New-York tribune., 1913-11-18
Young Republicans De-
mand Chairman Must
Quit Committees.
FIRST GUN FIRED
IN FIGHT ON BOSS"
Plan to Gust Leader Adopted in
Resolution, Despite Protests
of Old Stand -PatterS."

The New York Young Republican
club passed resolutions last night at
the Prince George Hotel calling on
William Barnes TO resign the chair
manship of the Republican state Com
mittee and from the Republican Ma
tional Committee. The sense of the
resolutions was that Mr.. Barnes has
stood still while his party has advanced.
and is now unfit for leadership.
The action Of the club was vigorously
opposed by former State Senator Mar
tin SAKE. John Boyle, of The Bronx,
former secretary of the county COM
mittee: Albert Ottinger leader of the
18th Assembly District. and others.
Ormsby McHarg. who worked for the
nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt in
The Chicago convention in June, 1917
recommended that the resolutions be
resubmitted TO the committee to be
made constructive" instead OF mere
" an attack on a personality Mr.
McHarg also urged that Mr.. Barnes he
invited TO appear before the club TO
defend himself before any action
should he taken against him.
Warning Against Roosevelt
John Roylc warned the club that II
would be folly To dcthrone Mr.. Barnes
when his successor wasn't even IN
sight He said it would result in turn
ing the whole thing over to Roosc-
welt" cited the 1910 convention
when control was wrcstcd from Mr..
Barnes and the chairmanship was
wished on Ezra p. Prentice" He said
unless the club was prepared to finance
a primary fight II would bc silly TO
think of unseatng Barnes.
Albert Ottinger said Barnes was
good enough for the party until Roose-
welt. for ambitious reasons. saw nj
70 try 10 remove him. He said Roose-
welt had subsequently made ovcrtures
10 Barnes through George ". Perkins
10 come over To him. but Barnes for
principles sake had refused. "Roose-
welt would set Barnes mp on a pedestal
to-day II he could win him over" said
Ottingcr.
Senator Sake Counsclled caution.
He approved Of what Mr.. OttinGcr had
said. Darwin +. James, member II
the Young Republican club Of Brook
lyn. said that il was silly TO think hat
Barnes would ever appear before the
club in person. lie said the rank and
file Of the state had been waiting :or
some one to fire the first gun" against
Barnes, and ii was pretty plain that 10
organization would do il except the
young men OF the Republican party.
Mr. McHarg said he was opposed to
the resolution because IL attacked
Barnes. the chairman. lie said he vas
opposed to Barnes, the cynic. because
he believed he was not fit 10 be the
leader Of imaginative young men.
Il am not a Roosevelt Republican,
not a Taft Republican nor a Barnes
Republican. I'm just Il plain Repubii-
can. That's good enough for me. thank
YOU" he exclaimed. THE trouble with
many Of us is that We are Republicans
only by personality.
II know what Barnes did in the
June convention" he said, and this
city and state have nothing TO be- proud
about either. IT is the only state in
the Union that sends delegates bridied
and saddled, and Mr.. Barnes or any
{ e else can ride her delegations. You
have a nominating law here that is a
disgrace to civilization. Repeal it. DO
away with a national committee that is
self-perpe.uatin6.
Urged to Keep Cool.
II am not opposed 20 your resolution
IL YOU put something constructive i'm II,
but YOU can't win political fight with
ar idea. long ago abandoned the idea
in politics that you can fight man
with anything but man. Keep cool
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