The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
Heads state Committee
Over Wicks by Vote
Of 81 to 63.
ZAP Ar ROOSEVELT
IN RESOLUTIONS
Demand for Presidential
Nominee to Be Il Tried
Republican.
"HrGHES WAS MEANT"
SAYS SENATOR MILLS
Sponsor of Resolution Says
Root Was Not the Man
i'm His Mind.

THO ,t,cnp; Of william Barnes to dis
qace Frederick G. Tanner as chairman
- the Republican state committee and
thereby to discredit him before the Re
;ibhcar national convention as a dele
eate a, large from this state who Is
t,owsdly AN advocate of the nomination
V Justice Hughes failed utterly yes-
,crday.
Mr. Tanner won easily over Senator
Charles W wicks OF Oneida county.
whom, Mr Barnes and his friends picked
- the embodiment OF their opposition
., Justice Hughes. Gov. whitman and
Nr Tanner. The vote was So to SO. five
mcmUe~, Of the committee being absent
The fact that Mr.. Barnes allowed the
aghl TO reach the meeting room OF the
committec was "A surprise to those who
ave come TO respect his cunning in
similar situations. Up to within an
rour OF the gathering it was believed
'la; he would drop the contest rather
IAN take a chance. More than one
ommiieeman who had given his word
.o support Senator Wicks hoped that
10 determination OF Mr.. Barnes and his
'.eut~ not 70 present a resolution In
dcfsins Elhu Root as a Presidential
candidate was but the forerunner OF the
organization to drop the matter Of
Mr. Tanners removal.
Blt Mr.. Barnes insisted that he had
tcs 70 nd
. representatives At the Republican
% evidently agreed with him. Sena =
or Lion Il. Brown admitted that he
'.d ."0lc not 10 make any speech in
a,gr of the election of senator Wicks
li merely 10 present his name. the
ticirnve being that nothing else was
t.',.try. Hut senator Ogden |. Mills
..ctig surprise in the form Of n
.us'. speech for Tanner in which he
'pg-ol ih- fictional spirit behind the
.cu.uat pu uf senator Wicks and defied
.,. opponents of Tanner to give sin
Il. l.lul reason why h. should not
.p.'iaucd a. head of the State or
,.a.zrtou.
RarDcs Men on DefenalVe.
BE- "a, .pcechmakng was finished
'lrcs and protesting that only the high
'>t considerations for the party's well
FL" h1d prompted them to seek a
| oaH-. They mad. their play on tho
.tou.N nat m such an important yeai
'r. S,t'" chairman should be chosen
ron mat section of the state that rolls
~ ps Republican majorities. The All
'Urr 90 that came later. when twenty
''ye0 upstate counties cast their full
'1's for the New York city man.
GOV. Whitman stood with Mr.. Tan
rer aga.u-, the onslaught OF the Barne!
;orts. speaker Thaddew 4. Sweet
Jeogge W. Aldridge, Francis W. Hen
dr"ks, senator George i. Argetsinger
William l.. Ward and others who have
grown old iightiug alongside Mr.. Barne!
ID ,U behind the young man. argued u
- for hours with the undecided anf
'elt .n'0 the meeting completely pre-
Iarei f"r any emergency that might dis
'Us" itself through the no less skilfu
ia pdlauon Of United States Senate
l4aes ". Wadsworth, Jr., senator Elo'
b Brown. senator Henry NJ. Sage an'
nares H. Belts
Both SIDES appeared TO De equally con
alent before the meeting was called 4
ode" The Tanner forces had beei
't1gW unawares by the suddenness will
arch tlo batLle was Joined. For week
'ds STATE chairman had been assured
mat there waA no objection TO his con
iuung his political labOrs, and whei
'Ae news Of the conspiracy was brough
. HIN AZ last he had literally only hour
10 prepare TO meet II. The wires from
we're 70 there hummed necessarily fron
nat moment on. He summoned to hi
aid every adro!t mind in the party tina
fe discovered had not been pledges
I'm "a nd ia eli NJ
a.insef was not ended until just befor
me meeting
Arc YOU going to fight?" he wa
asked ~ he hurried from one conferenc
10 another.
'Of course ! am" was his quick repl!
Problem for Whitmas.
Coy. Whitman came to town Wit
.eotge Glyun TO watch the proceedings
mere MAS no doubt In the minds OF ob
servers that MIR, Barnes had picked q
'he Iast moment man whom II would
'F. hard :or the Governor 20 oppose
senator Wicks is friendly to the Gov
rhor, 10 Speaker Sweet and others wh
represent the group within the party tina
40 longer stands upon the orders {
ar Barnes. Word soon came from tn
Governors hotel that ne would be sati'
u'a II Mr. Wicks were chosen, but tina
LIS strength would go to Mr.. Tanner.
IN the counting Of noses that went
WI hours before the meeting tine friend
u, senator Wicks reckOncd too conf
uehliy senator WadswOrth figured tha
ne mad at least 81 votes for Senate
Nichs, Another estimate went as hig
~ ~, - An early report had II thu
Nlck' was sure Of seven out Of the min
V"'es from Erie county. The ngure fe
aNsy To four out OF the nine before Ill
'''ns began. and that Is how II stoo