The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-03
New York Politician UttGrs
 Warning of Danger
"HYSTERIA HAS RUN RIOT"
William Barnes, Jr., Criticises ROose- yeIt,s Attitude in State Politics and His Utterances Relative
 to Court Decisions

New York. September Civilian Barnes, Jr.. republican state committee man and leader of Albany issued state ment tonight in which he declares that "hysteria has run riot throughout this country" and that the question to be decided at the coming republican state convention at Saratoga is whether the republican party will fight the disease or succumb in the interest of politicians seeking office or temporary acclaim"
 The character of the recent addresses of Theodore Roosevelt in the west, says MT. Barnes, has startled all thoughtful men and impressed them with the fright full danger which lies in his political ascendency."
 When he talked with Colonel Roose- welt after the meeting that selected Vice President Sherman as temporary chair man 0of the convention and learned his attitude toward public matters" MT. Barnes says he told the former President that he never could have voted for him.
 MT. Barnes statement in part says;
 with the coming convention 1t will be determined whether the republican party of this state, officially, through its chosen representatives in convention, intends to bow its head to the political agitation of the hour, which is the cause of the palsy overhanging the business world today. or will stand firmly and in un- mistakable terms by its rock-ribbed, con- servative principles, which have, when 1t is in power, given confidence to the business world and encouragement to en- terprise.
 "Hysteria has run riot throughout this country, expressing itself in one form or another, such as direct nominations,' the initiative and referendum,' the initiative and recalr-it matters little what par ticular the hysteria takes-the question to be decided at Saratoga is whether the republican party will fight the disease or succumb in the interest of politicians seeking office, or temporary acclaim.
 .'The recent attack upon the supreme court of the United States by keen witted and aspiring citizen could not have been made without a purpose well thought out. It was an appeal to pas sion. If this appeal against judicial decisions is popular and is not rebuked there is no reason whatsoever if d rect primary law should be enacted in this state, that candidates for judicial of fees, compelled to run the gauntlet Of district or statewide primary, would not in order to appeal to the temporary sentiments of the moment, declare in ad- vance their attitude upon matters which would come before them for judicial re- view. Instead of men of long legal ex- perience and judicial training, there would be candidates for the bench law yers who would not hesitate to make that kind of appeal to the people which would be a disgrace to their profession
 Griscomb's Caustic Comment
 Fairfield, Conn.,, September 2.-Whep Mir. Barnes statement was communicated 10 Lloyd c. Griscom, president of the New York county republican committee at his country place here tonight, he dictated the following reply: EH
 "Mr Barnes is striving by words to make the public forget that he and his closest associates have recently been taught In an ugly and deceitful attemp to obtain control of the coming republc an state convention. The republican partv In New York state will have a welcome opportunity at the convention to reprove such methods.
 s"The trial of direct primaries in the state of New York under a new system carefully elaborated by Governor Hughes meets with the approval of such wise leaders as President Taft. MT. Roose- welt and Senator Root. 1t is difficult to see why the republican party should re- fuse to the voters an opportunity Of closer and greater participation in party government. M
 "E doubt if any word of MT. Barnes will make this clear