New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-06
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
BLAME ROOSEVELT
"Must Hold Him Responsible, "
EStabrOok; "DreW Only from
Republicans" Barnes.
SOMN GRIM HUMOR HEARD
Hilles Receives Returns with
Presidents Wife at Manhattan
Hotel-Committee Enter
tains at Headquarters.

Nothing could ruffie the smile Of James
| b. Reynolds, secretary of the Republican
! National Committee. who was In charge
at national headquarters in The Times
| Building. Only once did his good nature
| give way. He showed q little annoyance
when the messenger who was bringing
the returns in from the telegraph room
! included the carbon sheets
Take those things away" he ex-
| claimed. These returns look black
enough as 1t is"
| Chairman Hilles received the returns
with Mrs. Taft, wife OF the President, at
| the Manhattan Hotel AS that arrange
ment had been made some days ago, no
| invitations were issued on his behalf to
| receive returns at headquarters, as had
! been the custom In former years For
that reason there was not large crowd
there.
William Barnes, jr., member OF the ma
| tional committee from this state. was at
state headquarters, and the only member
Of the national committee at national
! New Hampshire.
Mr.. EstabroOk was slow 10 give UP the
| fight When 1t became apparent that VIII
son had won he was still hopeful that
| President Taft would at least carry some
states that the early returns did not
seem 10 give him. He was greatly
| pleased, however, that Colonel Roosevelt
| did not make much OF showing COM
pared to the claims that had been ad-
vanced by his managers.
| There is a certain satisfaction for all
! good Republicans" said Mr.. Estabrook'
! 'in the fact that we probably have buried
! Roosevelt and his associates for all time
There is no question apparently no"
but that the Democrats will have control
Of both houses OF Congress The re-
| sponsibility will be theirs. and II remains
| 10 be seen whether they will make good.
Roosevelt is Responsible"
| Asked to what cause he attributed the
defeat. Mr. Estabrook replied:
1--WE have got to hold Colonel Roosevelt
and those he has associated with MN
responsible for beating the Repuoilcai
marty The combined Taft and Roosevelt
vote viii be way ahead OF wilson. But
for rho spIlt caused by Roosevelt we
would have won
Jim" Reynolds was early on the
scene with his pad and pencil ana 'ne
returns as received by special wire were
carried to him. With him were John w.
Hutchinson, jr.. who had been head Oh
! the speakers bureau, Tyler rage asSls-
tant secretary, and other members OF the
STAFF at headquarters.
Among others at headquarters were
Professor II. c. Emery, of Yale, VINO was
head OF the Tariff Board, and Henry W.
Dearborn. who is president Of the Com
morcIal Travellers Sound Money League
Miss Helen Varlck Boswell. the indie
! fatlgable head Of the Womans Depart
mert OF the national committee, received
| In her own rooms on the fourteenth noor'
With her were a dozen or fifteen OF the
women who had been working with her
! for the cause
"I am Crleved OF course" said Miss
Boswell. But although l am discouraged
| | am not dismayed.'
William Barnes, jr.. chairman or the
! Republican State Committee, admitted
| shortly after o'clock last night that he
| believed Wilson would carry the state
! without a doubt. In a statement issued
from the National Republican HeadquaT-
ters later he declared that Wilson's piu-
raIItv I'm New York would be between
10000 and 10000.
AT the Republican State Committee
HEADQUARTERS, at No. 81 West Ssth street,
Mr.. Barnes heard the returns, ana "heh
an overwhelming majority for hationil
and state Democratic tickets was indl-
c,ted remarked that the result was what
ne had expected He gave Tart l5''V'
plurality over Roosevelt In New YORK
Several members OF the state committee
gathered In the committee rooms MAIN
taIned a grim silence as bulletin atter
bulletin confirmed the success OF the
Democratic state ticket. the osIy iaub"
heard throughout the evening was ~neh
a bulletin purporting to have come from
senator Dixon was read, In which ne
stated. after hearing :he result OF the
eIection in New York and Massachusetts
that the Progressives had to go west
for the Roosevelt vote.
A little before o'clock Chairman
Barnes issued this statement:
Tho result In the State OF New loIh
demonstrates one thing: that the hoose
Welt movement was simply Repuoiicasi
bolt, and drew to almost no eNteht ti ~
the Democratic party. With all OF inc
frantic efforts that were made 10 secut,e
votes from people generally, the resui.
shows that practically none but FORMER
Republicans Joined the Roosevelt move
ment. tIoaoas
over Roosevelt and Straus Is a demonstra-
lion that the then Republicans OF the
state Of New York desired the re-nomina-
tton of President Taft, and that the dele.
gates from this state properly expressed
The nrcference of the Republicans when
large majority OF them voted for Mr., Tart
at the Chicago convention.
Samuel 9. Koenig, chairman OF the Re
publican County Committee, issued the
following statement regarding the election
soon after the returns indicated the de-
feat OF the Republican ticket
There il hardly anything to say. The
results speak for themselves. The large
vote for Governor Wilson Is unexpected
The split I'm the party was much wider
open than we thought. 1t is very evident
that thousands Of conservative Repub-
Iicans cast their ballots for the Demo-
cratic candidates In order 10 make GER
tain the defeat Of Colonel Roosevelt ana
the Progressive ticket
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