New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-15
TRE4CHERY IN THE STATE COMMITTEE

Personally. Mr.. Thnrlow Weed Barnes. whose
nossion for notorety we humor by puo'Sni'S
herewith in full his letter addressed TO the Eu'or
Of Tho Tribune has no special sgnlhcance he
has derived some importance from the clrcunh-
stance that he was elected member OF tue ~
ruhlican State Committee by crooked WORK anu
a close vote under Mr. Thomas {. Plat's oil
rccton as one of that genteman's most serVii'
followers This importance he is making 'he
most of II is not necessary 10 dwell upon any
of the statements contained IN this co'iih'''''
lion When man who has written letter
which has been made public. under da'c Oh oc.o'
Der TO- beginning with the statement 'i''' "c
writes Eat the request OF several eeh'ie"'n'
writes another letter intended for puphca'ioh
and explanatory of the first under date OF octo'
her Il. in which he says, Il did not write MI
.Payey at Mr. Hackett's suggestion nor uiu
do so AT the suggestion of any other person.
I, - limo wasted TO undertake To follow him or
untancle him. He is not only contradictory Dnt
incoheront Readers Of The Tribune-if there
,verc any such-who doubted the correctness OF
its characterization Of Mr.. Barnes rs nam
boyant featherhcad" are referred 10 the COLI
municaton published herewith as absolute PROOF
and demonstration.
The letter does have this importance. however
which may make it Of unusual significance. 10y
whatever crookedness II was brought ABOUT MI
Rarncs is member of the Republican STATE
Committee Having failed To defeat MT favey
denomination. which was regularly made IN lace
of the most desperate opposition and unscrupu-
Ions methods. he set himself to work to ma Il
nrctext for boiling the nomination and opposing
The election Of the candidate Of his party. TINS
was the obvious purpose of his arrogant ana I'M
nertincnt letter TO Mr. Pavey. Notwithstanding
II was written on the official paper OF the state
Committee and signed by himself In his official
capacity as member of the committee, we were
at first inclined 10 think that it was simply an
eruption of observation-disclosures on his own ac-
count. for which the committee was not IN an!
way responsible But he now says that he re-
fcrred it TO the chairman Of the committee who
..made no objection" SO then this deliberate
attempt to catechlse a candidate into corner
with impcrtinen, questions and insulting insinua-
tons for the sole purpose of gaining pre'eXt ior
opposing his election had the sanction of the
chairman Of the State Committee 1t was STATE
Committee work, was it? And as neither MI
Barnes nor Mr.. Hackett nor the State Committee
does ANYTHING except under Mr.. Platts insplra-
ton. that gentleman's fine Italian hand is back
Of il all. is it:
And now. Mr. Pavey having in n manly and
sclfrcspecting way replied 10 Mr.. Barnes that
no had been regularly nominated upon the rec
ord he had already made; that his qualifications
had been passed upon by the convention AMI his
nomination made unanimous and that he ac-
cordingly declined to be catechised as TO the de-
tails Of his future action, this member Of the
Renublican State Committee publicly announces
that he is released from all party Obligations
and shall vote against Mr.. Pavey' Is this the
Wow taken by other members Of the committee!
Mr. Edward IaII.erbacl who has recently been
elevated to the position Of member OF the Ad-
visorv Committee. is voter In the XVIII Dis
,rict He was also bitterly opposed TO MI
Payey's nomina ton Does he consider himseI
also released from all party Obligations! Anu
does he. too. propose to vote against the regu-
larly nominated candidate OF his party: Is 'ha'
the kind Of State Committee and Advisory COM
mttee we have conducting the Republican cam
naign I'm this State? With such members upon
I, as This man Barnes who publicly naunls MS
d,sloyolty and makes a boast Of his treachery, IL
would seem not only proper but absolutely es'
sential that the committee should either overhaul
and purge itself or resign in body. III the
committee as a body is sound, Barnes tain's
and disgraces II and should be bundled over
hoard If thc whole committee is as disloyal as
Barnes. the party should repudiate and as
own IT.
As for Mr. Pavey. he has been nominated on
the strength Of his last years record as an abie'
honest. upright. selfrespecing legislator WITH
the courage and manness TO act according tn
his own convictions. No one doubts his KrpuD-
licanism The opposition to him is because he
would not consent TO obey the mandates OF
Boss. For this Mr. Plat and his faction are
seeking 10 defeat him. The fcaihcrheadcd Barnes
has uncovered the plot. and now that 1t is ex-
posed il will come 10 grief