Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-24
BARNES IS IN
FIGHTING MOOD
Leader Receivers from Shock
OF Taft's Letter TO
Griscom
HE AssAILs ROOSEVELT

/, New York, Aug. 24.-What will Be
the next step of the old guard Re
publican leaders of New York In the
fight with Colonel Roosevelt is today
a subject of lively interest. That they
have recovered from the FIRST stunning
effect of President Taft's letter repu-
dating the work Of the state commit
tee in administering its rebuff to Colo
mel Roosevelt is apparent. 1t Is also
clear that they are In a fighting mood
and are not disposed to yield ground
now or at the coming state convention.
William Barnes, Jr., is the only
leader who has SO far been heard from,
but State Chairman Timothy L. Wood
ruff, who will arrive here today, Is
expected to add something to the
Barnes statement.
In his statement, given out In behalf
OF the state committee, Mr.. Barnes
made no pretense at answering the
charges made by Mr.. Taft that he had
been tricked into having it made be-
lieved that he favored the selection Of
Mr.. Sherman and that~the vote Of the
committee refusing to accept Mr..
Roosevelt had been prearranged with
his knowledge.
Barnes was for the most part an at
tack on Mr.. RooseveIt's attitude In
coming out IN favor Of tho policies of
the progressive faction Of the Repub-
lican party and a condemnation Of his
position on the question Of direct
primaries.
After some general Introductory re-
marks, Mr.. Barnes, in his statement,
said:
Representative government Is the
foundation stone of the American re-
public. Individualism has run riot. 1t
is made to appear that the people had
lost their minds In the demand for
dictatorship.
when Mr.. Roosevelt at a Harvard
commencement after an absence of
over one year sent a telegram that
the method of making nominations in
the state of New York should be re-
vised In accordance with a measure
which had not yet been printed, the
details of which were known to not
half a dozen men, the legislature right
fully resented his action. When Mr..
Griscom interjected Mr.. Roosevelt's
name as a candidate for the temporary
craftsmanship of the Republican state
convention without the members of
the state committee knowing where
Mr.. Roosevelt stood on the issues now
before the people In this state and
after the vice president had been plac-
ed In nomination before that commit
tee, thereby forcing an issue which it
was not the intention of the majority
of the committee to create, he simply
threw a firebrand in the Republican
situation entirely unwarranted and for
what purpose it is not for me to say.
$50 unwtse was his action that Pres
ident Taft has been called upon to dis
claim the absurd charge that he was
for the selection Of Mr..
Sherman. OF course he was not re-
sponsible, nor was he consulted. Why
should he bef The selection of Mr..
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made by the state committee itself,
which was a function belonging to Ii
and to 10 other body of men or to a
single man.
THAT Mr.. Roosevelt has ceased to
send kilograms to those over whom he
has no control and intends to fight like
any other citizen as a delegate to the
convention Is a source of eongratula-
ton to everybody. That he desires to
commit the party to the extreme folly
of the direct nominations fad is unfor-
tunate, The weight of his influence,
although greatly impaired, may have
some effect in this direction, but 1t Is
the sincere hope of all those Repub-
licans who believe In the conservative |
instincts of the party that he will fail
to commit 1t to the path which must
of necessity lead to populism. This
great nation wants peace and looks to
President Taft to secure it."
col 0NIkI VIRGINIA.