New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
Colonel SoDn as JoDial Comrade of Barnes and Patt

..,,h,ned the forces Of all the other
INMATES. and, from what Senator
sn.. hss told, the fusillsde upon Mr..
n.SSson has been continuous,
Vurrst. that he is not real farmer.
NJ Is rich and that he has no in
ps va, With the farmer. Mr.. Davidson Is
yieh in the sense Of the term
." ,.ed to-day. His sympathies are
o. rrsllv with the farmer. He has lived
ns' .ss country all his life and makes
10 " breeding a business. Senator
r,,,s also informs me that he had been
f ss;sed that MIR. Davidson was a
aonser.' The charge is absurd. A
Hsn,er.' I believe, is a man who Is
n"Ssr the influence Of liquor 70 the ex-
. s. that he has not his wits about
w. ~ Mr.. Davidson is a practical man
No has business 70 transact and trans
sets il daily. His rudy complexion is
;,Sication of health, of which he
-, superabundanee.
81 40 not believe that any farming
,..srest. If they knew Mr.. Davidson,
in'NiS be antagonistic TO him. OF course,
~ cannot command the support Of
Ko.s who know nothing Of him. Dur
~ the four months that was in New
Wy This was the one political obligs-
-, 7 incurred and | sincerely hope
Tst Won may change your views in this
st.cr | 90 not believe that the peo-
80 or Yourself will be disappointed in
lie man
To which President Roosevelt replied,
r,6er date December II, 1904:
~ arr very sorry, but It is out of the
.,.s..on 70 appoint Mr.. Davidson. He
"a the one n an against whom | have an
",nhstic protest from the grange. The
--snre has two candidates one from
ksw York. Mr.. Dawley, and the other
-.n-.sertirg the rest of the grange
.sonle OF the United States, Mr.. Jones.
III American Agriculturist people
tsys another candidate, Mr.. Johnson.
have decided finally, that, as there
"a. such irreconcilsble differences
snore them l should tell Wilson 70
takA Ire best man TO be found for the
po,it'on. and he has appointed Mr..
Esves. the president Of the State Agrl-
cultural College OF Minnesota. Mr..
nsyi6son's appointment was not posi-
lie IN view of the violent opposition OF
those whom IL was most desirable TO
have fsll in sympathy with the new
sppo' tee. ,
A. kEaH HUAnN IA NAAt ofNa4NN''~
NJ WINS read one message from Presi-
Sant Roosevelt that did not go 70 Nh.
Barnes. Il was a telegram TO the
chairman OF the annual dinner com
rjt;ee q the Barnes organization in
Albany, and was dated February u,
1907. Il read in part:
u wish IL were possible for me TO be
with you in person and express my
spprec.at;on OF the way you have
pisced Albany County among the ban
ner Republican counties OF the state
On April %, 1908, President Roose-
vel: wrote:
NY Dear Barnes: have received
through Southwick your letter OF April
% You need not be in the least afraid
o. NY failing TO understand your posi-
ZION I am confident that whatever
course you follow is the one that you
believe 20 be the wise and proper
course 20 take. When Agnew sent word
70 ne requesting me 10 act in the par
rculsr matter under discussion /
simply answered that I had not at
tented 70 interfere one way or the
other. and would not attempt 70 inter
fsre one way or the other as regards
any legislation at Albany.
when the whole trouble is over do
cone down here and let me 90 over the
general political situation with you.
Good luck always"
Nr. Barnes's reply was dated from
Albany two days later:
81 received your letter OF the 22d
last night, and although I did not ques-
ton that you had credited me with
proper discretion, | felt Il was wise
ior me TO write you as ! did. ! am in
formed that in the Niagara Orleans
oistric. as a successor TO Senator Fran
cbot the Republicans will nominate the
Congregational minister from Niagara
County and that the Democrats will
nominate and make a fight. Both the
conventions will take place on Satur-
day. although the papers this morning
sav ,-a, the Democrats will not noml-
nate. The Governor has called an extra
session % the Legislature for May H.
which 7 note is about the date he was
expected 20 be in Washington for the
foras- preserve conference
On Nay %, 1908, Mr.. Barnes wrote:
NY Dear Mr.. Roosevelt: | had in
tended writing you some days ago,
after having talked over the situation
regarding the Albion postofice with
Speaker Wadsworth. Last night he