The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-14
ABLACR EYEFOR WOODRUFF
ANOTHER BATTLE BETWEEN BROOM.
LYN REPUBGLOAN&

Baldwin, Attacked in His strouEhold ~
WoodruR Mos. Makes y Sally and Routs
HiuOpponents Horse, Foot, and ARTILLERY.
The efforts to restore harmony in the Re
publican organization In Brooklyn have not, it
Is evident, been successful. meeting OF the
General Committee was held last night and
the antaRonlstic Woodruff and Baldwin forces
again came into conflict,with q result deoisively
favorable to the latter. Chairman franklin
woodruff was not in his place. hav-
ing gone to Washington with q delega-
tion to push William ]. Taylor for
the Postmastership. and First Woe President
John Il. Smith OF the Fifteenth ward welded
tho Ravel. Naval Officer Willis and several
other influential supporters OF Mr. Woodruff in
his recent fight for control OF the commit
tee were conspicuously absent Tho commit
tee sailed along In pretty smooth waters until
petition was pre~ented from 100 or more
members ofthe Twenty third Ward AssO 'iation
asking for resnrollment, on the ground that
the names OF dead mon and OF others who had
moved out OF the ward and State still appeared
on the roll book. As this is Mr.. Baldwin's own
ward and the chief centre Of his strength. the
proposition to reorRanize the association
caused breeze among the delegates, and
Secretary Barrow had no sooner finished the
reading Of the petition than dozen OF them
were OH their feet
ue luhlTInan recognized Israel +. Fisher,
the head Of the Executive Committee, who
moved that the petition be referred to that body
Tor Tor, Investigation. the committee to report
moved as an amendment that the petition bo
referred to the delegates from the Twenty.
Mr.. Curry OF the Twenty second ward regard
Ga II as very unfortunate for the party that the
ferlnG with the Internal affairs Of the ward as
sociBtions. 1t was quite clear to him that the
party was going from bad to worse and that
! nGttrA tryaEn oA1t.t nA .
would 60 to the dogs altogether. To prevent
such q disaster he desired to propose in the
forthwith adjourn sine die after appointing
three Woodruff and three Baldwin men as a
committee to formulate plan OF complete re-
The proposition caused general smile
among the delegates. but passed unnoticed by
the Chairman.
Mr.. Baldwin said that no reenrollment was
necessary In the Twenty-third ward. and that
the roll book OF the names Of dead men and Of
those who had moved out Of the ward. He
pre- nns that the work would be done IL
that the petition should Be sent to the EXee1!
MIR. Baldwin OF Inconsistency.
After long discussion Mr.. Fishers motion
feated by vote OF ia to S. aud the motion to
refer the petition to the Twenty-thi ward
delegates was carried without a calling Of. tho
delegates
This was the most significant victory for the
Baldwin faction since the organization OF the
General Committee, and clearly indicated q
OF Woodruff.
=, A long report was submitted by the Legisla-
tive Committee, setting forth that through itS
efforts many unsavory bills and much vicious
LEGISLATION had been defeated and moro than
81 100000 saved to the taxpayers. and that all
this had been done at an expenditure Of $780,
communication was received from the Fiji
ttenth Ward Association callingat ention to the
iact that there were men employed In the new
Federal building who were receiving only. 80
q week. resolution was tackled on the COM
muncation requesting the Government to pay
its employees an honest days pay for an hon.
est days labor The resolution was unani-
mously adopted after Mr. Fisher had ex.
plsined that the contractor and not the Gov
eminent was responsible for the low wages.