New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28
BARNES SAYS NEW YORK
HAS So VOTES FOR TAFT
State Chairman Regards Talk OF
Compromise Candidate as
Out OF the Question.
KoENIG SURE or TAFT, TOO
Even Some of the Seven Men
Conceded for Roosevelt May
Vote for the President,
Some Leaders Think.

William Barnes. jr. chairman OF the ne
nuhlican State Committee. IS keeping close
" IN touch with the ninety delegates elect
ed to represent the organization or TINS
state az the Chicago convention. he mas
received replies from many Of the delegates
10 letter recently sent to them ASKING
that thew frankly state their position and
views on the situation Many Of those
from whom No replies We're received are
New York County men. whose views are
ALREADY known 10 the state chairman
through personal tolks at state headquar-
ters.
As a result chairman RarnHs - able 10
say:
NO matter What happens between now
and the time " the convention the New
York delegates VIII he for the renorlina-
ton Of President Taft. with the exception.
of course. OF those who We're elected with
the understanding that they We're for
Roosevelt
Chairman Barnes counts ON elGntN-threH
or more votes for Taft from this state.
He regards the talk ot a compromise can
didate as silly and particularly resents IN"
reports that are being spread around from
time 10 time that he is actively engaged
in hunting Tor man 70 Nl"l 70 lh' ill-
cago convention as = compromise
Aside from all questions Of loyalty -
President Taft. Chairman Rarnes Is under
stood to old the view that II Theodore
Roosevelt should actually 60 into the con-
vention with enough votes To win the
nomination it would be impossible 10 take
anv Of those votes away from him by
bringing out n compromise candidate. ON
the other hand. il would be absurd to eN-
pect that if the Taft men 60 into the con-
ventlon with enough delegates 10 nominate
him they would he willing TO accept an
other man.
Koenia Sure of Taft Victory
samuel s KoeniC, president Of the New
York Republican County Committee, who
leaves the city on a three weeks vacation
TO-DAY. said last night:
II ain satisfied that Notwithstanding the
result in PENNSYLVANIA the denomination
of President Taft IS assured The
rumor that there is break in the New
York State delegation. which has been in
dustriously circulated Of late. has been
proved 10 he unfounded after a most care
full Investigation. You may rely on II that
this state will cast eiehty-three or more
votes for President Taft at Chicago. There
is no basis for the stories that a COM
promise candidate is being considered"
In view OF various statements in regard
to a possible compromise on Justice
Charles z. Hughes that have appeared in
the public prints, il may be interesting to
record that the Brooklyn Young Repub-
lican Club an independent organization,
has a Iaudatory article on Justice Hughes
in the April number of The Young Re-
publican its official publication. This or
ganization has always been particularly
attached 10 Justice Hughes because it
worked with him in trying to get through
d direct primary bill when he was Gov
cruor.
Speaking Of the article Arthur G. Jarvis.
the associate. secretary Of the club, said
l. last night:
Al The club has taken no stand whatever
~ regarding candidate for the Republican
nomination for President \ member Of
our committee on national politics, how
ever has made d study Of the decisions of
the Supreme Court in which Justice
Hughes prominently participated, and the
result Of that examination is embodied in
this article
ms dINIiIe goes Z 44ItIt 4uIt4ItI' Ho"e'ei
as it asserts that both President Taft and
Theodore Roosevelt have stirred up the
anita onism Of a part Of the Republicans,
and adds
Naturally, enough the eyes OF a great
many composing both divisions Of the party
have turned toward man who has saved
the Republican party once, and than whom
there is no greater or ADLER in this wide
land"