New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
BURY HATcHET IN KINGS.
Woodruff and James Work To-
oether for Success of Ticket.

~ Rrooklvn is the effort being made oE
men who faced each other over the Koose-
velt-wooorufT wall at the Saratoga con-
Nention 20 patch UP their differences anu
work together for the common good OF
the party In this way wonders have beer
accomplished.
anv one who was unfamiliar with the
inner workings Of the organization IN
E7roahiyn might have expected dire things
from the outlook Immediately after the
convention rhe air was full of Wild
r,,mors Of party conflicts and factional
reprisals 4 story had it that Mr.. WOOD
r,-fT was 20 tahe up his home In the sta
congress District again for the sole pur-
rose OF ieadinE in person the fight TO pre-
vent the reelection Of Congressman Will
lam NJ Calder. Roosevelt leader Of the I'm
Assembly District.
This was 20 punish him for joining with
State Senator Eugene VI. Travis. leader
Of the lith Assembly District, IN re-
fusinS 10 return Mr.. Woodruff 10 the sta.e
.,ory,,7ittee. This rumor. with most Of the
Others. died natural death only one
survived in fact The Roosevelt people OF
the 18TH Assembly District, Of which Naval
Office r. J. II. Kracke is leader, and Of the
10th Assembly District. Of which Postuas-
Ter Z ". Vcorhies is leader refused 10
\
Assembly District back TO the Senate. The
17th District has always been 2nti-BuGhes
and is now one OF the anti-Rcosevelt
strongholds With this. the differences be
tween the Woodruff followers and the
Roosevelt followers ceased.
All talk Of making attempt 10 oust
Mr Woodruff from the county leadership
an apparent impossihility-died, too, and
The barmonizing Of the diScOrdant elements
began.
The woodruff districts. began the move
nlent for harmony by ratifying the work
Of the state convention in every particular
This was formal and perhaps only to De ex-
pected. The most spectacular harmony
meeting occurred a few evenings ago. when
Henry L. Stimson. Republican candidate
for Governor, made his first appearance 1T
BROOKLYN II was arranged that ne should
speak before the session Of the county
committee that ratified the work of the
convention. The meeting was to be held al
The Johnston Building. In this building
the Young Republican Club holds its meet
inEs
The Young Republican Club has been
Identified with the Hughes and Roosevelt
movements and has been against Mt.
Woodruff and the regular organization for
y,ars. The feeling between the club and
The organization has long been unkind. II
was planned. however. that the club should
meet on the same night as the county
committee and that Mr.. Stimson should
appear before it. after the regulars had
heard him
When Nj Woodruff arrived with the
candidate At o'clock there were only a
handful Of persons gathered in the COM
nnittee's hall while the rooms Of the club
followers. anxious 10 hear and see the man
whom he had been chiefly influential in
selecting 10 head the Republican ticket.
Mr. Woodruff then determined upon rad
seal move. He got in touch with Mr..
James. and proposed 10 turn the candidate
over 70 fhe club for the first speech, pro-
Hided he WIS allowed TO accompany him
upon the club platform. and he also sug-
gested that Mr.. James send his followers
info tho commuters hail to fill the empty
benches and listen 10 the second speech.
Mr.. James consented. with the provision
that he he allowed TO occupy a chair on
the platform in the committees hall This
wss agreed 20 ny Mr.. Woodruff. So II
came ahout that tho most important Of the
speeches was delivered before the club, and
rhe members were astonished to find Mr.
WoodrUn among those selected TO entertain
them Their surprise mas nothing 70 the
surprise n the committeeman 2 feW mo-
nnents-lster. when Mr.. James followed the
candidate upstairs and WAS Welcomed on
the platform
after ,he candidate had spoken Mr.
II ocdrun TOLD how il all happened and Mr.
James declared that tho differences be
tu-een his club and the regular organization
should slwass be within party lines. and
that the club would gladly aid in the cam
ps3En- He made good the next evening.
when his followers aided the regulars in
packing the opera hall at the Academy
81 Music. 70 near Mr.. Stimson and others
speak n the f'rst formal campaign meeting
~ the fell.
To the Initiated tire meeting at the Acad-
emy signifed much for the effort that was
being made for harmony. In it Mr.. Wood
1u0 Was making good a. true sportsman
snd losal Republican. When abe arrange
Tr7ents for the meeting were being made it
was found that the organization treasury
was emptN- Requests for money. sent
broadcast. raised about enough to paw for
the postage stamps required TO notify the
enrolled VOTERS - tbe meeting.
A usual. the leaders looked 10 Mr. Wood
rUf for financial aid. Without saving
word about what had been done To him by
t1e majority al Saratoga. he dug 80 the
1gne Of slo.ei4. IL Is reported At any rate
h told the campaign committee 10 make
sll necessary arrangements fer the Ac4d-
emH meeting and the other meetings of ;be
campaign. and that he would rav. if the
organization could not.
To show his good faith. in taking his seat
ss chairman At the meeting ne announced
that he did to show thar he was stiI in
the land of the living physically. as well
e. politically and that he was as devoted
a. ever 20 The success OF the party. His
words were warmly received by the audi
ence. made up for the most part Of men
= hc had opposed MIR. Roosevelt but who
had come 10 the meeting at the request Of
their leaders TO show the world that they
1"uSat-as Mr. James expressed it-Wtthin
party lines. 4 couple of davs after the
meeting Mr Woodrun and Mr.. Kracke-
after Saratoga candidate for county leader
g well a. chairman Of the state committee
Incl and dined together. Peace had come
L. hings County