Show WOODRUFF NOT IN senatorial RACE hot springs nov 29 timothy I 1 L woodruff chairman of f the now york republican state committee today to date eliminated himself from the senatorial r race in favor of secretary of state root this action was taken afdera conference with president elect taft and was followed by statements from 5 mr taft and sir mr woodruff 2 aside from these statements each of which concedes the election of mr root to succeed senator platt on jan uary 19 next no details of the conference were made known mr A jr taft said 1 I can only say that I 1 am much pleased at the attitude that mr jr wood ruff has taken lie he has been moved f by an earnest desire to promote per P e r feet harmony and has extended h hla ls claim to the gratitude of the leans ians of new york and also of tho the i country at large for making it alq as certain as possible that such a states man as mr root will be chosen to rep f resent recent that state in the senate t 1 I am personally very much pleased now that I 1 have had to give up my purpose to keep mr air root in the cabinet andi that I 1 shall have tile the support andje assistance which ho he will render to the administration with his great ability vhf if and his knowledge of governmental government ali affairs I 1 am sure from what I 1 know T that the action of mr woodruff and the election of mr root will condeco to great harmony among the laicans in now new york and will nill strengthen the party advice from ancient sage A wise man should not refuse a i kindness herodotus |