New-York tribune., 1897-07-29
WOODRUFF DENIES 1T.
HE SAYS STORIES PRINTED YESTERDAY
WERE FALSE

COUNTY CLERK WORTH TELLS EXACTLY ho"
HE STANDS on THE MAYoRALTY QUESTION
AND EXPLAINS WHY HE Is OPPOSED
TO SENATOR PLATT
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff Is man OF mucn
good nature put his patience has been exnaus'eu
bv liberties that we're taken with him In certain
New York and Brooklyn papers yesterday New
York paper quoted Mr. Woodruff as saying that
Senator Platt had capltuated and was going 10
seek reconciliation with JACOB worth on aIhos'
any terms that the latter might dictate 10
Tribune reporter Mr.. Woodruff said last night;
81 did not say what | was quoted as saying IN
that article or anything like 1t, to newspaper
man OF to anybody else. IT Is true tnat hao
talk with Senator Piatt AZ the Oriental Hotel last
night but reithe. / nor Senator Platt made a
statement afterward TO the subject or result oi
that conference. The article which appeared th's
morning gave the situation coloring whcn Is lar
from the truth although 1t states some 'hihss '""'
are true
"w;,I vou COY what WAS the result Of the confer
ence bstveer YOU and Mr. Platt?" asked the re-
porter
There is nothing that can be SAID ABOUT " at
the present time"
Two Brooklyn papers announced yesterday 'na'
the Lleutenan n { Governor spent the morning WIN
Senator Platt. and that while there ne teephoheu
to the County Clerks Office to get Mr. worth 10
moot Mr. PIatt Regarding these stories Mr.. Wood
ruff said:
"I have not seen Mr.. Plat to-day. did not tee
phone to Mr. Worth. for the very good reason 'ha'
he has no telephone. I spent the morning WIN
General Woodford the Paris and In attending
two bank meetings. In the afternoon went 70
nv factory and | returned home at 63p MT
Worth was MT at my house yesterday, as stated
When asked point blank whether he had seen
Mr. Worth Mr. Woodruff refused 20 talk, out MS
manner indicated that he had seen him' ne ue-
cIined 70 discuss further than he had done the dif
ferences between Messrs. Platt and Worth.
County Clerk Worth spent yesterday morning al
the office Of his lawyer Hugo Hirsh. In the after-
noon he held a conference with Controller Paimer'
Sheriff Buttling Congressman Fischer. Alderman
Clark end others OF his lieutenants. II Is under
stood that the chief topic of discussion was the
ability OF the Worth forces this fall to carry the
county convention. City Works Commissioner WILL
II. has asserted that he has information that as
s,,res him of his ability TO capture the nomination
for Register This worried the Worth men, and
they will meet to count noaes ,.,,.o ,,os.erds .
Mr. Worth was Ssr more b day hefore When asked
whether he had seen Mr.. Plat. he said: .,., ,o,,ro
rs,rT naHe ?S Some nor Of 40 ny @
call upon him. but 90 rot hnk shaii eI 40 50 ,e
Mr. MoFta ba tw sha m ms to hs political situation What
he said indicated clearly his attitude on tne Mayoa
atty question and the reasons i0r are nT his words
"AIl the information that have Obtained shce ny ny
return leads me TO beeye tnat h of'n nan nv be nomi
mated i'm order TO secure the defeat OF Tammany
Hall and ne is growing stronger every daSc S no,i, T.
Tho neople who are with Low and not the PolI-
ticans II we are to defeat Tammany Han we mus
do with man who has the condsnee & .. me
nominated simply because he is Platt man or VINO
reprosents simply some other political factloh IN
"Ncw. as FOR Mr.. Plat and myself. we diter ~
methods Mr. Plat desires TO control me hol,i, n
mating convention and of course. to nominate M nir
nandidates | look beyond the convention ana 3 i9l
success at the polls on Election Day Ana IN tnls i
oonnection I feel that we cannot succeed at tne
nolls unless we have the support not only OF a.
Rnnublirans but all independent citizens as we'll
Il Is that have been fighting for