Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-10
OPEN REVOLT OF BARNES
His Allegation in Regard to the
Governors Ambitions.
DIVIDED DELEGATION
Some Will Go for Taft-Cannon
May Pick Up Few and Others
Remain for Hughes.

Politicians at the Capitol were deeply
| interested today in the outcome of yes
| terday's primaries in New York city and
| state for the selection of delegates to the
republican national convention. They at
| tach great significance to the open revolt
| of William Barnes, jr.. and William L..
Ward from the Hughes movement. Some
of the politicians think that this marks
the beginning of the end or the Hughes
| boom, and at all events. makes 1t GER
tain that New York will send divided
delegation to Chicago. Mr.. Taft will get
some delegates. Speaker Cannon is ex-
pected to corral others, and small.
weak hearted and unenthusiastic band
| will go for Hughes.
AS long ago as last February The Star s
New York correspondence pointed out
that the Hughes boom was not on the
level. 1t was known to politicians In
New York at that time that Gov. Hughes
| undertaking, and that there was lack of
| sincere and hearty enthusiasm In the
cause.
1t is complained that Gov Hughes has
done nothing since then to encourage and
hearten his followers. He had consist
He has refused to give either practical
aid or advice to the party workers, and
has chosen to isolate himself upon the
high ground of his gubernatorial position
allow men to fight for him. but has not
been willing to lead them into battle. In
New York at this time politics means
fighting and it is said Gov. Hughes will
not fight.
Mr.. Barnes Allegation.
Mr. William Barnes in his statement
announcing that he will not. a dele
gate to the convention. vote for Gov.
Hughes. voiced the complaint that has
been repeatedly made against Gov.
Hughes. He charged him with being
for Hughes rather than for the republi
can party. and as more concerned in his
own ambitions than in party manage
ment New Workers In this city say
that Mr.. Barnes course will be followed
by some other prominent New York re-
publicans III a short time.
Mr.. William L. Ward, who is the re-
publican national committeeman for New
York. controlled the action of the conven-
ton in the nineteenth district, and caused
the election Of delegates who will vote for
Secretary Taft. In the city Of New York.
where seventeen district conventions were
held three refused to instruct their dele
gates for Hughes. These were the sew
enth. ninth and fourteenth. Thus 1t is
certain that there will be divided delega-
tions from both the city and the state.
Among politicians at the Capitol today
here was no disposition to charge bad
faith on any ones part for this desertion
of the Hughes boom. 1t. was said that
the Hughes boom was bound to go to
pieces early in the fight at the national
convention. and then there would be a
scramble for the New York delegates.
In these circumstances friends of Secre-
tary Taft and President Roosevelt have
recently been asking. why not go in
right now and line up delegates who will
he sincere for a real candidate as 1t is
contended that Gov. Hughes will not be a
staying candidate?"
Taft Men in High Glee.
1t is declared to be certainty that Sec
retary Taft will get the delegation from
New York city. Even If for the sake of
form they should vote for Hughes for one
ballot-and it is not altogether certain
that they will go that far-it is said that
they will assuredly flop to Taft on the
second ballot. 1t is said that Speaker
Cannon may get three or four upstate
districts, but they, too, will be for Taft
for second choice. The Taft men were
in high glee today over yesterdays deyel-
opments in New York, and were conf
IDENTIFY claiming the Empire state in the