The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-08
DADE NAY BEAT WOODRUFF.
CALLS TO HIS AID IN KINGS EX-
SHERIFF BUTTLING.

Higgins Friends Interested In the Contest
Across the River The cry Raised
That Woodruff Il Interested In Trusts
Federal and state O~nSeehOlders Active.
Gov. Higgins's friends. down from Albany
yesterday, said they were Watching the
battle for supremacy in Kings county be-
tween Timothy L. Woodruff and Michael j..
Dady with as much interest as any in the
State.
Some Of the Governors friends thought
that Mr.. Woodruff would win handily, while
others did not hesitate to say that Mr.. Dady
from the present outlook 10 to give Mr..
Woodruff the fight Of his life, with many
chances that he would overthrow Mr.. Wood
ruff.
Mr.. Dady has called 20 his aid ex-SheriK
William j. Buttling, who was the late Jacob
Worth's chief lieutenant for many years.
All over Brooklyn, IL wa stated, there is
still the sturdiest kind OF Republican senti-
ment for Worth, who not in~frequently has
been called the most astute and successful
leader the Kings county Republicans have
eve known. These Republicans, It was
learned. hold Mr.. Woodruff a. the man re-
sponsibls for Worth's overthrow a number
Of years ago and they are now in the fight
with Mr.. Daoy in an effort to sven UP the
score.
Mr.. WoodrufY's friends admitted that he
had many elements OF weakness. He has
neglected the organization, they said,
especially within the last year OF two, when
he has been a resident Of Syracuse. and only
at the last moment. when his supremacy
was threatened, returned TO Brooklyn to
take a personal interest in the affairs Of the
Kings county organization.
Then, too. in these days Mr.. Woodruf's
connection with the salt and typewriter
trusts is not, 1t was said, considered a sub
stantial political asset. There are other
matters also, it was stated, which have
contributed to Mr.. Woodruff's weakness
in Brooklyn Republican political circles.
His instability Of statement, his disposition
to cratic and haphazard assertion, and
the fact that those closest to him In his own
organization have not and could not know
whore he stood in matters OF fealty to per-
Sonal friends and fidelity to political as
sociates have all, it was asserted, damaged
Mr.. Woodruff and Iessened his influence
so that now Mr.. Dady and his friends,
notably Mr.. Buttling, lave not a hard task
to undermine Mr.. Woodruff in the Kings
County Republican organization.
The followers Of Mr.. Dady and Mr.. But
thing adopted yesterday these war cries
against Mr.. Woodruff:
Down with the salt trust leader
Overthrow thet typewriter trust leader"
Mr.. Dady Is handicapped In his Aght by
his connection with B. B. Oden, Jr., chair
"a Of the Republican State committee.
a similar misfortune attaches to Mr..
Buttling, but then to a certain extent this
Is neutralized, it was explained. because
Mr.. Woodruff only . few months ago was
associated with Mr.. Odell and Ex-Governor
s. Black in the overthrow Of Senator
Plat as Republican State leader.
Mr.. Odell said a friend Of Mr.. Dady, was
a good enough associate Of Mr.. Woodruff
when Mr.. Woodruff, Mr.. Odell and Mr..
Black got in that back room OF the Repub-
Club in New York city on Linooln's
birthday night. in 1904 and organised the
conspiracy to overthrow Mr.. Platt as State
leader. Mr.. Plat had made Mr.. Wood
run everything he ever was in politics.
Mr.. Platt put forward Mr.. Woodruff to
beat Jake Worth for leader OF the Kings
county organization, furnishing him brains
and experience and everything else. Then,
too Mr. Plat made Mr.. Woodruff Lisutenant-
for three terms and besides
gave him the States first approval for Vice
President in the caucus at Philadelphia in
1900. Yet Mr.. Woodruff joined hands with
Odell and Mr.. Black to send Mr.. Platt
TO the political b~oneyard.'
The Republican Federal onioeholders of
Brooklyn have been directed, it was de-
Clared, to work day and night for Mr..
WoOdruff's retention as Republican leader
Of the Kings county organization, and this
TACT. IL was learned, has angered the whole
Republicans Of the county, most OF
he householders and taxpayers, m has
the struggle between the Wood
-ufftes and the Dadyites. Gov. Higgins's
State oficeholders lave also received word,
{ was added, that they, too, must work
or Mr.. Woodruff. and this has famed
he fame Of political bitterness. While
he ofhceholders, Federal and State, may
give some advantage TO Mr.. Woodruff on
day, September IS, a victory thus
ecured, it was asserted, will eventually be
injurious to the Republican part,
It the polls on election day in November.
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