The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-31
.P0LIPGAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

4 Queer Procedure.-Upon the de-
msnd of MIR. Hanna the Hon. B. B. odeli
has promised TO retain the craftsmanship
of the Republican State Committee and
to manage the campaign in New York,
even though he is made the nominee for
Governor That he will be nominated for
this Office there can no longer be any
doubt. All precedents will be ignored
when OdelI accepts both the nomination
and the State Craftsmanship. Ii the state
ment of his intention TO do this were not
made in such positive terms it would be
hard to believe A phase of the matter
of special interest is that Mr.. Hanna has
boldly asserted his right TO interfere in
the New York local situation. The report
has it that Mr. Hanna told Odell plainly
that he would oppose his nomination for
Governor if Odell did not agree to remain
at the head of the State organization and
manage the campaign in New York.. The
report does not say that Mr.. Plat
has approved this programme, or,
in fact, that Mr. Plat was
consulted about it at all by Mr., Hanna
Now if Platt wants somebody else nom
inally to manage the New York cam
paign-of course, Platt Will be the
actual manager-Odell will have to break
his promise to Hanna. Then there viii be
trouble, But why il is naturally being
asked, should Mr.. Hanna consider 1T nee
essary or advisable TO NEEDLE at this
! iuncture in local affairs in New York; LII
has been his boast all along that he was
| not interfering and did not intend to in
| terfere in any way with the party man
agement in that State. Though it is posi-
| lively known that he, as we'll as Roosevelt,
| was opposed to Lobbyist OdelPs nomination
! for Governor until il was made plain that
| the Plat machine was determined to
| nominate OdeII, still the National Chair
| man yielded with apparent composuTe In
the presence of the inevitable. Obviously
| however, something has happened during
j the past few days that has wrought a
! radical change in Hanna's disposition, and
now he feels emboldened to threaten Odeil
with defeat for the gubernatorial nomlna-
| ton unless he consents TO do the bidding
of Hanna. Is il possible that Mr.. Hanna
| has grown suspicious of Plat and Odeli
! Manifestly the lobbyist is satisfied with
| the arrangements Plat has made for his
| election, otherwise he would not 1ccepi
| the nomination. II is very well understood
| that the Plat machine could cleo It's State
| ticket and a the same time lose the
| State TO Mckinley Mr.. Hanna, realizing
! this. appears TO be playing very auda-
| cious game in demanding that Odeli
sort OF au arrangement Mr.. Hanna car
watch Plat and Odeil better than if the
responsibility Tor results in November
we're divided II Mr.. Hanna is called Oh
for money he will know exactly wheFt
the money goes when it leaves his hands
and can kee p tab on Odell in the disbuTse-
| msnt OF this cash. With authority to dc
that much Mr.. Hanna very easily can as
ssrt the right to be informed OF every
thing that goes on in the State oFganiza
ton Indeed, iC is believed that he VIII de
/ mand as a right the privilege of sitting
in all tie councils OF the Plat machine
| and Ey this means he will in the end b5
| the real me- mayer OF the campaign in New
/ York All OF which shows that your IN
I Gle Mark L. a hard man TO lose He has
not been staying in New York all this
time for bis health the probabilities no"
I are that he will stay in New York more
! than in Chicago during the campaign
solely for the purpose OF watching Plat
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