Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1910 — ROOSEVELT VICTOR IN SARATOGA FIGHT [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELT VICTOR IN SARATOGA FIGHT

Chosen Chairmen of the New York Convention. \ • ■' Theodore Roosevelt defeated in the New York Republican state convention Vice President Sherman for the office of temporary chairman of the coh vent ion by the vote of 567 to 445. Th-e; ; were 1,015 delegates in the convex ion, biit three did not vote —(’cl. Roosevelt. Vice President Sherman ana Gil. hrist Stuart of New York. A total vote of 508 was necessary to a choire and the result shows that ©j»J. Roosevelt bad 50 majority and 122 plurality over Sherman. The old guard lenders headed by William Barnes Jr., .beaker James W Wadsworth Jr., : nd their friends said that they were tot at all dismayed, not at all overcome by Col. Roosevelt’s victory, and Mr Barnes and Speaker Wadsworth said that the 445 delegates who s’eod up against Col. Rcosevelt did so from principal. The selection of Colonel Roosevelt as temporary chairman was followed later in the convention proceedings by performances which were unprecedented in New York since the organization of the party. After Col. Roosevelt’s victory, no delegate representing the old guard forces wqs permitted to offer resolutions calling for the apointrr.ent of committees. Only delegates friendly to Roosevelt offered the resolutions for the appointment of a committee and these delegates introduced the resolutions with this final clause, “and that the temporary chairman of this convention have authority to name the committees.” Meaning the committee on credentials, the committee on rules, the committee on permanent organization and the committee on platform Senator F'.ihu Root was in the chair at the second day's session as permanent chairman and the following ticket was nominated:

Governor —Henry L. Stimson, of New York. Lieutenant Governor—Edward Schoeneck, of Syracuse Secretary of State Samuel S. Koenig, of New York. Comptroller—James Thompson, of Valley Falls, Rensselaer county. State Treasurer —Thomas Fennell, of Elmira. Attorney General—Edward R. O’Malley, of Buffalo. State Engineer and Surveyor — Frank M. Williams, of Oneida. Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals—lrving G. Vann, of Syracuse. Messers Koenig, O’Malley and Williams are renominated. The platform indorses the administrations of President Taft and Governor Hughes: declares that the PavneAldrich tariff law has been a success, and refers with approval to the work of the last congress. It pledges the continuance of the state graft inquiry "until all wrpng-doing capable of exposure shall be brought to light." The plank relating to direct primaries is brief, but admits of no misconstruction

"We promise legislation which will enact these principles into law,” is the pledge. The majority platform was adopted by the convention. President Taft and Gov. Charles E. Hughes sent messages of congratulation to Mr. Stimson on his selection for governor and predicted his election.