Review of reviews and world's work . I ait was at least• complacent toward this program. But when the so-called Old Guard had re-jected the proposal to make Colonel the New York machine. The mostactive of the leaders of the movement to con-trol the Saratoga convention in the interestof the reforms advocated alike by Hughes,Taft. and Roosevelt, was Mr. Lloyd Griscom,chairman of the New York County Com-mittee. The delegates to tin- conventionnumbered somewhat more than a thousand,and after they were i bosen both sides claimeda slight majority Each side admitted thatthe situation was it seeme
Review of reviews and world's work . I ait was at least• complacent toward this program. But when the so-called Old Guard had re-jected the proposal to make Colonel the New York machine. The mostactive of the leaders of the movement to con-trol the Saratoga convention in the interestof the reforms advocated alike by Hughes,Taft. and Roosevelt, was Mr. Lloyd Griscom,chairman of the New York County Com-mittee. The delegates to tin- conventionnumbered somewhat more than a thousand,and after they were i bosen both sides claimeda slight majority Each side admitted thatthe situation was it seemed more probable that the friends of Mr. Roosevelt THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD 395. OTTO T. BANNAKD PRESIDENT TAFI SECRETARY NORTON PRESIDENT TAFT LEAVING NEW HAVEN FOR CINCINNATI ON SEPTEMBER 19 would be in control, although Mr. Barne-. asthe commander-in-chief of the machine forces,making a strenuous fight with great re-sources to draw upon. Nothing could muchbetter have illustrated the difference be-n the convention system and a primary-election method. Under the >ort of arrange-ment tried last month in Xew Hampshire,the reform- ild have had an over- whelming majority. But under the exitingm it is not easy for the plain votersaway the control of the party ma-chinery from 1 leaders whoplay the game of |>olities all the year Roosevelt had returned irom Europwe fa • ith no thought of taking irt in I olitical (ampaign. • Republican citizen of the thefrom I n Long raditionsouldI him i Mr. Ko< • 11ii ( I .I 19, it was widely asserted that Roosevelt hadrushed to Taft to beg for the Presidents in-fluence and aid to secure control of
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