Show I i CHAIRMAN BARNES TO SUE COL ROOSEVElT NEW KEW YORK July 23 ChaIrman 23 Chairman William am Barnes Barncs of the thc Republican state committee announced today that ho he had bad instructed instruct cd his counsel to brin bring suit for libel against Theodore noo Roosevelt Roosevelt- lt c based on Roosevelt's statement last night attacking Mr Ir Barnes Barncs and indorsing indorsing indorsing ing the candidacy of Harvey D D. Hinman Hin Hin- man for the tho nomination n for governor go at tho the Republican primaries The amount of or damages for tor which Mr rr Barnes would sue apparently had not been boen determined at nt the time he hc Issued his statement It was said however that it would bo ho for a substantial sum The suit Bult will bo ho brought In tho the su su- premo preme court 1 Mr lr Barnes announced within a few tew days r have hll nothing whatever to say n In reply to Mr Roosevelt's diatribe except that It lucks lacks dignity edt restraint and andIs andIs andis Is without foundation reads rends Mr Barnes Barnes' statement When nn an Issue o othis of this kind Is III raised by a Q person of or such prominence one has but ono of ot three courses To submit to tho the aspersion to enter Into an unseemly personal controversy controversy con con- or to appeal to the courts In ord r to that person who utters the libel an on opportunity to produce l e evidence ence I Y deny teny the tao truthfulness of or every even statement made by Mr R Roosevelt evelt In his publication this morning and have havo In Instructed In- In 1 my ray counsel to bring an action for tor libel without delay against him |