New-York tribune., 1908-08-27
THE UPSTIIE RESULTS.
Anti-Hughes Men Trying to Make
CamtaI-Uhdt Barnes Says
LRy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Albany Aug 26-The result of yesterdays
primaries despite the fact that in no part OF the
state was there distinct and pure Hughes
issue has been seized upon, drowning men
grasp at straws. by the anti-Hughes politicians
here and in nearby cities William Barnes. jr.,
the Hendrick organization In Syracuse and the
anti Hughes men i'll Schenectady and Mont
gomery counties are trying to make capital from
the machine victories for their campaign 10 pre-
vent the Governors denomination.
Barnes himself made special effort to get out
his voters. and practically ~ per cent of the en-
rolled Republican voting strength came out to
sI,nport his ticket. Assembly district conven-
tions tomorrow will elect delegates to the state
convention and while probably they will not be
instructed they will be anti Hughes men.
There is gossip here that they may be instructed
for Speaker Wadsworth,
Commenting editorially tonight on "A DAN
gerous Situation" Mr. Barnes declares that in
the natural course of events the Governor, see
ing himself so opposed within the party, would
consult with the leaders of the organization. and
having ascertained the strong feeling against
him withdraw from the race. The editorial
goes TO say:
Rut the Governor refuses to hold consultation
with the Republican organization of the state,
which unquestionably has behind IT a majority
of the Republican electors. and might very cas-
ily in case of his denomination refuse to ask
for IFS co-operation to bring about his election.
The party which puts independent at the
head of its ticket he says. inevitably weakens
itself and alienates its voters, citing as an IN
stance the weakness of the Republican party in
New York city as compared with upstate coun-
ties. He continues:
The great public question involved at the CON
vention which will be held al Saratoga is that
of party responsibility against individualism. II,
pear and the individual views of Governor
Hughes are to be accepted on every public ques
ton then the party longer exists. In that
case. the party organization should disband and
the people should take in hand the entire mat
ter No one knows what Governor Hughes will
advocate if he is renominated and reelected.
No one will know until his message is read
Moreover we must enter our exception to the
attempt of voters who do not wish to vote for
the Conners- Murphy candidate for Governor to
dictate the Republican nomination. That should
be done by the Republican delegates them
selves who have been chosen under a repre-
sentative system to go to Saratoga and there
deliberate over the naming of a state ticket
Friends of Governor Hughes point out that
the anti Hughes men, in their exultation,
attaching too much significance to these primary
results since in Albany, Onondaga and Schenec
tady counties no ant-organization ticket
run In Niagara County. where the Wadsworth-
Merritt men won over the Porter-Stevens fac
ton the Hughes Endorsement by the Stevens
people was merely an incident to the factiona
contest which has been raging in that region
ever since the defeat OF Congressman Wads-
worth and in Cayuga County, where Senator
Wilcox was opposed on the racetrack issue, the
Hughes Club in a very short campaign showed
surprising strength which might result in the
defeat OF tha; Legislator for reelection if thrown
opponent