes colonel roosevelt issued the following statement TO ib the various persons who asked me whether r would accept the position of temporary chairman of the state convention I 1 that I 1 would do so only it if they were sure knowing my attitude that they desired me because iny speech would be of such a ch ameter chare acter that I 1 might help it the committee named the right kind of a man on a clear cut progressive platform but that it would hurt it neither the right kind of a man were nominated nor the light tight kind of a platform adopted it was bis his moat most pointed political cal statement since his return and those who saw him were convinced that he bad had determined to begin an open on tho the I 1 old guard |