The sun., 1900-08-24
ALL PLEASED WITH ODELL.
REPUBLICANs REJOICE OYER BTs
AVOWED CANDIDACY.
He win Retain His Place ss Chairman ef the
state Committee ThrouEhout the Cam
paign-Gov. Roosevelt May Mako the
speech Nominating Him as His Successor.

| Hs win Retain HIS Place as Chairman ef the
| state Committee Throughout the Cam
| paign-Gov. Roosevelt May Mako the
| speech Nominating Hin as His Successor.
As soon az II became known yesterday to Re-
publclns In this city and throughout the State
| that Chairman Benjamin b. 0dell, Jr., OF
the State Committee. would accept the
| nomination for Governor. the campaign man
ayers at the Fifth Avenue Hotel began TO re-
celve kilograms from all over the State COM
] mendinR his decision. The Republican work.
| ers who called at the headquarters all shook
| hands with Mr.. odell and called him Gov
ernor." Tho only statement which MIR. odell
would make In regard to the situation yas az
! follows:
IAN care TO say Is that will abide By the
| decision OF the convention, / will not run away
from any duty TO which the party may call me.
| have decided 10 aoquiesoe. / have not de-
! sired the noininaton for Governor and am not
a candidate for the place"
Mr. Odells candidacy will not make any diff
ference with his work as the chairman OF the
STATE Committee. lie will not make q speaking
campaign. but instead will occupy his desk at
at Room 10 OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel and d.
rect his energy to the management o; the State
machine for the purpose Of carrying the
state for Mckinley and Roosevelt Mr.
Odell will make II plain during the cam
paign that his one desire is success for the
entire Republican ticket and his efforts will be
directed as much toward the success of the can
dIdates on the national ticket as toward the
success OF those on the State ticket. Mr.. Odell
will not retire as chairman Of the State Com
mittee, and he will attend TO the manifold
duties OF that important ofice throughout ths
entire campaign as he did in 1898 when Gov
Roosevelt was elected.
II was said yesterday that Gov. Roosevelt.
who has been In favor OF Mr. Odell's nomination
from the start might make the speech placing
him In nomination before the Saratoga Conven-
ton. Nothing has been decided as to this.
Mr. Odell's probable nomination was received
by such Republicans as eI-Mayor Strong aud
Gen. Wager Swayne In manner that showed
that the many Republicans OF independent ten
denotes In this city would all support him
and work for his election at the polls. Mayor
strong declared himself as an odell man some
time ago. Gen. Swayne was the chairman OF
the General Committee OF the Republicans Of
the county OF New York which fiourshed in the
early winter OF 1888 and which was controlled
by the Hon, William Brookfeld. Gen. Swayne
aS that y, he o,SSE T9Sd snPPSs M
The matter OF the Governorship having been
practically disposed OF, talk among the poliu-
some OF theml believed that a German should
be selected TO run with Mr. Odell. and Others
,het ae nd az t6s s,aie sd
ever. that there were strong arguments In
favor OF nominating man from New York
who were at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night.
said that they thought possibly that lieut.
Coy mSh; be IL %oS e
ruifs friends said that he would not while
others said that i would be necessary to consult
the subject because he had never considered
the possibility OF running third time on the
Some OF Mr.. Woodruff 8 friends in the Third
Congress district have suggested that he might
run for Congress- in that district. but It was said
would accept nomination Tor Representa-
tive Mr.. Woodruff was not home yester:
day and has not been heard & from ,,arG. IN regard
STATE T senator % Horace White OF Syracuse
have been booming him persistently for Lieu
hs' hs behalf S s
the party have reached no decision IN regard to
this and any ChS hhs pr
enter the field and show what he car, do.
The oampateners at the Republican STATE
Ss eve AsS Sf Te usual Po% w %
the the % leaders % Of the party party some idea as to the
points where especially hard work Is necessary,
i in progress. but It's result win not be known
who has charge Of the speakers, bureau, has
arranged a schedule Of campaign meetings
covering the entire State which will keep the
air full Of Republican oratory from now on.
II was announced az Republican state Head
fsas SheG Cohen d
practice Of the Law two years ago he entered
upon special obligations which could not now |
be cancelled, and that therefore 1t will be i'm
possible for him to comply with the request Of
his friends who desire TO have Gov. Roosevelt
late Justice Smyth. The names OF several other
gentlemen are under consideration. Gov:
Roosevelt IL coming up 20 town to-day, and
this matter as well as others Of importance may
be discussed by him while he Is In town.