New-York tribune., 1912-04-03
leaders DIFFER ABOUT
|NS7RUCT|NG DELEGATES
Attitude Convention Shall Take
Discussed-Barnes Is Re-
elected Chairman.
KoENIG MAY START FIGHT
nountv Chairman Favors Action,
nesnite Precedent-Harmony
Peigns at Meeting of Repub-
I;can State Committee.

Ncan SGdUe OOullllItCC'
rolIovIng the organization or the nc"
,,,,,can state Committee at the Repub-
,,.. C1ub Yesterday. William Barnes. Jr.'
,,s reelected chairman, gave
,,'nobeon for the members. at which there
80, much informal discussion as TO the
'.,or, of the state convention next week
-, resolutions instructing the dele
p"S a..,arpe TO the national convention
~. denomination of President Taft.
,,.o Republican organization OF TINS
has never given such instructions for
.d;date from another state, and there
,,.b difference OF opinion as to whether
"a. ,rocedent shall be violated this year.
e",,,.l s. Koenig. president OF the New
80 County Committee, is strongly In
.o :, irstructions. He believes il is
:, Great importance that New York state
sho,,ld 60 squarely on the RECORD as laVor-
,ns tho denomination OF the PRESIDENT.
II 10 not unlikely that he VIII introduce
.,oh resolutions and make nght Tor them
.,.hougb II is more probable that an agree
-, will be reached after the delegates
,sr. assembled at the state convention as
- ,ust what the wisest course to pursue is.
Call, Instructions Unnecessary.
One Of the most influential leaders said:
.,v. are for Taft and We believe ne VIII
!. nominated II hardly seems necessary
% have oo- delegates instructed Tor MN
ord If would be better not to make II
.rn..r that the leaders ii this state are
crying 70 force the denomination OF the
President
chairman Barnes declared he was not
taking sides one way or the otner on the
opestion. II would be time enough 10 set
lie the question after the delegates to the
.tste convention Lad reached Rochester ne
said.
TYmotbv /. Woodruff, who has assumed
the leadership OF the organization in Kings
county again, evaded question as to his
st,i,ude on instructions. NO. | am not
nrenared 10 talk about such thing" he
declared
Il do not think that it would be good
thing TO break our precedent in not in
structing for candidates from other
states" said Edwin A. Merritt jr., OF St
Lawrence County. Il am for Taft and
believe he will ne renominated, however.
There has been considerable feeling against
the President in our county because of the
Canadian reciprocity issue. but that seems
10 be diving away. The President appears
To- be growing stronger every day"
Charles H. Belts of Lyons, said he had
not talked 10 other members of the COM
mittee on the question. but he was In
clined to think that conditions were such
this year as 10 make it desirable to in
struct for the President.
Ex-Governor Odell, who returned to
membership in the committee yesterday
after an absence Of two years, said he did
not care TO talk about the question of
instructions as he did not think he would
20 to the state convention. Asked If lie
thought President Taft would be renom-
mated and reelected, the former Governor
replied: you cannot beat somebody with
nobody"
Harmony Characterized Meeting.
The greatest harmony prevailed at the
meeting Of the state committee and Mr..
Barnes said he believed the various ele-
ments had been united. There seemed to be
a disposition on the part of every one TO
work together for the denomination and re-
election OF the President.
Harry II. Bender was reelected treas
wer and Lafayette B. Gleason secretary.
Every member of the new committee,
which consists of forty-three members
one for each Congress district-was pres
ent in person, with the exception Of four.
Mr.. Bender had the proxy Of William L.
Ward who was in Westchester organizing
his county committee John w. Hutchin-
son. jr, held the proxy of Philip Eltng.
James NJ. Gilbert that Of Francis Hendricks
and NJ. L. Lewis that of George W.
Aldridge
As the new law under which party or
ganizations are now constituted makes no
provisions for additional members. Charles
". Anderson. who has represented negro
Republicans as an extra member on the
committee can no longer hold that place.
The rules adopted yesterday give the chair
man the right TO organize special COM
nittees, and Mr.. Anderson may be made
the chairman Of some such committee.
Some pretended to SEQ In another rule
adopted a deliberate desire TO tie the hanos
OF the committee so that II could not in
dorse President Taft The rule reads: mo
candidacy for public Office shall be in
dorsed by this committee." As matter
OF fact, Mr.. Koenig, than whom President
Tart has no stronger advocate in the com
nittee' introduced the rule II was ex-
pisined that there never was any inten-
uon OF having the state committee indorse
Tue President, such Endorsements not being
Deemed wise
PRESIDENT Nicholas Murray Butler of Co
tumoia was redesignated as temporary
chairman Of the Rochester state conven-
uon' as 1t was held that the designation
oy the old convention was not binding.
No Opposition to Barnes.
II did not take long to re-eleot Chairman
sarnes. Borough President Cromwell Of
hchmond nominated him as "a gentleman
whose character and ability and strenuous
marc work in the past we all recognize"
she election was by acclamatl0g.
In his speech OF acceptance Mr.. BarEc-
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