New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
BARNES RETURNS
FULL OF REGRET
Thinks Convention Would
Serve to Air OppO-
nentS' Mistakes.
FEARS NO SPLIT
IN PARTY RANKS
Good Thing to Get Together, Says
Marsh, Back from Capital
with State Chairman.

William Barnes, jr., chairman or the
Republican state Committee and New
York member of the Republican National
Committee. on his return from Washing
| ton last night espresso regret that the
committee had not seen nj TO call an
extraordinary national convention. When
the proposition was first suggested. soon
after the election last year. he was OPP
posed TO it. but finally came to believe IT
was the proper thing TO do. In addition to
which he had the instructions from the
state convention to work for such con-
vention and change in the basis Of rep
resentation.
Robert Men. Marsh. OF the New York
Young Republican Club, who attended the
meeting Of the national committee to urge
upon IL the adoption of a basis for rep
resentaton in national conventions worked
out by a special committee Of the club,
said last night that Mr.. Barnes had
LOYALTY carried out the instructions OF the
state convention in speaking for special
convention.
Personally. 7 regretted that the ma
ton committee did not deem 1t wise 10
call a national convention said Mr..
Barnes.
"l believe that the Democratic admin
istration az Washington has entered upon
fiscal policy which Is inherently OBJ
structve TO the material welfare or the
country. and that by those who have the
ability 10 speak that fact could have been
clearly set forth in such convention.
Il had no fear Of the controversy there
, between the so-called different elements OF
the party These differences are largely
a fgment Of the amigination, or are the
result Of personal ambitions. The very
fact that some of them are due to the
latter cause would conduce 70 conserv-
atisn Of expression.
However. large majority thought
otherwise. and the committee did the next
best thing it could do in regard TO repre-
sentatlon. which will ! have not the
slightest doubt, he accepted by the He-
publIcans generally as making a chanse
Of unquestoned propriety.
There was practically no dissension in
the committee Itself, and every man was
full OF hope and confidence
when We got to Washington, said
Mr.. Marsh. we found that the sentiment
against the convention had grown sud-
denly strong The idea seemed TO be that
the national committee should settle inc
representation matter. II possible.
However. there was a marked diner
ence of opinion regarding the convention
and the division over II was not one that
could be foretold. For instance We had
Barnes and Governor Hadey on one SIDE
and Watson, OF Indiana, and Senator
Borah. OF Idaho. Oh the other. They were
all working for what they conceived to be
the best interests Of the party.
My feeling was that we should have
convention. that it would be a good thing
to get together and show the entire coun-
| try that the Republican party recognized
1 the human problems Of the day and that
we were ready TO take them up and effect
settlement, If possible However, We
need not regret that the committee old
not go further. but should congratulate
i the party that it has gone as far as 1t
] has