The sun., 1912-08-10
BARNES NO O|CTAT0R|N
GUBERNAT0R|AL RACE
state Chairman Tells County
Leaders lie Is In
different.

Republican state Chairman William
Barnes. Jr.. says he is no dictator lie
! told about twenty-five county chairmen
collected at the Republican Club yes
terday that he Is entirely Indifferent as
to who Is the nominee for Governor,
prov ited he is a man whose thoughts
run clear and who knows his own
mind"
lie asked that the delegates 10 the
State convention he made as repre-
sentative as possible" and that the
leaders exercise great care in selecting
able and honest men for the local
offices. He suggested that there be
open meetings preceding the primaries.
in which enrolled Republicans may ex-
press their preferences.
Mr.. Barnes said he hoped that the
head OF the ticket will not be strad-
dler. "A beclouder OF the public mind or
a man more interested in politics than
in the business OF being Governor.
"Our opponents. said the State
chairman. very naturally will try to
make It appear that because OF the
earnestncss with which I have advo-
Gated certain principles Of government
and opposed those which I believe sub.
versive I will cndeavor to exercise at
the coming convention more than my
due share OF political influence. The
Republican party Of New York is not
the asset OF any one man. and never
will be-
He said he did not like the system oil
choosing delegates NV committees, but
since il is the law hc asked the county
chairman TO use the widest discretion in
performing this function which the state
TO my mind. has wisely conferred upon
you" Here are the kinds OF Governor
that Mr. Barnes said he did and did not
want.
The State OF New York needs Cover
nor who is his own master. The spectacle
of IA Governor whOis merely the agent of
"A party organization or the choice of an
individual citizen ~ not desired by the
people of New York. hut a Governor of
broad mind and constancy of purpose,
aided in his work but not controlled by
the organization Of the political party
from which he takes the nomination. il
the orderly and proper solution of the
| problem which il presented in the So
called issue of 'bossism'
IF anybody thinks that the State con-
vention to be held on September 25 will
nominate candidates for Office at the
dicta,ion Of any individual he ia griev
! ously mistakei There is no man in the
Republican party who Possesses any such
power. and il any one attempts Ia eyer
else such power | have not the slightest
doubt that the delegates will thwart his
purpose.
Most of the visiting county chairmen
seemed to be optimistic. One of them,
Frederick c. Stevens of Wyoming. vowed
! that Roosevelt sentiment was decreasing
fast in his par1 Of the State and that the
regular Republican chances seemed much
better than they appeared just after the
Chicago convention.
Several of the chairman were afraid
Of the Levy primary law They told Mr.
Barnes there was nothing to preven,
Roosevelt men from voting in their owr
primaries and then voting in the Taf,
primaries as we'll They were reminded
that william II. Hotchkiss. the Roosev el
state chairman. had said that such doubl.
indulgence would be dishonest. Never
the less some OF the upstate chairmer
predicted confusion Of just that sort in
their counties