New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
WOODRUFF OFFENDS OGDEN
HE LEAVES HAMILTON CLUB AFTER
THE FORMERS SPEECH.

THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DEFENDED
oFFICEHOLDING BY Committeeman
At the annual subscription dinner Of the Ham,
ilton Club, Brooklyn last night, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Woodruff took occasion to reply TO those
who have criticised members of the Republican
Executive Committee for accepting public
places. He began by declaring that no man
occupied a place in public life who did not seek
it. Continuing he said
part in politics. and that the men who are active
mas m 70 ev that The members of the executive COM
mttee Of the Republican organization in ths county
men present here to-night who have said That.
want TO say that you might as well expect a
great eat cG6PqTaon % 10 Se it5Snt vin the any ~
compensation, instead OF by a board OF directors
enough TO warrant the expenditure OF valuable time.
and well paid officers. a. that great political organ.
by men whose energies entirely devoted to
men meTe @ouG Gf dnH e onee S Ps
and elect thoroughly honorable, capable men to
tions there would be no necessity for imposing a
mnst oneIoSs and tbatnkIsss S1sr N Et 5' IA S Sns
ever been my or any other mans misfortune to
Why. spent days a year ago last December in
9uEhIy represe ntatIye business or professional men
! know 10 take. without any effort expense or
o6ligation on his part the honorable and far from
chairman
County Committee There is not a n0iitfcsI HTgani-
zaton the earth which is not condu,ted bv men
VINO give their time 10 political affairs because
they are in politics
NO can serve two masters is in nothing
so true as In the case of politics and business or
politics and the law, politics and a life OF ease
BusinesSs and profession must be subordf1ated hv-
the man who in these strenuous times would iii
any place In a political orEanizatOn in official
life to the credit OF his party. II would XIII haIf
the men who advise against mmtteenen hold
ing offlce just to attend the dinners. banduets
clambakes and chowder 0arties all winter and all
summer that every member of the executive
mlttee or a great political organization must en-
courage by his presence in order maintain inter-
est in the party the part Of those who consti-
tute ten times as large part OF either party as
oeiong 20 exclusive CutS like the Hamilton. live
In swell neighborhOods like the Brooklyn Heights.
James McKeen. to whom Mr. Woodruff re-
ferred was seated at the same table with him.
while ex-MayOr Schieren and Colonel Willis L.
ogden were at the guests tables. Colonel
Ogden Immediately arose and left the room.
James NJ Beck Assistant Attorney General
or the United States, was the first speaker His
topic was The Founders OF the Republic" He
told many interesting Incidents of the Revou-
uon and the signing Of the Declaration OF indie
pendence, asserting that We're IL not for the
young men OF America the United States had
never been. The growing demands of the age,
ne said, should be recognized.
The other speakers were Justice AIrnat F.
jerks. of the Appellate Division. Supreme Court:
JOB T.. Hedges and Assistant CORPORAL tiOn COlI1-
sci James McKeen
Among the guests in addition to those mem
toned. were Police Commissioner Partridge Re-
corder GOG, Henry w. Maxwell Justice John
Woodward, Albert G. Mcdonald and Norman s
Dixie. Frederic ~ Ward presided.