New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
WOODRUFF TO FLOP IF
HE SEES TAFT LOSING
But with His 13 Fellow Delegates
from Kings He Will First Wage
Battle for President.
COLONEL HIS NEXT CHOICE
Prefers Him to Any Dark Horse,
Not Believing That He Is Men.
ace to Country-Personal
Friend of Roosevelt.

Friend of Roosevelt.
Timothy T.. Woodruff consented yester-
day to explain his attitude on the Prest.
Dental nomination at some length TO re-
porter for The Tribune. He did this be-
cause he believes he Is being placed in a
false position by those who are predicting
that he is going to "hop" to Roosevelt and
carry the other thirteen Kings County
delegates with him.
AS a matter of fact. Mr.. Woodruff real
ICES that he and his fellow delegates, with
the exception Of Controller Prendergast.
were elected with the understanding that
they were for the denomination Of Prest-
dent Taft. and they do not intend to vto-
late the trust placed In them.
| At the same time Mr.. Woodruff does not
believe 1t would do any good to vote for
President Taft IL 1t should be shown con-
| clusively that he could not be renominated.
Mr.. Woodruff believes tho other delegates
| feel as he does about II, and that there
will be no jumping to Roosevelt within a
| few days, as is being freely intmated In
some quarters.
There is going to be no desertion OF
President Taft on the part Of the Kings
County delegation" said Mr.. Woodruff
"and when | speak of the delegation
mean all Of the sixteen delegates. except
Controller Prendergast, who has been FOR
Colonel Roosevelt from the start, and
Jacob r. Hoffman, who came out for the
| colonel recently.
THE Kings County Republican Generai
Committee unanimously passed resolution
some time ago favoring the denomination
OF President Taft. / and other candidates
for delegates. with the exception OF Con-
troller Prendergast, ran at the primaries
with the understanding that We were lot
Taft. Had there been no such understand
ing there probably would have been oppo-
sition to us. So, although We are not
pledged to vote for the President, there 10
moral obligation to support him, so ions
as that support may seem to be OF any
avail
"You may say that shall stand by Presi-
dent Taft so long as he remains in the race
mr. 90 long as there remains any chance OF
his nomination"
Mr. Woodruff was asked what authority
he would take as TO the chance OF inc
Presidents nomination
would answer that 1t should be left to tho
Taft managers. We viii foilo~ thein '"''
so long as We feel that they are sincere III
their further advocacy OF the President ana
are not keeping his name In the race Simply
for the purpose OF cloaking move Tor
third man. If we should have reason 10
,uspect that. then believe the Kings Couh-
10 delegation should be allowed to pause
10 consider what is best to do
AS have said. 7 am sincerely for Tan
40 long as he has any chance OK noNl'i'"
ton. but. frankly between Colonel Moose
welt and any third man I should much pre-
for the colonel As for the REMAINDER OIL
the delegation / suppose that atter lat
some would be for Roosevelt while otnere
might nrefer third man. or course III
thought that Colonel Roosevelt was men
ace TO the country. as some people 40
would stand against him TO the emo, no
matter what might arise. But do NOT nave
such bad opinion OF him.
friend OF Mr.. Woodruff explained last
rtch, that the relations that had existed
ho,ween the Kings County leader and Colo
NO, Roosevelt would naturally make MI.
Woodruff feel most cordially toward the
a p n
ro,, and Mr.. Woodruff have been GOOD
friends. both In Yale University ana since
When the fight for Coionel t'ooso'ei'
nomination began Mr. Woodruff AT luhcn-
eon one DAY frankly told the colonei tna'
y. would support President tart TOT re-
nomination. 1t is said that the coIoile'
made no attempt 10 change MS attltuoe'
Uben Colonel Roosevelt was Governor OF
,bis s,ate Mr. Woodruff served under MIN
"a lieutenant Governor. In 1906, after the
,,o,,iration of Charles r. Hughes as Gov
.rror Nr Roosevelt then President. prac-
|, ,cal,v dictated the selection OF Mr.. Wood
80 a. chairman OF the state committee.
| n which office he served during the last
three wears Of the Presidents term.
rour years ago Mr. Woodruff refused 10
| hecone a delegate at-laige TO the nauoha'
convention because he did not want 10 De
hound nv instructions for Governor Hughes
| not nv any reason Of any opposition 10
H. Governor but because he wanted 10
| ~ ,ras IN work for the nomination or MT
Taf, "a il was what President Roosevelt
nar,.d Mr.. Woodruff has always been
,.,,.ome visitor at Mr.. Roosevelts home,
10th IN the White House and at Sycamore
nm 7, ,e7 Mr.. Woodruff took the mega
tive end Of a debate with Senator Patrick
II McCarren. the Democratic leader OF
| Kings County. on the proposition that
| President Roosevelt had been responsible
for the financial panic OF that year.
.Is It any wonder, them" said the friend
chat Mr.. Woodruff should feel kindly dis
posed toward Mr.. Roosevelt? At the same
time he does not intend to desert President
taft lust TO climb on any band wagon
and Colonel Roosevelt knows 1t.
| Mr.. Woodruff expects to return on Fri
day to Kamp XIII Kare in the Adirondacks'
from which he was taken a week before
he had planned to leave by the situation
| In BROOKLYN. From there he Will so 10