New-York tribune., 1908-01-26
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
ErccBe Men Turn Trick on " ado
and Supporters.

There have been interesting developments N 0Ho
18Th Assembly District. where Congressman ", L
: Waldo is trying, make a fight on Naval olleel
7 : IL kracke Like eN-Naval Ofhcer hoDeFt
sbs-lzex who fought against the regular organza-
7on iasf fail 10 maintain his leadership and Sena-
-or r, NJ Travis who ousted the regular leader Of
the nth Assembly District and got the place nm
self al the same time Waldo has been making ms
rreraratsons for conflict the sole issue or Gov
ar,or FFr7rf,es-s candidacy for the PRESIDENCY lie
has been for the Governor for some time ana
is ore Of the leaders OF the Hughes League 81
BROOKLYN His idea apparently was 10 Toat AliIseiL
into the county ciairmanshp On The strength OF
the Hughes sentiment, and al the same TIME 10 put
ex-Aldernan John Hahn into the district leader
shin He opened Office for campaign purposes
Al Rogers avenue and Eastern Parkway, with
Hahn established as his political manager
KracIe and his followers turned a trick on Waldo
on Tuesday evening that Immediately took the
Wind ont of his sails The organization had been
waiting for developments before deciding ~hich
candidate TO indorse for the Presidency Al 'he
meeting the county committeeman of the district
among whom Waldo is num5ered-aIld others were
appointed as d special committee 10 canvass the
Presidential sert nent Of the enrolled voters OF the
district with the proposal that the district support
she candidate chiefly favored The committee eA-
poets 10 interview Two thousand men ~4l-i-h 'iV
next Two weeks. The majority o. the enrolled
,,.ers ara regular and are waiting for the regular
organization 10 act. Waldo appeared TO recognize
this for the next day he issued statement declAr-
Ing that had fight with ht;ache ana ti4a- al
he wished 10 60 Was TO obtain Hughes delegates
TIE action Of the organization vas capped by NE
announcement Of Hughes's candidacy and The
declaration OF regular leaders o. Inc borough
that the organization VIII now intorse the GOV
errar leaving Of The issues raised b. Waldo Moth
ing but The memory that he attempted TO hght me
organization which pct him in Office and the lead
er WIN has heretofore supported him in his desire
10 be renominated a. the representative u ''N
FrlatbFsh section IN Congress
waidos win probably be the last attempt OF the
irregular leaders Of Brooklyn 10 profit personally
through the Hughes sentiment Travis and shar-
key won by their OF The sentiment ~ lh7if as
t-icfs although SharIey met with dismal falIHIe
when ne undertook win by it among the dele
.a,es of tbe county convention. At that time he
tried TO have passed resolution which he and his
friends had drawn up in substitution for one or
woodrun-s He did get even the support OF
his own delsgates Waldo has failed in his efforts
from the first Before the county convention he
tried TO get number Of anti-N Woodruff leaders 10
support him for the county leadership, but failed
Not prodting by the lesson, he undertook 10 carry
on the game IN his own district and has now
failed again and has not only lost what he at
teu7pted TO gain at the expense Of Woodruff and
racke but has apparently lost his chance or hold
ing noltical Offices IN the future-unless the dis
posifion OF the regular organization toward him
takes great turn from its present course.
What has become OF the Gaynor Presidential
boorn2 That is a question with which Brooklynites
have become extremely familiar within the last few
DAYS. The boom was introduced By Justice A F.
enlxs II the dinner held In GaynoTs honor-!n part
=. gea~t-in the Kings County Democratic Club
p-eel, ago Saturday night. The justice apparently
viewed his proposal seriously. and the Democrats
accepted the boom Tor what il worth and in
dcrseG IL when the leaders began 10 think the
matter the next day they concluded. appar-