New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-21
MOVE AGAINST WOODRUFF
Kracke and Followers Take First
Steps to Remove Leader.
TO INCREASE COMMITTEE
Amendment Making Number 600
Is Offered and VIII Be Voted
Upon August 9.

What appeared 90 be the beginning ~
the domination of +. J. II. kfacke In Re-
publican politics IN Brooklyn was made
last night at a special meeting OF the
county general committee. called 10 nom
inate the organizations candidate for cleo
ton commissioner.
II was declared at the meeting that
scarcely five Assembly district leaders
conld he depended upon 10 stand oy
Timothy l.. Woodruff. and that with him
Chairman Jacob Bremen Of the county cN-
ecutive committee and Chairman Charles
H. Kelby OF the general committee won0
loose their positions What will become ~
John T. Smith. the election commissioner
and secretary Of the county committee be-
vond losing the former Office. does not
seem to have been decided.
As decided upon at the meeting Of the
executive members. ~ Republican head
quarters. in the Temple Bar Building. on
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Woodruff offered
the name Of Jacob Livingston ~ the or
ganization's candidate as election commits
sioner Mr.. Woodruff reception last night.
when lie entered tie room ~ the Johnston
Building where the meeting was held. sur
prised the delegates who lave been fol-
lowing him for fourteen years. lie spoke
quietly to some friends and sat we'll back.
, IIc said I'm nominating Mr.. Livingston that
| his act signiGed no lack OF respect fOr the
present Incumbent OF the position, hu.
sir>pIv took into consideration the custom
of turning over such positions 10 district
, leaders. Lewis NJ Swasey. leader " the
| 18th Assembly District. seconded the NOM
| nation. and it was adopted unanimously.
| Then the meeting openly passed into the
| hands OF the friends of Mr. kracke, leader
of the 18th Assembly District. Mr. Krackc,
: CONGRESSMAN William NJ. Calder ana thCi'
J chief lleutenants had been busy DISCUSSING
: two resolutions. The FIRST, which merely
! Endorsed reciprocity, was introduced by
J cx-C Congressman Charles 3 Law am
passed without comment. Then csn'o 10
/ light the move which will end the lat
somhlance OF Woodrufts power. Mr.
Krackc, who had been sitting in the front
row. arose with IN amendment 10 tho by
! laws Of tho organization.
| lie declared that for come time mucn
talk had been heard OF getting the voters
| interested IN politics. His plan. he saG,
/ was TO increase the size Of the count
! general committee from about two hun-
| bred and fifty 20 upward of six hundred,
At the same time he proposed 70 reduce
) the dues from SIS IN s10 each. Under his
plan each two hundred enrolled Rcpubl'
can voters would he represented As soon
as the proposed amendment had been read
! Charles L. Conrady, Of the 18th Assemo5
! District arose and said:
The county committee has become
nouentity. All the business formerly trans
acted here IS now carried on 10y the of'c'
tive committee. The organization has
followed Tammsny Hall methods ard yon
all know where We have landed This
nomination Of Mr. Livingston is the first
important action that VIC have taken Ia
I i've years
Mr.. Kelby nearly brought about 4 show
down in questioning the propriety O,
bringing up the amendment in the mann.'
chosen by Mr. Kracke. He and Marcus j.
Campbell leader Of the 10th Assembly
District. were at swords point for a t.~-
moments. but the meeting finally learned
that unanimous vote would permit tho
consideration Of the proposed amendment
al later meeting. Tho date YVES set iof
August S, and the vote was taken.
This will allow the county committee -
completely swapping the Woodruff forces
in the committee. The plan viii enable
the Kracke forces to pack the committee
With opponents of Mr. Woodruff. The
amendment was planned without tho
knowledge Of tho Woodruff followers, -
IL was feared that fight would boz pre-
cipitated. and that was not wanted.
II IS estimated that Mr.. woodruff he's
the support Of scarcely half dozen lear-
ers in his fight 10 hold lis scat aif.
Ira ckc has the hacking of a great ma
iorlty of the twenty-thrcc leaders. ~
the same time. many of the delegates are
not convinced of the necessity for change
of leadership. as the matter came before
them prcmaturely through the Livingston
opiscde.
Some OF 1Ir. Woodruff friends said last
night that there would be a fight against
tho amendment and n last stand a. ~
time of the reorGa nization 90 the county
committee this fall. The general b'h''.
however. is that Mr.. Woodruff viii resign