New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
BOOM OF NEW B00MS
Berri and White Resounding as
GoUernorship Candidates.

while Republican politicians talked earnestly yes
terday about the Governor and the machine the
hoom of two sovernorship booms was heard u
state headquarters The 10th Assembly District In
t.-ookyu Instructed its delegates to the state COZ
vention for William Berri for Governor staee
Chairman Woodruff lives In the 10th District IHe
action by Mr.. Woodruff's nome district orSaniHn-
ton following quickly after his return from oyster
Bay Wednesday night. caused no emu u SE0
uation yesterday
The Berrf boom. which has been incuoauns ioi
weeks was formally Matched at meeting OF ''le
district organization at Myrtle and WeVeriS aN-
nues with Assemblyman Charles r. Murphy pie
siding. After the regular business was our ot tae VI.
way Harry F. Lewis read carefully Prepa'"u %
of resolutions indorsfng Taft and sherman aiu
calling for the nomination OF Ws4laHt Dst.i -
Governor The resolutions were adopted aInio Pr pr,
lonsed cheers The Berri men say 'hd. .ti.S
have the support of nearly distTict IN hiiieS
The other boom that of Senator aorA',e ~
White of Syracuse The Onondhsa fepu' -
organization launched il. His frienos say .,
many counties in the central part OF me stale WIZ
be for him. -, .,+,-
Ray B Smith. clerk Of the Assembly the oepu.s ~
leader of Onondaga County, said yesteroaS a.
headquarters the- there was no real pasis s+a+a
story that Francis Hendricks had sent the Sc
obsirroan a letter saying that Onondasa woulo so
Democratic by 1860 if Governor Hughes was TO-
nominated. o5 many
Mr. Hendricks has been in politics eooo ma ln'.3
1ears and he does not write letters OF thdI s
ia NJ c,oitb State Chairman Woodrun said ne
had NOT received such a let -. IL was iep o.. -
+ba+ both the state chairman and the II iesiU9iiN
had received such q letter -,,. oo11sd
F9snresentative J Sloat Fassett. OF tililii a.
nm state Chairman Woodruff yesterday anu ~
with him for more than an hour IL Is u
stood that Mr.. Fassett is as much Oppose Pp, ~
denomination of the Governor as ever otnel ,
ers were F J. H. Kracke. Naval oHicei' u -
lyn and Ezra Prenhce -, .,+,.
Iate IN the day President Parsons of the councS
r,i+.a hed a long talk with the state chairman
o-a;.,.o NJ pareons nor Mr. Woodruff would as
- r. ,,o,srDorsbip Mr. Woodruff SAID ohdl
- b.d nothing 10 add to his statement III ho
-r,,.,,,,o ,-eetardav which was in substance tha'
-, r,ra.i5a,+ Mr. TAFT and the state orgahlza-
40, would not ia ke hand in forcing the hoihli
+ion of 2 candidate. but that the selectoii VI ~ ~
candidate would be left wholly to the oe'esd'e' ~
the state convention. IT..
Mr. Woodruff will leave town to-day lor me me
cap,r i'm the Adirondacks. to be gone unui "~e ~
tror, Monday Many upstate politicians VINO oiu
NOT see him here doubtless will make lile Jo"iheS
70 the woods to talk over matters
The state headquarters were moved EeSlei uo!
from East 3oth street to the new nome et W
ves+ 2a,h street Immediately 10 the rear OF the
Renuhican Club which owns the building INTO
which the state committee has moved 6'ate
-,-,oi-,ar wondruff will use his desk at the oid
Headquarters until to-days work Is ous OF INC
- 1safora he left headquarters yesterday ne
said: , -
Il see by one Of the morning papers uiat ain
in,arestad in the Homestake South Extension Coil
ny With which Colonel Brtton and quarantine
commissioner Schroeder were identified. nave
NOT a share of the stock and never had DO not
know why my name should have been mentioned
in connection with the company.