New-York tribune., 1908-08-18
BARNES READYT0FIGHT
OPEN ENEMY OF HUGHES.
Methods of the albany Boss-Many
Support Governor.
From a stan Correspondent of The Trisune-l

nomination at the Saratoga convention MI
Barnes has informed the President and Secre-
tary Taft that in circumstances will the dele
gates from this county vote for Mr.. Hughes il
he can prevent it. The Barnes machine men
have made out their plan Of campaign and are
ready to defeat the friends of Governor Hughes
if the latter show fight. When the Tribune
correspondent called Mr.. Barnes to-day ne
found the Republican boss in a decidedly MILL
tant frame of mind. He is at open enmity WITH
the Governor ridicules the idea that there IS
proba bty that the Governor will be renolnl-
mated and tells his friends both here and in New
York that Hughes is the weakest candidate the
Republicans could nominate When pressed To-
day for definite statement with reference To
what Governor Hughes had done 20 make him a
weak candidate Mr Barnes shook his head saw
ageIv and replied: That's too long story. The
common people don't like him, and he don't Ike
the common people" After minute or two OF
reflection Mr. Barnes made the following state
ment for publication,
Mr. Barnes told President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay last Tuesday that the attitude that
he. the President. Mr. Taft might assume
toward the question of the denomination of Gov
ernor Hughes would make absolutely no dlner-
ence in the state convention with the determine
tion of the Albany County delegates The pri-
maries are a week from Tuesday If the dele
gates chosen at the primaries are for Mr.
Hughes the Governor will get their support IN
the state convention; if they are opposed to Mr.
Hughes they will be for some one else In
other words the question will be determined by
the Republicans of Albany County, and by no
one else"
LEADERS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
The plan of campaign tentatively decided on
by State Chairman Woodruff. Mr. Barnes. Mr.
Parsons and other leaders around the state
seems 10 be as follows: At the primaries the
anti-Hughes people will put their tickets in the
field with clean cut declaration that the dele
gates TO be elected are against the Governor
If the Hughes people can win on this issue. We'll
and good When the delegates reach Saratoga
a half a dozen candidates will be in the hed for
nomination. Livingston County will present
Speaker Wadsworth, Onondaga County will pre-
sent Senator Horace White. Kings County will
probably back William Berri. editor Of The
Standard Union:' probably Delaware County
will present the name of ex-Justice NJ Linn
Bruce Chautauqua County is likely to present
Justice Woodward while st. Lawrence may offer
the name of Representative George R Malby-
The leaders have already decided that there shall
be no conference TO agree on candidate TIE
fight will be thrown into the convention. and on
the rocaH the favOrite sons will receive the
support of their friends The Barnes men con-
cede the Governor about one hundred votes "t
the 1907. They expect there Will be three or
tour ballots before any anti-Hughes man OBJ
tains a commanding lead
The prospect Of Mr.. Barnes being called of
bv President Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft is rather re-
mote at this time. Mr. Barnes has informed the
President Of the feeling Of rhe rank and lie
toward Governor Hughes. and message OF the
same tenor have been delivered TO the President
by Francis Hendricks. the Onondaga leader
State Chairman Woodruff, President Parsons cr
the New York County Committee and William
L. Ward. of westchester. All the surface indi-
cations here in Albany are that the antl-Hushes
people are preparing for bitter fight
GOVERNOR HAS SUPPORTERS
The Barnes programme will not be put
through without opposition There is large
number of independent thinking people. some
of who have been run over one or twice 0y
the Barnes machine ready to assist the Gov
eraor Whether they will run primary ticket
has not been decided The same people who
organized the Civic League and held a mass
meeting on Sunday. April 26, are in line for the
denomination of the Governor They incIude
Dr. Willis G. Macdonald. James F. McElroy'
former president of the Albany Chamber OF Com
merce; Bishop William Croswen Doane and his
adiutor Dr. r. H Nelson; David A. ThOmp-
son. Charles Gibson. former president OF the
Board of Education: DIR. Albert Wander Veer.
IT.
Edward n Mckinney. Horace G. Young. presi-
dent of the Albany Trust Company; the Rev.
Charles A Richmond. and host Of church
people.
Charles Gibson. of Walker & Gibson. has
abundant reason for fighting the Barnes ma
chine While president OF the Board OF Educa-
ton he took leading part in a mass meeting
that commended the Governor and censured
senator Grattan for voting against the racing
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president of the Board of Education and Dans-
forth E Ainsworth was appointed in his place.
MR. BARNEs's MACHINE
Right here few words about Mr.. Barnes's
Albany County machine may be timely VII
Ian, Barnes Jr is grandson of ThurlOw
Weed who power in the state OF New
--ork in the old Whig days and at the time OF
the organization of the Republican party IN
1o56 He comes naturally by his love Of PoAtlcs-
For about fifteen years he has been in control
of the Albany County Organization CsuaIEy
political leader finds it expedient to say httie'
run his political matters quietly and smoothly
and attain his ends with minimum OF friction
Bill Barnes. OF Albany. is not that kind or
leader. He is big and burly man. hardly or
middle age as yet, with raucous voice winch
he uses with the greatest freedom He perhaps
las as extensive line of expletives and epitnets
as any man in Albany County. and they are
shiny from constant use II opponent is
moderate and inoffensive Mr.. Barnes will put
him Gown as lobster. II his opponent mas
aItruistic or latter day reform propenstties ne
goes into the Bar-os category as a political
NUT There is halfway business about
"BiIl" Barnes. If he is against man. tnat
man knows IT right of the bat and would better
prepare for action He is a tireless worker and
knows by name nearly every Republican in the
o;,,- is an old faS ShjOned DoIitical