The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-03
7. R. ASSERTS BARNES
WILL STILL BE BOSS
Republican Chairman Has
Merely Been Driven Behind
Screen, He Says.
SULZER CALLS ON TEDDY
Assures Big Moose That He
Still Intends to Capture
Nomination.

OYSTER BAY. ". Y. Sept. Col. Roose
welt came out tonight with a statemen
that the retirement OF William Barnes
Jr.. as chairman OF the Republican stat
committee does not end the Barnes issue
The Colonel forcsees Barnes remaining a
the power behind the throne In the Re
publican organization. In his statemen
ne says:
wish to call the attention OF Re-
publican and independent voters TO
tho following sentence from the edi-
tC".a, Of A New York newspaper this
~ rt.ag: The retirement OF State
Chairman Barnes no more kills the
Barnes issue In the Republican party
than The election OF william Church
Osborn TO he Democratic state chair
man killed the Murphy issue in that
party"
This Is the exact truth. and Il should
be remembered by those who are
trying TO persuade independents and
the Republican rank and file that
Mr.. Barnes's retirement ends the
Barnes issue. Unques tionaby Mr..
Barnses retirement Is due to the pub
lie sentiment among right thinking
citizens which has been given such
tremendous impetus by the action OF
the Progressivcs during the past two
years and half
But all the evidence tends TO show
that Mr.. Barnes Is merely going to re.
tire behind the screen and will remain
as much In control OF the Republican
party organization rs ever. Mr. Muir
ply is not State chairman. but he Is
IN control of the Democratic party In
the state. Mr.. Murphy has not been
state chairman while Messrs. DIX
and Glynn were Governors, but his
control Of the politics of the state was
exercised as efficiently behind the
screen as II he had been IN front Of
the screen. In the same way Mr..
Barnes was not State chairman when
Hughes was Governor. hut the fact
that he was behind the screen AT that
slime instead Of IN front OF It did not
prevent the wrt cking OF the Hughes
administration
Nj. Barnes remains as national
committeeman II he elects hts can
dda'e for United states Senator and
behind the screen continues to ex-
crc!se the Influence that he has for
years exercised in the Republican
party the situation will not really
have been CHANGED one particle by his
retirement from the state chairman
ship.
Col Roosevelt got back this evenin
10 Sycamore Hill after "a day spent In Me-
York. one Of the chief events OF whic
was the call William Sulzer paid hin
Sulzer, who repeated that he was sure {
getting the Progressive nomination 10
Governor at the primaries. had the cou'
ago to walk boldly into Progressive head
quarters and say. Hello. brother" I
state chairman Theodore Douglas Robr
son. lie called TO see the Colonel and ha
a ten minute talk with him. Neithe
would say what II was about Tho Bu
Mous" leader said that his fight Was M
with Sulzer but with Suffers foes.
Sulzer sat in one room while Fredei
lex VI. Davenport picked as the rrogre'
s!vo nominee for Governor at the Ute
conference. sat In another. Davenport le
without hothering to see Sulzer and Su
Ger left saying that he was sorry not
have seen Davenport. his "old friend
He ~ going TO invite Davenport TO dcbat
jointly with him in the campaign, ne sal,
The Ex-Governor told reporters tina: n
petition for the Bull Moose primaries hs
enough signatures and would be filed
ample time"