New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
BARNES FULLY SATISFIED
Things Going So Nicely at Chi
cago, He Takes a Few Days Off.
TO CONVENTION ON MONDAY
Question of Successor to William
L. Ward on National Commit
- tee Engaging Attention.

al am entirely satisfied with the way
things are going in Chicago" said William
Barnes. jr., chairman of the Republican
State Committee, as he stepped aboard
the Lake Shore Limited on his way to
Albany yesterday afternoon. Il am sure
that the work of the national committee
will be fairly done and in a manner that
cannot he criticised by any one. / am con-
Adent that President Taft is to be re-
nominated.
The state chairman is going to take a
short rest at his country home, near AL
hany until Monday afternoon, when he
will board the train again and go to Chi
.cago. The taking of this time of" is
the best kind Of evidence that the state
chairman is satisfied with the situation in
Chicago, as he had intended to remain
right on the job at state headquarters
here until Monday. He believes however.
that victory is in sight.
Before leaving the city the state chair
man sent a call for the ninety delegates
from his state TO meet at the state head
quarters, in the Auditorium Hotel. in Chi
cago at $40 o'clock next Saturday night
The call states that the meeting is for
such action as may reasonably come be-
fore the delegates.
q II is left TO be inferred that the selection
Of a member Of the national committee TO
succeed William l. Ward may be taken
up, as we'll as the naming of New York
states representatives on the various con-
veution committees. II is understood. how
ever, that the real object of the meeting
IS 10 enable Mr.. Barnes TO present the
situation as he sees il in a straignt-from-
the-shoulder talk. There will be no sug-
gestion Of a. caucus or any attempt TO olnd
the delegates by a vote. but Mr.. Barnes
probably will indicate what he thinks is
the duty Of the representatives from this
state Not few Of the delesateS
who are counted for Roosevelt from THIS
state have told the state chairman that
thew are not pro- Roosevelt but ant-Taft-
that. in other words. they were in favor OF
a third candidate.
In his talk 10 the delegates week from
tonight Mr. Barnes is likely 10 say that
having come up TO the eve of the conven-
ton il is apparent that there can be no
third candidate that the fight must De D.
tween President Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt
He NAV point out that Mr.. Roosevelt mas
attacked the platform that the state CON
vtntion adopted with little opposition. he
NAV ask the delegates If under the circum-
stances any of them feel they should vote
for the colonel.
II is more than likely that the election o.
a member of the national committee Will
mot be taken UP until after the convention
II Is a foregone conclusion that William l..
Ward will not be reelected. timothy ="
woodruff is a candidate 10 succeed him. but
he is considered by some to be waboly on
his support Of President Taft. If he shoud
"Aop" 10 the colonel Mr.. Barnes would
never permit him TO become national COM
rnitteeman. II Mr.. Roosevelt should 0e
nominated IL is not at all unlikely, his
friends think, that the state CHAIRMAN
would be inclined 10 take the place Of ma
tional committeeman himself. He wouid
probably resign as state chairman ho'
wanting to run campaign for Mr.. Roose-
welt. He could take the national commit
teeship with the idea of trying to shape
things for 1916
1t would be a question. however as 10
whether Mr.. Barnes could have the place
simply for the asking, as, although the
New York County delegation has been act
ing with him in the Taft fight, it could not
necessarily he counted as being willing 10
further his aspirations for Office.
Mr. Barnes wants 10 be the New York
State member Of the committee on resolu-
lions That possibly is one OF the keenes-
desires he has, as he is deeply worked up
over the possibility that the platform may
go further along progressive lines than IS
consistent with the principles of the Con-
stitution. The state chairman will hold
up his Rochester platform as model On
which the Chicago convention would do
well to ponder well before going ahead.
The interest that has been created in the
Rochester platform by the attack made
upon ii by Theodore Roosevelt was shown
by the fact that yesterday twenty-five or
thirty requests were received from the
Mast for cnnies Of the nlatform.