The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-13
BARNES OF ALBANY RESIGNS
THINkS mrs NOR HINTED ON
THE STITE COMMITTEE.
GhaIrn,Aa Prentice RezT~ts o.. hut Itis
pain o NIaye,i b, IN. Ns.uraRSe ThAi
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William Rarne-. Jr the Republican
leader IT Albany. has resgned from
IN" Stat" comm ltte~ heCiu-a Ezra
Prentice the new chairman ~ the ~nm-
mtts.. dropped him frum the executive
committee Mr. Barnes represented In
the committee the Twenty. third con
gress district. which takes m Albany and
Schenectady counties lie has written
to Chairman Prentice this letter. which
was received yesterday morning
/ DEAu SIN In reading the list Of the
members Of the executive committee OF the
state committee announced by you thus
morning I ind that my name i not among
IN" number
| The mere fact of membership IN the
executive committee u entirely unim-
! poTtAnt. but after having served a. =
member OF that COMMITTEES ever since was
hrst elected 20 the state committee. In 1891?
the omission involves the Inevitable con.
| Cluslon that your action was caused either
by your belief that my services would not
b" useful or that ! ~as faithless to the
Republican ticket Cnder neither suppose
| ton can I rest
/ Having been q member Of the eNeCu-
| tive COMMITTEES Tor eighteen years. N NV
services are no longer useful. for NV party
LOYALTY Il questioned 10y you a. the head
OF the organization. then I am no longer
qualified To serve under You A. member
az Tho state committee rself
| II has been NV habit not 10 carry lightly
| the Te> responsibilities and burdens 81 the com
mitte~mAnShip which I have held can
not. therefore, maintain the proper sense
of political ethiC. aud serve upon COM
mlttee the chairman of which holds the
] IA ttttiHe I'd my F,nltftTal "A htgh
/ N"u have disclosed therefore tender
. nv resignation To Won ~ a member of the
state committee. 10 take effect I'M mediAtelv.
IN" stat" convention j. the supreme
authority 81 the party and | shall vote
for MIR Stimson and the rest of the Repub-
lican ticket and individually work for -
election. Respectfully yoUT~
WILLIAM BNr>tS. w
ALRNNN. oct ~.
/ Chairman Prentice said ~ "
4 received from William Barnes. Jr
this morning a letter rendering his resiR.
nation a. a member ~ the State commit.
tee upon the ground that my action in
omIttIng t. appoint him member II
the "Necutiv. committee involves the
conclusion that | believe his services
will not he useful or that no was faithless
- the Republican ticket
/ In his letter Mr. Barnes assures me
that he will vote and work for Mr. Slim
son and the rest ~ IN. Republican ticket
The conclusion that | believe MIR
Barns-' services will not he useful or
that h" Is faithlesS - the Republican
ticket - incorrect believe Mr. HARNESS.
services are extremely useful. and I am
certain that he and the Albany county
Organization will be absolutely loyal
"a IN. ticket Mr. Barnes haa ALWAYS
bean lnWal Ia the Ram hltfan kaf bon,
, nominated. and would he certain. with
uut his assurance. ~ his lp'sltv He
has assured me. as has the cha ITman ~
the Albany county COMMITTEES" Luther &
Warner. whp called upon ms Yesterday
i regret that Mr. RaTnes haS taken the
view h" hoes IT my failure ~ apToint
hun . member - IN" executive com
mIttea
eNpe't"i ~" knew oven h"for" NJ
Prentice mad" public M. names ~ tho
4 new executive COMMITTEES that he was To
h" dr"ppei, and that know iedg" pleased
him. according - his friends, for the
reason that n would leave him FIRE. hand
NJ Barnes Was the lafd"r 81 IN" pre-
convention Ngh' for the selection Of
/ VICE presIdeni sherman as temporary
chairman ~ m" Saratoga convention
When h.. was bot'an The. pr,.dIc,ion was
that Barnes would do all he could 10 kill
the Republican ticket IN his district. and
Will" Mr. Prentice prof,s-Sst Ia baliave
that Mr. Barnes would remain loyal. /,
can b. stated that neither MIR Prem
B 'ice nor any on" else Who ~ running the
. campaign from State headquarters ex-
p.ctS Mr. Barnes will he ~ any h"lp but
rather the contrary
In taking Mr. Barnes Of the executive
committee MIR Prrntic. followed in
strtIc'tpns which had been gwen to him
hy President Lloyd { GrisCom' - the !
Republican county committee. and no |
4 secr,.t - made ~ the fact that Mr. GrIscom |
Ilerelv handed along directions which !
cam" from Mr. Roosevelt Mr Prentice !
was s-leCtsd by Col Roosevelt a. the |
lew state chairman. hut u - understood |
that before Mr.. Prentice was formally |
hoS~n he was made - understand that |
Mr. GrisCom should have the chief saw |
IN the makeup ~ the new executive |
committee
President GriScpm - the county com
mites CAV" out yesterday This statement |
- help the thoughtful citizen along
N" ihoughtful 'tIyrn IN casting his /
vo'" 'hI- YEAR should bear IA mind these |
considerations
firsi \ 'ut" 1sain~' S''W.on i vote /
Tor Inmmsnv Rail and means N" placing |
ui the stat" finances and the building Of !
m" So" u," us, harg" 'snai IN - hands
So ond Noi" against ~iItnsOn means |
Not" against President Tar
Third vote agaIns' SiimSon means |
No'. for "a Demo- congress with |
certain efforts FOR a sweeping revision OF |
the tHrif and the consequent general con |
vulsion 81 hIsin e~s
Fourth \ vote Agains' S'imson II vote |
for Democratic Prr-idrnt m 1879