Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-09-03
BARNES FOR A COMPROMISES
Sherman for Temporary Chairman
and Roosevelt for Permanent
Chairman

lican State committee. at headquar
| ters today, said yesterday and he ad-
mitted that he was speaking for the
| leaders of the regular organization,
| that any attempt TO force direct pri-
mary plank into the platform at the
| Saratoga convention and that any
| effort to name some one other than
| Nice-President sherman as the tenn
| porary chairman of the convention
would be fought to the last ditch by
himself and his associates at the head
of the state machine.
II am ready TO quit as a county
leader" said Mr.. Barnes. 'if We are
beaten, and if my retention of the
/ job of Surveyor of the Port of Al
bany rests upon my supporting the
| direct primary scheme then 1 will be
willing TO give up the job without
my resignation being asked for
Mr.. Barnes thinks the primaries
viii show that the majority OF the
voters Of the State are not in favor
of direct primaries. Mr.. Barnes said
/ further that as it seemed apparent
| from the statement made by Colonel
| Roosevelt at Herkimer that the pro
gressives under the lead of Mr.. Roose-
Welt were determined TO insist upon
II
lars were willing TO accept the Issue
and 20 nght IL out.
since neither the opponents OF
direct nominations nor those who are
| supporting the principle sens i'm
i clined 10 give way IL looks as If We
| will have 10 have fight in the con
1 vention." Mr.. Barnes remarked.
Mr. Barnes would add nothing yes
terday to the statement he gave out
at headquarters on Tuesday night.
although Il was pointed out 20 him
that that statement did not answer
in any way the charges made by Pres
Iident Taft that he had never approved
i OF the proposal 20 name VicePresi-
i dent Sherman as the temporary
| chairman Of the convention and that
| the Woodruff Barnes-Sherman-W
| group had placed him in a false light
| by circulating the impression that
the plan 70 select Mr. sherman and
to turn down Mr.. Roosevelt was en-.
Itirely agreeable 20 him. Mr.. Barnes
Explained that IL there was any Off
cial comment TO be made on the Taft
letter II would have TO come from
Chairman Woodruff when he arrives
In town today
! But while that was all that Mr..
Barnes would say for publication IL
Is known that he and the others OF
the old guard think the outlook for
them is extremely dark. Mr.. Barnes
has already suggested to some OF HIS
friends the advisability OF bringing
Iabout some compromise. The sugges-
tion is the election OF Mr.. sherman
las temporary chairman and Mr..
Roosevelt as the permanent chair
Imam.
| This proposition has not yet been
Submitted TO Chairman Griscom OF
1.-THE Republican county committee. but
liz IL should be suggested to him IL
Twin be rejected. The temporary
lchairman would have the naming OF
Ian the committees and il is only nat
lural 20 expect that in making up the
committee on resolutions Mr. Sher-
imam would name n majority which
lcould be depended upon 10 report UNI
IfaVOrabiy on the question OF direct
nominations.
| Reports were heard yesterday that
lsome OF the members OF the State
committee who voted for the selec-
ltiOn Of Mr.. Roosevelt and who were
Iuow' confident that the progressives
Icould command a majority of the
Votes in the committee intended 10
lurge that a special meeting OF the
lcommittee be called 90 nu--fy the Sc
lection Of Mr.. sherman. Mr.. Griscom
Twin take no step toward bringing
labout a reconsideration OF the vote.
He has decided TO leave the matter
10 the convention so far as he is con
icerned
The Roosevelt forces in the orga-
IMITATION have already begun work TO
elect delegates at the coming primar-
lies who can be relied upon 70 oppose
1.-THE machine leaders. The Roosevelt
supporters think that with the pos
sible exception of Albany county they
can divide TIE delegations of all the
upstate counties whose leaders took
Ipart in the sherman intrigue
IL was reported yesterday that Mr..
Barnes, who so far has been the only
spokesman of his faction, was against
the naming of Mr.. sherman at the
conference held at Sherry's on the
might before the meeting of the State
Icommittee. He told those with whom
he was comforting that il would be
bad politics TO name Mr.. sherman for
the reason. that such a step would
have the appearance of dragging
president Taft into the situation and
ne Suk5tSitu optdhcl ~ duHNOl III Aoa
Temporary chairman. The suggestion
Twas turned down, even Mr.. Wads-
worth himself counselling that il
Ishould not be needed and that the
Ischeme TO put Mr.. Sherman's name
lin the motion should be carried
Through.
The only reply Chairman Griseom
would make yesterday TO the state
ment issued by Mr.. Barnes was:
| Il have read Mr.. Barnes's state
lmcnt and see nothing in il but clear
lewiston OF the issue before the State
land country. There is nothing in it
for me to answer"
In the gossip heard yesterday on
the situation no secret was made of
the fact that several of the members
OF the State committee who hold
Federal Offices are fearful that the
outcome of il all will be that some
of them may lose their jobs. Ac-
Icording to a statement made yester-
, day by one who has talked with Pres
, idanf Taft In the last fun weeks the