New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-11
NEW FIGHT ON BARNES
BREWING IN COMMITTEE
Meeting Of Republican Leaders
tuesday Expected to Re-
suit in "Line-Up."
STATE CONVENTION ISSUE
plan Is to Call Extraordinary
Gathering to Fill Vacancies
on Appeals Bench
Roosevelt for Fusion.


.,,r.ordinary state convention to sug-
cos, nominees for chief judge Of the
court Of Appeals and one associate jus
go, NJ that court the Republican state
committee has been asked TO assemble
r,asdsv The meeting will be held at
49, Republican club in this city at IL
o'clock a. m.
This will be the first meeting Of the
.or,mittee since the organization Of the
onnositlon 10 the state leadership OF Will,
iam Barnes jr.. chairman Of the COM
.,;,tso was started by former Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons. Representa-
1.-Two william L. Calder. Frederick c.
stevens Henry L. Stimson. Harvey d.
uinman and George A. Smith, and has
been looked forward to as a possible test
Of the anti Barnes strength.
The leaders Of the movement TO check
tho mower Of Mr.. Barnes, however, after
c.rsful consideration. decided some time
sro /, would be unwise TO make any at
,enpt 10 throw him out OF the chair
manship at this meeting. One reason
eiven was that such action would be like
10 10 eneender animosities that would in
lure the fusion movement in this city.
and another that the committee was
heavily in the debt OF Mr.. Barnes for
funds advanced in the last campaign. and
many who would rather see another man
at the helm would not vote TO turn him
down so long as he was their creditor.
Resolution May Start Fight.
For these and other reasons the oppo-
sition leaders have had no intention of
bringing the Barnes issue up at the COM
ing meeting In spite OF this, however.
the prospect last night was that the issue
would be raised and the entire matter
thrashed out and a lineup forced II
was said a certain member OF the com
mittee was determined 10 introduce some
sort OF a resolution which would place
every member OF the committee on rec
ord for Barnes or against him. In SO
much as the anti-Barnes people have not
prepared for any fight, the state chair
man would have all the advantage. and
It was predicted he would probably gain
a more or less impressive victory.
As for the state convention, the plans
now are 10 hold il in this city September
g As the number of delegates this year
will be not much more than half what IT
was at the last convention in Saratoga,
Carnegie Hall will be large enough to &C
commodate all the delegates and alter
mates on the ground floor and leave some
room for spectators. Under the rules OF
the party state conventions are made up
OF one delegate from each Assembly dis
;rict and one for each one thousand votes
or major portion thereof cast for the last
Republican candidate for Governor There
we're LOIS delegates at the last conven-
ton. There will be about Gil at the COM
ing convention.
Under the law the state committees OF
parties are empowered TO name candi-
dates for state offices 10 MI vacancies in
years that a Governor is not TO be elected.
Chairman Barnes is impressed with the
Importance Of the coming election to I'LL
the vacancies 70 be caused by the retire
ment Of Chief Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen and
Associate Justice John Clinton Gray from
the Court Of Appeals through the opera
ton Of the age limit. He believes a
larger body than the STATE committee
should select the candidates for these Of
ices He tried 10 get the Legislature 10
pass law providing for state conven-
tons IN all such cases. The bill was de-
teated.
Chairman Barnes is Of the opinion, how
ever and on this point there seems 10 be
no difference Of sentiment in the party.
that an legal convention should be
summoned 10 suggest the candidates TO
the State Committee. which should simply
record the choice OF the convention in a
legal way.
Non. Partisan Idea Involved.
peculiarly delicate situation will pre-
sent itself in selecting SUCCESSORS TO
Judge Cullen and Justice Gray. Both are
Democrats. and the argument VIII be
made BY some that in order 10 carry out
the non-partisan judiciary idea the Re
publlcans should name at least one Demo-
crat But as the Democrats turned down
the non-partsan nominations made for
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