The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-04
AIN EASTERN
REPUBLICAN,
GIVES VIEWS
On the Political Situation n New
York STAT, and 9ayorl the
NpninatiO1 Of
WOODRUFF VICE PRESIDENT.
Governor Roosevelt, 4 e Asserted,
would Accept only u the De-
sire Of NJ. mckinley.

F. +
MI. Thomas p Peters, editor Of the
Brooklyn Times, wis Is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. james B. Taney. was asked
BY an InttBsencer reporter yesterday,
for ftE opinion. a. an eastern MAN. OF
the maks-up Of the next Republican
ticket and his reply Wass
Il think there Ia not the sllghtest
doubt Thar NJ. Mckinley viii be nonl-
mated. There q within the Republican
party MOI the smallest opposition to-
him He wlilibenamed by exclamation.
The only problem the next natloAali CON
ventIon OF the Republican party has to
solve IL to determine whom it VIII place
second on the ticket.
Most Of The candidates are eastern
men, are they Hot, queried the repor-
ter
Yes replied MIR Peters. y nave
heard the mention OF no western nor
middle western man. Not only are al
the eaHdldates that are in sight eastern
men, but they are al from my state
New York. 70 me there seems 10 be
but three prominent men. They are
Governor Theodore Roosevelt, Score
tary Of War llihu Root and Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L, Woodruff"
Have you any choice between the
three men,. asked the reporter
AS brooklyn Republican I have
,,os, urononnced choice. I have long
admired Mr.. Root as a brilliant lawyer.
For AIR. Roosevelt / have the highest
respect and admiration But for Mr..
woodruff I have a personal feeling of
regard. Joined with great confidence In
his ability. The combination makes
him my favoTlte. We in Brooklyn, are
most cIannIsh. Republicans there wifi
often prefer q Brooklyn Democrat
whom they know to a Republican from
up the state or from another state.
Brooklyn Democrats are equally liberal
in supporting Brooklynites as against
outsiders When Roosevelt carried the
state by $1,000. he lost Brooklyn by
1900. partly because he ran against
Augustus van wyck. brother Of New
York's mayor. and a BrooklynIte. It Is
an w, "a, 49,, s,,, =, -,.s e. Soss tbs
state. Kings is now wholly within
Brooklyn and SO, although this saying
:. NO. %l"ss sS ~, o = ~ god t.
ss $500, ~ 49, ~, ,,,on IA t,cket
H%'s . ~ 49,, n. 49,
"ls" s."S's 3 ~ ~. " 49,"
'''Si 'O.Ta - Ass% 80
The story OF WooeRuH'
Outside Of this Brooklyn clannlsh-
ness, what makes MT Woodruh .
promising candidate7s was asked.
Mr.. Woodruff haF made wondertel
reputation Aimee he came upon sne
public stage Of his city ana sta'e'
Mayor wurster IN 1885 named MN as
parkcomnisslonerof Brooklyn. he oe-
ganat Onceto showhis energy. lie Is =
man Of great wealth. delights IN soos
horses, and Is q very competent W!''p.
For these reasons Mr. Wurater pelleNsu
he would have the interests OF tne
parks at heart. The coincidence was
not misplaced Mr. woodruff TOOK hVt0
with vim, He cared for the interests
OF drivers and pedestrians and az the
same time directed his attention TO I'M
proving the paths for the btcyciists- ne
built one Of the finest paths IN the couh'
try from Prospect Park to the ocean, .
distance there and back OF ten mites
Other paths were suggested and soon
perfected. MI. Woodruff thus became
the idol of'the wheelmen in the metro
poIitan district. In the fall of 1885 Mr.
Woodruff was nominated for Heuten-
ant governor on the ticket with Frank
$. Black. of Troy. The ticket went
through with Mckinley by an enormous
majority. In 1885 Mr. Woodruff was
re-nominated.. this time on the Roose-
ven ticket ana again the state was sa y,
llsu' Dut ny on'y 'ne ts'vSS s ,.!tss.
nsn'iUnsu ~ "sS "'lis sl'' i.'VsS . :
sp.e"u'l reroro lH@' saVsu US ~
III new J orN we nave Wltnes !. NJ =.
"oOulun uet'ns 10 pEsS.u'ls ',,s,. ~
Uur S's'e senate = petition s.ll'''s. "
!nA' Oh VEG president lor 'llree ys ~.
ms performance mas Dseu ',yte '' ~
creu''aOIe. he was quick 70 leaEn ..'s
scope Oh ns P's.tlOh' az man 80, nv
!ne pes' OF moor a'sc'pl.He enu yes 5% 4,
'he most Courteous % plS ,., iss.'
GERS ne " now hsn'"'ns "Ne ~ s4s