The Washington times., 1908-11-16
Voices Objection to Having
Few Politicians Name
His Colleague.
RACE IN NEW YORK
WILL BE HARD FIGHT
Calls at White House Today-Evi-
IDENTIFY Believes Woodruff Will
Be the Winner.

GEAAlDE 1uallcEt IL IeHeHr VINO uaa
voiced an objection 10 the New York
SenatOrship being disposed or by a
group OF Washington and Hot Springs
politicians" was at the White House
today. and again put the public on no
tice that the Legislature of New York
would make a choice 10 suit itself
According 20 the Senators view, there
is going 10 be a hard hght, and ne takes
Secretary Root al his word when the
Secretary says he is not a candidate II
he has 70 scramble for the place
Senator DepeW wouldn't hazard a guess
as 10 who the successful candidate
would be, but one might infer from his
remarks that Timothy L. Woodruff,
state chairman. has a stTangIe hold on
The place.
This Is in accordance with the story
published IN The Times yesterday 10 the
effect that Secretary Root had prac-
ideally eliminated himself and that
Timothy Woodruff would be the next
Senator from New York
Rather Insurgent.
Senator Depsw is rather iusurgent
when It comes TO the matter of discuss
ing the attitude Of several politicians,
who he says have already elected his
CClleagues S successor.
New York has a good Legislature
this year. composed OF men who know
their own minds and the minds Of their
continents It's all bOsh 10 talk about
four or hys men. I won't mention any
names, but you know who / mean, nam
| ing The successor to Senator PIatt.
The idea that Senator Plat viii be
| a candidate for reelection is erroneous.
/ lie is not a candidate, and his name is
not before the Legislature.
'Yes, / take Secretary Root at his
| word. / do not believe that he viii be In
/ the race in event there is fght. His
dignity will not permit him to be- There
/ is bound 70 be a hght. for several men
already have considerable following.
WoodIuh already has a large following
I IN the Legislature, and has the advau-
! tage besiaes OF being State chairman.
, Former Governor Black isn't doing any
: work himself. but his friends are doing
a lot OF it.
Has No Criticism.
7 haven't anything to say about the
fitness u any particular candidate. for
I want TO be on good terms with him;
on just as good terms as am with
Senator Plat"
'DId you talk over the Senatorship
tOday2" somebody asked.
NO, the fellows VINO are eIectiuq-the
Senators have gone 10 Hot Springs"
replied the Senator, rather pointedIv.
The way a few fellows get together
and decide who is going to he the choica
Of the Legislature OF New York reminds
ne Of a story. Maybe It's an old one.
but 1t illustrates the point anyway.
Here goes.
once there was a farmer who came
70 one CT our y esteTn railroad Offices
Approaching the Sgent, he said: Say,
this new hotel up mere says they can
use all the frog legs 1 send them.
didn't know the things were good 10
eat but 1 can furnish en- a carload a
week. Send down car TO my siding,
The agent did and awaited a week
| for the return shipment. The the farm
! er came back.
Scarce But Noisy.
ct won't need that car, he said
| The frogs have been croakiug so i'm
| the pond near my house that the folks
couldn't sleep nor the COWS chew their
cuds. Yesterday I drained the pond to
get the load of legs. / found there
wasn't but four frogs in the whole
blamed pond
That hts the case so far as all this
talk about electing New YOrk's Senator
/ is concerned" said Senator Depew as
he edged away.
Senator Depew said he had run down
to Washington to look over his winter
house, which he Will occupy within the
next two weeks. He returns to New
York tonight.
II was thought IN some quarters to-
day that the visit Of Senator DepeV was
perhaps that OF representative OF
the New York state machine 10 pat
the Administration forces on more or
less positive notice that the New York
SenatOrship must be settled I'm New
York. and without outside influence
Senator Depew's remarks are much in
line with those recently made by Ma
JiOnal Committeeman William L. Wand
of New York, who rather pertinently
remarked when leaving the White
House. several days ago, that the New
York SenatOrship is too big a matter TO
be settled by group OF three or four
men"