New-York tribune., 1910-03-10
ANY ONE EXCEPT
SENATOR HlNMAN
UOODRU FL 1T 1LB.i-
NY TO III I'D FIGHT.
Old Guard Lined Up 4gairsi
Root IN Senate LeaG6r-
ship Contest.
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Albany. March 9-Tha Woodbury..
Barnes old guard combination of R--
publican leaders decided to-day TO def
the emphaticalIy expressed advice OF
Senator Elihu Root and the knovu
wishes ot Preslden, Taft aud Governcr
Hughes regarding the election of scna-
tor Harvey =. Hinmau as temporary
president OF tbe senate Senator's con
troiled by them and Senator's IN any wav
TO ho Influenced By their advice vi
vote for Senator George II. Cooh. og
watertown. Hrst " IL should be imns.-
sibie O. elect him IN the caucus to-siic-
row night they will vote. in accordance
with the advice % the Woodruff Bsrn-s
leaders, for any body rather than Hin
man
Ostensibly the reason az WooGru~.
Barnes and company for opposing Sans-
tor Hinmau A. this time Is that hs rs.
fused "a enter the caucus which chose
lothian T. Aids. now on trial TOR brib-
cry. fer leader. Actually their reason
is thar the election ot Senator Hinru7n
would serve notice on the state that
the Republican organization stood Tor
progress. and was in line with the Poll
otes Of President Taft and Governor
Hughes. They would lose ~ Hinrlsn's
election practically all chance Of killing
the direct primary legislation and other
Hughes measures. almost all possibility
of stopping a general investigation OF
legislative corruption and virtually all
chance OF naming a state ticket this faIl
headed by some reactionary under their
control. like Speaker wadsworth.
Programme Ratified at Funeral
This programme OF opposition 20 ths
highest Republicans in the federal and
state administrat tion was drawn up and
ratified at the funeral Of ex-senator
Platt to-day. and on the train return
ing from Owego. Woodruff and Barnes
talked with many Organization men
there. They had dinner tonight at Mir
Barnes's home here and conferred Ions
on the proposition Mr.. Barnes discussed
freely his position. State Chairman
Woodruff. on whom most OF the criticism
Of all parties 10 the existing controversy
has fallen. kept himself out OF sight.
Il am opposed % Senator Humans
being elected tempOra-- president o.
the Senate" declared AIR Barnes. "He
refused tc 20 into F, Republican caucus
az the beginning IF the year. It's a
sense proposition. Let him take
his medicine now consider that al
that time ne forfeited his right 70 par
t;cipate in any advantages Of the or
ganizatiOD. and that hc never should be
elected leader at a caucus OF the Repuo-
licaus with whom he refused 70 be num-
bered on January T.
Asked his opinion regarding Senator
Roots telegram suggesting the election
Of Senator HinUan, Mr., Barnes replied
Senator Root is an American citizen
with the same right To express his Opin-
Ions we all have. ] wonder il he'd sx-
rect to be elected leader Ot the United
States Senate if he boltsd a caucus
there
Cry of Federal Iuterferenes.
The Senators who are lighting tns
Woodruff Barnes battle in supporting
cobb appear more bitter toward
Senator Root than they were last night
when his telegram was read. Their
comments on federal interference for
the most part are Couched in IsnsuaEs
distinctly supplementary. and unless
they are whistling 10 keep up their cour-
age they are prepared TO fight 90 Tn.
end. At the same time they appear 70
realize the desperateness OF their situa-
ton when they appear before the state
aligned against President Taft. Senator
Root. Governor Hughes. ViCe-President
Sherman and many OF the Republicans,
delegation TO Congress. Their argument
is that interference from Washington
is unjustified. that Senator Cobb is en-
tirely fit for the place. and that he is az
progressive a Republican and as good
Hughes man as Davis or even Hinnan.
the ROot-Hushes choice.
Thus the situation tonight seems 20
be that the old guard will die fighting.
out refuses absolutely 10 surrender. In
his general attitude il is taken for
granted here that Speaker WadsworJfs
and Will do whatever he can to
prevent the ultimate death by bitter re-
,iSldiitt " lt4c = movement IN
he lower house of the Legislature.
Cobb Men Claim Seventeen Votes.
Little che-ge has been made during
the day in the alignment of Senator'S q
The choice for temporary president.
Some shifts of position there have been.
but the totals remain about the same
The Cobb men maintain that they have
seventeen Senators. enough 10 enabse
Them TO control tO-mOrrow'S Caueus if
they still have them at that time. Dur
ng the day Senators White, Hewitt and
Griffith. counted as Cobb men. shifted
from that camp to Senator Humans
following. Mckenzie. who comes from
he Wadsworth bailiwick, on the other
hand. was delivered from Senator Davis
TO Cobb. so at least the Cobb men say.
The Davis men who Will vote to-rsior-
row night for Hinman il Hinman then
s "A candidate say that McKenzie would
vote for Davis. but refuses TO vote for
Hinman on any cond' ion. The Cohb
nen also say they have Senator Schlcs-
ser. who is Lou Payn's Senator. and one
,ther whose name they refuse to men-
lion, thus making up for all detection.
Whether these statements are entirclv
accurate is open 20 serious doubt.
senator Cobb announced himself in a