Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
BARNES IN SADDLE
| Likely to Continue as Manager
in Empire State.
SAYS STATE Is FOR TAFT
Lloyd Griscom Promises Delegates
and Electoral Vote.
PASSPORT QUESTION Is UP
Matter Considered at Today's Session
of the Cabinet-Dawson Urged
for Ambassador.

New York republicans who have been
to the White House in the last few days
say that William Barnes, jr of Albany
will probably conduct the republican
| campaign in that state next year and be
continued state chairman. \ few weeks
ago this view did not prevail and Presi-
| dent Taft was told by some of his visit
ors that certain things likely to happen
would make Mr.. Barnes unavailable. AS
those things did not happen the view
now is that Mr.. Barnes will become the
permanent state chairman.
Lloyd Griscom, former chairman of
| the republican committee of New York
was at the White House today for a
brief visit Il know of no movement
to remove Barnes from the chairman
ship Of the state committee" said Mr..
Griscom. land I think it is certain
that he will be retained" Mr. Girls
com went on to say that New York
republicans were for Taft, and would
give the nominating delegation and
the electoral votes to him.
FRIENDS OF ex-President Roosevelt are
taking him at his word that he is not
to be considered in connection with
the nomination next year., went on
Mr.. Griscom. land are giving their
cordial support to Mr.. Taft"
Aoen1g Is for Barnes
Sam" Koenig, who succeeded Mr.
Griscom as chairman of New York
County. and who was guest of Presi-
dent Taft at luncheon a few DAYS ago.
did not see any reason why Barnes
should be removed as state chairman.
He was disposed to be friendly to
Barnes
CT 1Io
koenig and Griscom, appears to indi-
cate harmony movement for the re-
tention of Barnes without fight Girls
com, who last year led the Roosevelt
forces in New York county and fought
Barnes bitterly. represents the element
In New York that would be hostile to
Barnes If he is to have opposition.
Passport Question in Cabinet.
The Russian-Jewish passport question
was the principal subject discussed at to-
days cabinet meeting. Several days ago
President Taft instructed Secretary of
State Knox to take up the question with
the Russian government through Curtis
Guild. American amba ssador to Russia,
Tor the purpose OF ascertainng what steps
the Russian government is willing to
take. Prominent Hebrews are in favor
| of the abrOgation of the convention, but
officials of the State Department believe
| that this step would not accomplish the
object desired. 1t is believed that Secre-
tary Knox has received reply from AM
bassadOr Guild outlining the views of the
Russian government on the subject
which he laid before today's cabinet
meeting. President Taft will probably
send a message to Congress discussing
the passport question. The consideration
of the text of this message, it is said,
occupied the attention of the cabinet.
Dawson for. Ambassador.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa today asked
President Taft to make Thomas Dawson
the handy man of the State Department,
ambassador to Brazil, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Irving p. Dudley.
Mr.. Dawson has been employed on many
special messions by the State Depart
| ment, and has shown himself able to Sue
ceSsfully cope with wide variety of eX-
! tremely important questions. He is re-
garded highly by the President and Sec
rotary Knox.
| Mr.. Kenyon introduced to the President
| Thomas Wilkinson a prominent Burling-
| ton man. MIR. Wilkinson declared that
| Iowa was for Taft, and that the state
was by no means in the hands of the
| La Toilette people. who are led by Sena-
| tor Cummins.
| At the request of Representatives
Moore, Small and Ayers the President
will tomorrow afternoon at 80 clock
| receive 80 delegates to the Atlantic Deep
er Waterways Association. which is to
meet here in connection with the rivers
and harbors congress. The President will
| receive the delegates in the east room
and will be presented with resolutions
| adopted at Richmond by the deeper wa
terways convention.
| The President also will receive tomor-
| row afternoon 100 members of the Massa-
| chusetts Real Estate Exchange who are
| here to attend the rivers and harbors con-
gress.
| AT o'clock this afternoon President
| Taft opened the annual meeting of the
American Red Cross.
Mckinley Not to Manage.
Representative Mckinley of Illinois.
! chairman Of the republican congress
| sional committee, said today tina: any
| body guessing that he would not man.
| age the next congressional campaign