Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-11
RESULT VERY SIGNIFICANT
State Senator's Resented Sena-
tors Attempt to Dictate
7. cir Course.
r.. President sherman and Chair
u,,, Mckinley Of Republican Con-
orc..ionaI Committee Disturbed.

,,,p, a. Y. March ll.-George II.
,.'lb oe waicrtovu. win succeed Sen
,sr Lothian r.. Aids as president pro
.u of the New York senate.
r,. telegram which T.. :. Senator
Inn, Root. sent from Washington
,,,,inr the election OF Senator Harvey
n gpmau Of Binghamton, the appeal
Humans behalf by Gov. Hughes
the eleventh hour and the influence
f. the seJeral administration at Wash
srrton proved unavaiiiug against the
,rgapiztion { rces headed by Chair
M Timothy l.. Woodruff OF the Re
8bI.csn state committee cob was
ismed as the choice Of the majority
M a conference OF the Republican SEM
ttors which began shortly after 8
cock las, night and did not end
4nu an early hour today. On the
41rty ninth ballOs two OF the supporters
"a senator George A. Davis of Buffalo
4 serted who throu~lout the balloting
I'D a votes. Seventeen were uCccs-
tsry for ID choice. With victory In his
tusp. cobb stepped into the gap with
. ballot for himself and won the COW
bed goal
4 Human was the choice OF lj, while
Davis. who at the beginning mustered
4 ine votes. had only three 20 his credit
u the finish.
WOODRUFF'S TRIUMPH.
. Although. ostensibly. Cobb's victory
b O. triumph for Chairman Woodruff
fnd the state organization, the beaten
Doe declares Woodrun's influence was
lcs responsible for what happened
fhan the will OF the individual scna-
boz Viewing the battle ground, some
n them confessed today that Senator
l0Uf had made. = mistake In convey
b. his order to elect Human IN so
open a manner.
i The publicity given Roots telegram
TUESDAY night was intentional Its OBJ
sect was % show the people OF the
7ftate that affairs at Albany we're
enost unsatisfactory 10 the party lead
pr and TO Gov. Hughes and that there
nnust be a new deal The state sena-
Bon however. bitterly resented dicta-
Jon that might discredit their own
! Importance and authority with their
Constituents
Ever since Gov. Hughes took office
hn effort has been made TO break up
Pic coalition Of the old local bosses
How well this effort succeeded was
one Of the things shown by Cobb's
Election Having destroyed the power
of some of the county and district
leaders the administration at Wash
lngton found itself without means to
peach the state senators The local
leaders who have retained their power
aHied around Woodruff and CoSb
pas chosen, not so much because the
ofganlzaton considered him an ideal
'andidate. as because he was the
fuongest weapon with which 20 de-
peat Root and the governor
RESULT OF VICTORY.
How much Cobb's victory has gain
.ed for the old regime IS difficult to
Zee whether IL has strengthened the
FTP of Chairman Woodruff to the ex-
ieht ni assuring his recollection is
proposition few senators today felt
I ready 90 affirm. Cobb before his cleo
ZION endcavored 10 declare his free
nom from Woodruff and his absolute
laek of obligation 10 Senator Aids. In
iI.s alatement yesterday he affirmed his
"''ord with Senator Root and the
toNerror although ne deprecated the
lpiher interference in the leader
his friends say he win lose no time
ln declaring his loyalty to the COVER
loi, Tor even In their hour Of victory
we organization men admit that
~ iiush's is the party's greatest asset
M This state.