The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-24
ANTI-BARNES DINERS
CAN'T BUDGE BARNES
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posed toward the Barnes leadership.
Ass.mhlyman Harold j. Hinman of
Albany. one ~ Barn.ss supporters.
asked that the men at the conference
take NO hasty action against Mr.
Earnes. Republicans should consider
the matter we'll before they took any
definite steps, and they should not for
s"' the work that Barnes had done for
the party. lie said.
III. other man who spoe ,p for MIR.
Barnes was Elou Il. Brown. Stat. Sem
ator He was nu, :" ardent in his ar
guments IN favor Of the State chair
man. He said II was too bad that Mr..
Barnes WAS not popular. hut then State
leaders were seldom popular
Representatives Of the counties we're
called on IL rotation To- tell how they
felt. Henry l.. S,imSon. who acted as
t"astmaster started things going 10y ex-
plain.ug why the hosts hadn't seen ~
to include Mr.. Barnes in the list Of
guests. There should be no curb on
any expressions of opinion. said Mr.
Stimson. and +, might be embarrassing
for Mr.. Barnes To- be on hand. So he
wasn't invited.
Tho talked strayed now and then "a
a discussion Of national Republican
issues, such as a change in the rules
Of representation in the national con
vcntion. hut II always returned 10 MIR.
Barnes. There appeared to he almost
no difference Of opinion.
The sentiment Of those who spoke -
said ono NJ the hosts who retaicd the
speeches 20 thos" who waited in the
lobby " the Republican Club. was
that the party should stand FOR
sane progress and hc known as stand
ing for sane progress. They pointed
out that tho trouble has been that when
We had the power the party did not
stand for sane progress and that there
fore an impression has gone abroad
that the party organization as now
constituted Is not bent upon pro-
gressive measures
1T was frankly said that there ought
70 he a change in the leadership. There
was very straight talk on Barnes in
deed
Mr., Stlmsou told the diners that the
SIX men who were acting as hosts had
called the conference because they
though, that the liberal element in the
Republican party ought to get together
and exchange ideas. So that il should
bc understood generally that the men
Of action in the party really wanted to
see things move forward
The others who spoke wero job
Hedges. W. II. Daniels If Erie. Fred
orick c. Hicks Of Nassau, stephen G.
Clark of Otscgo Frederick e. Stevens
Of Wyoming. Francis Hendricks Of
cnondaga, Herbert Parsons, Assembly
man Vass of Kings, Congrcsman Calder
senator Heacock. Congressman Charles
NJ Hamilton Of Chautauqua. George !.
smith and Judge Clearwater of Ulster.
They were almost uniformly opposed to
the Barnes control.
Senator Root sent a letter from Wash
ington. in which he had nothing Ia say
on the Barnes matter. but he referred
To a statement which he put out last
February, in which he asked the Re-
puhlicans To call national convention
for next fall He asked the men AT the
dinner Ia urge the National Committee
man from New York, Mr. Barnes, to
vote for such session, Mr Root said:
senator Roots Letter.
II am In favor # holding a Republican
fall or winter for the purpose NJ doing
two things
81 To make representation In national
conventions proportional to the Repub-
lican votc---that Is, correcting the dis
proportion in what IL spokcn Of as the
southern representation.
"2. To permit the Republicans Of each
State to elect delesates to national con-
vcntions In their own way. so that the
choice In each state will be regulated
according to the laws Of tn" state
"In order that these changes shall he
effective in n convention to nominate a
President they must he made before tina,
convention. and that can ne done only by
a special convention, The National Com
mt,ec is still bound by the old rules
which were adopted by the convention ~
1880 They will have to call the next
convention Just as they did the last one
under these rules unless u special con-
vcntion Is called to make the changes
which certainly ought To he made"
A telegram was sent from the Re-
publican club last night IN the members
Of the executive committee of the Itc-
publican National Committee. meeting
to-day In Washington. asking that il
favor Mr.. Roots idea.