The sun., 1890-01-15
FRANKLIN WOODRUFF WINS.
HE BEATS DAVID A. BALDWIN BE 4
VOTE OF 80 TO I69.

pRum Last NiEht-It Ends In the Dis
closure OF n Pretty Tough Political Seam
daI Even for the City of Churches.
Anybody In the neighborhood Of the Brook
lyn Athen at Clinton and Atlantic ave-
nue.. last night, would have thought that
either prize fight was on hand or that O new
prima donna had como to town. The indica-
tionArather favored the prize fight idea As
o'clock approached the crowd made
dead set for the main entrance OF the
Atheneum. In the hall up stairs the prolonged
and bittor fight between Franklin Woodruff
and David A. Baldwin for President OF the Re-
publican Kings County General Committee
was to be settled. Everybody expected q cir
GUS and there was one. Tho galleries were
quickly filed with an army OF hooters, and
the main floor swayed under the tread OF
statesmen and members OF the committee.
Franklin Woodruff, rs Chairman of the
year Just gone. was to announce to
the crowd his defeat or triumph.
He had been In tho hall since dusk but he
declined to make his stage entrance until the
hall was choked to the ceiling. Then he came
out from behind partition. His raven coat
was plastered with whitewash where he had
brushed against the stage walls. and for the
first time In his life he looked somewhat
tousled. But he was serene.
The first man he met was his opponent. MIR.
Baldwin. They shook hands for all the world
like tho principals in q pugilistic mill. but
neither smiled. At this eventful moment Clar-
ence A. Barrow. the persistent applicant for
ANYTHING that's loose In the Federal patronage
line, in a crimson scarf planked himself down
behind the table as Secretary OF the
committee. He was busy for half
an hour collecting the political assessment OF
$40 from each Of the delegates. The delegate
baA tO mn n or Ina cOui1 vote IL n
particularly interesting fact TINT Mr. Harrow
kept his eye on the money drawer
occupied a big. fat arm chair. Naval Officer
both chief iicutenants in Mr.. Woodruff cam
paign. salaamed before their chief. and a
S2aGe S2aGe his SS @ there
great buzzing OF delegates. and clouds OF to-
bacco smoke ascended.
Chief Daggett, Senator Birkett, and Auditor
Perry of the Custom House were on hand and
s%aow fTf tai in ths pSee sheT RhaeRar
and Michael J. Dadly, who, said he was grateful
for a TSsd 9T Mr.
But ft GInrenes Applicant harrow was still col; ;
end. and MIR. Woodruff shook the nerves Of
with all the force Of his $50 bounds down upon
u substantial steel bed, clump of policemen
S 1hs m bs b4b. SStdns 5euR On the tber
GOATS oSHs'' shone s through the " layers
of tobacco smoke like stars on q hay night
Chief Willis and Sancho Panza Fischer obeyed.
M door wnH This ESr9 @ fusd Chief oa
The deaths Of j. Martin hs Il the IeIrd
lions ions Of delegates Wsfe Ffad;c NsIsqPa u !.
ss Gass F. Rau Re6on asndnF nnd Davis Eho es
sfPsd shFa vSSd SSGrs sten is dSa'@ 90 and hS
ns o the n NeSns Of
the Twsnty; ;ffth. John Petrie, Jr., Of the Thir-
se d te AsFssa Heller n ths fRd ro Go05s I
the t Seventh ward had twenty.tour del:
eGates. :, when It was entitled to but
which was continued further on in the pro.
ceodings, and ended In the q@nseating @ Of WI,
There was also a dispute, over Judson D. Wat
son and Lester W. Beasely OF the Twentte-frst,
and when Beaseley won ex-Assemblyman
Has Sir. Beasley paid his dues"
There's sufficient money II hand to cover
The dues have been paid" briskiy chimed
IL Beasely S oI was for Woodruff. and there was
fluttering laughter when t turned out that
Beasely was absent after all
mnCp aS 5 ef R ST So6d & GE'nn % a IA
OF Woodruff. and there were great and joyous
shouts from the Woodruff cohorts; Michael J.
Insisted that boIore this could be done three
'&SanEl8I Gharman w9odru Voc DECIDED Il that the point
and cries that, would have startled a menqgerie.
They wore all in appreciation Of Mr.: Wood
R Hs wondn aT % have it. eE and told STV eVerybody
ee Seied that II Mr. EioSt was being buIld9zed: But
all Of Elliott,s appeals were in vain; NIr. Wo9d.
Elliott Ii % Would not down. and as Secret ary Bar.
row started with the roll call for the election OF
Pel % hna EO ff4 hssed ns t upon
recognizing an an appeal to the house: ,,
followed this with: Take your seat! Take
'oh let him talk" counselled Applicant Bar
II will not" sturdlly replied Mr.. Woodruff.
viii you put my appeal ?" demanded Mr..
II will not" shouted back Mr.. Woodruff:
and right hero occurred scene; Mr. Elliott
was howled at and scofred at. and Jeered. and
distant bell. was the half-hearted and ire
sponsiye sHHppoEt from his people on Ihe Bald;
in the galleries had practically captured the
convention. Mr.. Elliott gave final wall and
sat Fss a 5hs %ass sRFsd o
Woodruff. The Third and Fourth tipped the
beam littlo for Baldwin, while the Filth and
much much for p'S Toodrutl while the ninth improved
Baldwin's chances somewhat The Tenth and
Eleventh were respectively the same, the four
delegates of the Twelfth were evenly divided.
the Thirteenth was solid for Woodruff. and the
salt man. The Fifteenth leaned toward Bald
win while the Sixteenth did about the same
for. Woodruff; The seyenteenth gave Wood
brought a glcam OF hopo to tho redou btable
BALDWIN. The Nineteenth was half and hall,
run but not before a last protest
had been hurled at him by, Mr.. Elliott.
The Twenty-nrst was cheerful for Bald
win. and SO was the Twenty-second.
nephew Tins ward. The Young 4 statesman sta
cheers The Twenty-third pumped her twen-
ty-one votes solid for Baldwin. and tho twenty
fourth helped him choerily.
The Twenty nth and Twenty-sixth and Flat
bush, Flatlands. GraveseId, and New Utrecht
stood by him, and amid great cheering the vote
of 2lN for Woodruff and lG1 for Baldwin was
announced.
MIR BALDWIN asked to have the vote made
unanimous. Nephew Tim seconded this and