New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-28
Will Run. However. on
Any Ticket Pledged to
Elimination of Bosses.
DEFINES POSITION
IN STATEMENT
Attacks Barnes and Muir
ply for Work in Defeat
ing Direct Primaries.
"STATE is DISGRACED"
Has Made No Pledges and Has
Not Been Asked to Bind Him
self by ANY One.

StlI ny Any ONc.
81 have always been and am Re-
pulican. ] have not sought. nor will
] seek the nomination on any other
ticket than the Republican ticket"
These declarations we're made by
Harvey d. Iiinman last night in a
statement given out by him at the
Hotel Manhattan in this city 1t was
made. he said. 10 make his position
absolutely clear. He said he had not
been asked 70 make nor would ne
make any further pledges than he had
made in the announcement Of his
candidacy.
If he were asked. he said. whether il
nominated Oh any other ticket he
would consent 10 run on that ticket. he
would reply that ne would be willing
to run on the ticket of any party which
believed in clean, efficient government
and in the elimination Of Charles +.
Murphy and William Barnes. jr.
Must Eliminate Bosses.
Mr.. Hinman said he was firm be
lIever ir party organization. bu, he
did not believe in such organization
being made the asset of any one man.
Asserting that Barnes and Murphy had
worked together 10 defeat direct pri-
mary and other legislation in Albany.
he declared that the elimination OF
these men and the restoration OF cf-
icient, clean government was the main
issue this year.
.ir. Hnman spoke Of his participa-
tion in the movement 20 retire Mr..
Barnes from the Republican leader
ship and said that many regular Re
publcans mad urged him to be can
didate for Governor. He said that II
elected he would devote mis- every en-
ercv to establishing efficient govern
ment and wedding out corruption.
/ he statement in full follows:
want 10 make my position as
P candidate for Governor so plain
and clear that he who runs may
read and that no one shall err or
labor under any misrepresentation
concerning il. have always been
and am d regular Republican. am
firm believer in the principles Of
the party as they have been eX-
pounded and excmplifed by the
true leaders Of the party. not
only believe in constitutional and
representative government. but |
- fs,
ples and in making them effective.
believe IN political parties and
in party organization. but be
leye that party organization
should be an instrument Of the
patty for the working out of party
principles and party policies and
that the organization should never
become a personal asset of any one
man.
State Is Dsgraced.
The State OF New York stands
to-day disgraced in the eyes Of the
people Of the nation in its gov.
crnmental affairs. Nearly all OF
the great dep; rtments Of state are
IN chaos. In my public life in Al
bany | have seen great measures
designed with an eye single TO the
welfare Of the people strangled
and killed by the combination be-
tween the two leaders Of the great
opposing parties IN the state.
With a majority Of the Repub-
Gcan members Of the Senate and
the Republican members OF the AS
scnblv in favor Of sane and
workable direct primary law, have
seen such legislation defeated as
result Of the combination made
bc,wecn Mr. Barnes and Mr.. Mur-
ply. ,-, /, AZ
Barnes preventing the calling ana
holding Of a caucus OF the Repub-
lican members OF the Legislature
on this party issue. nave seen
,he came combination using ITS
mower 10 retain IN those legislative
bodies men unfit to sit therein.
bovo seen the same influence
,.nrL;nc against and defeating
o,hcr measures intended solely for
tho welfare Of the state measures
rnc, ,nmcnded bv one OF the best
Covernors the state has ever had'
Tho Last Republican Governor OF the
statc The theory OF these two
leaders evidently has been that ior
their purpoges present conditions
must he maintained, Whatever tne
cost TO the party or 10 the pcopie'
II was such things as these that
forced me TO take the position that
the present leader of the RepuD-
lican party in this state and his IN
Nuencc must be absolutely climi-
mated. Something more than year
ago "A movement was inaugurated
by loyal Republicans Of the state
Looking TO that end. took part IN
all the conferences held in conncc-
tion with that movement, and |
was in hearty accord with ITS OBJ
iect. The people Of the state have
Lrown for long time just where
have stood and where now stand
ON that proposition.
Az stated in the announcement
NJ my candidacy. ! have no per-
sonal quarrel with Mr.. BarneS or
rith Mr. Murphy, but ] am opposed
and shall continue TO be opposed 10
tbeir leadership nd to their infu.
cnce IN party and public affairs and
20 the b-partis. n political com
hin,tion which exists in this state.
As RepubIi an Only.
H.. ,.,n,b. anpc of the best and