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Show ROOT CARRIES ULTIMATUM TO WOODRUFF FROM TAFT By .Leased Wire to Tho Tribune. NEW YORK, March 12. United States Senator Iioot. whoso leadership of tho state of Now York was openly defied by tho old-time Republican ring under Chairman Woodruff of tho Republican Repub-lican state committee, hurried here from Washington this cvouing bearing an 1 imatiim to Mr. Woodruff from President Taft. Now York is now the battleground. Woodruff is fighting for lspoVrt;,cal J lfo PPosod bv President IaltVr ,C(! President Sherman, Governor Gover-nor Hughes and Senator lfool. The party is so badly split that tho aspect has become critical. Senator Root's mission is to be followed fol-lowed by a conference of tho party leaders lead-ers tomorrow. Senator Root, when he meets Chairman Woodruff tomorrow, i Ji,m to resign his office. Prcs- ident laft is ready to shunt Mr, Wood-rua Wood-rua into a diplomatic post and thus New York state politics will .be rid of a firebrand who has stirred up almost ll'r1 roublcan agitation' for the Republicans as tho Democratic party. |