The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-10
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The Hon. benjamin b. odeli, Jr., Chairman Of
the Republican State Executive Committee,
went of to his home In Newburgh yesterday
morning, and is not expected back before to-
morrow. MIR. Odell wants TO be nominated
for Congress in his district. He hadn't crossed
the Harlem River before things began 10 break
loose at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The chrys-
anthemum from Utica, Charles w. IIackett,
was left in charge, and his life was made miser-
able all day long by the demands Of coored Re
puhlicans. There were more colored Republicans
than he had ever expected to see. and 1t was APP
parent that the colored statesmen were aware
d Mr.. Odells absence. They believed that Mr..
Hackett was a soft thing and 80 they descended
upon him in droves. They filled Mr. Odell's
room and wandered through all OF the other
rich apartments occupied by the Republican
campagners. Tho rooms were luxurious and
the colored statesmen were happy. Mr.. Hack
EFT received them In Mr.. Odel's room. He was
backed up against the wall, and the delegations
of colored statesmen took their turns in bonn
harding him with requests for campaign funds
and other necessaries of life.
The biggest delegation was headed by
Jacob Slmms Of the Eleventh district. and
supporting him were his brother, Rush Simms,
and twenty other Coored statesmen, who pro-
claimed that they were the only regular colored
Jacob and Rush and thcir followers are sup 1U
ported by John sabine smith. and that Caleb
Simms, a brother OF Jacob and Rush. has the
the Eleventh Assembly district, which takes In
Sixth avenue from Fourteenth street % Forty
there is a political vendetta between Caleb and
his brothers Jacob and Rush. The fracas be-
gan at recent primary, when J caleb beat JAKE
district, he is with hts brother Jake. and Fred
Gibbs is patting Rush ON the back and telling
G e to sm caleb has ck had that some s COW
a messenger in the Appraisers stores
Simms Is n lawyer. and for u time he downed
his brother Caleb, but Caleb has been ahead of
lete; ana ne Is now one OF the Chief men IN
Hackett listened to the demands OF Jake Simms,
and he expects to have Caleb and his crowd
down upon him to-day as soon as Caleb is aware
wants Mr.. Odell to come back to town. Jake
Simms and his friends would not tell why they,
had called on Mr.. Hackett, but two or three Of
the colored Republicans who were present
united in the statement, declaring:
We don't come around here, mister, to pay
social visits We've got to be recognized. We
want substantial support, mister. or there'll be
Mr. Platt was not at the hotel last night He'd
got word OF the visit of Jake Simms and his
brother Rush and their friends and he decided
shall Louis F. Payn dropped into the headquar-
tiers for moment. but cllmbetlsDut as fast as he
could and went back to his Park avenue bone
when he heard that one OF the rival colored
factions of the county was bombarding Mr..
Hackett.
What did the colored statesmen want" Mr..
Hackett was asked.
"Oh, they came around to pay their respects"
replied the Utica statesman: but, say, wish
much rather that our colored friends would pay
their respects to him than to me. You see, I'm
I'm ,n fat and they sly fat are
to speak at Buffalo on Oct. 20.