New-York tribune., 1896-05-26

4. not surprising then that petition urging MI.
woodruff to return has been signed by dozen
csrbers already and will be signed by many
more.
Mr. Woodruff is nothing If not natural, and
when he is mad he does not try 10 disguise It,
A, the latest meeting of the club. held Thursday
nIsht II is said he was mad as hornet. so he
madeout his resignation brief. crisp and to take
.nes at once" and handed 1t TO Secretary Will
lam A. Wellwood, without word OF comment
WHAT CAUSED THE RESIGNATION.
The cause Of Mr. Woodruff's resgning is COM
plex II Is a mixture of consolidation, Raines
BILL a snubbed Mckinley resolution and few
other things Mr. Woodruff's wrath has been ac-
cumulating for two months. AS far back as the
March meeting of the club Mr.. Woodruff de-
nounced the methods used in support Of the
Greater New-York bill and the Raines measure
and said that never under any consideration
would he vote for either Fish or Lexow for any
cxce AS the other members Of the club were OF
ssimilar opinion not much was said until after
both these bills became laws, and Mr.. Woodrun
became still more fierce in his denunciation.
Some Of the members took exceptions 10 his state
ments and said that as these measures were laws
good Republicans should bow to the work of a
Republican Legislature.
II was with feathers considerably ruffied that
Mr. Woodruff went into the ward committee
meeting last Tuesday night, with resolution re-
questing T. B. Willis and George H. Roberts, jr,
to vote for Mckinley at the National Convention.
The vote against 1t was TO l. the one being Mr.
Woodruffs. At Thursdays meeting Of the Re-
publican Club Mr. Woodruff filled with indigna-
tan toward Governor Morton for signing the
Greater New-York bill, introduced resolution
the effect Of which was that member OF the Re-
publican Club had the sacred right to bolt and
need not vote for Republican candidate unless
ne ne chose to do SO. In support of his resolution.
Mr. woodruff got In a few hits al Governor Nor
Ton without mentioning his name
Inc resolution was defeated. several members
holding that II was superhuous and others that
mere should be no boiling unless candidate was
morally unfit
SOME ONE SAID "EXPEI."
"hen' heaped on top Of this. somebody referred
70 tne TACT that Mr. Woodruff voted for Body in
1871, and said something about "expeling" Mr..
moodrun seized pen and paper and resigned.
40" 'he members say that when Mr.. Woodruff
nealo expelled" ne heard some one say that he
would not vote to expel Mr.. Woodruff
on saturday this document was drawn and
tsned by members Of the club:
The Hon Franklin Woodruff
A. ny lear Sir: For over three years you have been
"a, cuve GIVE genial member Of the Brooklyn Republi-
~s,slup slup fou have given your time. your money,
,a nout M snt, and all your ability 10 building II up
san.Pi n.Pi,vnnehce e The undersigned have deepest per-
tsspect ana regard for you and hear with un-
fro~ f1oe w regret that you contemplate to withdraw
rscn.s als membership. We therefore unanimously
roS you 10 reconsider your resolution. assuring
mi, n va a. no time more than the present shall we
pubi,sswut swt accustomed presence. We know you a
ksggMisd citizen OF the city Of Brooklyn. who
llaerea conspicuous services 10 the community
nous w;,sao ana ,nat out OF consideration to unanl
With u.s. -" VIII resume your FORMER relations
William n n agstaf, +. T. Denbeck,
Lewis NJ ponarp. l.. o. Tafel,
j. c. vsn rnsck John A. Duryee
3: W. Jacobson rus Cnnh ~ hu,cK'
w. r E.ms G. II. Lyon,
H. Ramnt @. II. Roberts,
r. G sinsueL. Michael J. Hogan.
ro... Wuoodruf unruf called on City Works Commits
pann. wins yesterday. and from his pleasant
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