New-York tribune., 1910-09-22
SEVERE SHOCK FOR BARNES
Loss Of Schenectady Delegates
Creates Peculiar Situation.
. Telegraph u The Trlbune.

iBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Albany. Sept I.-WIlliam Barnes tr, re-
ceived a shock to-day when he learned that
the eleven delegates from Schenectady
County would support Colonel Roosevelt
for temporary chairman of the Republican
State Convention. Mr.. Barnes has all
along been figuring on the Schenectady
delegates to vote with his delegates for
Vice-President Sherman
When Informed of the action of the
Schenectady convention Mr.. Barnes de-
clared it did not change the situation and
that Mr.. Sherman would certainly be
elected.
The action of the Schenectady conven-
ton came as a surprise TO Republican or
ganization men here and creates q pecul-
iaT situation, in that delegates from the
same Congress district with Albany will
vote against Mr.. Barnes's choice for tenn
porary chairman. There has always been
a working understanding between the
Schenectady and Albany County Republi-
can organization but q new condition Of af-
fairs now exists which may affect the Re
publican Congress situation in the Albany
Schenectady district For years Repre-
sentative George \. Southwick. Mr..
Barnes's closest political and personal
friend, has been nominated and elected,
although he barely got through two years
ago. Because of the apparent opposition
10 Southwick by thousands Of Republicans,
i was understood he would step down and
out and that probably a Schenectady resi-
dent would be nominated
Whether such a plan will be carried out
in view Of to-day's developments remains
to be seen.
In an editorial tonight Mr. Barnes con-
tinues his abuse Of Colonel Roosevelt. He
says:
Il is 10 be regretted that when President
Taft, according TO newspaper reports Of
his conference with Mr.. Roosevelt, made
Il clear that he is in entire sympathy with
the people of New York in their fight
against bossism'' he did not make IL still
clearer. so that il would be plain to all
against bossism- sEB
with cll-- ---cteristic presumptuousness
the aqherentE M o. M K00seTe tb,3s sae
his sympathy with Mr.. Roosevelt in his
fight against those Republican leaders
whom ne and his friends call ''bosses'' be
cause they will not subject themselves 70
his dictation and are upholding the long
esJa biished principles OF the Republican
against the attempt to supplant them with
radical doctrines Of socialistic and popo-
cratic origin.
But II is the bossism of big bosses that
has been conspicuously in evidence in this
state for some time-the bossism OF for
mer President Of the United States, who
dictated to z Republican convention the
nomination Of q Governor, the bossism Of
a Governor who sought to cOerce the Legis-
lature TO enact into law revolutionary
change in party procedure. namely, direct
nominations. for which there was no decla-
ration in the platform on which he was
elected, and latterly, the bossism OF an ex-
President OF the United States, manifested
most Extensively in his dictation, foTtu-
nately futile. TO the Legislature, and now
in his attempt 10 set aside the Republican
State Committees choice OF a temporary
chairman or the state convention and his
effort 20 substitute for the sound. success
ful policies OF the Republican party the
most radical propositions which ne Was
able to appropriate from the parties that
are opposed 70 Republican principles and
policies II is indeed to be regretted that
President Taft did not make his meaning
perfectly clear
Mr.. Barnes stated to-day that ne would
start for Saratoga on Friday. The twenty
eight delegates from Albany County. head
ID by Mr. Barnes will be elected to-mor-
row.
The Democratic faction which contested
the leadership OF ?. Z. McCabe, state
committeeman. announced to-day IL would
take the fight into the courts and purposed
sending q contestins delegation to the
Rochester convention.