The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-09
WadSworth, Jr, Calls at
White House TO Talk Over
the SenatorShip.
BOSSES TRYING NOW
TO GET NEW PLUMS
Secretary Of State Will Be at Head
of Empire State @. o. P. Organ
ization After March 4.
By J. c. wELLIvER.


| New York Senatorial politics took IN.
center Of the Washington stage today,
/ when William L. Ward. national com
mitteeman. and Speaker Wadsworth.
| went to the White House together for
! conference with the President.
/ Speaker Wadsworth was warmly
! greeted by the President, and the con
/ ference continued quite a long time.
| AFTER MI Wadsworth had gone out, Mr.
! Ward followed him shortly and called
him back 10 the Executive ONCE In
much haste for discussion OF some fur
| Their matters
| That the conference has to do with
| the general political ARRANGEMENTS
which must be made, incident 20 the
! election OF Secretary Root to the Sen
| ate, Is accepted on al sides. The state
! organization. Of which Messrs. Ward ana
WadswOrth are leading members. is
| willing 10 accept Mr.. Root: indeed.
ever since the Saratoga convention lead
ers have assumed that this was 20 be
the outcome.
Want Terms for Selves.
But they want 10 make the best posi-
Die terms for themselves with the new
regime. They are willing 70 make MI
the State. but they want their own
status assured, so far as possible. and
( they want 10 know how some OF the
patronage and influence are 20 be dis
tTibuteG.
The speakers friends say he is nat
Urally for Woodruff for Senator and
II ne should go into the contest for
Woodruff would be able 10 cOmplicate
the situation consid erably. on the
other hand, the speaker wants to be
reelected, and it is expected he viii
be. In this situation, he is willing
20 learn, as soon as possible, what
VIII be the attitude toward his candi-
dacy for reelection as speaker.
state Chairman Woodruff, il was an
conference, will come to washington
in the next Two or three DAYS for
consideration Of the Senatorial and
other matters. While both Ward aud
Woodruff insisted that the President
was keeping his hands or TIE Sena-
fOTshlp, their statements all enforced
he, conclusion that the New York
leaders are seeking the Presidents
assistance, and have not been refused
il, in STRENGTHENING out matters.
Speaker - ellsworth confirmed this
when he said he had come 10 Wash
ingtOn IN connection with some local pO-
liuCal matters in his section Of the
state. lie indicated that he had not
come for the discussion OF the Senator
ship. and said it had been his under
standing that the President was nor
giving himself concern about that
matter.
The situation OF the minor New York
bosses, with reference to Secretary Root
and the Senatorship, is said by New
Workers 10 be closely parallel to that
which confronted the organization at
the Saratoga convention Whether the
leaders wanted Hughes OF not, Hughes
lowered so high over anybody else they
could bring forward, and was so per
sistently pushed by the National Ad-
ministration, that the various PATRON
bosses never got a real chance TO start
In the present case, Root looms I'D as
obviously the man on whom all can
unite, while nobody else has a chance of
beating him. Moreover there is no such
feeling against the Secretary of State
as there was against Governor Hughes.
Root Is Acceptable.
Mr.. Root is acceptable, personally and
politically. TO the orga nizati0n. The men
with ambitions Of their own. of course.
would like 10 win; but Root is declared
the choice of most OF them after they
are out. New York conferences have
been goingou ever since the election. II Is
stated that the whole new deal in EN-
piTe State politics is being considered.
with a view to determining the course
of matters. not only for the next year.
but of planning for the disposal of the
DePew Senatorial seat. distributing the
jobs, and organizing for a great fight
in the mayOralty night next year.
There is = determined purpose TO pull
the party In New York city into a com
pact organization with the purpose of
electng a Republican mayor. The weak
ness developed by Tammany in the re-
cent election, the alleged disaffectiOn
with Charles +. Murphy's leadership
among Bryan Democrats. and other
causes, are considered to have pointed
the way to Republican victory in the
city, provided all the elements Of the
party can be brought together.
Energies
ward TO perfecting a new regime under
strong management, that will be able
TO clean the platter in State and city.
Writes to FasSett.
Secretary Root has written a letter
10 J. Sloat Fassett. indicating that he
RooD would be very pleased 90 be-
come Senator II It is the wish of the
Republicans of his State, but making
plain that he does not care for q
scramble for the place. This was IA
reply to a letter from Mr.. Fassett,
saying he was for Secretary Root.
Secretary Root ras also written 20
Herbert Parsons, chairman OF the New
York county committee, a letter very
similar to that addressed 70 Mr.. Fas-
sett- These two have not yet been
mailed. but they win be.
Mr.. Root has been from the start the
personal choice Of Chairman Parsons.
The State organization leaders are
anxious that il should appear that the
selection of Secretary Root was brought
about by their interest and Initiative,
and that he was In nowise forced upon
them.
A statement is to be issued in the
very near future, which win make plain
that the entire organization is for Sec
rotary Root, and that he has been
agreed upon because Of this attitude
Vice President-elect Sherman is to be
in Washington I'm a few DAYS. for
further consideration Of the Senatorial
situation and other matters political fp
New York Today's conferences. how
ever. practically assure that Secretary
Root viii be the unOpposed choice for
the position, and that the new deal I'D
New York politics will be inaugurated
with all the forms OF cOmplets har-
mony.