The evening times., 1900-10-11
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

fngton who have acquired a reputation as
experts in interpreting the oracular ut
teranees of great men declare shat the
Hon. Benjamin Harrison's auto interview,
given out last night and published this
morning, was Intended to. do Mr. Mckin-
ley more harm than good. Very few Re
publicans profess to be pleased with it,
and nearly ali of them frankly confess
that it is disappointing. One feature of
the statement is particularly regarded
with suspicion by Republicans. That is
General Harrison's unIooked-for admis-
sion that during the excitement last win
ter over the scandalous Porto Rican hill
he characterized that measure as a grave
departure from right principles" It will
be recalled that when this statement
first found its way into the news
papers the Hannaites very stoutly
maintained that General Harrison
had not expressed the opinion at
tributed to him No claim was made by
those who believed the ex-President had
made the statement that it was the result
Of an interview for publication. All that
any ybody claimed on that point was that
General Harrison had used the language
quoted in private conversation with
friend. and that his confidence was betray
eu 6H6H nt5 opinion OIL S=OAHSiIuiHSH
Porto Rican bill was given to the press.
The special significance OF his reiteration
of this statement in his carefully prepar-
ed interview IS obvious. 1t is argued that
if General Harrison had not wanted to
give the Hannaites a sly dig he would not
have repeated word for word, and thus
give authority to statement which here
totore has been cried down by Mr.. McKin-
ley's managers as a mere rumor. his opin-
ion the Administra tien'S colonial poll
cy, to wit: Il regard the bill as a grave
departure from correct principles" Moth
Ing severer than this has been
said by anybody On Mr. Nc
possessions, General Harrison's ooinion
supports the Democratic contention that
the Constitution follows the flag. 1t is
generally believed that Mr. Hanna will
not use General Harrison's auso-intsr-
view as campaign document. 1t Is
thought however that the Democratic
| managers will put it to excellent use.
The Times has frequently ASSERTED upon
satisfactory authority that the pr, I'D
souled Harrison, descendant of long line
OF distinguished Americans and with his
position in the community as well as in
history secure, despised the sGrdid crew
that is now controlling his party and
fattening his country. 1t is contend
ed that this assertion is amply borne out
by the tone, the temper, and The Ian
guage of General Harrison's social
statement in support of Mr.. Mckinley.
OdelI to Make II Speeeh.-That the
Republicans in New York are worse fright
ened than they appear to be is evidenced
by the sudden reversal of the Hon B. B.
OdeiI's policy of silence Only few even
ings ago odell announced at private po-
lticaI dinner in the metropolis that he
had determined to make no speeches in
this campaign for the reason that he be-
IieFed he could be of more service to the
| party by remaining steadily at his desk in
the headquarters of the State organization
and directing the fight from that point.
| This announcement produced such ciamoT
of protest from all parts OF the State that
OdelI has thus early felt impelled TO mod
ny his policy of silence to the extent OF
agreeing to make set speech tonight at
gathering in New York city of a crowd of
Republican newspaper editors from up the
State. Whether or not reporters for the
daily papers viii be permitted to attend the
meeting and report OdelI's speech is not
known. 1t is presumed, however, that re-
porters will be admitted to the meeting
Odeil will face friendly audience. and will
| have no fear of embarrassing questions be-
ing shot at him from the audience as he
would have if he should face miscellane-
/ Gus crowd, as all other cand dsiates for Gov
ernor OF New York have done 1t
is very well understood that OdeIl
! is afraid TO take the stump
because he knows he would be showered
with questions as to his connection with
the Ramapo water steal and his control
for years of the Piatt lobby at Albany
Odell feels safe while sitting in a back
room of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. dis
| bursing the corruption fund for his own
election and that of Mr.. Mckinley This
fund was contributed by the LEGAL corpo
rations whose lobbyist Odell has been at
Washington ever since he declined re-
election to Congress in order that he
might devote himself 10 the more remu-
! nerative business Of promoter of Iegfs-
| lation" at Albany. : 1t is thought that
the tire on 0delf Isl becoming SO fierce
that he will be compelled to show him
self TO the people before the campaign
closes. though it is believed that if h.
does so it will be under circumstances
that will not permit of embarrassing
questions being put to him.
Dady Comes Home to wark.-Tbe
Hon. Michael j. Dady has returned TO
Brooklyn from Havana full of enthusiasm
for the Republican State and National
ticket Before he went away to Cuba
the Hon. Michael J. Dady was suIking.
and not Broohlynite knew what part he
was to take in the campaign He had
been made leader OF a district in the CITY
of Churches. but he had refused to lead.
He sailed away to Havana without letting
his followers know where he had gone or
when he would return. It will be recalled
that before Cuba became a ward of Tn
Gle Sam, Colonel Dady secured contract
from the Spanish authorities to sewer and
generally reconstruct the city of Havana.
The contract involved many millions. The
United States military authorities, fgnor-
ant Of politics. perceived it their duty to
abrogate the Dady contract when this
Government took possession in Cuba. A
mighty howl went up from Dady. About
that time his former lawyer, the Hon,
Elihu Root, came into Mr.. MekinIey's
Cabinet, and, OF course, Dady could find
no oIi.er lawyer as competent TO
handle his vast affairs. Mr.. Root
had TO retire from the active practice of
law when he entered the Cabinet This
left poor Dady completely in the air. But
Dady has rallied. Be brought back from
Havana a contract for twelve million
dollars, and this contract he proclaims
with great confidence will hold Secre-
tary Root went to Cuba several months
ago. and announcement was made while
he was there that he had knocked out the
original Dady contract. Indeed, the Sec
retary was quoted as declaring that the