Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-15
SENATOR FAILED
TO HEAL BREACH.
ROOT UNABLE TO PLACATE
NEW YORK FACTIONS
WOODRUFF CLINGS TO OFFICE
OF STATE CHAIRMAN
Republican Leaders Fear Bitterness of
Political Row May Result in
State Being Won by
Democrats
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, March 14.-"The tame
and inconclusive ending of Senator
Roots brusque descent on New York;
found expression today in the cheerful
and busting activity of Chairman
Timothy L. Woodruff and the moody
countenances of the election captains,
who struggled from state headquarters
to county headquarters and then sat
down in back rooms to talk it over.
Chairman woodruff was all smiles.
Il see" he said chat the morning
papers quoted me today on my con-
ference last night with Senator Root
as making but one comment, three
times repeated, with varying degrees
of emphasis-'ask Root. That's right"
1t is felt now that even the most
progressive and ambitious spirits be-
lieved that for the present the policy
of those in charge will be to run with
the wind, keeping a sharp eye ahead
for reefs and breakers, pending the ar
rival of Theodore Roosevelt.
Woodruff will remain chairman, but
he does not say himself he Will run
for that place again.
With the departure of Senator Root
today for Washington to inform Presi-
dent Taft of the result of his confer
ences with State Chairman Woodruff
and the local Republican leaders on
the question of Woodruff's retirement
from the Craftsmanship. looms a politi-
cal situation which in its larger mean
ing bears directly, not only on the
coming state campaign next fall, but
on the national campaign of 1912.
Fear Democratic Success
The administration, through Senator
Root, has made it clear to the party
leaders in this state that New York
must not be lost to the Democrats in
the gubernatorial election, for such a
defeat would endanger the party's sue
cess two years later.
To this end, Senator Root informed
Chairman Woodruff that the opposition
to Governor Hughes and his measures
must cease, and the suggestion is said
to have been directly made that the
federal power would be used to thwart
such opposition If it continued
Whether Senator Root sought to
force Mr.. Woodruff from the state
craftsmanship as an initial step to
wrest control from the so-called ma
chine" lawyers, was the subject of
much conjecture at Republican state
headquarters today
81 am still here" said Chairman
woodruff To-Day.
There's much more than the chair
manship of the state committee in
volved in this matter" said an up
state leader today. president Taft
and his friends are setting the stage
of the national campaign of 1912 and
the administration feels that unless the
presidents state organization joins
with Governor Hughes a party split will
| follow that will give the state to the
Democrats next November"
Roosevelt May Be Leader
It is persistently asserted that in the
event of a threatened split Theodore
| Roosevelt may be asked to assume the
| leadership of the party.
A close adviser of Mr.. Woodruff said
| today:
THE Hinman-Green bill for direct
nomination won't go through but the
bill drawn by the special committee
which is a modification of the Human
Green measure, will be accepted.
| Chairman Woodruff tells me that the
stories told by. certain congressman in
Washington that Senator Aids is to
| be whitewashed have no basis in fact 4"