New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-18
Mr.. PAVEY AND MR.. BA RNES.


WILL THEY ELECT THE MAN WHO HAD THE
COURAGE TO DEFY THE BOSS AND RE-
FUSE TO WEAR A COLLAR?
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir The correspondence between Thurlow Weed
Barnes and Assembyman Pavey. together with
Mr.. Barnes's letter to The Tribune, and your edi-
toria thereon makes very interesting reading about
these days. The se!f-contradction In Mr.. Barnes's
letter to Mr. Pavey and also in The Tribune let
ter Is a clear insight into the kind Of a man he
is He says: Have ! enrolled and regis
tered Republican in his district the right TO ask
him whether not he expects to vote with the
party whose nomination he has long and so
zealousy sought 10 secure And then ne ADDS;
'Mr Pavey is not Republican and | doubt
whether or not he ever fairly received the RepuD
lican nomination
Now. what grounds has Mr.. Barnes for doubling
the regularity of Mr.. Pavey's nomination? 1t was
made by the delegates present at the RepupACah
convention. at which time there were four candi-
dates voted for with the following result: Pavey
100; Hoag. II: Mccain. As; Mason. 2; total vote
257 But as there were nine that were only half
votes 1t gave Pavey a majority Of about five of
all the votes on the first ballot. The opposers Of
Pavey had two candidates In the field and they
expected that the first ballot the two would nave
more votes than Pavey, and on the second they IN
tended to concentrate their votes on Hoag. AMI
elect him. intending thus to defeat candidate
who refused TO wear the collar at Albany. In
this they were sadly disappointed, for, as before
stated Pavey had a majority on the first ballot
Previous to the ballot. Chairman Lauterbach had
made speech against Payey. but after the BAL
lot the nomination was made unanimous, ..
1t seems that the henchmeI of Boss Platt were
dissatisfied with the result and that the STATE
of Mr. Pavey. Mr. Barnes undoubtedly is the
nouthpece for the Boss in the matter although all
responsibility. His letter to The Tribune plainly
indicates that "the chairman of the state Com,
mitee is not likely to shrk the issue OF Trying 10
defeat Mr. Pavey The question for the voters OF
the XVIII Assembly District TO decide nov s, is, is
whether they going TO be represented al Albany
by man who wears the collar" and is allowed to
do only what the Boss sanctions or 6y bo n dacne
to the Boss; whether by Tammany man. Ut
Mr. Barnes admits that he is machine Repub-
lean and machine Republican Is mhn wno IS
to elect such men he can, with the understanding
that IL elected they are going to vote a a. ue %
tempt to equlvocate. ! like his frankness The
voters Of the district now see without diicuiy
main points recur plainly Shall they or shall they
give him their support as party n al y tS.
the State nd hsp
to him Is simply hst ne ne, e free ana
a in' sptfa shf BY adopting publicly guerilla
shall vote against Mr.. Pavey.. ,.u,.s
These statements made by Mr.. Barnes furnish fur s
voted for as State Senator. Mr.. Barness objection
to Mr. Pavey Is that he is not "a machine hepup-
Pavey is one OF those Straightforward Republicans
who believes In representing his consuents lhs'eau
Barnes Is going to vote against him because ne wi VIII
not s,hm,t 10 be bossed. To up. the majority
~ ,he Delegates in the XVIII Assembly District. al
a regular Republican convention for the nominaton
Sdatss and The question now arises VIII the voters
in his district let boss defeat him at the polls, IL,
rdars, Here Is a chance for intelligent American
voters TO decide whether they will elect man mar Wn
r le0islate In their interest. one that VIII obey
he Commands OF politicians whose only aim Is to
Seravd .he voters and Feather their own nests.
uei'"u ~ ONE OF THE VOTERS.
New-York Oct H. 1895