New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
ASK WOODRUFF TO QUIT
Brooklyn insurgents Serve For
NAL Notice on County Leader.
KRACKE AT THE HELM
Only Four District Leaders Gut
of % Remain Loyal to Their
Old Chief

Timothy [. Woodruff was told by the IN
surgent Assembly district leaders Of Kings
County Yesterday at an informal meeunS
held at the Republican headquarters, in
the Temple Bar Building. that he had the
privilege OF retiring gracefully from the
county leadership or being put out. inc
three parties to the conference were NaVai
officer Kracke and Representative William
NJ. Calder on the one side and Mr.. Wood
ruff on tho other
Mr. Kracke. who assumed the county
leadership at the special meeting held last
Thursday night 10 choose a candidate ior
Elections Commissioner, acted as sPoheS-
man for the insurgents Another informal
conference will he held at the Republican
HEADQUARTERS this afternoon. when MI
Woodruff will announce his decision.
Mr. Woodruff arrived at Republican head
ouarters at . O'Clock i'm the afternoon. and
spent four hours talking with leaders who
dropped in. After Mr. Kracke and Mr..
calder had gone Mr.. Woodruff talked FOR
an hour or more with Secretary John +.
smith. Jacob Bremen, County Chairman
Charles II. Keby, Charles f. Murphy
leader Of the 10th Assembly District and
Lewis N. Swascy, leader of the l7th AS
,ombly District, Murphy Swasey. Bren-
ner and Haubert are tho only leaders who
are believed to he loyal to Woodruff. The
rest OF the twenty-threc are either posi-
lively against him or else wavering.
o Mr. Woodruff said ne was seriously
thinking of again taking up his home IN
Brooklyn. For several years he has merely
maintained a legal residence at the Mon
tsuk Club. in Eighth avenue and Lincoln
Place.
81 don't see why 1t makes any difference
whether 7 actually live here or not" he
said when T was I'm Albany | retained
tho leadership and did not actually live
here
Mr. Woodruns friends are inclined 10
ueht They still believe that he can retain
the leadership II he takes up his home in
Brooklyn again. The insurgents say that
things have passed that state now and
that he cannot he leader any longer.
Woodrufrs main object In sticking to the
JON Of county leader has been 10 become
United States Senator. or Nice-Presdent
Now, with President Taft opposed 10 him,
with tho state I'm the hands Of the Demo
crafts with the state Craftsmanship gone
and little chance left of building up sue
ccssfu organization m Kings County
again. II is believed he is becoming tired
Of the county leadership and will not re-
Eret an opportunity 10 retire.
Normally Mr. Woodruff has been leader
fourteen wears. but his actual leadership
ended = wear ago. Last Wednesday. when
the leaders got together and forced upon
rtm Jacob Livingston. leader Of tho 22d
Assembly District. As tho party candidate
for Elections Commissioner. his finish
seemed N he pear His candidate was
John Smith. Elections Commissioner At
tho time THURSDAY night Mr.. Woodruff
nominated Mr. Livingston, but no one was
deceived Tho occasion was accepted as
the formal end Of Woodruff's leadership
and the opening Of the Krackc regime.
If Woodruff determines 10 stick tho fight
AGAINST him will begin on the evening Of
August s when q special meeting of tho
county general committee will he held
A. the Johnson Building. Eovns street and
athush avenue, 70 amend the bylaws
Of the organization so as practically n
double IFS membership. The fight will then
be carried 10 the primaries. when the gen
oral committee will he packed with the
old leaders opponents