The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-11
WOODRUFF BENT ON MISCHIEF.
PLEDGING HIMSELF VOTES FOR
4. y. SENATOR.
The Friends OF senator Platt Grin and Dub
TIN the Doll, warden Candidate
Not So May Votes In BROOKLYN
TO Plctlge-Presldent Writes Ia Plat


to-day to attend the cornerstone ceremo-
nies Of the new Chamber of Commerce.
Lieut. Gov. Woodruff may turn up also
Friends Of the Lieutenant Governor.
who spoke Of him las' nigh, H. the Dolly
Warden candidate for United States Sena-
TOR 70 succeed Mr. Plat AT the join, caucus
OF the Republican Legislative majority in
Albany in January, said that Mr.. Woodruff
had made it known that he four Republican
Assernblymen and the one Republican
Senat or elected from the borough Of Brook
lyn on Tuesday last had promised 10 vote
for him. Mr. Woodruff. in this joint eau
GUS. for United States senator. If they
did not vote for Mr. Woodruff they were
to vote against Mr. Plat.
The four Assemblymen who are alleged
to have made this promise are; First
district. John Hill Morgan Sixteenth dis
trict, Gustavus {. Neoer. Seventeenth dis
trict Edward G. Downing, Eighteenth dis
trict Jacob n Remsen and the one Senator.
who is alleged TO have given Mr.. Woodruff
his support, IL Henry Marshall Of the Eighth
district.
The friends Of Senator Plat when they
heard this story first did not believe il. but
later on the news came from such a high
and responsible authority that they wer,
compelled to accept the statement Then
there was a grin over the aspirations of the
Dolly Warden candidate for United States
senator.
The Republican legislative majority on
Joint ballot when the caucus in January
10 to be held 70 select a successor TO Mr..
Platt will be 81. No man on earth, il was
said last night. except Mr.. Plat himself,
knows whether he cares 10 succeed himself
in the United States Senate. but the very
general impression is that the news printed
the morning after election in The Sun,
that Mr.. Plat would succeed himself. was
quite correct. Furthermore Gov. Odell
and Senator Plat seem to have a pretty
good understanding about matters of this
kind, as well also as to the Governors APP
pointments during the next two years of his
reign at Albany. The Governor and the
Senator and their friends are TO talk over
these matters within very few day..
The Sun printed an article number of
months ago about the visit Of former Gov
ernor Frank S. Black 20 Senator Plat.
wherein II was stated that Mr. Black made
it very clear 20 Senator Plat that If the
senator was not a candidate for reelection
Mr.. Black would 60 into the race but that
Mr. Black and his friends would not take
y step until they knew Mr. Platt's wishes
Mr.. Platt At that interview, II was under
stood, said that it was good time to let
things sizzle.
When Gov Odel and Senator Platt have
their talk, either this week or next week
or two weeks from now. or month from
now, the situation will be more fully under.
stood; but from all that is known Senator
Platt's friends have urged him to accept
reelection. and there is no friend of Gov.
Odell who desires 10 oppose il: certainly
II was said yesterday Il is not the Governor
man who made him the executive chair
man Of the Republican State Committee,
chairman Of the State Committee and
GovernSr of the STATE Of 4, New York u 1890,
candidate for United States senator, de-
sired the nomination for Governor.
Away back in 1898 it was Mr. Plat who
madeMr Woodruff cand idate forLieutenan;-
same service for Mr. WOODRUFF. In 1900
Mr.. Plat was little cross at Mr. Wood
run because of certain performances on
the part Of Mr.. Woodruff, and on his way
TO the convention AT Saratoga seriously
thought Of nominating Francis Hendricks
Of Syracuse for Lieutenant Governor. Put
Mr. Hendricks wouldn't take the place,
and Mr.. Plat, AZ the request Of friends,
decided to give Mr.. Woodruff a third nomi-
nation.
At Saratoga In September Mr.. Woodruff
was a candidate for Lieutenant Go vernon
one dsy, and not candidate the next: no.
body seemed 10 know what he wanted.
He got into that quarrel with George R
run what he thought of him, and the most
distressing part Of il is that these two young
men had been friends from the DAYS they
wore kills Mr.. Sheldon. after the Quarrel.
was greeted by all sorts Of Republicans as
frst class fighting citizen. Mr.. Wood
run left that convention. in the estimation
of many Republicans, with a doubtful record
Now the borough ~ BROOKLYN gives 20 900
plurality for Coler, the highest plurality
that that Democratic borough ever gave
for a Democratic candidate next TO Samuel
y Tilden in 1874. who carried the old city
o. Brooklyn by 70 600.
That Mr. Woodruff, the Dolly Warden
candidate for United States Senator, is bent
on mischief there is no mistake, II was laid
last night. little story about the Sara
toga convention will do no harm AZ this
time Mr.. Woodruff went there believing
that he had the 1870 delegates from Kincs at
the night before the convention, when some
81 his followers vent to him and said
Is this fight against Senator Plat that
you are conducting, or what ARE You up to-
Mr. Woodruff said he wasn't fighting Mr.
Plat in any way. but that he was working
for the best interests Of tho Repuhican
party in the State, and then he was told
that II he persisted in host ilitv To the senior
Republican Senator for the State Of New
York half If the l3o delegates would leave
him; and that was the situation when the
convention assembled and nobody knew
this better than Mr. Woodruff himself
Inc Oh 'lrne NIprN 'nr 'na last TWO or
three months 70 tho effect that Col George
W Dunn. chairman ~ the Republican
state Committee. might possibly succnod
Senator Plat in the United S'atos Senate
vas revived Yesterday. Col Dunn has
ben reelected chairman If the Republican
state Committee for two years He il
friend ~ Senator Plat from tho top of his
head 70 the solo ~ his slippers lie in sistS
that Senator Plat shall lake reelection
While he IL highly complimented bv the
kind words spoken Of him. he wouldn't
so he has declared over and over again. ho
tempted 10 aspire 10 Senator Pla't's shoes
until Mr. Plau has no furt hor use for hem.
and oven after that Col Dunn has said. Il
do not dasre 10 be a United States senator Sc
II Is known that President Roosevelt
who son, fine ln' tor 70 senator Plat vos-
tNrdav, believes that Mr. Plat should $40
coed himself. and that Mr. Plat, should he
desire 70 lay down tho r"ins, is very part ial
TO Col Dunn as his successor,
republicans who spok" ~ this mater
last night said that il was n somewhat
delicate subject; that Senator Plat was H.
fine spirits and good health, and that they
were all for fine Qualification in Albany in
January on Mr. Platt's reelection 20 the
United States senate In January Mr.
Woodruff will ho out Of Office and
Thrift. thrift, Horatio. the funeral baked