The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
SOLID FOR TAFT
William Barnes Made the New York
Republican Chairman.

New York, Jan. 24-William
Barnes, Jr.. of Albany, who led the
fight against Theodore Roosevelt last
fall in the Saratoga convention and
was beaten, was chosen chairman OF
the Republican state committee here
today to succeed Ezra P. Prentice,
resigned.
;; The position had been offered by
cable to James Wadsworth, Jr., en-
speaker of the assembly, but he was
out of reach. and no reply had been
received from him when the commit
tee met
Does your election mean that the
state committee will be against
! Colonel Roosevelt in 1922" Mr..
Barnes was asked after the result
OF the balloting became known.
Not necessarily" he replied.
will the committee be for Prcsi-
dent Taft?''
ut is reasonable to suppose so,"
he assented.
Timothy L. Woodruff. cx-state
; chairman, took much the same view
of things.
Don't you think" he was asked.
that in view of what happened last
fall, this smacks little of what the
boys call getting square?'"
"No, no." said MIR. Woodruff, II
don't feel that way about It at all.
but at the same time, I'm not one bit
sorry that it may be taken as a vim
dication."
There were three candidates in the
field. James Wadsworth. Jr.. Senator
Seth Heacock of Ilion and MIR.
Barnes. No nominations were made,
but as each member rose on the roll
call he named his choice. For the
| first time in many years the ballot
ing was held behind closed doors.
and when the vote was counted it
stood: Barnes 25, Wadsworth s. Hea-
cock 4.
Abe" Gruber. speaking for Barnes,
; gave the principal argument for the
/! Albany mans election. He said that
! up to short time ago the Albany
! leader had been friend OF the
colonel's and that Roosevelt had ap-
pointed Barnes to public Office. They
had differed and Roosevelt had won
out at Saratoga; now Barnes ought
to he given the chairmanship as a
consolation prize
Lloyd c. Griscom said he, in conf
mon with President Taft and Mr..
! Roosevelt, desired harmony above all
; things. 1t could not be obtained by
the election of Barnes. who was a
factionist. though good organizer.
He urged that Seth G. Hcacock be
elected. and voted for him.
Mr. Griscom. who led the fight here
for Theodore Roosevelt against.
Barnes last fall, after the vote had
been announced. moved that the elcc-
tion of Mr.. Barnes be made unani-
nous.
Of course. the election of Barnes
was at once declared by those inter-
Roosevelt from New York politics"
In accepting the chairmanship
Barnes bitterly assailed Colonel
Roosevelt. by inference. He pleaded
for recognition of the fact that the
"constitution of the United States is
sufficient for its people" and declar-
ell that unrest cannot be mistaken
for progress"
1t was reported today that Prcsi-
dent Taft gave tacit approval to
Barnes selection. 1t was to talk
over the craftsmanship with the
president that several members of
the state committee called on Mr..
Taft at the white house early this
week.
Word from the White House.
That Barnes as chairman would be
agreeable to President Taft was
made known before the vote was TAX
en- today and this fact is said to ac-
count for the large vote cast for him.
Colonel Roosevelt would make no
comment today on the committees
action in placing his enemy at the
helm Of tho state organization.