The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-06
BARNES MAY
BE CHAIRMAN
HiIIes Not to Head National
Committee
REGULARS RETAIN CONTROL
Program Is Helped by the Plan OF Col.
Roosevelt-New York Leader Is an
Able Man and Capable
Politician.
REGULARS RETAIN CONTROL

Washington, July civilian Barnes
ir., of New York, if he can be pre-
vailed upon to take the place, is more
likely to be the new chairman OF the
Republican national committee and man
ager of the Taft campaign than any
other man, according to present indica-
tions. 1t appears to be reasonably GER
tain that Charles d. Hilies, secretary to
the president, will not be called upon to
fill this difficult position, the friends OF
the president who are also influential
! in political affairs believing that Mr.
Hilles can render better service to Nj.
Taft where he is
/ A subcommittee of nine of the Re
publican national committee will meet
! in the White House, Monday, to dii
cuss the plans of the campaign and to
| learn the wishes of the president regard
| ing a campaign manager. With the
president in Beverly until Monday, no
advance work whatever can be done and
the fact may be stated that the COM
| mittee will come together next weeis
with no ideas of its own ready to pro-
pose and with no one in Washington, at
least, in a position to map out a pro
gramme in advance.
Members of the committee and others
who favor the selection OF Mr.. Barnes
realize that the boss" cry would be
raised at once should he be chosen,
but they claim that in the first place
Mr.. Barnes is not boss in any otter
sense than that he is very able nan
and a capable politician, to whom his
party in New York has been accustomed
to turn for guidance; and secondly, that
the coming campaign will demand TIE
talents of the ablest man the party can
produce to match wits with Roosevelt
and the Democratic managers, and that
Barnes is that man.
The regular or Taft Republicans, as
they happen to be in this campaign. have
very clear ideas as to what should he
done to preserve the Republican party.
that it may return in time to some
yestige of its original usefulness ard
power. Strangely enough, they regard
the Roosevelt independent movement as
distinct aid in their programme. II
Is pointed out that the proper course
for the old party to pursue is TO retain
as much as possible the control Of the
organization and to hold the party firm
~ in line fer conservative, or at least.
not ultra-radical policies. II Is cal
culated that some social cataclysm soon
err or later will cause the people to
repudiate the Democrats, even If shey
win the presidency this year, and that
when that time comes. the natural refuge
will be the Republican party as it then
exists.
1t is pointed out that the Republi
cans in some of the middle western
states, like South Dakota, Nebraska and |
Kansas, who are turning from Taft to
Roosevelt, are not leaving the Republi- |
can party. On the contrary. they are
turning their Republican machines over
to Roosevelt, They are retaining the |
party name, as in California, Penn~yl |
vania and some other states, and they |
are supporting Roosevelt not as an in !
dependent, but on the ground that be |
is the regular Republicans nominee. Thus |
it is argued that the Republican party |
as whole stands a much better chance |
of preservation for future use with |
Roosevelt in the field than out OF it, /
while as ideas change somewhat with
the change OF condition, the party still |
its outward form, will lapt /
itself to the changes and will survive /
as an entity, even though under new
and with somewhat diff
ferent programme from that Of the past.
In some states, by the way, it is cal
eulated that the Roosevelt candidacy
actually will aid Taft, in causing only
half vote instead of whole vote
to be thrown against him, as wouli be
the case We're the contest solely between
Taft and Wilson This, in fact, APP
pears TO be the condition in Massaeh,l-
sets, where it is believed Wilson would
be much more dangerous to Taft than
If Roosevelt were not in the field
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