New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
Erie County Chairman,
Candidate for Delegate,
Comes Out for Him.
LEADERS BELIEVE
JUSTICE A WINNER
Root Highly Regarded, but
Barnes's Support a Handi-
cap for Ex-senator.

Buffalo. Feb. 2s Herbcr. s. Sisson,
chairman Of the Erie County Repub-
licsn Committee and a candidate for
delegate to the Republican National
Convention from the 42d Congress nis-
trict. came out for Charles +. Hughes
for President this afternoon.
1T is my purpose said Mr.. SiSson'
90 20 10 the national convention 70
work for Hughes. believe that his
ma will be presented 10 the eonven-
+;on. The demand for tho nomination
OF Justice Hughes is so general that
his name must be presented. New
York is his home state, and the dele
Gates from here should be first and
foremost Hughes men
lfr. Sisson IS close personal and
political friend Of Fred Greiner. He
has been the titular leader Of the or
ranization IN a couple Of primary fights
with the so-called primary committee
forces. There will he another battle IN
April. and the Greiner men expect 10
win easily. They have not taken the
trouble 10 put up much Of hght
hitherto. Now thew are much in earn
est and say they are determined to
clean VI once for all the opposition,
which has as its foundation the relics
of the old Warren machine in Erie and
The Buffalo Evening News
At Work for Hughes.
The Hughes sentiment in Eric Coun-
~ is extremely strong. There are two
elements working hard for the justice
first. the practical fellows, who wa B.
20 win and who feel that Hughes Is
the only winning card IN the deck, and
second. the old Hughes crowd OF pro
gressiye Republicans. The Buffalo
Express" Independent Republican. long
ago began 20 urge Hughes as sure
winner. "The Express probably would
be the only newspaper supporter OF
Hughes before the convention. It was
the only newspaper supporter OF Nc
Kinley. and i'm 1895 defeated the Platt
crowd in a fight for delegates.
Governor Whitman's support OF
Hughes does not mean much either way
in Eric. The runng forces Of the or
gsnization might easily be for Hughes
and acai,s: Whitman. The Barnes sup
port Of Root is nearly enough to con-
demn the ex-senator. great as Is the
regard Erie County Republicans Of
whatever stripe have for MN.
llr. Sisson's emphatic declaration 10Y
Hughes Is taken 10 mean mat req
Grciner also is committed that way.
81 think Mr.. Sisson has acted exactly
right" said Mr.. Greincr.
Sentiment in Western New lor-.
Elsewhere i'm Western New York the
Hughes sentiment is strong. II is es-
pccially so In the 43d congress us
-rict-Chautauqua. Allegany and Catta-
raugus counties. Represen stive Ham
iIton always has been a strong Hughes
man. Niagara County is said 20 be
more or less neutral. wait ng 70 be
sure. Orleans is In a similar position,
IS usual Genesee and wyoming AT
least are Barnes
The anti-organization faction IN Erie
County has been playing so Close 10
Barnes that its members have had dif-
fcultv i'm saving themselves from being
openly committed against HUGHES. Il
IS not thought, however, that any prl-
mary man would dare make an open
fght against the Justice. Now that
Chairman Sisson has nailed his colors
20 the mast. the opponents Of H. or
ganization may try to sing d similar
,lne, bu. the home folk hardly will be-
.eye them. At all events. whoever is
elected national delegate from Erie is
pretty sure TO wear a Hughes label al
hroagU