New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-14

WHAT CAUSED THE FLOP.
TARK COMMISSIONER WOODRUFFS
ACTION EXPLAINED.

NEITHER SIDE WASTING THOUGHT OVER HIS
JOINING THE WORTH FoRcEs-NoTHrNG
SERIOUS IN THE DETECTION.
Park Commissioner Timothy L. Woodruffs an
nounced flight to the Patt political coop was
the subject Of much discussion In his home city
yesterday. The Worth men were highly salts
fed with Mr.. Woodrufrs coup. and said that
he had shown himself to be something more
than a chicken in politics by his decision to
flock in the future with them. The Commits
sioner had nothing new to say. but seemed TO
suffer from no pangs Of conscience or from at
tacks of remorse results Of his change IN
political affiliations.
Mr. Woodruff's vague reference to certain acts
or the part Of certain individuals. which had
caused his deserion of his old political com
panions was interpreted in several different
ways 1t was said by several politicians that
the would-be Northumberland had been
more Of Plat man than anything else for
month or more. a good proof of this being his
freouent trims to the Oriental Hotel at Man
haitian Beach.
The cause most generally asslgred for Mr..
Woodruff's detection from the Wurster-Willis
combination was the trouble he has just had
with Mr. Fielding He had made 1t known that
the selection of Mr. Fielding chairman OF the
Assembly district convention not desirable
from his point of view and when Chairman
George II Roberts, jr. OF the County Commit
tee, appointed Mr.. Fielding, Mr.. Woodruff was
naturally disappointed. This disappointment
which rapidly developed into resentment, Is
said by many to have been the direct cause OF
his change of associates.
Another theory is that Mr. Woodruff mas not
by any means forgotten the seeming attempt
of several prominent Willis men to impair the
strength of his Lieutenant-Governorship Doom
by launching Mayor Wursters Governorship
candidacy. which has since disappeared from 'he
public gaze. nu.
When Tax Collector Appleton and Jacob Bren-
ner were naming the qualifications OF the Mayor
for the GOvernorship at the time When the rdin
Commissioners aspiration was just beginning 10
assume portly proportions, Mr. Woodruff was
wholly unable to understand their apparent
thrust at him, and somewhat at loss 10
know how to take it, Later however an ~
postion to his hope Withdrawn, ana tne
MAYORS boom put aside. This cnange dlu
not however, enable him TO forget the apparent
attempt his administration brethren had Hidue
set him aside 1900
These things. so II was said yesterday. were
bv no means slightly powerful in leading Mr..
Woodruff to jump into the Worth CROWD. -
Roth Willis and Worth leaders were niue IN
clined Yesterday to give undue consideration 10
Nv Woodruff's somersault fractional lines are
much less tightly drawn in Brooklyn at the
present time than they have been at many tlil H
previously and II is not considered worth "hlte
70 worry over the flop OF one man, aIthoush
an office holder and a candidate for State honors
Both factions are intending TO work tnelr haru,
est TO secure Mr. Woodruns nomlnatlon' anu
they are also intending to join forces IN oruei
TO secure the best possible results IN the VA
tional campaign They will not. therefore. give
much thought to the why's and Wherelores vi '"e
Park Commissioners latest step