The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
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~ THE STATES REPT MIC ans
n CONGRESS- 10 NJ INVITED.
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satisfied WITH the Assurances Tie Get
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.mrnIttee-A CanVass Golng On

1tnlnittee-A NHmNnsA eosnG IN
" ,sEivdroS. March L. What action
,ns Federal Republicans will take toward
man Woodruff % the New York
s,a.e committee will be determined 81
,onferences 20 he held here within the
ne1, few DAYS The disposition Of s@na-
,or Roo, seems to he to put the whole
matter slua-~lv up 20 the state COM
rni,-e- i'seif and 20 ask IL TO determine
-ha, me sentiment % the people Of the
s,Ire : N regard 10 q complete reOrgani-
,auon ~ The party machine.
rs the belief % Senator Root and other
mennbsr. 81 the Federal dsIsgatiOn that
the PEOPLE ofthe State will be foslnd stand
ins strongly beh nd'Gov. Hughes and in
favor ~ q thorough hOusecleaning in the
party organization. Members in the New
York State delegation already have tried
to got line on the sentiment in their dis
,ricts aud in the main the reports have
peen favora HE TO the stand that they have
aiken
Members Of the New York State dele
cation who talked with Senator Root
tonight saw that there 10 no doubt IN
the Senator'S mind that MIR Woodruff
uill h. willing TO retire in September.
10 fact the Senator. 30 his supporters
aAy has received . letter from one a
Tms closest friends assuring him that
Mr. woodruff will entertain no ambition
20 succeed himself
The point 60 he de'ermined by Federal
Republicans AZ the Conferences here
within the next few days il whether tho
garty can afford To wait for Woodruff
voluntary retirement In Septemher NJ
whether he situation dema nds immediate
action NenatOr Foot returned TO Wash
nGon Tar from convinced that the reform
proEramne st Albany h 70 receive party
.uprort In fact the Senator. - his
friends saw. came hack with SERIOUS mis-
gvings as tn the disposition ~ the
Barnes- " oodrulf co,eris to push the
Illds case Co a conclusion purely un its
merits
OF course Mr. Woodruff represented To
senator Root that there never had been
any disposition on his part 20 have any
m due influence used IN tho trial of Aids
ana - TO Gov Hughes Mr. Woodruff
maintained that he had always hem a sup
porter Of the Governor Thu conf nee
ustween Senator Root and Jh-Ems n
Woodruff it 10 understood. result ID IN
the promise by Woodruff TO report cor
tam Of the Hughes measures ~ Albany
ana hie proposition in this resp Ct wall d"
submitted TO IN" mensers OF the New
York Dc legation In tho forthcoming con-
fstsLcss IA Washington
senator Root told his friends after arrIv-
NJ here to-ufGht however. that he vas
inclined 10 believe that senator Aids - 20
BE- tcaui,ted senator Roo, has no dis
posluon % prejudice the Aids case. but
- h-i'eves thu, an acquittsl % both Aids
snd Conger will he Tega rdsd by the people
e ne state a. a case % whitswAshinR
P4 save his views on th,s suh isc'
!-anz.v 20 Mr. Woodruff and he told Mr.
V-odruh that ,h- people 81 the state
would hold ham responsible for any ".
sEuar action tahen IN the Aids case
NJ Root pointed out hat the opportunity
Aad -Nen Afforded tho Republi can party
" -s.eva itself 81 thIs pT~dicament ny
'"~' "a Human a. president protsm 81
ths ~SnA'e and Mr.. Woodruff rad taken
Re cad n defeating HIM
~ Root made . PLAIN Ia N""druT
-rs' 30 I'D MT b~levs the Republican
.s-'y = New York Stat. could win n ~
s1r~r"I 20 ar oppDs,'ion 20 GOv Hughes .
r~a.lfas or showed a disposition to
r.r..Dr' The Aids case other than ON -
rsr'- also hat he did not bslieve the
g5-'~ could 80 sIcces-f,i und"- Mr.
" .,t~ - leadership IA th. newt "tm-
aE-
senator Root probably will confer With
F---,irn' Taft again 'o-moTrOw. al
%, a. this - not certa mas the Singl" dE v
'.f' no Pre-id~n, has before he l-lvs-
rts Western tripwiil he tfken up largely
0fsrsr~s- ~ regard - The 'lngl-
vsv 40 canadian tarih sita'un II 's,n
sad huwever. that Mr Root when he
90 Pr New Work last Sturdy had tie
s~-s t~r's authority - Law hI- views
~f.rs Chairman Woodruff The Press
's-' has no intention sf entering the
.'.a'.0n actively. hut ne - deeply IN
'..a.rai
Argument that members o. the New
..-. stat" delegation are making mere
'.- gt' against waiting until the Sep
s'..~' meeting 81 tho state COMMITTEES
'rr " Woodruff 20 retire 10 that there
. ro' - suhic.ent time for q new chair
"a % groom himself for the duties ~
30 rA~pAign
%; sentative John ". D~ight Was m
.-''.sg~e 9Th senator Root for nors
'--r 80 hours tonight. The situation
, 70 ~'s's vas discussed ~ length II
>" 80 d@d that . conference should h
'"a nav or 80 20 which oil the Ne~
!'r' Per .nlicAns in Congress in sympathy
- ne Plan 81 reorganization should n
rTite1 Persons here in the confidence
- w Root 20 not look for inm@diAts
a've.ornsnts while the campaign
aga!ns' .. Woodruff Barnes faction Oil
1'Ya''A.s 10 directed from washingtoC
- rev move will be made within the
sac
. '~s~ . s's,sA upon authority that
are -ar-ass ~ the Republican STATE
~ 90 nov IN progress.
50 koot upon hia arrival IN Wash
tE gN, denied eTrrhstlcally th'
''r'-''-s' re telegram 10 senator Daven
''' -~~n written IN Albany by Sen
- ts'' and dictated 90 him ovs'