The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-28


NAslea-Ths Othcr SIDE neISln That
the Event % the Thing Has Net
Yet ASKED WoOdrun for ma Head.
ANY number Of Republican legislators
were In town last night and while not ono
would be quoted personally u was almost
the unanimous opinion Of tho bunch that
the State Senate at In session on Tuesday
will vote that the charges against senator
Aids have been sustained. II will take
some time for number Of the Senators
to explain their votes and Tuesdays
session may run far into tho night.
Several predicted that the vote may he
very close. while others thought IL would
turn Que to be almost unanimous. only
Senator Big Tim Sullivan and Senator
Christie Sullivan voting for Aids.
Il was stated that one OF the lawyers
for Senator Aids regards his cane a. well
nigh hopeless and that Charles y. Murphy.
leader Of Tammany. has declined % In
tsrfere with Tammany Senators In behalf
Of Aids.
A. the situation stands. IL was said.
Aids can escape conviction only by the
aid Of the votes % Democratic Senators.
and these will not be forthcoming.
In the event of Allds's couviction the
Senate, sitting a. q court. will next. on
motion of . Senator. proceed to Ailis's
expulsion. hut Il 10 supposed that Aids
would resign and not wait 20 be expelled.
What will happen 20 senator Conger
will he discussed later His retirement.
though. was looked upon last night a. a
foregone conclusion. The retirement OF
theae two senators would neoessitate
special elections Co name their suoces-
gora.
Local organization Republicans are
Of opinion that the Warrington Rspub-
licans. senator Root and Repre~enta-
tivss Dwight and Fassetf especially.
have been misled on the siriRtion at Al
bany regarding the result 81 the ConRsr-
Aids inve-ti CATION and the trial Of Aids
by the Senate. and that the talk % the
rstirement Of Chairman Woodruff a.
head Of the State committee because
Of senator Cobbs election as President
pro tenn. Of the senate and the defeat
Of senator Human for that place vas
based on MISREPRESENTATION given 20
them by State Senators Bracket and
Davenport. The local Republicans look
TO the retirement of both CongeF and
Aids TO demonstrate this.
The Anti-Woodr,If Republicans con
tend on the other hand that IL was the
agitation over Mr. Woodruff proposed
retirement that led the State chairman
and his friends in the organization 60
give up all hope Of whitswashing Aids
or Of their friends in the Senate deciding
Aildss fate except on the testimony.
The woodruff Barnes folks were In
clin~d last night % look upon recent
events in the light ~ q joke and IL was
said that Naval 0fiicer kracke having de-
clined the unpleasant task assigned him
Of requesting Mr. Woodruff resignation
a. state chairman. Il had been turned over
% Collector Loeb.
why did Krncke refuse n ask for
Woodruf's resiGnation2- one % Wood
runs intimAtes was asked.
First. because kracks was grateful
10 Woodruff for his nomination az Naval
Ofi~er &C the port. 4" was the reply. and
second because Kracke saS a new light
after he left Washington He found that
the Washington people had be"r misled
a. % th" Az any situation
Has l.oeb carried ont his as, .,nuent
to ask WuOdr'In for his re~ignat,pns-
lie has not and he will not. WINS the
reply. first bccau-e b" - perfectly aware
that Woodruff woui'ia 2 resign - him.
will not resign o. any o., n and that report
20 giving Woodruff a place as peace com
missioner 10 the South American re-
publics IL an old one. Woodruff refused
that place months ago
Mr. Woodruff. il was stated. was inn
mensely nettled when informed by
Kracke that Loeb had accepted the as
signment to ask him Go resign and referred
10 his talk with Sci 1tor Root three Sum-
days ago.
The Root Woodruff talk was smicable.
foT Mr.. Root Is a United States SENATOR
for the State. but WoodruI's friends say
that woodrun-T,oeb talk on any subject
looking to q change Of State chairman
would end in q blaze OF temper on Wood
rIff's part. even though Woodruff and
Loeb are personally friendly.