New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
Writing Paper, Sc a Quire.
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
CAME HOME IN A HURRY.
WOODRUFF AND DADY RETURN To
BROOKLYN FROM ALBANY.

REPUBLICAN LEADERS SUMMONED TO MEET
rHEM-DIvIDED OPINIONS AS TO RoosE-
vELT's CHANCES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Woodruff and Michael j.
Dady. chairman of the Republican Executive
Committee were in Albany. on their wa! 10
Saratoga on Friday afternoon when they heard
of the plan of the friends of Governor bidcA
and Insurance Commissioner Payn TO spring
upon the Republican Convention the charge 'haI
Colonel Roosevelt is ineligible for the nomiha-
ton for Governor. Instead of continuing thelr
tourney they hurried back TO Brooklyn by the
first train Before they started back. however
they sent number Of kilograms requesting the
Kings County delegates TO meet them at MI
Dadv's Office in Court-st., yesterday forenoon
When Mr.. Dady and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
reached the office at 1880 o'clock the street
looked as if a Republican County Committee
meeting was in session. Scores of well-known
Republicans were on hand. and there was sup
pressed excitement on account or the sensation
sprung in the morning papers concerning Colonel
Roosevelts eligibility. Messrs. Dady and WOOD
riff apparently held the opinion that IN case
Colonel Roosevelt is dropped Senator Platt and
his friends would take up General Stewart H.
Woodford. and this would kill Mr. Wood
rufus chances Of nomination even more surely
than the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt they
wanted 10 get chance to round up" the
Kings County delegates in the interest OF the
Lieutenant Governor The attempt was not ex-
actly success and both men later took the
train for Albany in a troubled state Of mind.
Mr. Dady expressed tho opinion that Colonel
Roosevelt could no longer be considered He
said that the publication Of the assessment
affidavit had put Colonel Roosevelt ION the
II ae.l,. H. folxe
The Lieutenant Governor. Walter b. Auerbury
and Mr. Dady retired to Mr.. Dady's private
Office and held long conference Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff is quoted in Brooklyn
evening paper saying;
81 am afraid that the affidavit ends all chances
for Mr. Roosevelt gubernatOral candidate
so far as the delegates are concerned. Just
what think Of the affidavit l cannot say. AS
layman cannot we'll express my views on tho
legality of a document upon which Supreme
Court Justices have given their opinions. So far
as | can learn. those Justices are not all in ac-
cord but the fact is that many of them hold
that in declaring his residence was Washington
Colonel Roosevelt gave up his residence in New
York State AMI lost his right to a nomination
for Governor have held no conference since /
have been here. and will go right back TO Al
bany this morning. 1 confidently believe now
that Mr. Black will be nominated ana most
assuredly will win at election time and VIII be
the next Governor Of New-York state"
In the outer Office Of Mir. Dady were a number
of delegates waiting To see what they had been
summoned for. Harry A. Hamburg was one OF
them AS soon as he saw Mr. Dady he said,
with sneer:
you came home rather unexpectedly didn't
YOU"
Yes | had some urgent business to attend
TO-" said Mr.. Dady. smiling.
= And ! suppose the Lieutenant Governor had
some of the same kind OF business?'
We'll, don't know" said Dady.
well. ] do said the Eighth Warder in reply.
'You came down to round US up. and want to
assure you that the Kings County delegates will
be on hand to see your finish You came back
here 10 kin off Roosevelt ~ you could. and you
know II.
II came back here 70 settle Papa Woodford. II
you want 20 know" said DGdy How do you
stand on that"
I'm with you that" quickly responded
Hamburg.
ard then who will YOU have left?"
Theodore Roosevelt" said Hamburg He'll
be nominated unless he dies before the conven-
ton adtourns. and there is little chance OF that
Quarantine Commissioner Schroeder and AS
semblyman WagstaT thought that Colonel
Roosevelt would not be nominated. Walter r.
Attsrbury refused to express an opinion. Con
gresham Hurley, John G.. Deubert. Harry
Jacquillarc Marshal Henry j. Haubert A. T.
Hobley. A. W. Hallock and John r. Thorne
thought that the affidavit would make no diff
ference. Ex Assemblyman Soper favored the
nomination Of General WO0dsord.