New-York tribune., 1912-05-30
KINGS MEN PROMISE
BARNES TO STICK


through the courts IfOn lIl' d~e ''''y'
the government. the majority, or sInsle
individual
/ repeat what | said the other day. that
tho contest at Chicago Will he between men
tai courage and physical co"ardlce'
Mr. Rarnes said he did not care n
discuss at lonth the part that h" was to
take in leading the fight a chicago, but
would lot his actions speak for them
selves. He would he in Chicago ten days
before the opening If the convention. tc
Give such advice ami assistance as was
rceded A. for being the foor leader for
taft. he had "cceived no Official designa-
tion as such.
As for Now YORK state. Chairman
Rarne, believes that II will he imros-
siolc for the Roosevelt leaders TO get
moro than ten # the ninety delegates
and noseibly they may not get tna'
number. Alexander Smith Cochran. Of
Yonkcry. one Of Wards delegates. sailed
for Europe a week ago. II is said that
h. is sick and may not return IN time
t. e. 30 Chioaco. His alternate is a
Taft man.
Il was not possible 10 get NJ. Barnes
to discuss his break with MI Waid, but
It was clear from the lines in his fac
V hen the matter Was hroach2d that Mr.
Ward may not expect to have friendly
relations any more with the stat chair
man.
When Ezra 7. Prentice resigned -
chairman OF the state committee Nlr
Ward and others went t. Mr.. Barnes
and asked him to take the place. He
said he would do So If they would prom
ise 30 stand 10y him. ON TuesdaN M:.
Barnes reminded the Ncstchester man
Of that promise and dcinanded that he
keep II. He told Mr. Ward that not
only vas he acting in opposition TO the
state organization. but he also was
breaking his promise 10 him oBarnesI.
MIR Ward replied that he had taken his
stand on the Roosevelt, side Of the fight
and intended 10 remain there. whoreup n
Mr. Barnes is said 10 have said some
harsh things about man who breaks
his promises and the two parted on III .
worst sort of terms
Nj Woodruff knows about the break
between Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Ward. AMI
has been told that he. too will come 20
the parting Of the wavs with the sta.e
chairman II he goes over 70 Roosevelt
Tell How Woodruff Feels.
Tho Kings County leaders Who talked 4
T. Nj Woodruff Yesterday said that he
seemed T. have q tremendous regard for
the feelings Of Colonel Roosevelt He
argued that no action should he taken
N the resignation f Charles : Dewey
- chairman of thu executive commit
tee. because - accept the rosicnatIon
might offend Colonel Roosevelt Mr
Dovoy resigned because he wanted to
come out for Roosevelt md he knew
that tho other committee members were
not in sympathy with him.
Nj Woodruff did not talk to the OK
ccutivc committee as / whole but clos
cted himself with each ono IN turn. He
also saw some of the national delegates
who are not district leaders When it
was all over he gave out the following
statement:
Il found no change i'm any Of the dele
gates. Fourteen OF the sixteen are stIll
for Taft and are unNaVer'uC ThoY are
going to Chicago a Taft mn and will
stay fo~ President Taft 10 tho end"
Mr.. Hoffman. one Of the two Roose-
Welt men in Kings, declared that three
of his fellow delegates who are openly
for Taft had privately told him they
were ready to swing to Roosevelt In case
he needed their votes.
Mr.. Woodruff wants to get around a.
ccpting the resignation of Mr. Devoy IS
chairman OF the executive committee bv
having il lie on the table. There will lie
no meeting before the national conven-
tion.
Following are the declarations on ;he
Presidential situation Of such of thn
Kings County delegates as could ba
reached last night:
Alfred f.. NasS. of the Sd Congress Dis
trict: II am for Taft. as have always
been. will vote for him if i've to ge;
10 Chicago believe it would be a m
tional calamity If Theodore Rooseve',
were elected President"
Lewis NJ SWascv Of tho 9th District:
II am for President Taft and VIII vote
for him. don't believe there will he
any change among the delegates Of
Kings County"
Marcus g. Campbell. # the Nth Dis
trict: II wa" chosen as Taft dele
gate and I am not going To change.
viii vote for him at Chicago.
Thomas T.. Lincburgh. Of the 9th Dis
tict: II am a Taft delegate and will
vote accordingly. ana an sure all the
other delegates of Kings County will do
the same
Rhinchard H. Pforr. II the hth Dis
uict: Il am FOR President Taft and will
cast my vote fcr him in the cOnN cntion
at Chicago. It is TAFT N nobody for
me
Representative William NJ. Calder. of
the 9th District. E,t back from Wash
Ington late last night. He said: "A meet
ing was held this afternoon AMI am
sure all the other delegates will stand
their ground | am for Taft and I'm not
going t. run away