The Washington herald., 1910-03-12

The victory OF the Woodruff Barnes
forces in the Republican caucus at Al
bany, n. Y. Thursday night does not
mean that Senator Root and his friends
will give up in their effort to reorgRnize
the Republican party in New York State.
On the contrary. this action on the
part OF the Republican caucus has fixed
them more firmly in the determination
TO have a complete housekeeping.
The election OF Cobb as president pro
TEN OF the Senate is regarded by Fed
eral Republicans as the first step in the
programme that Barnes and Woodruff
mapped out. The election OF Cobb, It is
believed. was to have been followed by
a withdrawing of Aids by the enact
ment of a milk-and- direct primary
law. and then. as an inevitable result of
ali this, by defeat at the polls in next
November,
Means Republican Defeat.
Senator Root and his friends at Wash
ington quickly saw through the Wood
run Barnes plans, and they appreciated.
what Woodruff apparently does not, that
the carrying out of this programme will
certainly mean defeat TO the Republican
forces in November.
The next move on the part OF the Root
supporters will be 10 prevent anything
like a withdrawing of the Aids charges
by the senate. The Federal group have
no disposition TO PREJUDICE Senator Aids,
but they are convinced that a movement
is on foot 90 whitewash Aids, regardless
Of the facts. and they viii not stand for
any such procedure.
1t is regarded as a certainty now by
members Of the New York State delega-
ton that Chairman Woodruff's days are
numbered as head Of the State organi-
cation.
Notwithstanding the victory OF the
Woodruff Barnes forces at Albany, they
say that Woodruh's chances Of remaining
in the saddle are a good deal poorer now
than they were before his forcing Of the
Cobb election at Albany. Some OF the
members of the New York State delega-
ton are inclined TO regard the Cobb cleo
ton as the last splutter on the part OF
the Woodruff Barnes combination.
That Mr.. Woodruff does not control the
State committee is asserted by good
many members Of the New York delega-
ton Senator Root has an engagement
with Mr.. Woodruff tomorrow. and at that
time IL is expected that he viii be in
formed that he must either get out Of
his own accord or be pushed of the plank
Must Clean House at Albany.
One of the things that would have fol-
lowed the election OF Hinman at Al
bany would have been a thorough sitting
Of all legislative scandals at Albany.
That is what is favored by President
Taft, Senator Root, and Gov. Hughes,
and Il is the only means by which the
situation in New York can be righted, as
they view ii.
To say that New Workers In Washing
ton were disappointed at the action Of
the Albany caucus would be putting the
matter lightly. Many Of them remained
up until after midnight Thursday in the
hope OF hearing something from the New
York State capital. and all OF them were
holding informal conferences in the lob
bies and corridors OF the Capitol yester-
day morning.
Some OF the New York State delega-
ton urged Senator Root on Thursday TO
follow woodrufrs example and go TO Al
bany TO take personal charge of the stu
alton The Senator declined. however. 10
do this It is known that he and his ad-
visers believe that the situation at Al
bany can be righted by public opinion.