New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
Observation-Disclosures
Barnes Says Responsibility Rests
lluon Democrats at Albany.
noesN'T FAVOR IT HIMSELF
nile Climb if Il Must Come Let 1t
Apply to All, from GOV
erncr Down.

r.rnss az the Republican o'a's
,cl5 g committee frc-n TIE fI'-
eo'.- rs,vblicen Club, o. the isth osi''
800, yesterday that he lid nor re
az -. n-ircipls CT direct nonnnatlo4's'
-. orl,- took the stand that ne h's
u ..f.,a ,ut Yesterday he adoed thA'
y,,E STATE was 70 make the MS
- @or,psilins political parties 70 man
NV ,s.ir affairs according 70 statute y
-;,,, :. vel make II apply 70 al ho'''N''
,,,7s from Governor down.
', regard 20 this rather cold comfort Ia
IA " Armstrong, r., the chairman OF 'nc
,i,,es said later: ] regard TINS IS
s,,,t,ct advance on the part ~ Chaifni''
e.,,es toward carrying ont The concsP-
-, ~ our committee as 20 the way N
..,.b The party pledges should oe cSrrieu
-. Previously ne has wanted only the
.,,,,st form OF direct nominations, n at
Al. nov he SAYS he wants complete sys-
,.r - We are 70 have any
A, the request OF Chairman Barnes me
,,,it,eA OF the club met him at state
,.osoya~.rs Yesterday afternoon. H. or
.o,h.- he talked for nearly an hour. MY
Armstrong told the chairman that the Fro-
,r.e.jvs club deemed IL 20 be LIS duty 10
A. .u IN his rouer 20 carry out the pledges
:, che Republican platform. Mr.. Barnes
..,,,sd inst the Democrats were IN power
= Albany. anA IL was ~ 10 them He IN
s.,..ood that Charles T. Murphy. the DEM
r.ra,ie boss" was opposed 20 direct NOM
factions. 60 what Was tho use?
w. committee cited the present situation
d, massachusetts, where both The Repub-
u,sn ard Democratic organizations and
,r.H, o@vciais Lad united 70 frame a direct
nominations bill n told him that the sub
90, IN this state rad also gone beyond the
-.slm Of mere partisanship, as the rank
,,d 6ls Of both parties We're in favor of
me Fsforr.
-hsraupon Mr. Barnes expressed himself
&C h.ing AGAINST direct nominations as =
-,s,te- % principle II was all wrong. ne
s.elsred a. the end q the conference he
summed Up his views in the following state
msnt.
4 pohticsl party is a voluntary associa-
ZION. With rs management 7 do not be
Nsve the state has anything 20 do. Func-
Ten II the state ceases when n protects
mos. Who voluntarily Join such an orgsni-
zstion from fraud perpetrated against them
=, On. or more Of the mem bership. and '
cannot but see disaster 70 the rights 81 the
Individual in This attempt TO make party
membership q hard and fast function o.
citizenship. which it is not.
As far as the Legislature a. Albany is
concerned. the responsib ility rests upon the
Democratic party. but II the State of New
York is u make the mistake OF compelling
OF political parties 20 conform 20 provisions
of statute regarding their management, II
uight lust as well go the full length. from
Governor down. SO that the experiment can
BE- tried in its purity.
II feel. as ! always have. that IL cannot
but result in eliminating from public life
The very men who are wanted and forcing
into public life only the assiduously ambi-
,ious and tho agitator. Any compromise
such as proposed in the Legislature last
wear IS absurd II the state wants 70 take
me full responsibility for running political
parties il should run them completely
The other members Of the committee pres
ent were ex-Assemblyman William VI.
Bennett. Gilbert z. Roe, Willis B. Davis,
Thomas NJ Belknap and Philip K. Dillon.
They expect 10 wage vigorous campaign
for the fuIhlment of the party pledges on
direct nominations. both by the Democrats
and by the Republicans. A resolution in
troduced a. the last meeting Of the Repuo-
Hcan County Committee by Mr.. Armstrong
will come UP for discussion AT the monthly
meeting on THURSDAY. II puts the county
committee on record as desiring 70 30
everything in its power toward the passage
Of direct nominations bill al Albany be-
fore the Legislature adjourns.