New-York tribune., 1920-05-17
|34th District
I Delegate Will
Back Lowden
Ex.Mayor Leroy Barnes of
Binghamton Announces
He Viii, Vote for Illinois
Governor for President
Wood His Second Choice
Southern Tier of Counties
Expected to Cast Four
Ballots for Illinoisan

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, May lex
Mayor Leroy E. Barnes, of Bingham
ton, delegate with Colonel Lafayette
B. Gleason, of New York and Delhi
to the Republican National Convention
from the Saith District, is for Lowden
for President. Colonel Gleason has
not told his friends of his choice. With
Wilbur Barnes pledged to Lowden, it
appears that the Illinois Governor is
reasonably sure of at least four votes
from the Southern tier districts on
the first ballot.
The Saith District comprises Broome,
Otsego. Delaware and Chenango coun-
ties. 1t is understood that Tully and
Dwight, of the 37th District, and
Fancher, of the 43d District, are certain
to be for Lowden
Broome County is the one where
the H;nman and the anti -Hman people
regularly bury the political hatchet
after the election-after any and all
elections-and leave the handle stick
ing out. That is what happened in
1918, when William H. Hill was elected
to Congress after bitter fight against
him by the Hinman men, and that is
what happened again this spring, when
three men entered the primary as can
didate for delegate 70 the Chicago con-
vention. They were Major Charles G.
Blakeslee, of Binghamton, backed by
the Hill men; ex-Mayor Leroy E.
Barnes. manufacturer, backed by the
Hinman men in the county of Broome,
and Colonel Lafayette B. Gleason,
backed by the gentlemen Of the corn
fields and whoever liked him best.
Colonel Gleason won without serious
dlflculty, but it was a close race be-
tween Barnes and Blakeslee.
Ran as Unpledged Delegate
Major Blakesiee carried Broome
County by more than 1,ooC over
Barnes. and by more than 1900
over Gleason. While the Hinman
organization men were easily beaten
in Broome County, their coalition
with the organization men in Ut-
sego, Chenango and Delaware was good
enough to land Barnes winner by
about slxty-four votes. AS Mr.. Barnes
ran as an uncommitted candidate for
delegate he felt free after his election
TO decl; re his choice. When asked
about il to-day by the Tribune CORE
spondent he said:
Il have leaning toward Governor
Lowden Of Illinois for President and
expect to vote for him. The real is
sue in toe primaries was not Wood or
anti ood, but control of the Broome
County committee. The ti-Hinman
men won control, and in the scrimmage
1 squeezed through as a Chicago dele
gate, largely because my personal
along the line and because the regular
organization men in the farming coun-
ties gave me a little the best of it.
Ny brother lives in Chicago, where he
is an ofncehoder in the Thompson
administration. He is a great admirer
of Governor Lowden, although a
Thompson man.
Little Sentiment for Johnson
Il believe either Lowden or Wood
would make d frst-class President.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson is not
strong with the Republicans of this
Congressional District The people
of the abnormal business conditions
We do not need more radicalism, but
we do need constructive conservatism
| would not be at all surprised if in
the showdown in the New York dele
4 CATION, after we go to Chicago, Gen
eral Wood would have the greater
number Of votes. 1t would not hur,
{ my feelings any to vote for him, al
though. as said at the beginning, my
first choice is Governor Lowden.
81 find a good many Republicans say
that they wish William Howard Taf
might be nominated. Personally I dc
not expect to see him named, but i
is fact that very many Republicans
right here in Binghamton would like
to see him chosen"