New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-25
ODELL AND .SCHIEREN ?
POLITICIANS SEEM TO THINK THEY
WILL HEAD THE TICKET.
THE CHAIRMAN. HOWEVER, TO CONTINUE
TO DIRECT THE STATE CAMPAIGN
coLoRED REPUBLICANS AND
THE STATE COMMITTEE.

The headquarters of the Republican State
Committee in the Fifth Avenue Hotel was a
busy place yesterday. Chairman OdeH talked
with large number OF politicians who went to
confer with him. Among them were several
prominent Republicans from Brooklyn 1t has
come to be understood by the politicians that
Mr.. Odell will be the organization candidate for
the nomination for Governor this fall and that
he will keep right on with the work of directing
the campaign in the State as chairman of the
State Committee. Mr.. Oden refuses to talk on
the subject, but the politicians say there is no
doubt he will be nominated for Governor, and
will the campaign for the election Of the
State ticket.
In spite of his expressions Of surprise and dis
sent, Charles A. Schieren the ex-Mayor OF
Brooklyn, is being doomed by many of the Re
publican organization leaders for the nomination
for Lieutenant Governor. Mr.. Schieren's record
as Mayor Of Brooklyn and his popularity with
German-American voters are mentioned as good
reasons for his nomination. George w Aldridge
and Isaac V Baker said yesterday that they
thought Mr.. Schieren would be nominated for
Lieutenant Governor. The politicians say that
the denomination of most of the present State
officers is to be expected.
w. H. Butler, George ]. Mckenzie ] ]. Oliver,
George Williams and Frederick Williams. repre-
senting a faction of the Republican colored
voters Of this city, went to State headquarters
yesterday and told MT Odell that they were
committee instructed to ask that Charles ".
Anderson, the "sver tongued" coored orator,
be put on the State Committee, TO represent the
colored voters. Mr.. Butler said that MI Ander-
the only genuine representative of the
colored Republican voters in the city. Mr. Odell
said in a diplomatic way that he had power
in the premises. but that the application for
the appointment of a coorad representative
would be LAID before the State Committee at
its meeting in Saratoga on the evening of Sep
TENDER g.
Mr.. Anderson was at the State headquarters
yesterday and said he did not want to get on
the State Committee Butler is using my name
for some purpose, but without authority" he
said. Those fellows are always scrapping."
Mr. Oden sat on the veranda of the Oriental
Hotel, at Manhattan Beach, with Senator PIatt
last evening and talked the work of the
day. He said he expected to keep at work in
the Fifth Avenue Hotel nearly every day from
until the election.
When I a young man" he added, II
learned that it is impossible TO do work in a
political campaign too thoroughly. I ron for the
Office of Supervisor in the little town of New
Windsor when 1 was twenty four years old
There was a natural Democratic majority of
about two hundred in the town. but Election
Day 1 thought I would have a majority of
ABOUT forty. SnOrtlV De1Ore the close OF. the
polls some of my friends said there were fifteen
men down at the bridge ready to vote for if
they were sent for but said their votes prob
ably were not needed. When the votes were
counted I found that l lacked just eight of
majority. If those fifteen men had been brought
T. the polls 1 would have been Supervisor of
New-Windsor.'
Senator Platt laughed at the story Of Mr.
Odell's narrow escape. He said he remem-
bered an election in a small town years ago
when a Democratic ticket defeated be-
cause some at work on a gravel train failed
to get to the polls. The train met accident
which did harm except to cause delay. L
suppose the accident could not have been
avoided" the Senator said with a chuckle. for
the engineer of the gravel train a Re
publican"