The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-06
WHITMAN PLANS
BARNES DEFEAT BY
PARSONS TONIGHT
Fi.ht Over National Com.
mittccman BOiIing-NOt
Root Hughes Test.
..BlG FOUR" TO MAKE
GOVERNOR CHAIRMAN

WV LI sNAN
CHICAGO. June 5.-Gov. whitman's
,noti ~ keep william Barnes from
naming the Republican National Com
rt'ccnan from New York keeps the
state delegation boiling. This conflict
between the Governor and the present
member " the national committee over
shadows the scrimnage betwcen the
Roo, aud Hughes delegates and has en-
listed the rather cynical interest OF the
whole convention crowd.
The Governors war board would be
wiling TO shelve their candidate, Herbert
Parsons. IL any face could he put upon
Il. except that OF a victory for Mr..
Rarnes. They would be willing to accept
National Chairman lIilles. who wants
to he national committeeman and was
put forward to-day as "A compromise
choice, except hat the suggestion came
IRON the direction OF Mr.. Barnes.
As matters now stand the Whitman
group plans To go into tomorrow nights
caucus and put through the election Of
Nj. Parsons. The Barnes men will light
for a postponement until after the rresi-
dental nomination has been made. II
they nm that point IT will be concededly
all of with Mr.. Parsons. and when the
election does taxi place the Governor
AL have to accept either an out and out
Barnes committeeman or some man
satisfactory 10 Mr.. Barnes. with a COM
promise label.
Rig FOur Agree on Slate.
The Big Four OF the delegation. Gov.
whitman. Elon II. Brown. Senator wads-
worth and State Chairman Tanner, had
a conference to-day. 1t was readily
agreed that Senate Wadsworth should
represent New York on the convention
resolutions committee. which has the
platform in charge Senator Brown on
he credentials committee and Mr.. Tan
ner on the rules committee. Mr.. Brown
And Mr.. Wadsworth then told the Cover
Nor there would be no objection from
the Barncs-Root side of the house to his
election tomorrow night as chairman OF
the New York delegation.
II was hoped that harmony having
attended thus far the Governor and MIR.
Tanner would consent to a p~ostponement
Of the national committee matter so
that the candidate for President would
be sure of having a committeeman from
New York satisfactory to him. But Gov.
Whitman and MIR. Tanner promised only
TO talk the proposal over with other
Delegates"
Tomorrow before the caucus the Big
Four will get together again. but no
Indications of surrender were visible
around the Whitman headquarters, al
though they know that If they put Her
bert Parsons over ii will be by the
tightest of squee2es.
lpnlppafpa from nn-Stafa Nav YORK
had a little caucus Of their own this
afternoon to tell one another how they
resented the idea of giving New York
city Republicans a national committee
man when they already have a Governor
and State chairman and will probably
get the candidate for United States Sem
a,or this fall. They decided to urge
y. V. v. Franchot of Troy for the job
II Senator wadsworth will not take it,
which he has virtually declined TO do,
sud Il Mr.. Hilles should fall by the
wsyside.
Not q Root.Hughes Test.
Mr.. parsons's friends professed to feel
deeply hurt by this sort of talk. They
sa'd that in a conference held more than
month z wherein up-Staters pre-
dominated Mr.. Parsons was fatty asked
10 stand for the national committee and
tha' he promised to do so when assured
there was no objection TO a man from
New York city. The conference agreed
NJ Iarsons's associates say. that as
the work OF the committeeman has to
be- done from New York city he ough'
70 be- a resident there. SO the Parsons
faction cannot see why this objection
should be raised now
When the vote on %postponing the cleo
TOW If rational committeeman Is taker
tomorrow night II annot be construed
a slowing how many delegates vii
h" for Root and how many for Hughes
r. ~" convention. Some Hughes mer
A. asdinst Parsons. Several Root mer
arc 'or him and the Root delegates are
especially anxious to have nothing hap
pom tomorrow night that will hurt theiI
udl1ate in the convention. The dele
FH'jup SIN stands evenly divided as to
lo"' and Hughes, with two votes FOL
Rnoscycl'.
The Whitman : Hughes campaigner'
we're disturbed this afternoon by thu
announcement that william r. Thomp'
en- Of Workers had Topped from Hughes
- Root under the very nose OF vii
lam l.. ward. the Westchester leader
who Is working with the Governor fol
the domination Of Justice Hughes.
Tho impression grows that william
Barnes will wish to succeed himself or
the rtrloual committee II Root Is nomi
mated HIS friend, senator Brown, sale
tbs afternoon:
haven't heard that Mr.. Barne:
doesn't want to retain his present posi-
t"n Have YOU"