New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
WOODRUFF A CALLER.
Barnes zcith Him at Oyster Bay
Both Reticent as to Conference.
fBy Telephone to The Tribune ]

Oyster Bay, Aug 12.-Timothy L. Woodruff,
ex-Lieutenant Governor and chairman of the
Republican State Committee, and William
Barnes, jr-, of Albany. state committeeman.
made their long expected visit to Sycamore Hill
to-day AS there We're half dozen other guests
at the hill who remained just long as Messrs
Woodruff and Barnes it is not believed that any
tremendous political secrets were discussed or
any important moves determined upon. Accord
ing to the former Lieutepant-Governor. they
talked about everything except politics"
In addition to Messrs Woodruff and Barnes
the President had his luncheon guests this
afternoon julius and Max Fleischman, the for
mer onetime Mayor of Cincinnati; A. W.
Cooley. Assistant Attorney General; A. F.
French United States District Attorney at Bos-
ton: Judge w II. Hunt formerly Governor of
Porto Rico, and Charles F. Brooker. The
F1eischman brothers made the trip to and from
oyster Bay on their yacht from Connecticut,
where they have a summer home the Sound
ASK Barnes for the political news" said Mr.
Woodruff when the newspaper men captured
him at the station Barnes is a newspaper
man himself and he just perspires politics"
Il am perspiring to-day" replied Mr.. Barnes,
but not politics. Cooley is the one man who
really has all the Ask him"
Mr Cooley said he had taken up a number of
departmental matters with the President, but
none of them was in shape for publication.
What is the Presidential situation in New
York? Is there any Taft sentiment noticeable?"
Mr.. Woodruff was asked.
You will have to find out from Barnes" re-
piled the state chairman.
oh, Cooley knows; ask him. exclaimed Mr..
Barnes I'VE toked good deal about colleges,
said Mr.. Cooley. In fact the luncheon was
one succession Of jokes. The Yale and Harvard
men were pretty equally divided in the party.
fIrO hSr nna nit
French. there, who is the United States District
Attorney at Boston. for sending his son down
TO Yale to be educated The President said that
in compensation for that he would have to ap-
point the next District Attorney at Boston from
Connecticut
Timothy L. Woodruff chairman Of the Repub-
lican State Committee and William Barnes. Re
publican leader in Albany County. passed through
New York yesterday on their way TO Nantucket
from Oyster Bay.
Chairman Woodruff SAID the Republican State
Committee would probably meet about September
Is. two days after the primaries. There was little
possibility. in his opinion. OF united ticket for
the nomination OF candidates to hll the two va
cRncies the bench Of the Court Of Appeals 1t
had been runored that Republicans and Demo
Gratis would unite and nominate the same candi-
dates. II do not believe Murphy and Conners
would stand for any such arrangement that"
said Mr.. Woodruff ''and / believe II will wind up
by our nominating two and their nominating
twQ and they won't be the same men either
Tie two judges be elected this fall will
ceed Edward T Bartlett. Republican and Denis
O OBrien Democrat whose terms expire at the end
Of the year. The state conventions OF both parties
last year authorized the state committees TO make
these nominations the expense of holding
state conventions.
Judge o Brien is near TO the age limit that he
will not be renominated. Judge willard Bartlett.
who has been serving with the Court of Appeals
for the last five years by designation. is said TO
have received the promise Of the Democratic nomt-
nation 10 succeed Judge o Brfen. The Repub-
ucan leaders Will probably nominate Edward I.
Bartlett.
There a rumor yesterday which. however
could net be corroborated. that Attorney General
jackson seeks a place on the bench Of the Supreme
Court and would be n candidate
Mr.. Woodruff will spend the week in Nantucket
returning 10 New York the first OF next week. He
expects TO stay here then until the latter part Of
the month. when he will go to the Adirondacks FOR
his vacation, returning again about September IS.