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Show iSi III ' NEW YORK, Aug. 1 U. Theodore Roosevelt matched his strength with tho "old guard'' of the Republican party in New York state today and met decisive defeat. The Republican stale toaitiiiUee in sesclou here. Hy n vole jf 20 til 15 relused to recommend recom-mend hlni lor temporary chairman oi the btuto convention which meets ui Saratoga September 27. Instead, Vice President Snerman was selected. This la Colonel Roosevelt's second defeat at the huuds of the "old guard" the first huvlng been the legislatures refubal to pass thy Cobb uluct primary pri-mary bill, althoush Mr. Roosevelt had especially indorsed it. With his setback set-back today plans for harmony within the party lu New York received a severe blow and as soon as Colonel Roosevelt heard there was he issued a statement in which he euroiled him-6elf him-6elf as a progressive, so far as tho New York situation goes. It was his most pointed political statement since his return and those who bhw hlni were convinced that h? had determined U begin an open fight on the "old guard." "Old Guard to Fight Teddy. Today s repudiation does not neces-I neces-I sarlly mean that Colonel Ro.sevelt will not be temporary chairman after all. The convention delegates themselves them-selves will decide who Is to open the meeting and deliver the "keynote speerh" but the state committees recomm ndatlon of Mr. Sherman for the place serve notice on the ex-presddent ex-presddent od his supporters that the "old guard'' would tight hlni to the end. In the interval between national now and Sept. 27 it Is expected that the struggle oetvvecn the organization and the Roosevelt-Hughes forces will be carried Into every corner of the state and that the chief Issue will be at the primaries for the selection uf Roosevelt, or ant l-Roosevet delegates to the convention Sherman Plans Defeat, Whether Mr. Sherman lent his support sup-port to the movement which resulted In Colonel Rooseelt k defeat has not been established detinltrly. William L. Ward of Westchester, national committeeman who was one of the leaders in the anti-Roosevelt combine, Is quoted as having sn.d that Mr. Sherman knew all about the plans to Indorse him for temporary chairman. Others who took part In today's meeting meet-ing were of the opinion that Mr. Sherman Sher-man knew nothing of it. As far as Colonel Rosevelt is concerned, con-cerned, it has been known for some time that he was agreeably Inclined to tho plan to moke him temporary chairman, as It is thown hy his state-inent state-inent of today. He said, however. Hint he had not understooj that hfs name was to he brought up at todayp meeting. meet-ing. Grifcom Interview. Lloyd C. Crlscem. chairman of the county committee, who presented the colonels name today, sa.d this evening. eve-ning. "I don't know whether today's ae. tlon by the committee will have nny effect on Mr. Roosevelt's attitude dining din-ing the state campaign. Mr. Roosevelt U to be a delegate to the state convention con-vention It seems lo me thit as the States the party in his state owes him at least the temporary chairmanship. "Mr. Tntt, so ar as I know, did not anticipate that Colonel Roosevelt's name would be presented to the committee. com-mittee. If he had known he would have prevented the action that was taken. The action of Sherman ennnol be constructed as an Indorsement of the Taft administration which needed no such endorsement." |
