New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
PART Ii.
FOURTEEN PAGES.
3. B. ODELL, JR., AT HOME.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR COVER
NOR IS WELL LIKED IN HIS
NATIVE CITY.

Newburg, y. Y, Sept, s speciaD.-Benjamin
s. Oder, jrr the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. IS personally well liked here. Here he
grew UP, here he went to school, here he began
the active life OF a business man. here he
achieved political honors: and through all his
democratic manner and ways. his amiabilitv NJ
disposition, held firmly TO him all the friends
Ife brought to him IN the city. Mr. Odell is now
forty-six years old. HIS family have been
p~ominent citizens Of Newburg for seventy-fwe
wears His father, Benjamin b. Oden sr.. a
kind faced old gentleman. was born on the De
Wit Clinton homestead in 1925. Early in life
he became interested in politics, and was sue
cessvely elected q member OF the Board of AL
dermen Of Newburg Supervisor OF Orange
County Sheriff of Orange County and Mayor
of Newburg HIS term Mayor of Newburg
lasted for twelve years. In 1884 he was elected
q delegate 10 the Republican National Conven-
,ion. and supported George F. Edmunds for
President Theodore Roosevelt was an Ed
-ounds delegate from this State to the same
convention.
BENJAMIN B. Odell, jr., was born in Nevvburg
oD January Il. 1854. He was educated in the
public schools and at the Newburg Academy
and then went to Bethany College, in West Vir-
ginia where he studied mining engineering for
rvo years. From Bethany College he went to
Columbia College, in New York. with the inten-
.,or of pursuing q four years course in mining
engineering While in Columbia College he was
r7orainent IN athletic sports. and especially in
rowing Newburg was a great rowing centre.
and his father was hacker Of the Wards when
they had their international race with the
Rentcrth crew on Saratoga Lake.
WENT TO WORK EARLY.
But the sons studies at college were inter
-upted by the necessity of earning his liveli-
hood HIS father was president of an ice
company. and he was put IN charge of
the business Of that company. He deter
mined &c know the business from the foun-
dation and he drove an ice cart and delivered
ice himself about Newburg. His wages were
rot large, rot above 81 a day, but he lived
within his income. Finally in 1877 he married
Miss EstelIe Crist, who was e member of one Of
the old families of Newburg. They had three
children Walter, Herbert B. and Benjamin Bry-
ant Walter Odeu was an athlete like his
father but died IN Washington two years ago.
when only nineteen years of age, after two
years Of great suffering Mr.. Oden felt the loss
Of this son severely. and it one of the rea-
sons which made him give up Washington life
and decide rot TO be a candidate for Congress
again. Herbert B. Odell is eighteen years Of
age, and is q student at Columbia College. Ben
3autn Bryant Odell is a boy Of twelve years,
and IS now attending school IN NeWburg- Ihe
mother OF these children lost her life by
cident on the Hudson River in June, 1885, A
Hudson River night boat ran down yacht in
which she was sailing. and she was drowned.
A few years later Mr.. Odei married his present
wife, Mrs. Linda c. Praphagan, a widowed sis
ter Of his first wife. Xr. and Mrs. Odell have a
little girl, Estelle, aged six Mrs Odel has
most pleasing personality, and IS greatly be-
loved here IN Newburg. She is member of the
First Presbyterian Church, Of which Mr.. Oden
IS q frequent attendant. The pastor Of the
church, the Rev. William K. Wall. is one Of Mr.
OdeITs best friends
HIS POLITICAL CAREER.
Mr Odeu has two brothers. One OF them,
George c. D. Odell, is a professor in Columbia
College; the other, H. B. Odell, is postmaster
Of Newburg. Then he has two sisters, Ophelia
and Clara, who give devoted care to their
mother, who has been an invalid for many
years Mr.. and Mrs. Odell ST.. had their golden
wedding on April II last.
Benjamin B. Odell, jr, besides having bust
regs relations with his father in the ice COM
pany, Is president Of the Newburg Electric