New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-28
WOODRUFF'S POWER ENDS
RetireS as Leader. but Friends
Think He May Yet Return.
PUT ON NEW COMMITTEE
Says He Intends to Act in Har-
mony and Help Elect Repub-
81 lican Ticket This Fall"

Though Timothy l.. Woodruff formally
resisned his powers as leader Of the Re-
publicans Of Kings County at a meeting
OF the 90 Assembly district leaders veg
terday afternoon neither he nor his fol-
lowers have given up all hope OF his re-
turn to his former place. This became
clear after the meeting, when Mr.. WOOD
ruff announced that he had determined 10
take up his home in Brooklyn again. Ills
opponents had given him the opening re
required 10 enter into active politics by ap-
pointing him member of the enlarged
executive committee which is TO conduct
the campaign this fail.
DO YOU intend to make any effort to get
back the leadership" a Tribune reporter
asked when informed OF Mr. Woodruf
contemplated return.
NO" replied Mr. Woodruff. II intend to
act I'm harmony with the rest and do all
can 10 help elect a Republican ticket this
fall"
His friends took heart, just III" same ana
said so last night
"1f Mr.. Woodruff returns to Brooklyn, |
have no doubt that he will get back III
power" said one of them. They can't
get along without him I'm my opinion. II
will simply he n matter of time when they
will have to look TO him again.
The opposition to Mr.. Woodruff believes
otherwise
Mr.. Woodruff can't come back, said a
typical leader. ITS too late. The cam
rafgn committee can get all the money Vt
needs without calling upon him, and any
contributions he makes will he vol
Vuntary OF course. he may draw coterie
Of friends around him and become an eie-
nient Of trouble, but | doubt it. Charles i.
Hauhert. one Of his friends, I understand
Will retire from the leadership Of the 18th
District as soon "a he leaves the Office OF
United States Marshal"
The only district among the anti-Wood-
ruff forces that is in doubt Ia the list As
semblv District. where everything indicates
that Michael J. Dady and his dummy ex-
ecutive member. y. Harry Ralston, VIII
be routed at the fall primaries.
The meeting of the executive committee
al Republican headquarters in the Temple
Bar Building yesterday afternoon was
largely pcrfunctory. Mr.. Woodruff for
mally resigned his powers as leader into
the hands OF the committee in accordance
with his declarations Of Wednesday. Mar
Gus y. Campbell. leader Of the 18TH AS
sembly District. moved that his resignation
be accepted and the motion was seconded
by Naval officer r. J. H. kracke. the ne"
leader, and Congressman William VI.
Calder. who shares the leadership respon-
sibilities with Mr. Kracke. The motion
was carried with small opposition from
| the Woodruff leaders.
The next move was TO carry resolution
creating campaign committee of sixty
members. This committee will consist az
| the twenty-three executive members ana
| one other man chosen by the leader in each
district. together with the following four
teen men mentioned in the resolutions
Charles a Schieren. +. \. NJ. burreh'
Richard Young. William Berri Timothy
| /. Woodruff. Darwin r. James, Alexander
| White. Charles r. Law. ;. 5. Noshell. Fred
eric T. Gunnson, Lewis H. Pouhds
Michael Furst. Henry Weismann and john
/ Feitner.
The committee will be vested with ALL the
movers Of the executive committee and VIII
he able TO enlarge itself from time TO time.
| CONGRESSMAN Calder will be the chairman.
The formation Of tho committee VIII. II IS
1
! a large number OF moneyed men into sctlNe
campaign work, which Will relieve the or
| canization OF the embarrassing necessity
| of going 10 Mr. Woodruff for financial sup
| port as i'm former years. 1t Will also re
| iieve Chairman Bremen Of the executive
| committee OF all important powers. Dir.
| Bremen and Charles II. kelby, chair
man Of the county committee, Will
| hold office until the end OF tneir terms.
| SECRETARY John Z. Smith, of the county
! committee will continue in office for "A
! couple Of weeks longer 10 finish up uncom-
! pleted business Darwin r. James may
! succeed him.
| A peculiar feature of the situation Is that
there is no actual designated leader I'm
! Kings County to-day. MIR. kracKe acts as
| spokesman Of the majority by and with the
! consent OF Congressman Calder. The powers
| OF leader rest in tho executive committee.
| as the powers Of leader rested i'm the pro-
visional committee Of the Democratic or
| gani2ation a year ago.