The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
ROOT BRINGS THE BOWSTRIEG
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FOR CHAIRMAN WOODBURY..


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WASHINGTON, March I2.-Befors leav-
ing for New York this afternoon Senator
Root laid before President TAR his de-
termination to ask Timothy l.. woodruff
to retire from the chAirmAnship al the
Republican State committee and nothinx
occurred at that conference 20 deter NJ.
Root from his purpose.
The President nt ends In keep his HAMS
"a the New York stats situation 90 Ca
as any active participation lee the reg u
concerned. hut this will not prevent Sea-
tor Rect from laying before Chairman
Woodruff At their meeting in New YorS
tomorrow the Presidents beliefs ard
Wishes AS leader 81 the Republican party.
senator Root will tell Chairman waoi-
raw that IN HIS and in The Preaidnnfs
opinion Mr.. Woodruff has disq'nlif-i
himself from serving "a manager of IT,
Republican forces 81 New York State IA
the newt campalgn. Tho senator. 10 n
understood will try to oonvtnos NJ
Woodruff that a. a result o. his hsyin.
taken sides against the Hughes fcress
he has utterly destroyed his usefulness
a. a party manager in the coming cam
Paign and that for him 70 insist szpCr
remaining at the helm would only bs tn
viting PARTY disaster
senator Root IN too broad a man %
act hastily or from a feeling of revengs Ia
this ma tier. and IL N understood thas be
will talk Ia Mr.. Woodruff A. schoolmnsssr
would To a boy. Both the Senator and
the other members Of the Federal delaga-
ton ar" inclined to give Mr.. woodrnw
every opportunity to withdraw in a. gossi
grace as possible. but that hs must 10
before the fall campaign il undertakes ;.
certain.
The course Of action that senator Roos
and HE supporters will propose toward
Mr. Woodruff will depend altogether on
the outcome Of tomorrow conferences
in New York city. senator Root proposes
60 find out at that conferences In tho nrst
place what the plans ~ the Woodbury.
Barnes coterie are in regard 90 the AIDS
trial. the suppression of further lnvauti-
cations at Albany and In regard TO the
Hughes programme 81 reform legialAfion.
chiefly the direct primary bill.
II was the belief Of senator Root and
his supporters in Washington before thsv
took up the cudgels for Human that the
Woodruff Barnes effort in behalf Of Cobb
was only a step in 4 general programme
which included the waftewashing o. "a.
Aids charges. the pgeonholinG Of further
efforts az investigation and the defeat %
the Hughes Legislative programme.
senator Root will demand Tomorrow
that the Woodruff Barnes crowd show
him exactly how they stand On all three
remaining features III their so-oaIlsd
programme. He will ask that they oon-
vince him that they are prepared 20 push
the Aids case tn the end and only on its
merits. that they are willing 90 suppors
efforts - uncover any further scandals
that may come TO light az Albany and
that they intend 60 give Gov. Hughes
party support.
N senator Root il not convinced Of the
good faith Of the Woodruff Barnes Rroup
in these matters there will be an imuse-
date fight to oust State Chairman Wood
run from his post. II 10 said by members
Of the New York delegation who talked
with senator Root before he left for New
York that the senator will not be satisfied
with any mere assurances or gsntlsmons
understa ndings: that he will insist that the
Woodruff Barnes people give him reason
able evidence that they are no longer in
tent on carrying out the general plan
attributed to them. which he bellows
would result in the utter decentralization
Of the Republican party i'm New YorE State
and disaster az the polls in November
senator Roots friends in Washington
have been busy all day sounding stats
committee members by wire. and while
they are confident that Woodruff dose not
control the COMMITTEES they would hesi.
tate "a put the question of his leadership
TO a test until they have more conclusive
They will continue their efforts TO goa
q line on the State COMMITTEES. bus other.
wise they will mark time until Mr.. Root
returns from New York city and reports
on his conference with the Woodruff
forces. II this report H. unfavorab,s an
Effort will he made az once. according Tn
the present plan. 10 call a special meeting
n the state committee
In the event however ~ Mr.. Roo,
hing satisfied OF the good intentions Of
the Woodruff Barnes wing. action IN
regard 20 Mr.. woodrlIh's incumbeucy
will be deferred until the primaries IN the
fall and the regular meeting Of the state
Whatever may b the out
-Orns OF the Root Woodruff conference
IN other respects. no doubt viii he vi,
N Mr.. Woodruns mind that he H,uSt
yield sooner or later
Several OF the Republicans hsre were
hopeful that Mr.. Root will find decided
shAnGe Of sentiment on the part OF the
Woodruff Barnes crowd now that they
realize that the Federal group are IN
Several q these Republicans
predicted that Mr. Root would ind Wood
-IH and Barnes ready now to play fair
It Albany. to push the Aids case IN tha
md. and even fall in behind the HUGHES
programme. By 90 doing. Il
vas suggested. Mr. Woodruff would 10
,ble to save his face and retire regularly
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