New-York tribune., 1908-11-18
NAY BE FIGHT ON ROOT
IN COUNTY COMMITTLF.
Resolution of Endorsement Expected
To Be Introduced To-m0rrO1r.

The friends or Secretary Root tomorrow night
al the meeting OF the Republican County Commit
tee. expect present resolution in his behalf
II probably viii be introduced by John Henry Ham
mond leader OF the esth District in which Mr..
Root lives
7 DO not care to say much -about the resolution
until after have had q chance TO talk with Fresl-
dent Parsons OF the county committee. said MT-
Hammond night He is in Washington to-
day but is due henae tomorrow. I think ne ought
to he consulted before any step Ike that ls take
There very cordial feeling for Secretary tNeo'
in the eth Assembly District, and personally pe-
lieve that by the time the legislators meet MI
Root will he the only candidate succeed Senator
Plat The 18th Assembly District Republican Ciup
viii meet Friday night Of this week IL Is eA-
pected that Root resolution will De passed
II possible that the presentation or Hoel
resolution tomorrow night will p-ecipitate d
fight II was said yesterday that at the conferences
on Monday afternoon of the Republican AssehlOiE-
men AsSemblyrnan To0mbE, of the nth Dlstrict OF
which Colonel Abraham GrubeT is leader opposed
the Endorsement ef Secretary Root for Senator II
is understood that Colonel C5ruber wishes 10 pre-
the narrowing OF the field, so as 10 De anie 70
throw his suppoTt 10 Ex-Governor Black shouia
AR. Black decide to be candidate for the senator
ship At present Mr. Blacks friends say that ne is
resoiutely opposed 10 having his name discussed
connection with IL
The Woodruff not saying much bat
quietly they that the state chairman is in
the fight 10 stay and that he will have the sup
ne will have the opposition Of Herbert Parsons
leader OF the county organization, there Is httie
doubt Nj. Parsons can counted being
for AIr Root. But Mr.. Woodruff's friends say that
he viii receive support from William L. Ward
William Barnes. il. Francis Hendricks. ex-Gov-
ernor Odell. Frederick Creiaer. George ". Dunn,
John 7. Mott. ]. Sioat Fasset1. George r Maiby,
George W Aldridge and james v. Wadsworth- jr.
These members Of the state executive
committee and II remains to he seen whether in
the short time that Mr. Woodruff has been asso-
ciated with them as members OF his executive CON-
mittee ne has bound them him Coz the Senator
ship.
Representative Fassstt is supposed 10 be can
didate for the Senstorship himself. If it turns out
that way. the Assemblynen from his entire Con
gress district likely 10 be for him
Ex-Governor Odell never has been particularly
friendly 10 the state chairman. and there IS a
good deal Of doubt ABOUT MS helping MIR. Woodruff
Al this time The local leaders are waiting TO see
what sort Of fight the state chairman will make.
allowing other men to walk OF with the big prizes,
apparently believing thst by waiting ne could ac-
compiish mis- desires with the minimum of friction.
The local leaders speculating whether
the state chairman ready for bruishg night,
and how ne viii come out Of il
George R Sheldon president Of the Union Lea que
Club. said last night that ne expected make
public to-day the of the committee Of thirty
authorized at the meeting OF the club last week,
when Joseph II. Choate offered q resolution pedg-
ing the club 10 the support Of Secretary Root.
from The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Nov. 17.-Secretary Root left here
for New York al p. n.