New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
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when was so busy didn't get a chance
! to speak to him; yesterday at the meet
/ ing Of the executive committee of the
county committee and last night at the
county committee meeting. At that
| time he told me that he would support
me for the Congress nomination, and eX-
pected his delegates would vote for me.
That would assure my nomination He
said he had been approached by people
who wanted his support for Olcott. or at
| least for some person other than myself
He told me he considered my victory In
/ the district settled the issue con-
clusively, and would be with me He
| told these other persons the same thing.
! Mr. Bennett declined to discuss the
probable attitude Of the 10th District
| delegates TO the Senate convention and
/ to the state convention. He would say
nothing about the attitude of the dis
! trict toward Roosevelt as temporary
chairman. He announced that the next
Assem- blyrnan from the district would be
a direct nominations advocate beyond
! peradventure.
With this inroad on the ProgTesS1ves
made. IN Mr.. Grisconl's own bailiWick.
the Barnes Woodruff men are turning
their attention to upstate districts
/ Charles H Belts the Individual whose
/ name has been brought SO unpleasantly
/ into the Albany graft scandals, voted
/ for Roosevelt at the last committee
meeting He is one of the ''old guard"
| in spirit opposed to anything even re-
| moteIy entitled TO bear the name Of re-
/ form. But for some reason he has been
lining I'D with Roosevelt. Barnes and
Woodruff are announcing that they can
have him with them any time they want
to hold up their fingers and whistle. They
do not explain what reason they will
give TO change his attitude
William Barnes. jr.. yesterday showed
the importance the ''oId guard is at
taching to the makeup of the commit
tee on resolutions.
Barnes Discusses Roosevelt.
Before leaving here for Albany he ex-
pressed the hope that he would have an
opportunity of meeting Theodore Roose-
welt face to face in the committee on
resolutions TO debate the issues.
In the matters which have come IN
der discussion between Mr.. Roosevelt
and me" said Mr.. Barnes, 81 notice that
in each instance he has replied, not ar
gumentatively but against me individu-
ally. 7 am opposed to the radical atti-
tude toward public affairs which he has
exhibited. The weakness of his argu-
ment lies in the fact that whenever his
position is assailed he attacks the man
and not the argument. This is in ac-
cordance with his method OF appealing
TO passion and not to reason.
4 hope that Mr.. Roosevelt will be
member Of the committee on resolutions
at the state convention. as hope to be
myself because in that form he will be
compelled 10 face argument"
Have you considered the possibility Of
an Endorsement by the state convention
Of President Taft for 1922 Mr. Barnes
was asked.
4 understand that Mr.. Roosevelt has
considered IT," was his quick reply
MI Barnes said it was not impossible
that the question of a plank in the plat
form dealing with the United States Su-
prene Court would be considered by the
committee on resolutions.
1T would hardly seem necessary, how
ever, for the Republican party to declare
that 1t accepted the decisions of the Su-
pren1e Court he added even if ore Of
the members Of the party doesn't"
Mr.. Barnes expects TO remain upstate
until after the Saratoga convention
Syracuse, Sept. 17.-Mr. Roosevelt was
shown Mr.. Barnes's interview tonight.
He declined to comment.
Albany. Sept. 11.-State Senator Vain
wright, of Westchester County, has re-
ceIved strong Endorsement in his fight
for denomination from Theodore Roose-
welt. it was learned to-day. On his way
TO Syracuse Mr.. Roosevelt made known
what he had said to Mr.. Wainwright
yesterday when the Senator visited him
in New York.
''I told Mr.. Wainwright" said the ex-
President, that ! heartily approved his
work in the Legislature, particularly in
reference to labor matters as chairman
Of the investigating commission. and
that his record should entitle him to the
support Of every good citizen. 7 told
him that 1 would do all that 7 could do
to help him
Mr. Roosevelt also said that the up
state leaders in their talks with him
yesterday insisted that an upstate man
should be nominated for Governor. He
said the names Of William II. Hotchkiss,
State superintendent OF Insurance; SEN
ator Human and Senator Davenport
were mentioned as possible nominees.