New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
DADY GIVES UP THE FIGHT.
THE BREAK BETWEEN HIM AND WOOD
RUFF COMPLETE.
ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER AT EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING BITTERLY
CHARGES LEADERS WITH
TREACHERY.

Il am no longer a candidate. Politics is a
very funny business" Thus spoke Michael J.
Dady yesterday afternoon after a meeting Of the
Kings County Republican Executive Committee,
IN which Dady having found himself hopelessly
defeated in his ambition to be.reappointed Com
missioner Of Elections. withdrew from the race.
Everything was harmonious. harmonious,
harmonious-very friendly, very friendly, very
friendly" said Mr.. Dady in a slow, reflective
sort Of a way. with just the shadow of an up
ward infexion, when asked if there had been
any heated debate on the question of his candi-
dacy.
But others who were at the meeting said that
Dady did not retire before he had made a
bitingly sarcastic speech in which he charged
that he had been beaten through the treachery
Of some of his friends He blames his defeat
largely upon Lieutenant Governor Woodruff.
and close political friendship of years between
them has been broken off.
There are many candidates in the field TO
succeed Mr.. Dady-so many. in fact, that it
would be futile now TO point to.any one as hay
ing the best chance of securing the place. A
committee consisting of Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff. Jacob A Bremen, John X. Neil MI
Dady and A. E Vase the newly elected mem
Der from the Nth District has been appointed
TO consider the question OF candidates and re-
port back to the executive committee at a meet
ing 10 be held in the Joralemon-st headquar-
tiers on Tuesday at + 2. m. The executive COM
mittee viii then be in position to recommend
a man to the County General Committee for in
dorsement at its meeting to be held on Tues
day evening.
Every Assembly district represented at
the meeting yesterday. which held at Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruffs house. in Eighth
ave, at I O'Clock. Mr.. Dady there. repre-
senting the Ist District by a proxy from T. H.
Wagstaff. who was chosen as executive mem
her when MI Dady retired from politics" some
time ago.
After some preliminary talk Mr. Dady took
the floor and made a stirring and pointed
speech. The substance of what he said, as
ported. was as follows:
ANY attempt 10 read the election law as per-
hitting the Mayor 10 appoint any other
than the one selected by the County Committee
is an evasion. | am perfectly aware that Mayor
Low does not want me. His reasons are, he
said. that ! out of town too much and
other personal reasons of which 1 am aware.
I told him that he would not have known that
he had a Board Of Elections if Dady hadn't been
on il.
Everybody knows that advantage was taken
Of my absence by executive committee MEM
bers and leaders of the party. Had they been
loyal 10 me. instead Of going around and saying
they We're in favor of Mr.. Dady, but that they
knew the Mayor would not appoint him. Mayor
Low would not have received the tip, and pos
sibly would have appointed the man selected
Mayor Low would not appoint after that.
After some further discussion Dady declared
that he would withdraw his name.
Congressman Hanbury said that the organiza-
zion should have gone ahead and named
candidate, and not put itself in the position of
mule he driven. He hoped that no further
action in the way Of asking the Mayor would
be taken. bat that a man would be selected and
that the Mayor would then be called upon to
appoint him. Several other members spoke in
a laudarory manner of Mr.. Dady, and finally
resolution. introduced by Mr.. Hanbury, and
speaking in the most complimentary terms OF
Mr.. Dady's valuable services as Elections Com
missioner. passed.
The executive committee decided to recon-
mend TO the County Committee the selection OF
the following officials when il meets for reor-
ganization on Tuesday: Alexander Robb chair
man; John r. Smith, Vce-chairman: John
Drescher- treasurer: John E. Smith, secretary
Michael Wheeler sergeant-at-
john r. Smith has been Lieutenant Governor
Woodruhs political secretary at Albany He
takes the place of Julius Wilmen. who died sew
eral weeks ago.