New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-04
WestcheSter Leader Says
Barnes Is Playing Him
as stalking Horse.
SCHEME TO HEAD OFF
ANOTHER AT CHICAGO
Old Guard and Penrose Con-
ferred Here on Plan TO Aid
Ex- Senator, Is Report.

Former Senator Elihu Root is not p
candidate for the Republican nomns-
tion for President; he does not want
his name presented TO the convention,
and the opening Of headquarters in be
half Of his candidacy was inspired by
William Barnes and others Of the "old
guard" 10 head off the candidacy of an
other man. A statement TO this etfect
was made by Former National Commit
teeman William /. Ward, Of Westches-
ter, yesterday afternoon, at the Bit
more Hotel.
Mr.. Ward was on his way 70 take a
train TO his home in Portchester, when
a reporter stopped him with this
query:
81 suppose, Mr.. Ward. you are for
the nomination OF Mr., Root by the Chi
cago convention -
allow can l be ?" replied Mr.. Ward.
81 saw Mr.. Root a month or six weeks
ago, and he told me then that he did
not want me 10 vote for him and that
he did not want his name presented to
the convention. IL looks 10 me as
though Barnes was behind the opening
of the Root headquarters to head of
the nomination Of another man.
Move 10 Head OF Colonel.
"Who is the other man? Colonel
Roosevelt" Mr. Ward was asked.
His reply was a smile, as he hurried
for his train.
Four years ago Mr.. Ward was ono
of Colonel Roosevelt's enthusiastic
supporters az the Republican National
Convention at Chicago. With George
". Aldridge, Of Rochester, and Francis
Hendricks, of Syracuse, he stuck to
the Colonel 70 the last. Because OF
this. much significance can be attached
to Mr. Wards statement yesterday.
These three men are the chief po-
litical hackers of Governor Whitman
and should they again get on the
Roosevelt band wagon there will be a
clean cut fight between the "old guard
and the Roosevelt forces for the con-
troll of the delegates. Governor Whit
man is for the nomination of Justice
Hughes. but without his chief political
supports his following will not be
large.
Root Headquarters Busy.
The Root headquarters st the Man
haitian Hotel continued to do business
\ rs usual yesterday, but in much more
)peful way, judging by the messages
! heivGd from throughout the country
of the most encouraging OF these
,e from California, with the infor-
ition that the old Republicans had
defeated the new Republicans, who ad
rocated the nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt. in Tuesdays primaries by a
majority Of $4,000.
The managers Of Mr.. Roots Presi-
Dental campaign were certain that a
number of the California delegates
would be for the nomination of the
former Senator They also looked for
the support of the eight delegates from
Utah and Of a large number Of the
Colorado delegates.
A telegram was also received from
William p. Bynum. a North Carolina
delegate, which made the Root man
ayers feel good. This delegate said
he would "stand steadfastly for Mr.
Roots nomination at Chicago
Job f. Hedges and James r. Shef-
field we're among the callers at the
Root headquarters.
A conference Of Old Guard Repub-
icans for the purpose Of nurturing the
boom of ex-senator Root was held IN
the apartment Of Senator Penrose at
the Waldorf on Tuesday night, accord
ing to persistent report yesterday
Those said 20 have been at the confer
ence, i'm addition TO Senator Penrose,
we're ex-senator Crane, of Massachu-
setts: ex-Representative James Watson
end James Keeling. the Republican boss
of Indiana, and William Barnes.
Senator Penrosc. who arrived in this
city on Saturday, left the Waldorf for
Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Mr..
Watson, who is a candidate for United
States Senator in Indiana, started for
home Yesterday afternoon.