New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-05
BARNES FLAYS ROOSEVELT
Will Fight His Nomination if He
Fights Alone.
STANDS BY CONSTITUTION
Declares Success of Colonel
Would Make It Plaything of
Demented Ambition.

l will accept no proxy from member
Of the national committee unless the Of
fer comes from Mr.. Ward, of New York. -
was the grim comment OF William Barnes,
tr.. chairman OF the Republican State
Committee. last night on a story from
Chicago that he would take the proxy Of
una BILE to attend the meeting. and lead the
fight for Taft in the committee
Proxy or no proxy. Mr.. Barnes Is going
70 be on the scene early, and will undoubt-
edlv be one Of the livest % live wires IN
the tight Of the Taft forces He expects
70 start for Chicago on sunday and will
have headquarters al the Auditorium
Mr.. Barnes believes that Mr. Ward, as
the representative Of New York state on
N" national committee. does not repre-
sent tho sentiment here in making a fight
for Roose' "lt He intends to see If any
attempt rs made n seat Roosevelt conf
mitteemen elected A. the recent primaries
2 ~ r. said will be done, that a successor
10 Nr Ward is chosen by the New York
delegation and seated with other new
members He does not fear however
that tho Roosevelt men viii push this
point any too hard
Timothy l.. Woodruff of Kings County.
is anxious to succeed Nj Ward as COM
mi''eeman from this state. and that Is
supposed To be the burden Of A CONVERSE
tior that 10 had with the state chairman
Yesterday afternoon
MIR Roosevelt lie nov absolutely in tho
open nv his declaration that the principles
1s b" puts II. enacted At the Rochester
convention are not merely revolutionary.
but Bourbon and reactlonary.'" said
Chairman Barnes in reply 10 the statement,
~ Colonel Roosevelt saying that n fight
would -" made against Senator Root as
temporary chairman of the Chicago cop-
'ention because he represented tho roar
tionary group in the PARTY. Of which Mr.
Barnes was one
These principles form tho foundation
upon which this government has rostoo
SlH'' IT. establishment. and 10 Witch every
''ilzen. except socialist, will subs ,rIhe "
Mr. Barnes continued:
al Roosevelt very properly savs that ,I,i.
- question not OF men but OF prIucIpIes
INC, vic republican party at Chicago In its
! Invention desires n follow Mr. Roosevelt x
ddvic" and declare that the bil Of rigb,s
~ inc constitution. Endorsed tho Roches-
Tor convention. IL Bourbon and rr1ctIon.
airy then the Republican party no longer
'Nist' aS force for the preservation Of Tho
rights OF each individual citizen I'm Nm"r,c,
b"t mas become the play ,hing Of a dement's ed
huhitlon, which would use the Organism
or that party. as he now openly ayows
10 destroy those principles Established by
IN" adoption OF the Constitution ard reaf-
nimed by the action Of the Rochester con
vcntion
Mr. Roosevelt Is a clever politician. and
usually has been able TO conceal his sub
conscious mind. but in the statement which
ne ISSUED YESTERDAY he has clearly nor
tra(ci mat his ultimate PURPOSE IL the
subYerslon or our government That has
Eeen q lear TO me for years through an intl-
mate knowledge and study OF his basic
character
II chafrs ut al restrictions. and under
the stress Of this conflict has openly he
tfdhch ltS secret recesscs wherein are nurt.
ured passionate ambitions to use apparent
popular favor for the destruction OF the
constitution, an impeachment TO the re-
alization of those ambitions His csndI-
dacy represents, as he himself has now de.
clar"d, simply an attack on the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, the sweapIug
away OF is safeguards or individual lb-
erty and the establishment in it's stead a
uesp"tISn' winch, Tor his purposes. he liz
nov pleased 10 call the rule OF the
people.
As result of the statement Of Colonel
Roosevelt Mr. Barnes IL more determined
than ever TO do everything In his power 10
prevent the nomination Of Colonel Roose-
welt lie told friend that he would stand
up In Chicago and make the asht n there
was not another delegate in the convention
To support him.