The sun., 1901-07-19
CRITICISM FOR WOODRUFF.
ms WARFARE on ArrsRsURY sTIRs
UP FACTIOHAL HI0HT.

rv~,<v-sh,rI Warden ana 0sAsrs Indignant
mat csatsst shssil Bs Bsssa Right Ahead
e opsnins Of Campaign = I1sstsaant-
Gsvssuss Il cAArseA via Insrstituas.
Members Of tho various political organ
isssious IN Brookiyn. who have been earn
sstiy at work for several months planning
foe the overthrow ~ Tammany and Its VIII
louehby street annex In November. arc both
surprised and indignant at tho action OF
Lteut Gov. Woodruff In declaring war on
walter D. Attsrbury. the uuquestioned 'oeoer
Of the 5000 Republicans Of the Twenty-third
ward. thus starting bitter Republican FAC
tional fight right abe Of the opening Of the
campaign.
Mr.. woodrufY's declaration TO the political
suemiss OF Mr.. Atterbury. who called at hts
houss = "wednesday evening. In Iocordance
with Nnal nrranssmonts maze with him.
showe< eary that he b nrml'' allied with
Col Mi0lAsl J. Dady In his pui pose. II pos
stble. to down Mr. Atterbury from bis control
N the Twenty-third ward and eliminate him
@ a factor In tho Republican ORGANIZATION
In Brooklyn.
What surprises observsnt politicians 10
boeh camps Is that Mr.. Woodruff. who
stands as the manager Of tho organization.
should have deliberately hurled defiance AZ
Quch mighty Republican constituency a. ine
ns e: soa cS H:ss 9T bsay
ambitions and resentments. No one VINO
understands tho spirit oi the Iyenty-tniro
Attsrbury can have any doubt - to the re-
suit of the scrimma:e.
Unless political REVOLUTION meantime
SSs,i on District ri isP IN H. SaIWce al The prmsrs.
IN September by sweeping majorities and
VIII continue to be It's representative In N, the
Il sSusse bS sSs 70 apsos him s
Of the General Committee. but this will be
small reward for the loss Of his own prestige
as a county leader as a result OF the fact'onai
Thc.Twenty-third warders are also charg.
ing Mr.. Woodruff with inRratitude IN not
recalling at this crisis the powerful aid they
s1o sso mr. n accompIisSins the DOWNFALL Of EI:
Senator Jacob Worth and his own CONSEQUENT
promotion TO the leadership OF the organixa-
third stood solidly against Mr.. Worth. other
Wise Mr. Woodruff might still be mere dis
trict manager.
ticaiar Interest in tho political careers q
things desire a united party in the great cam
psisn impending are Freely and ana sNe,,ny sever,sy
pacific tactics before provoking dangero9s :
split In the or9aniyation Mr. Atteronri ;
constituency will not be without active nilfs
In the nght Already Il can bank on the
support Of the organized Republicans in the
Second. Fifteenth and Eighteenth Assembly
districts and possibly the First, as well as on
the svmp1thy Of thouslnis OF voters In al
the other districts. although classed In the
Dady- Woodruff column.
Mr.. Attcrbury had littlc 20 say yesterdsy
IN reference to the coniab NJ Woodrun
house, but promised to have O. formal re-
joindcr ready N few days. He declared,
however. that Ne was confident that MI
Woodruffs action could only have the result
sThis man Ieich." Mr. Atterbury added.
whom Mr. Woodrur Is backing for the
leadership, came 10 me three months ago
and demanded job. announcing that " he
didn't get Il he would fight I told him he
woul have to fight.