New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-20
Young Republicans Stand
Endorsed by Many Prom =.
inent in Party.
FRIENDS SAY HE
MAY STEP ASIDE
Bat Wants to Stay Until Party
Debts Are Paid-Depends
on Conference.

u.a,s against the leadership of William
rarres ir.. by the recent action of the
80 Republican Club in adopting q
-,solution calling for his retirement as
.hairnau Of the Republican State Com
tito and ny the support OF The Trib.
.,c IN the same cause, Is growing daily
1ho suggestion that the first necessary
s,en toward real progress in the party in
49, state would be the elimination OF
porres was indorsed further yesterday
s., locaI and state leaders and Influential
Republicans.
In view Of the storm gathering AGAINST
porres which many tried and true Re
nnblicans believe is bound TO break as
soon as a more definite movement de
,eIons. the declaration of a close friend
Of the state leader yesterday. which could
almost be said TO be on Mr.. Barnes 5
authority. that he was beginning to look
with favor upon some of the party meas
ures advocated by anti-Barnes Repub-
pcsns. WAS held significant. Other friends
~ the leader went SO far as TO say that
no would not stand for reelection when
,,s term expired next September, and
might even resign before If he was con-
WINGED il would be for the good OF the
party.
Mr. Barnes's supposed change OF front
nm various progressive measures Is eA-
nected to take concrete form at the gen
eral conference of Republican leaders
called for December at the Waldorf
when It is understood certain proposed
rsu nlanks for the party platform will be
discussed
Won't Retire Under Fire.
The measures to come up for discus
sion at that time probably will INCLUDE
uorkmen's compensation act. modlneo
Australian ballot system and state
wide direct primary law. with the stare
convention feature retained According
10 his friend. Barnes will support THESE
progressive measures and bow TO the Will
Of the assembled leaders.
Bsrness friends qualified the poSsiDH-
iy OF his resigning by asserting that ne
did not intend TO go out under nre.
but that he was getting tired OF the )op
and was determined not TO be canoi-
date for reelection. They said That ne
did not dignity the attack on him by the
Young Republican Club as fire. ou'
had felt keenly the criticism OF some oil
the older Republicans. They pointed out
that ne felt it was his duty TO remain
chairman until certain financial obliGa-
tons assumed by the State Committee
last fall, including money that he raised
personally, we're cancelled. His friends
declared that he deserved gratitude for
many of his services to the party. and
that he did not intend TO let any one fac
ton drive him out.
Many Republicans in and out of public
Office are expected TO attend the confer
ence, and the occasion will take the form
Of a general welfare" meeting. Strong
effort will be made TO bring together the
warning factions in the party, 1t vas
said. and the Barnes matter may be set
tied one way or the other. A meeting OF
the state committee has been called CO.
incidental with the welfare" meetings
at the Waldorf.
In the meantime the independent mem
bers Of the next Assembly will get to-
gether. including Progressives, indepen-
dent Republicans and independent Demo
Gratis, 10 organize against the bosses
and discuss ways and means Of electing
an independent speaker who will stand
shoulder TO shoulder with them for di-
rect primaries and other progressive
measures.
As the result OF a meeting OF indie
pendent members OF the Legislature at
the Hotel Brevoort on November TO- an
invitation was sent TO all members of
qgi 81 at lHFa mi N +
ed at that time for d "get-together
meeting next Monday at the same hotel.
Says Democrats Want Barnes.
Commenting on the resolution of the
Young Republican Club and The Trib-
unes call for the retirement Of Barnes,
Samuel II. Ordway said:
MY Democratic friends tell me that
they want Barnes TO continue as leader
Of the Republican organization. My Re-
publican friends tell me that they think
he ought 70 90 That clearly shows the
situation. The Republican party may win
occasional victories If the people feel that
Murphy Is a more Objectionable boss than
Barnes, but in my opinion the Republican
party cannot hope TO be permanently sue
ceSsfgl until it eliminates Barnes as a
leader and becomes more responsive 10
the wishes Of the great body Of voters
who sympathize with its principles. Par
Ties need leaders who lead, not leaders
Who only boss"
Collin II. Woodward. Republican leader
Of the 23d Asen bly, District, who at one
time was suggested for leader of the state
comm ittee. said yesterday that he enthu-
aastically Endorsed the attitude Of The
tribune in calling for the resignation Of
Barnes and advising the election of an
Independent for Speaker Of the next AS
sembly.
Notwithstanding his value as a politi-
cal leader said Mr.. Woodward. Mr..
barnes has nullified that by a too close
alliance with Tammany in the Legislat-
ure Whenever measures were on foot
which wore Incompatible with his reac-
uonary IDEAS Through his henchmen i'm
ue Legislature he succeeded in defeating
lhe direct primary measure OF Governor
hughes. and the alignment has been the
Sdine ON other measures which were
pledged in the Republican platform since.
The Republicans will he to clean
mousse and eradicate the bosses or the
people will continue TO repudiate the
party al the polls II is high time that a
determined effort was made TO get Parnes
OUT II does no good 10 send more Pro-
nphmin~