New-York tribune., 1908-11-14
KINGS FOR WOODRUFF.
Brooklyn Republican Legislators
Pledge Him Support.

State Chairman Woodruff's reply 70 the action
of the Union League Club. which indorsed SeCre
tary Ehu Root for United States Senator on
Thursday night. came yesterday when sixteen Of
the nineteen Republican members Of the Legisat-
ure from Kings County met and unanimously in
dorsed him for the United States Senate The
three absentees were Assemblymen George Green
of the 18th. Warren L Lee Of the 18th and Isaac
Sargent OF the sd district. The leaders Of these
districts respectively are Representative William
NJ. Calder Naval OFFICER F. J. H. Kracke and Reu-
ben Haskell. They are all friendly to Chairman
Woodruff. but Calder and Kracke are inclined to
think and act Independently. and it may be that
the absence of the Assemblvmen named means
that they will not enter caucus with the Wood
ruff men
The conference refused to adopt a resolution
drawn by AssembIyu,an Charles F. Murphy. of Mr..
Woodruff's district. pIedging the conferTees TO
vote for Woodruf for Senator first. last and all
the time The leading objector was Senator Eu-
gene NJ. Travis who called attention to theSfact
that State Chairman Woodruff had given def
mite assurance that ne would be a candidate.
Following this a proposal was made that the con
ference resolve itself into caucus, binding the
delegation to act as a unit at all times, but this
was voted down.
Another resolution was then drawn which was
pronounced satisfactory by. the friends of Mr.
Woodruff, and 1t adopted without division.
After reviewing Mr.. Woodrun's service to the
party the resolution says:
Whereas, At the last two STATE conventions Kings
County did not receive representation on the state
tickets. and we believe it is entitled to recognition;
Resolved That we the Republican delegation to
the state Senate and the state Assembly from
Timothy L. Woodruff FOR United states Senator to
I'll the vacancy TO occur IN the representation OF
4th Of March next and win use al honorable means
TO secure his election
Jacob Brenner chairman of the Republican ex-
ecutfve committee Of Kings. had this to say about
r1a oF Believing have
claims We will urge them most strongly; believing
We have rights, will insist upon maintaining
them
senator-eiect John KisseI. who didn't like it be
cause the newspapers said that the senatorship
matter had been discussed Washington. said
I saw statement In the newspapers that some
gentlemen in Washington had decided to settle the
question of the Senatorship from this state
want 70 have 1t distinctly understood that nobody
viii cast the vote of John kissel but himself
Shortly after the Kings County conference State
Chairman Woodruff held a conference at the Re
publican state headquarters, in 39th street, with
William Barnes jr., and Ray B. Smith assistant
secretary of the Republican State Committee. the
chief lieutenant Of Francis Hendricks, the Onon-
daga leader. When Mr.. Woodruff was asked about
the Senatorshp he said
THAT is a matter that 1 have not taken up at all
as yet and shall not for another ten days or two
weeks. 1 busy getting rid of d mass of
business which has piled up since the close OF the
campaign. After that is all out of the expect
my attention 10 something else Meantime
I shall have nothing to say"
What about the action Of the Kings County
legisa tors
E Whatever they did they did without my knowI-
edge" said Mr.. Woodruff.
When the state chairman's attention was called
to the reports from Washington that President
Roosevelt had told him that Mr.. Root ought TO be
the new Senator Mr. Woodruff said: The Prest-
dent did not say a word TO me about the Senator
ship 1t was not taken up
When William Barnes. jr- was asked if he had
a candidate for Senator Platt's place he said:
When 1 choose a candidate every one viii know
am for him"
The Woodruff men say that the state chairman
will have the support Of Speaker Wadsworth Will
lam Barnes. jr; Francis Hendricks, Representative
Fassett Colonel George W. Dunn and one or two
of the northern tier leaders.