New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
Victory Seems AS
sured in Big Four
Fight.
HARMONY GIVES
GOVERNOR AID
Barnes Baked in His At
tempt to Shut Out EX-
ecutive in Race.

Governor Whitman according 20 all
irdica .ons les, light. mad won his Ggnt
with William Barncs 20 prevent an n
dorsemen, o. the Governors admins
irstior BY the Republican convention
to-day.
Barnes fought hard 20 keep ne Gov
crno~s administration from being m
Corsed. but the odds seemed to 5e
against him. There is no doubt that
large number Of ;he delegates are with
Barnes IN his fight against he Gov
crnor. They do not want fight IN
the convention. however. and Cor this
ssssssl~ tt,ss Whitman administration
viii in sll probability be indorsed ty
the delegates to-day The fight over
The delegates -st-large continues. how
eyer.
Backed by ~Governor Whitman. the
Aldridge men demanded that David
JAYNE Hill be named as one Of the
Big Four" Barnes declared that Mr.
Hill must not go 10 Chicago. He re
called that Mr.. Hill once made con-
tribution 10 Colonel Roosevlt's cam
paien fund. and that. in his estimation,
was sufficient 10 keen him away from
Chicago. Ban was suspicious OF a
Roosevelt plot, his friend said, and he
did not want any delegates 70 go from
this state who in the remotest way
might be called friendly TO the Colonel
Barnes Opposes Roosevelt Man.
The light was still on at an early
hour this morning. with each side
strairing every nerve TO defeat the
other. The Barnes men want Zion X
Brown. Republican leader OF the Sen
ate. named in Mr.. Hills place. Both
sides claim majority in the commit
tee or delegates. which will decide VINO
Four" Until they have made their
decision the makeup of the delgates
st-large will be in doubt.
senator Wadsworth and State Chair
man Tanner will undoubtedly De-
lam Berri. OF Brooklyn, Mr.. Hill
and Senator Brown are the contestants
for the remaining place. Barnes had
himself placed on the committee as
delegate so as 70 be able to fight Mr..
HIPS selection inside the committee.
The Whitman men have resolution
OF their own prepared, and II the plat
form or declaration Of principles does
not contain a satisfactory whitman m
dorsement. Lieutenant Governor Schoe-
neck will spring the resolution prepared
By the Governors friends from the
floor.
Whitman Endorsement Fought.
A strong feeling against any indorse-
nent Of the Governors adm in istration.
which was pretty general among. the
delegates. was met By those who were
for peace at any price "a the best po-
litical policy. The Barnes crowd found
svmpathizers in that respect among
some Of the leaders who fought them
on the slate for delegates at-large.
Prior 10 hurried conference in the
forenoon at the Hotel Biltmore be
tween Governor Whitman's representa-
tives and Herbert Parsons, State Chair
man Tanner, William Ward. Of West
chester. several Rochester delegates
and other leaders. the sentiment
agains. a Whitman Endorsement was
very strong.
After the conference Mr.. Parsons an
nounced that the support Of sufficient
number Of the delegates had been
pledged 10 send the Governor 10 Chi
cago as head of the delegates-at-large
Members Of the conference also said
that the Governors administration
would probably receive some sort of
Endorsement in the convention.
Among those Who we're working hard
70 avoid any fight directed against the
Governor were Lieutenant Governor
Edward Sehoeneck, Jesse, Phillips Su-
perintendent of Insurance; William 4.
Orr. the Governors secretary; George
Glynn, executive auditor; Frank Lord,
the Governors counsel. and Public Ser
vice Commissioner Hayward IL was
understood that Lieutenant Governor
Schoeneck carried q resolution in his
pocket. which he intended 10 introduce
az the convention, indorsing the Whit
man administration.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. who was
slated as chairman of the committee
on resolutions, said al the meeting that
he personally was opposed 10 an in
coreement of the state administration.
He admitted that there was nothing IN
the draft of the platform OF the con-
yention which called attention TO the
state administration. He put il this
way:
There has been good deal Of dis
cussion on the question OF an indorse-