The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-10
TAFT DELEGATES IN
TWO NEW YORK
DISTRICTS
Westminster and 23d for Sec.
rotary Of War
BARNES GOING TO CHICAGO
Albany Politician Reads Empire State
Governor Out OF the Republican
Party.

Albany, April l0.-State Committee
man William Barnes Jr.. of this county
In statement sent by him to the
Twenty-third congress district Repub
lican convention in acceptance of cleo
tioa as delegate to the Republican
national convention, declared that he
would not vote at Chicago for the nom
nation of Governor Charles T.. Hughes
whose political course he sharply crit.
icised. He made 1t plain that his pre-.
ference was for Taft.
Mr. Barnes and Mayor Horace S.
Van Voast of Schenectady were elect.
ed delegates to the Chicago conven.
ton. There was no contest.
The delegation is uninstructed, the
resolutions simply endorsing the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt,
recognizing in him patriotic citizen,
deeply sincere in the work of purging
the country of business and political
corruption" and regrettng his re.
nunciation of second nomination for
the presidency" making no recommen.
dation. There is no mention what
ever of Governor Hughes.
The statement of Mr.. Barnes was
read by County Chairman c. Warner,
Mr.. Barnes being confined to his home
by severe cold. This is what Mr..
Barnes says about Governor Hughes.
THE governor of the state of New
York is candidate for the presiden.
tial nomination and should be pledged
10 the record OF the party and its fu.
ture cOhesiveness, Did believe that
such was his attitude, | would cheer.
fully vote for his nomination at the
Chicago convention. II would be the
natural and orderly thing to do, but
confident as ] am from a close exam.
ination of his public utterances and his
record as governor that there is in his
mind no deep concern for the party
that created him, can not justify my
self II | lend my support to his can.
didacy. From his record learn he is
An exponent OF individualism and not
the custodian of honorable party gov
ernment Because of this irresponsi-
bility to those who have been his fol-
lowers and adherents, will not be
able In justice to my own opinion and
to what | believe is best for the ma
ton to cast my vote for him at Chic
ago"
Referring to Mr., Taft, Mr.. Barnes
declared that had he not requested
that those who believe in the wisdom
of his candidacy should not interfere
with Any of the socalled favorite
sons he would announce his intention
to support Taft at Chicago"
Taft delegates were elected at the
18th district convention held at White
Plains. National Committeeman VIM.
l.. Ward and Representative John Z.
Andrews were the delegates and after
the election Mr.. Ward announced that
they would vote for Taft for president.
This announcement came after
straw ballot had been taken among
the convention delegates to ascertain
their choice as between Governor
Hughes and Secretary Taft.
Following this, Mr.. Ward announc-
ed that careful canvass had been
made of all classes of voters in the
county, and that of the 1900 names re-
ceived by the Republican County COM
mittee $50 were for Taft and 500 for
Hughes with the rest divided among
the other candidates.
New York. April 1O-A practically
solid Hughes delegation to Chicago
was chosen in Greater New York last
night. or the eighteen congressional
district conventions, Is instructed
their delegates for Governor Hughes.
The ninth district, Manhattan: the
seventh district, Brooklyn, and the
fourteenth district, Queens county, fail
ed to instruct their delegates. The del
egates uninstructed are claimed to be
for Hughes with the exception of the
fourteenth, where resolution endors-
ing the governors candidacy, was vot
ed down. In this portion of the city
is the Aqeduct racetrack and the on.
position to the governor in the four
teenth is credited to a disapproval of
the governors attitude in opposition
to racetrack gambling.
In no one of the districts was an at.
tempt made 10 instruct for Secretary
Iatt' The secretary's name, however,
was mentioned In several instances
and invariably evoked applause.
AT a conference between General
Woodford, president of the Hughes
League of the United States and Re.
publican Chairman Herbert Parsons,
the makeup of the list of delegates at
large to the Republican national con.
vention, is reported to have been
agreed upon. The delegates said to
have been chosen are: Seth Low of
New York, Edward H. Butler of Buff.
falo and Frederick Hazard of SYRIA
cuse. Mr.. Low is an earnest suppor.
ter OF Governor Hughes. Mr.. Hazard
is merchant. He was classmate of
Governor Hughes in Brown university
but has never been active in politics.
Mr.. Butler is the owner of the Buffalo
Evening News and has been generally