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 G. o. P. Organ
ization After March 4.
By J. C. wELLIvER.

Dy J. - HELL1NEk.
New York Senatorial politics took ia.
center Of the Washington stage todav.
when William l.. Ward, national com
mitteeman. ard Speaker Wadsworth.
went TO the White House together for
! conference with the President.
Speaker Wordsworth was warmly
/ greeted by the President, and thu con
/ ference continued quite a long time.
After Mr.. WadsWorth had gone out. Mr..
/ Ward followed him shortly and called
him back to the Executive once in
much haste for discussion OF some FUR
/ ther matters.
| That the conference has 70 do with
the general political arrangements
which must be made, incident 20 the
| election 0f Secretary Root To the Sen
| ate, Is accepted on all sides The state
organization, Of which Messrs. Ward and
Wsdsworth are leading members. is
willing to accept Mr.. Root: indeed.
ever since the Saratoga convention lead
eFs have assumed that this was 70 b.
! the outcome.
Want Terms for Selves.
But they want to make the best posi-
/ bic terms for themselves with the new
| regime. They are willing 20 make ar.
] 7
| the State, but they want their own
/ status assured 50 far al possible and
4 they want 10 know how some of the
patronage and influence are TO bs dis
1 tTibuteG-
! The speakers friends say he is nat
urally for Woodruff for Senator, and
I II ne should 90 into the contest Tor
WoOdrum would be able to eomplicate
I the situation considerably. on the
other hand. the speaker wants 10 be
reelected, and it is expected ne will
I be. In this situation he IS willing
| 70 learn as soon as possible. what
VIII be the attitude toward his candi-
/ dacy for re-electiOn as speaker
state Chairman woodruff IL was an
lnounced after the Ward W Voodruff
conference, viii come to Washington
IN the nest Two or threS dagE for
| consideration Of the Sen=Solial and
other matters While both Ward and
Woodruff insisted that the President
was keeping his hands or the Sena-
tOrship, their statements all enforced
J leaders are seeking the Presidents
assistance and have not been refused
it, in strengthening out matters
Speaker - adswOrth confirmed this
when he said he had come to wash
[ ingtOn In connection with some local pO-
/ litical matters IN his section Of the
State. He indicated that he had not
come for the discussion OF the Senator
ship, and said II had been his under
standing that the President was NOT
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 or not, Hughes
lowered so high over anybody else they
could bring Onward and was so per
sistently pushed by the National Ad-
ministration, that the various PATRON
/ bosses never gct real chance to start.
In the present. case, Root looms up as
obviously the I1an 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 organization. The men
with ambitions Of their own. Of course.
would like TO win. but Root is declared
the choice of most OF them after they
are out. New York conferences have
been goingon ever since the election. It fs
stated that the whole new deal in EN-
pire 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 mayOrslty night next year.
There is q determined purpose TO pun
the party in New York city into com
pact organization with the purpose of
electing a Republican mayor The weak
ness developed by Tammany in the re-
cent election, the alleged disamection
with Charles F. 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 are 10 be devoted heneefor-
ward TO peTfecting new regime under
strong management that VIII be abs
to ''Clean the platter In State and city.
Writes to Fassett.
Secretary Root has written a letter
to ]. Sloat Fassett, indicating that he
(RooD would be very pleased to be
come Senator II IT is the wish OF the
Republicans Of his State, but making
plain that he does not care for s
scramble for the place This was IN
reply to a letter from Mr.. Fassett
saying he was for Secretary Root.
Secretary Root ras also written to
Herbert Parsons, chairman of the New
York county committee, a letter very
similar TO that addressed 10 Mr.. Fas-
sett These two have not yet been
mailed, but they win be.
MIR 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 nowlse forced upon
them.
A statement is to be issued in the
very near future, which viii make plain
that the entire organization Is for Sec
retary Root, and that he has been
agreed upon because Of this attitude
Vice President-eiect Sherman Is to be
in Washington in a few days, FOR
further consideration OF the Senatorial
situation and other matters political fn
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 ia
New York politics viii be inauguratsd
with all the forms OF complete har-
mony.