The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-05-22
BARNES PUTS DOWN
HIS FOOT AGAINST
REUNION OF PARTY
New York Boss Op-
poses Republican
Reorganization.
NAME CRAWFORD
Senator Member of "Conoila-
ton Committee Which Is
to See Party Leaders.

reorganization through the medium
of special national convention to
provide new basis of representation
and for recognition of state primary
laws will be combatted by Boss
Barnes of New York, member of
the national committee, whose poli-
tical activities, past and present, are
too we'll understood to require COM
ment.
Coincident With this information,
which reached Washington today,
came news of a fresh movement in
New York to eliminate Mr.. Barnes
and bring the party organization in
the Empire state more into harmony
with the progressive program that is
taking hold in the country as
whole.
The announced opposition of Barn
es to the national convention move
ment is not greatly terrifying to the
friends of the idea, although it is
known that with the solid South and
the territorial representatives ar
rayed against the scheme the margin
in favor of it on the part of the
members of the national committee
Will be very narrow.
Senator Sherman of Illionis, chair
man of the progressive republican
conference held at Chicago week
ago, announced here the committee
of cancellation" which will wait upon
the executive committee of the nat
ional committee when it meets here
next Saturday and urge action along
the lines proposed in the resolutions
already adopted.
There is confidence all around, not
only among the progressive republi-
cans but among those of more con-
servatiye brand, that the national
convention idea will prevail There
probably will be something of defi-
mite character determined at the
meeting of the executive committee.
Crawford on Committee.
The committee appointed by SEN
ator Sherman consists of Senator
Albert b. Cummins of Iowa, leader
of the Chicago conference; ex-Goyer-
nor Herbert S, Hadley of Missouri.
Roosevelt leader in the republican
national convention at Chicago last
summer; Senator Coe |. Crawford of
South Dakota, recognized progress
sive republican,; Senator Wesley l..
Jones, of Washington, regular with
progressive leanines: Representa-
tive Louis C. Cramton OF Michigan.
Sidney Anderson of Minnesota, sue
cessor to James A. Tawney, formerly
chairman Of the House appropria.
tlons committee. and John j. Rogers
of Massachusetts, author of plan
TO reduce southern representation
in republican national conventions.
The committee is consid red quite
representative, including in it's mem
bership as it does, three senator's,
three representatives and one prom
inent citizen. The members are geo.
graphically distributed from coast to
coast and from the lake states to a
southern state, Missouri They in
lclude several progressive republicans
at least one regular and a recognized
friend of Colonel Roosevelt. The
progressive republicans wanted Sen
ator Borah of Idaho as member of
the committee, but he declined.
Would Eliminate Barnes.
The movement against Barnes in
New York is very significant at this
particular time. AS yet it is not
known how far-reaching the indicat-
ed revolt against him really is, but
for several days letters have been
pouring in on leaders in whom the
rank and file have confidence sug-
gesting the desirability of doing some
thing to put Barnes on the shelf. y
The letters, it is learned, have come
from all parts of the Empire state.
| One of the obstacles to carrying
out Barnes elimination movement
| it is believed, is the lack of a lead
ed who can affort to give all of his
time to the work of looking after
New York organization matters. But
| it is declared that if majority OF
the party in New York wants reor-
| IganiZation on an anti Barnes plat
1 form means can be found of effect
ing it. If sentiment is sufficiently
strong it will work on the republican
state central committee of New York
of which Mr.. Barnes is chairman
and special meeting of that com
mittee can be had to bring about the
isuggested action.
4 Some of the regular republican!
whose reorganization sympathies are
with the progressive move for {
special national convention appear
, reconciled to a general shake-up tina
will put Barnes and others of hi
ilk on the shelf. In fact, they seen
to favor this shelving and are pre-
pairing for decided change in man
: agerial alignment. If Mr.. Barnes get
+ gay in obstructing the move for
, national convention he may brin
upon himself an extra burden in tn
matter of maintaining his own pos
tion of leadership in the largest stat
in the union.