The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-30
k|BOSH PUT ON
WOODRUFF BY
THE NEW BOSS
PreSident-EIeCt Taft Selected
Root for Senator to Sue
coed Plat.
BROOKLYN MAN FORCED
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY
INDICATION THAT INTERFERE
ENcE IN STATE MATTERS WILL
CONTINUE AFTER MARCH q.

Hot Springs. Va, Nov. 29.-Timothy
L. Woodruff. chairman of the New York
Republican state committee, today elm
mated himself from the senatorial race
in favor of Secretary of State Root.
This artion was taken after a conference
with President-elect Taft and was fol-
lowed by statements fro1e both Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Woodruff
Aside from these statements. each Of
which comedies the selection OF Mr.. Root
to succeed Senator Platt on Jan. 10
next, no details Of the conference were
made known. Mr.. Taft said:
Taft's Statement.
II can only say that am much
pleased at the attitude that Governor
Woodruff has taken. He has been moved
by an. earnest desire TO promote party
harmony and has established his claim
to the gratitude of the Republicans OF
New York, and also of the country ar
large, for making it as certain as posi-
bic that such a statesman as Mr.. Root
will be chosen to represent that state
in the senate
Il am personally very much pleased,
now that have had to give up my pur-
pose to continue Mr.. Root in the cab
met, that 1 shall have the support and
assistance which he viii render to the
administration with his great ability
and his knowledge of governmental af-
fairs. / am sure from what know
that the action of Mr. Woodruff and
the selection of Mr.. Root will eonduee to
great harmony among the Republicans
in New York and viii strengthen the
party"
"Viny Tins Talk.
Mr. woodruff's statement follows:
II have refrained from all public dis
cussion of the United States senatorship
and have made no statement as TO what
my course concerning ii would be- both
because of the views / hold that the
power of the state committee should
not be used TO further the candidacy of
any person against another. and also
because / have been awaiting the dispo-
sitiOn of all matters left over from the
cong ressfonal committee. including The
preparation and fling of our financial
statement, before giving this matter any
serious consideration. AS soon as this
work was cleared up. l came to Hot
Springs at the request of the president
elect. / have learned from him as il is
now definitely determined that he can
not retain Secretary Roots services in
the cabinet, he is very DESTROYS, but
without interfering in the matter that
his administration shall have the ben
eft in the senate of the exceptionally
valuable assistance which Mr.. Root can
render by reason of his intimate knowl-
edge of all the important matters with
which the government has been con-
cerned both at home and abroad, dur
ing the Mckinley and Roosevelt adj
ministTatiOns-
seIf-Abneqation.
''All Will doubtless agree with me
that every right-minded supporter and
well-wisher of Judge Taft should sub
ordinate any personal ambition to what
ever may seem to be essential to the
complete success of the new admins
tration.
Furthermore, the unanimous support
of Secretary Root by the state organ
iZatiOn would unquesionably insure
Harmonious party action by the state
officers and the federal authorities and
an impartial consideration of the claims
of all the local organizations In the
state. unbiased by such factional antag-
onisms as a contest for the senatOrship
would surely provoke
"In addition 10 these considerations. IL
is of the greatest Importance in the
Greater City of New York that perfect
harmony should prevail in the ranks OF
the Republican party. especially among
the Republican organizations of the city
which are now arrayed against one an
other on the senatorship, in order 10
insure the defeat of Tammany Hall in
the municipal election next fall
For these reasons / am not and VIII
not be = candidate for senator.
Mrs Taft reached here from New
York today. General Clarence r. Ed
wards who has been at the Taft cot
tage for several days, left tonight for
Washington.