The Washington times., 1908-11-30
Woodruff's Withdrawal May
Mean He Will Get Dip
lomatic Post.
ROOSEVELT MAY BE
DEPEWS SUCCESSOR
Statement Means That Leaders in
Empire State Accede to Will
of Nh. Taft.
By John SNURE.

The announce nent from Hot Springs
by state Chairman Timothy l.. Wood
run, Of New York. that he viii not be
a candidate for the SenatOrship 10 sue
Ceed Thomas G. Plat. leaves no further
question that Elihu Root, Secretary or
State viii be chosen Sens cor
Mr.. Woodrun practically recognizes
this fact ia the announcement he has
made. II may be expected that other
aspirants for this nigh office viii follow
Sir. WoodrUn's course and that when
the New York Legislature undertakes
the selection Of e Senator 10 succeed
Air. Plat in January Mr. Root will be
chosen unanimously.
The fact that Mr. Root Is assured Of
the SenatOrship without a struggle be-
fore the Legislature recalls in some
measure the course OF New York Re
publican politics last summer when
Governor Hughes was renOminated.
The governor was nominated against
the wishes OF the Republican machine
and at the insistence Of a great public
demand that he should run again
President Roosevelt recognized the
force of this public demand and, align
ing himself with il, forced the New
York machine leaders TO sink their own
wishes and accept Hughes.
Machine Auti-Root.
In the same way, a powerful element
in the New York Republican machine
set out TO oppose Root and force WOo1-
ruff or some other machine politician
into the place now held by PIatL Here
again, President Roosevelt interfered-
While many d scla.mers have gone out
from the White House that the PFesl-
dent was trying 10 influence the New
YORK Senatorial situation. il is wsII
known 10 every body that for weeks the
White House has been the Mecca OF
dozens OF leading New York politicians.
They have been in Washington talking
over the Senatorship with the Presi-
crnr and so with the President pr
RaL- seq re-ary. William Loeb, jr-, who
IS no amateur ga New York politics,
and who IS an ardent friend of Secre-
tary Root Some days ago. Chairman
Woodruff himself was summoned 10
Washington and had a long talk with
the President. The belief was strong
that Nr. Woodruff then found out there
was no chance for him 10 get the Sena-
t0Tship uI.less, perChance, he should be
able TO win il after a bitter fight in
which ali the force President Roosevelt
could exert would be used 10 back Mr..
Root II was predicted AT the time that
AIr- WOOdTun would soon ind q way 10
get out Of the situation gracefully, and
the expected has happened. He went
back TO New York and showed signs OF
fight for a short time, but it has been
apparent for days that the bottom was
dropping out Of the anti-Rcot move
ment.
Leaders Get in Line.
One after another such upstate lead
ers as J. SIoat Fassett, Lucius \. Lit
tauer. Postmaster Greiner. of Buffalo.
Representative MaIby. ex-Secretarv OF
State O'BTieu, William Barnes. of Al
. bany, and others let it be known that
with Root In the field, they would SUD-
port him. 1t became pretty clearly
known that the men who fought Root in
New York would have 10 reckon not
merely with President Roosevelt. but
that President-elect Taft would not look
kindly on any movement against Root.
Mr. Taft would have been glad to keen
Mr.. Root in his Cabinet. bur he was
aware Mr.. Root did not wish to remain
and under those circumstances II was
the wish of the President-eIect TO have
the able support OF the present Secra-
tary of State in the Senate, where he
Will, no doubt. be a source of strength
TO the incoming Administration
The selection of Mr.. Root for tba
Senate probably means that New y0rI-
will insist, when the time comes m
putting another man in the Senate who
viii be a peer Of his in power and in
huenCe. If il comes about that Tbeo-
dOre Roosevelt is selected to sucraa5
Senator Depew two years hence. no oTs
viii be surprised.
1t is believed here that State Chair.
man Woodruff has been cons0Ied nv (T-
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