The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-10
NEW YORK ice TRUST
Is the Subject Of Communications Between
Several Of New fork's Officials.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT is NOT TAlKATlVE
oa.,, mia Not want Van Wyck's An
swer Made Public Until AFTER
the Election.

with the answer ol hag"l va
the charges against him filed with Coz
ernor X osevelt, regarding his alleged
improper connection with the American
Ice company, the World today prints a
telegram purportlng TO have been sent by
p p. Olel. chairman OF the republican
State committee and nominee for gove'-
nor. to Governor Roosevelt as follows
To Theodore Roosevelt. Governor of New
York, Cripple Creek Colo.
September %. 19OO.--Wire Attorney Gen
eral Davies to be sure not to give out TO
tbe reporters the Van WyCk answer at
this time It must be held until after the
election is over. This would imperl Gus
chances and get US into useless wrangie
| have also wired Davies.
b. b. Odell.
Mr. odel was asked at his home in
Newburg today to affirm or deny t"e
authenticity of the telegram, but refused
TO make any statement at this time.
In the letter OF Attorney General Davies
Il Governor Roosevelt, dated Octooer /,
communicating the answer OF Mayor van
Wyck, the attorney general says: me
mayor BY his answer admits that during
mis- incumbency of the ottlce he mas Deeh
the owner OF saares OF stock in me Amer
lean Ice company. He also admits that
during the period in which he was the
owner of such stock the American I've
company had contracts with the city Tor
the sale OF ice to various departments oil
the CITY and for the leasing OF docks be-
longn to the city In my opinion, lhe
owner OF stock in the corporation is IN
terested within the meaning Of hat WORD,
as employed in section 1888 OF the Great
er New York charter IN a contract De-
tween the corporation and the city,
Further on in his letter to the governor,
the attorney general says: In orderIo
justify the mayors removal, l do not be-
lieve that it IS necessary to establish a
case against him upon which he could be
convicted of a crime under the provisions
of section 1888 above referred to- but |
do believe there should be clear and sat
istactory evidence OF his moral guilt.
at is OF the utmost importance that
no further proceedings should be taken
i'm this matter unless you are satisfied that
the charges can be sustained. The mayor
of the greatest city in America should not
be Inundated by being placed upon trial
upon charges which are groundless. OF
which can not be proved. Under all these
circumstances and in view OF the fact
that the charges are made upon informa-
ton and belief and considering the grea
expense both to the mayor and the sd
involved in such a trial / believe that be-
fore comm ssoner is appointed or an!
further proceedings taken in this matter
you should require the petitioners 10 plac,
you in possession OF evidence which stand
. ing alone and undisputed would justif!
the removal of the mayor.
'Iu Judgment hn novor'e answn
should be made public at this time. As
have already stated, its denials and ale
cations are clear and explicit and it nigh
= at once be suggested that the charge
should be dism ssed or that commits
81 ner should at once be appointed an
the mayor given a speedy opportunity t
exonerate himself
You are powerless to act in this matte
during your absence from this State Yo
;, can not appoint commissioner until yo
}. reach this State and / am informed tina
y Mr.. Woodruff will decline to take the re
8 sponsibility of appointing one"
J, A reporter called on Governor Roosevelt
/, at his home in Oyster Bay today an
;, asked him as TO the genuneness of tn
telegram above given. The governor de
a clined to make any statement beyond call
!. ing attention to the fact that about tie
e days before the election he had said to
newspaper ltpOlltI ludt IleTe Was no nos
q sible objection to Mayor Van Wyck givin
out his answer, but as far as he was cor
3 cerned, the usual custom would be TO
lived, and the answer, together with th
;. communication OF the attorney genera
Al would be made public at the same tim
y the decision was given out.
Governor elect Odell, when asked abor
- the telegram said to have been sent b
t. him to Governor Roosevelt to suppress III
+ answer of Mayor Van Wyck to the &c
10 trust charges, said: That alleged te,,
gram is signed 'B. B. OdeH.' That Is n,
my name. never signed my name
\ any other way but B. r. Odell, Jr. NJ
fathers name is b. B. Odell | asked NJ
Il father If he had sent such a telegram ar
he said he had not. do not know of ar
o. other B. B. Odell. had an Investigate
in this office (State headquartersl b,
IL no record has been found of any such con
k. munication to Governor Roosevelt wifi
he was at Cripple Creek"
To BE Prepared
for ie ba mo-.