The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-30
New York Chairman Publicly Withdraws in Favor of Root After Conference
 With Taft.
ROOT TO LEAVE CABINET
President Eject Out With Strong Statement Backing Secretary of State as Successor 10
 Senator PIatt.

Hot Springs, Va. Nov. 29-Timothy r Woodruff, chairman of the New York state republican committee, with drew to-day from the United states senatorial contest in favor of Secretary of state Elihu Root
 This action was taken after a pro tracted conference with President-elect Taft and was followed by statements by both Messrs Taft and Woodruff. Aside from these statements, each of which comedies the election of Mr. Root to succeed senator Platt on 1anu- arv 10th next. no details of the confer enco were made known.
 NIT. Taft said:
 "I can only s0y that I am very much pleased at the attitude that Governor Woodruff has taken in this matte" Ho has been moved hv earnest desire to promote party harmony and has estab- lishod his claim to the gratitude to the republicans of New York and also o' the country at large for makins f. as certain as possible that such states men as Mir Root will ho chosen to rcp- resent New York in the senate
 "T am personally much pleased now that have had te give mp my purpose to continue Mr. Roet in the cabinet that I shall have tho support and as. sistanco which ho will render to tho administration, with nis great ahlli'n and his knowledge of governmental af fairs I nm sure, from what I know that the action of Mir. Woodruff and tho election of Nr Root will corduce to great harmcny among the reputll cans in New York and will strengthen the party"
 Mr woodruff'g statement Is in part as follows:
 All will doubtless agree with me that every reht-mindad supporter and well visher of Judge Taft should sub ordinate any personal ambition tc whatever may seem to ho essential to the complete success of the new admin stration. to which the American people are looking forward with tho highest expectations
 "Furtherinore the unanimous sup. port of Secretary Root by the state organization would unquestionahly so, cure party action hv the state officers and tho federal authorities and as i'm partial consideration If the claims ci all of the local organizations in the state. unbiased hy such factionol an taeonsm as 2 contest for the senator ship would surely provoke
 Tn addition to these considerations l. is If the greatest importance that u the greater city of New York perfeo' harmony should prevail in the ranks n the republican party, especially amons thra republican county organizations o' the city which are now arraved agalns' O 7e another. on the senntornhp, in or, q ar to insure the defeat of Tammanl F,fall in tha municipal election of nax f Ill. thereby securing an administra ion that will put an end to the ey travagance and inefIicirncy in the gov ernment of the city which is now TO proac hto every person living in tnt first municipality of the land.
 For these reasons l am not and wll not he candidate for senator, al though aprreciatIng the unanlnty an' oarnostness with which [ hayo been ap pealed to by tho organizations an' members of the legislature from m, home county of Kings to become [ candidate and the cordial offers of sup port which have come to mo from ev cry section and almost every county Q the state"