Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
PRESIDENT AND new YORK
ROOSEVELT AND WOODRUFF TO
CONFER ON STATE CONTROL.
Result in Manhattan and Upper
Counties as Well as New Jersey
Considered Setback.

NEW YORK. November 7.-Chairman
Woodruff of the republican state commit
tee, accompanied by Speaker James w.
Wadsworth. jr.. and other New York state
republicans, is to journey to Washington
November rs for the purpose of discuss
Ing with President Roosevelt the repub-
lican situation in the state.
The conference to take place on that
date was arranged yesterday by the Pres
ident. 1t was admitted that the national
situation, SO far as it had 10 do with
New York state in the republican national
convention, is to be the chief topic. At
the moment Kansas City has the inside
track for the convention. it was said. 1t
was there thai Bryan was nominated the
second time, in 1900.
The Coming Conference.
With the local and state elections out
of the way in New York. republicans said
yesterday that the presidential conference
with Mr. Woodruff, Mr.. Wadsworth and
others was to be the first of many looking
to the shaping of affairs In the presid Dental
year AS yet, it was added. neither Mr..
Woodruff nor any New York state re-
publican has been requested either by the
President or the Presidents friends to
attempt to boost things along for Score
tary Taft.
1t Is known in certain quarters that as
far back as last January President Roos2-
welt was importune by close friends of
Secretary Taft to keep sharp watch out
on the New York republican state or
ganization for the purpose of being able
to control, If possible, next June the sew
enty-e.ght delegates from the state. That
work for control. not necessarily for Sec
rotary Taft, it was said, is now TO be
begun.
ION the Tobogganp"
Grave doubt was expressed yesterday
by influential republicans in the state
organization as to President Roosevelt's
ability to control the majority Of the dele
gates either for himself or Secretary Taft
or any candidate whom he is supposed to
favor. The defeat of Representative Bur-
ton for mayor of Cleveland. the overturn
in New Jersey, distinctively a business
state, and the reduced pluralities in most
parts of New York state outside of Kings
county were indications. it was said, that
the President is on the toboggan." as a
republican national committeeman from a
distant state put it.
Chairman Woodruff, William Barnes,
jr, Of Albany, Francis Hendricks of
Syracuse and George w. Aldridge of
Rochester by the results Tuesday in
their respective bailiwicks We're looked
upon yesterday at republican state head
quarters as tie strong arm men of the
state organization.
Kings County Republican.
The Hudson River county leaders and
those in the southern tier had unhappy
experiences on election day. as did Presi-
dent Parsons OF the New York republican
county committee. The success of Mr.
Woodruff in Kings county was attributed
to local conditions, especially to the con-
tinued onslaught of William r. Hearst on
Senator McCarren. Mr.. Woodruff aware
that Mr.. Hearsts Kings county organiza-
ton. because of the intense feeling of Mr..
Hearst toward Senator McCarren would
draw more from the democratic organiZa-
tlon than the republican organization. re-
fused to fuse with the HearstiteS Speak
ing OF this matter last night. Mr. Wood
run said; The rank and file of the In
dependence League Will in my Judgment.
vote hereafter with the republican party
In Brooklyn. l believe that this turning
OF the voters from the Independence
League to the republican party, together
with the disintegration Of the democratic
party in Kings, will bring a certain full
hlIment of my prophecy that Kings will be
normally republican instead of being
normally democratic"