New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
WOODRUFF AGAIN RULES
Will Be Asked to Take Title by
Nominal Leader.
LIVINGSTON BEATS KRACKE
Result of Caucus Of Brooklyn
Assemblymen-E Elect Favorable
to Merritt for Speaker.

Naval Officer +. ]. II. kracke, who as
sitmed the leadership OF the Republican Or
ranization OF Brooklyn on Saturday Wheh
CONGRESSMAN William VI. Calder threw IL
mn. went down 10 defeat yesterday at the
hands of Jacob A. Livingston. leader OF
the 99d Assembly District, and II was eN-
rected in consequence Timothy l.. Wood
rufs would be asked to-day 70 return to the
I.adcrsbip. Mr.. Livingston will not take
this step. though it Is quite certain 'ha'
he vvo,,,d readily turn over his new power
10 Mr.. Woodruff He does not want the
county leadership. now that he has It,
His chief reason is that he Is poor ana
cannot afford the large expenditures i'
qured of tho county leader
There arc two reasons why the ieaoer-
shin has now come back TO Mr.. Woodruii'
First and foremost. it returns 10 MN oe
,.use there is 10 Assembly District leader
who has the money TO handle inc PIacc'
This was only partly appreciated oeioie
Mr. Woodruff was ousted last suiiiIiiei /.
II Is said he invested more than SlVV'VVV
I'm the Republican organization IN His
fourteen years of leadership. lie olle"
said when reproached for his absentee
leadership" that he could not put money
in the organization il prevented from
earning IL. ,,,,
| The other reason is that 10 Assembly
Nstrict leader feels qualified. to manage
tn organization. Since the steering com
minSe has been in power the aosehlee
leadefship has been as pronounced as e'o'
The u1Snbers have to work ten hours d
day earning their living. MT. Calder loi
one has toNbe in Washington large par'
Of the time
The irony Il fate is exhibited in the
,electiou OF MrA Livingston TO prepare ar
opening for the 'seturn of Mr.. Woodruff
Several years ago Ne voted with the odei
forces against Mr.. Woodruff. and in conse'
ouence was removed US deputy commits
sioner of election by Jacob Brenner, Mr.
1Voodrufrs lieutenant in Nhe county. Mr.
Woodruff Iso proposed 10 10 to Mr.. Liv-
ingston's district. the 22d. and fight him al
the primaries He visited meeting at the
clubhouse and found such all overwhelming
Livingston sentiment that he gaveNup the
fight and allowed Mr.. Livingston TO Nc re-
ipstated Mr. I>ivlngston's stock began tc
rise at that time y
When Mr.. Calder. Mr.. Kracke and
Michael ]. Dady. leader of the lst Assem-
hly DISTRICT visited Mr.. Woodruff at Re-
publiesn headqnarterz last summer and
. told him that the organization wanted his
resignation he refused 70 get out until ne
had talked with Mr.. Livingston. He de-
c,ded TO quit rather than fight after the
talk. There is a disposition 10 exact only
one requirement in the return of Mr.
woodruff. There'is strong objection 20 the
reinstatement in power Of Jacob Brenner
former chairman Of the executive commit
tee. . l.. . IT.
is not expected at present. Mr.. Livingston
viii be compelled 10 keep the power In MI
own hands for the present. There is smal
doubt of his ability TO obtain the suppor
of the organization at present and ne il
now without rival, as Mr.. krscke Il
isolated and has fight on In his distric
which must be met in the spring sixty
fye of the principal men of the 18th As
senbly District organized to fight him
few davs ago. and they are supported b!
money and influence
What cifnched Mr.. Livlngston's suprem