The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16
WOODRUFF JOLT IN KINGS co.
HtSkELL DESERTS: OFFERS
MtI FOLLOW.
col. DadS Has q Close CaII In Hls nlst.lc,
Delegation TO SARATOGA MAJ BE
evenly DIV sIed Instead of being IOO
To m woodruff Men Troubled

ventions for the elect ion ~ lI2 delegate p
to the State convention a. SaratoRq
were held in Brooklyn last night and ~
suited in some surprises The primarie,
on Tuesday seemed 10 Indicate clearly
that Timothy l. Woodruff. the State
chairman and county leader would
control 100 Of the delegates and that
Mepsrs Kracke. Calder. VOORHEES, and
Vass. who lined up in support ~ Col
Roosevelt a. against Vice President Sher-
man for temporary chairman al Saratoga,
would control only their own districts
with thirty-three delegates
The expressed confidence ~ Mr. Wood
run that the Kings county delegation
would stand N for and iO0 against Roose-
welt got a had JOLT Yesterday mornin 2
when Reuben I. Haskell. the executive
committeeman from the Twenty-third
district. came out with the declaration
that he was IN favor Of Roosevelt and
all his policies. especially that on direct
nominations. ContendlnE also that the
Roosevelt and antiSRoosevelt issue had
not heen involved IN the primaries The
local Woodruff managers were thrown
Into a panicky condition when they
heard ~ Haskells holt as we'll as we'll
defined rumors that Paul NJ LlnebuTg
and Fred Linde. the leaders IN the Fifth
and ninth districts respectively. were
also likely 20 break away from Wood
run and ION the Roosevelt column and
that several other Roosevelt delegates
would be gathered IN from other districts
N was evident that CONSIDERABLY. mis-
sionary work had been done m UNDER
mining WoodrrIF's political props IN he
brief interval since the primaries and
some - II was attributed 20 the Influences
of Comptroller PreUd"rgast and the
Young Republican cub and other or
gan izatlnus which have long been m
strong opposittou 10 WoodriIT IN tho
question 81 direct primary nominations.
The fact thai Mr. Haskell. tn" Twenty
third district leader. - also borough
secretary. was rega r,isd IN some quar-
'ers a. indicating that Borough Prpsl-
dent Steer had thrown his Inlianc" on
thr side 81 The Roosevelt forces and
siren 9Th Was added o. this view ~ m"
situation from the fact that Linaberg
and Iinde the other two district leaders
who were expected 90 follow HaskaIis
example. ar" Deputy Public Works COM
rIt >sIoner aud Superintendent II High
ways. respectively. under Pr.sIdsnr Steers
The latter. however. as we'll a. ms three
subordinates. emphRtically denied that
the borough administration was in any
way mixed up with the political r,impas.
Neither Jacob Bremen. chairman Of
the executive committee. nor John 4.
Smith. IN" secretary. who are probably
in closeT touch with Mr.. Woodruff than
any others m the organization. would
make any comment on the situation.
hut they were unmstakably disturbed
on realizing that Mir Woodruff con
fdenca of leading a solid band Of 100
anti Roosevelt delegates ~ Saratoga
was not going 10 he realized. Wherever
the active Republican workers gathered
during the day there were heated dis
c,issions over the situation. and some
ot the district Leaders said that there
was SUCH he'd mINup m several districts
that the final lineup oi IN" delegates
would not b.a positively known until
they gathered AZ Saratoga
col Michael ! Dady who has been
Republican no-- IN the FIr-t Assembly
district Tor m ny wears and who won
AZ the primaries over Morris | tly by
the slender plurality Of lJp-oid had also
TO- do som" lively mIstling last night To-
control the convention He was made
chairman hV vote II g. against n
cast for Col Willis l. Ogden and the
six delegate 90 N" Saratoga convention
chosen in a bunch and headed with his
nam. 10y vote II ~ - 90 for the. Ely
men II WIS the cI0-,.~t rdl col Dady
has had ~ h'- pIcturr~ "a" political
"a rr"r. II WIS tho purpp-'' e Dadv =
opponents To- spring Roosevelt r,.~plu-
tiOn and also resolution m favor of
direct primaries. hut this was hipckad
bv an Imrn"dst" motion To- adjourn
which was carried hv another close yot"
Dady has had -cv.rll scraps with Mr.
WoodruN. hui fnr som" time has been
lined up closely with hum ard ~ l. expected
he will Join the Bl-ues -Woodri m forces Al
Saratoga
The conventions m tho second. Third. |
Fourth fIfth. SlN'h. seventh. Eighth. /
ninth. Tenth Eleventh and most ~ the
other districts raised ofI without friction
aud in some - Their resolutions indors- !
ing President Taft wer" adopted
In ongressman talders district, the !
Twelfth. and Naval rf'crr Krackes. -. /
p ghte"nth. strong Roosevelt resolutions |
wer" adopted and m the wsnty-third !
the seven delegates wera instructed |
To vot" under tie direction % Mr. Has4s'l /
the leader OF the district. WHO heads IN"
delegation and has come out for koOs~-
welt
There was lively contest m the Four
tenth district. hut eX senator Owens
who presided and will head the delega-
tASAiA-+- Saratoga. won out ra-Iiy. There
was "A stormy scene when a resolution
indor-ing Roosevelt was offered by Er-
nest Wagner and the storm - misses
drowned the remarks Of the mover
hartman Owens. when the resolutions
r cached his table tore thorn MP and hung
them about amid a Wild storm - cheer-
and Kisses After tho convention h"
luieted down. resolution Indor-Ing
Taft was adopted with great nIrrah
Ia several districts resolutions Indors-
nE direct pTimaT" nominations we're
presented. hut few ~ them were adopted.
The best informei RapublIcan potii-
'ians m BROOKLYN ztif regard the lineup
4 IN" delegation - the State CON
rention a. doubtful with the chances ~
avOr ~ about an even split "a Eoo-e-
'elt Tn" fact that seven 0r etght dis
TiCtE hav" sent unInstrtIcfe ddcl"gHttong
makes the situation uncertain
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