Show 1 W C 0 K C 0 S g I 1 in the battle between tile the regular Q and ami pro progressive C res republicans in new adric state one of the most prominent leaders of the latter and the principal leader before colonel roosevelt amsl assumed umed command was lloyd C griscom diplomat and V former ambassador to italy and tile the chairman ot of the republican cOnnIt committee tee 0 of lf now new york county when after ills his relinquishment of his diplomatic post at rome lie he began to mix in the politics of the metro polle tile the old leaders were inclined to be jocose at his expense called him an amateur and said lie he had many things to learn lear mr griscom is a native of philadelphia a 9 graduate of the university of pennsylvania and a lawyer buforo being admitted to the bar in new j york city which was in 1800 1896 he became secre detary y to ambassador bayard at the court of st james in 1897 b he e was deputy district attorney of now new york at the outbreak of the spanish war he volunteered ills his services was commissioned captain and assistant quartermaster and served four months in cuba as aide decamp de camp to major general wade then lie he resigned 0 to enter the diplomatic service and wa appointed secretary to tho legation at constantinople he afterward ift erward served in persia japan and brazil and was de decorated borated by the shah af f persia and received the order of bolivar irom from the government of venezuela |