New-York tribune., 1908-05-05
MC4RREN SAW BARNES.
Side Light on Defeat Of Racing Bills
-G0rernor' Programme.
TBy Telegraph to Tie Tribune.l

Albany Nav Additional evidences Of the
causes for the defeat of Governor Hughess anti
racetrack gambling bills coming TO light daily
| 1t became known to-day that William Barnes jr
| who is making campaign against Governor
| Hughes as a destructive of RepubHcanlsm
| had a conference with Senator McCarren, Demo-
| cratic boss of the anti-Hughes Senate combination
| on the night before the vote on those bills
McCarren. seeking Barnes's house, went to No
| % State street There lie inquired for Barnes A
| woman who lives there recognized McCarren. She
| told him that Barnes lived at No. 229. Barnes at
that time personally and through political ieuten-
| ants, trying to make Senator Grattan recede
from his public pledge to vote for the ani-gambling
| bills He had told Senator Agnew that his hatred
for Governor Hughes overcame every othec con-
sideraton. including solIcitude for Grattan's po-
| litCal future.
This incident is creating much comment here.
Part of Barness political capital has always been
his regularity Through this he has obtained much
patronage for his organization. lie has attacked
Governor Hughes repeatedly for failure to heed
the precedents set by other Governors in consult
ing the party bosses and following their Wlshes'
ard people asking If he himself was dea4-
ing with member OF the opposite party to defeat
Republican Governor. The incident has revived
also the story affoet here when Governor Hughes
called the special election in the Niagara orleans
district that Barnes, State Chairman Woodruff ana
Senator Horace White had entered into a deal with
Big Tim Sullivan and McCarren TO defeat the
Republican candidate there. and thus to defeat the
anti-gaEabling bills at the extra session
Governor Hughes has heard the details OF TINS
story 1t is quite possible that he will use It in
some of his future speeches example of the
methods used by those bosses who seek TO con-
politics into 'feudal system with its petty
tyrannies.'
No doubt has been LETT in the mind Of anybody
who has heard the Governors recent speeches that
he has undertaken war on misrepTesentatl1e
party bosses-a TO the death. His advocacy or
the direct nominations bill itself is a challenge to
f. ay,lp parSn bp
wear ami whose influence prevented its coming out
of committee the last session of the Legislature
Everybody here expects that his message 10 the
Legislature the extraordinary session will rec
ommend the enactment OF the anti-gambling bills
the direct nominations measure and the public ser
vice law amendments. and that HIS future speeches
will advocate this programme in its entirety.
Governor Hughes viii leave here for Rochester
on Thursday night. There he will meet w. g
Wallace. the Republican nominee in the 4'th DIS
trict on Friday, and with him begin two days
stumping trip through the district
From Rochester they will go TO Holley, Orleans
County. where a meeting is scheduled for Friday
at II a m. They will go in an automobile to Al
bion to address meeting at 1870 O'Clock the
next stop will be Medina, where mee'lns IS 10 Oe
held at O'Clock.
The marty will then go into Niagara County, the
first stop being Middleport. meeting has been
arranged for 5 O'Clock. From Middieport they VIII
go TO Lockport, where a meeting is 10 pe heId
at s:l5 in the evening. The Governor will stay
overnight Lockport. end it Is planned 10 give
him reception after the meeting.
on Saturday the Governor, accompanied by MI
Wallace will go by trolley to North Tonawanda to
address meeting noon. At p M there VIII
be a meeting at Niagara Falls The Governor viii
then go to Buffalo leaving that city at a. III.
on Sunday and arriving in Albany at o'clock
II was said here to-day that the successful can
didate at the special election would not in any
event take his seat in the Senate before May -
or g. when the State Board of Canvassers Is eX-
pected to meet The local board of canvassers Will
probablv meet on May le- The extraordinary ses-
sion OF the Legislature is 10 convene on Monday
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