The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-12
P%RENDERGAST Is ANGRY.
He MAKES PUBLIC A sAVAGE LETTER
TO THE LIEUTENANT-GoVERN0R.

Provoked by A%tterbury's Attack on Him
for Opposing n Measure In Which Wood
run, Atterbury and badly Took an In
torest-Pays Woodruff Balance Due.
There has been n harsh rupture IN the close
personal and political ! friendship between
Lieut.. Gov. Timothy l.. Woodruff and William
A. Prendergast. and 1t may. It Is thought. re-
suit In preclpitating q renewal OF ~factlonal
strife In the Republican organization In Brook
Ign. When Mr.. PrenderRast ran for Congress
In the Third district In 1897 to Ill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of:Postmaster Fran
els ii, Wilson, Mr.. Woodruff was credited with
securing his nomination. and Mr.. Woodruff
probably more than any other man was instru-
mental in getting him q denomination last
year. Walter Is. Atterbury. Col. Michael j.
Dady and most of.the district leaders we're BIT
terly opposed to letting Mr.. Prsndergast make
a second race for Congress-. andia powerful
combination was formed to defeat him In the
convention. Mr.. Woodruff. however. although
not a delegate. went to the convention and
turned the adverse tide in his favor.
Owing to various adverse influences Mr..
PrenderRast vas beaten at the polls on each
occasion and there were rumors after the last
election that he felt 30 bitter over his defeats
that he would probably retire from active poll
tics. He made II plain. however. a few days
ago that he had no intention to do 30. for he
appeared before Gov. Roosevelt at Albany and
spoke very emphatically against the bill for
the appointment OF a new Commissioner OF
Records lie BROOKLYN. although Messrs. Wood
ruff. Atterbury and Dady had been especially
Interested in it's passage AMI had urged the
Governor to sign II. On the return Of the dele
cation from Albany Mr.. Atterbury made some
severe reflections on Mr.. Prendergast. accus-
inc him NJ fnUrafituIa for tho fayOrq both
political and financial" the Lleutenant-Gov-
ernor had showered upon him.. Yesterday
Mr.. Prsndereast made PUBLIC q Letter he had
sent to Lieut. Gov. Woodruff. defending him.
self from Mr.. Atterbury's attack.
My DEAR MIR. WooDRrrF: In last nights
Brooklyn, papers there appeared a character
Te@ar ks n 1s sHGf 'risr regard re in n't the favors YOU
plainly that he must have received His Informs
tiop from you upon this point, and 4 am very
much surprised that You SHOULD have thought
tainly confidential between, you and me with q
man who possesses so inferior, q quality or
Wis and has so little control OF his tongue as
You are we'll aware that late in January OF
to be- able to send lou the amount Of $500
In 1897. and / would. like to have YOU recall or
mention tho name.of any other candidate for
office who has ever looked upon cam paign con-
tributions as personal liabilities that he was
| under any obligation, In honor or otherwise. to
discharge, According TO the Brooklyn, Times:
Mr.. Atterbury.also saws. that you donated
81 900 to my paizn fund last year. Now
You know Just'as well as l do that you did not
contribute one cent. and although you offered
very kindly to try and raise some money. II II
were necessary. / never called upon you to do
Il certainly could not allow myself to rest
under any. further obligation. to you, and |
represents the $500 you. contributed in Octo-
Der. 1897. less $40 which I paid last April for
having copied for you. at your Request. the
names Of all the enrolled Republicans in the
Twenty second ward, this being the roll that
was used to secure the new enrolment under
the Black Primary law.
1T 10 painfully evident that tho refusal OF
your friends TO follow you bllndlv In support
how unjust OF. vicious II may be. leaves them
open to the charge OF ingratitude. and IL o
mans refusal to hypothecate. his brains and
services and mortgage his Judgment and con
zaticn 10 to be termed ingratitude. then | am
strongly Of the opinion that tho more of that
species OF ingratitude that Is prevalent the
better it will 10 for the interests OF the PEG
pie"
There ars Indications that the Woodruff
erb2r y-PrenderRast squabble may result
IN a general shake-up In the organization ant
that the October primaries may witness one o
the old-time factional battles. Postmaste
Wilson and Internal Revenue Collector Moore
have already pronounced themselves in oppo
sition to the preseht managers Q: the orRant
cation and are elated over MIR. .Prendergasti
Woodruff and Mr. Attsrbury. 1t 10 understood
that at the very first meeting Of the Count
Committee hostilitiss will be provoked with
view to have The f~actioual lines determined
The remnant OF the old Worth forces, will. o
course mako common cause against the pres
! ant managers.