The Washington times., 1916-04-11
OLD GUARD IN n. Y.
swings TO HUGHES
Barnes Leads the Way-Some
Expect Root Men to Support
Colonel.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Republican
ofd GvarI, headed by william Barnes.
yestar6ay swung into line behind the
candidacy of Justice Charles ". Hughes
for the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation. This was learned on the highest
authority. II was realized by Barnes.
II was said, that II was question OF
Hughes or Roosevelt, and he immedi-
ateIy gave the word to support Hughes.
Barnes will fight the nomination OF
Roosevelt to the last ditch. His atti-
tude was made clear yesterday. While
he still talks Root when questioned
about his position, II can be said with
out qualification that he Ii for Hughes.
The Barnes position is the nrst su.
the Old Guard Republicans stand, and
II lis expected to have spirited effect
on tho, Hughes boom. AS for Barnes,
he realibes II was admitted. that he ls
recognition In this State.
Barnes was goaded into making a
declaration yesterday by the report
from Boston that at recent Harvard
alumni dinner he had asserted he would
support Roosevelt II the latter was
nominated. In his apartment. ~ East
rorty-eighth street, Barnes yesterday
discarded his policy OF silence and at
tackled the former President, calling him
an, enemy Of the republic; ana sta.ed uo.
would be the Republican nominee.
periodical Candidacy"
This year" said Barnes, the peri
odtc1l candidacy Of Mr 's hooseTeis y. saisT fod
on .Americanism.' and such sporadic
support as he Is receiving comes from
HIS declaration in, behalf OF proper ma
tional' defense" Continuing ne raiied
al the, colonel as follows:
ta-
any natural phenomenon, nor has he
patent on the obvious. That this coun-
try should be properly defended-as II
Is not dt<ended now-!t. not open 70
debate. .-.-s,----,,-
however. which is foreign to Mr.. Roose-
velt's temperament. 1t Is respect for
the rights of others. No man of real
seif-respect does other than respect
the rights OF othors. This IS American
ism in time OF war or in time cf peace;
in time of prosoerity or in time Of want.
1t was ChrisCs vision of human de-
velopment. In this aspiration Ameri-
can institutions were conceived. In Mr..
Roosevelt's code there Is no place for
ut Is not remarkable, therefore, thai
spontaneously with the arrival yester.
day OF Mr.. Roosevelt in Massachusetts
where primary IL about to be held
a statement should appear there that
at a recent Harvard dinner stated my
belief that there was likelihood OF Mir
Roosevelt's nomination and that !
would not contend against such an out.
come. This is a characteristic slandei
upon my knowledge of political condl.
lions, as well as upon my character.
Says T. r. Has No Chance.
Opinion is vigorous against thi,
nomination, and there Is no likelihood
OF its success.
mir. Roosevelt is an enemy of tn,
American republic and the most per
nicious influence in this country upor
the public mind-not even excepting
MIR. Bryan,
'-1he story was. for the purpose o.
its author, well timed in order to at
tempt to obscure the action OF the Re
publican State committee of New Ycrl
last Saturday, which passed unanimous
ly a resolution declaring its opposition
TO the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt"