New-York tribune., 1907-10-03
WOODRUFF WINS OUT.
BE4T.S .SH4RKEY IN 29D.
RESOLUTIONS Praiang RooseUelt anC
Hughes Passed 4fter Fight.

Robert A. ShaTkey, leader OF the 0th %ASse'iIN''
District Of Brooklyn, politically shelVed las.
night and State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff
scored a dramatic success At a meeting thal Iol
an hour and "A half seemed the point OF de-
generating into a free-for-aIl fight The occaSloh
was the nomination a Republican county ticket
Prospect Hall. Prospect avenue. near flt'h ave
nue. Nearly six hundred delegates were present
from the twenty-three Assembly districts OF Kings
and the rest of the great hall packed by inter
ested spectators.
Immediately after Chairman Jacob Brenner ot
the executive committee chosen to preside
Timothy J.. Woodruff went 10 the platform with
set of resolutions which he said he wished ask
the meeting 10 pass He had more than begun
talk when hundreds in the of the hall
began to shout:
'Hurran for Sharkeyt"
Sharkey's triumph at the primaries the
favorite of the state chairman was known ALL
As well HIS subsequent announcement that he
would continue 10 fight 10 send Woodruff in dis
grace from the political arena. Woodruffs resolu-
tons which he finally able to read, indorsed
the policies OF President Roosevelt and Governor
Hughes espoused the direct nomination movement
and pledged the organization nominate good
candidates.
The moment Mr. Woodruff left the platform Mr
sharkey offered substitute resolutions He went to
the platform and read them. They were similar
10 Mr. WoOdruf's resolutions. excepting that they
Laid more stress on the work Of Governor Hughes
and urged that he be nominated for President.
When Mr. Sharkey sat down q demand was made
that the roll be called. Mr.. Woodruff asked TO be
allowed to say word. After ten or fifteen min
utes' he was able to go ahead but he inter
rupted SO often that Chairman Brenner proposed to
call upon the police to suppress the disturbers
Mr. Woodruff declined to take so radical step
He at last was able to tell the Assembly that Mr..
sharkey's resolutions threw discredit upon Mr..
Roosevelt, and that the time had not for
starting Hughes boom After ex-Alderman
Worth had held the floor for fifteen minutes
more trying to tell the meeting of the good points
OF Mr. sharkey's resolutions rollcsu vote
finally taken
In the twenty-three districts represented. only
two delegates outside Mr. Sharkey's district voted
for the substitute. Half of sharkey's own delega-
tion voted against It. Then Woodrlf's resolutions
were accepted with wild yell. Chairman Brenner
announced that the representatives of 1900
rolled Republicans had voted for woodruffs resolu-
tons and the representatives of 2700 Sharkeys
Sharkey protested. hut the meeting hoW'led him
down. The delegates then selected the following
ticket:
SgT5Z L - RIFE snd NORMAN Dixie
District Ess15s AeTneyHUG0 ssy7 T ,56,,I HIRsH
RegisterNWILIIAM A PRENDERGAsT.
County cIerk-FRANK EHLERS.
Mr. Woodruff's resolutions were as follows:
The Republicans Of Kings County. in convention
assembled do hereby ratify the principles Of The
party as set forth in the national and state plat
We also on this occasion express our approval Of
he admnistTation strait OF our President @ tt Theodore
unlawful corporate acts and illegal combinations,
and whose maintenance Of the true idea Of Ameri-
can liberties and the protection Of the peoples in
ierests without regard 10 classes, have made him
the admired and beloved Chief Magistrate of al
the people Of country.
we also express our approval of the mastery
conduct Of the affairs of this great Empire State
by chief executive. Charles Z. Hughes who
during the short period OF his adminstra ton has
given the people reforms which are already com
manding universal admiratio
We pledge ourselves through our legislative rep
TesentatiVes and by every effort in power. q
aid in securing such additional reforms he may
recommend and TO help him, particularly, in
curing the passage of bill providing for direct
nominations at primaries instead of by
tions.
We pledge the candidates Of this convention to
give 10 the people of Kings County an honest able
and effective administration Of their respective Of
fees. thereby elevating the standard of public
serV+cf in Our community to The high plane which
c1arecterfzes that of the nation and the state
II was learned yesterday that the Republican
judiciary Convention. which will be held on Octo-
Der T. will nominate as Supreme Court candidate
Justice William J. Gaynor succeed himself. Ius-
tce Gaynor has already been nominated by the In
dependence League and the Democrats and will
undoubtedly be the only candidate in the field.