New-York tribune., 1901-03-24
PLATT AND ODELL CONFER.
FRIENDLY MEETING BETWEEN SEN
ATOR AND GOVERNOR.
BOTH DECLINE TO TALK ABOUT TT-MR.
PLATT EXPECTED To GIVE OUT
STATEMENT AFTER THE
CONFERENCE TO-DAY.

Governor Odeu came to the city from Albany
yesterday afternoon TO attend dinner given
in his honor at the IOtos Club last night Mr.
OdeITs train reached here at 2;55 p m. He was
driven directly to the Union League Club, where
he met a few friends. and a little before D
O'Clock started for the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where he had conference with Senator Platt.
The keenest interest manifested in the
meeting by all politicians. as it believed
that at this conference it would be decided
whether any attempt would be made to intro
duce and pass metropolitan police bill. After
the meeting which lasted about hour. both
Senator Platt and Governor OdeH declined TO
talk. The Governor went at once TO the Lotos
Club, while the Senator remained at the hotel
Naturally. there was much speculation as to
the outcome OF the discussion between the two
men. From a trustworthy source it was learned
that the meeting Of the most friendly
nature. Mr.. OdeH did not recede from his POI
sition that additional police legislation is un-
called for and inadvisable. The Senator. the
other hand. still declared that he favored such
legislation. The two men parted without agree
ing. but on the most friendly terms The ques--
ton is to come up before the conference called
for . o'clock this afternoon. when the future
course of the organization as to the proposed
legislation will be decided The general impress
sion among the Republican leaders last night
was that no legislation would be attempted TO
place the control of the police in the hands OF
the State officials. 1t was freely predicted that
after the conference to-day Senator Platt would
give a statement declaring that the enact
ment Of such bill at the present time is nor
feasible. and that that will end the discussion
Everything will he settled harmoniously," said
a prominent politician last evening. There will
be no break or rupture in the relations existing
at present in the organization
Republican leaders and members OF the legfs-
lature gathered in considerable numbers at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. preparatory to-
the conference on police legislation at the hotel
this afternoon Others will arrive to-day. The
indications last night were that there would be-
a large attendance. Among those at the hotel
in the afternoon and evening We're Senator's
Raines. Malby. Wilcox, Elsberg. Krum, Els
worth. Green and Stranahan; Colonel George w.
Dunn. chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee; Assemblymen Aids and Kelsey and
other members of the lower house; William
Barnes. jr.. chairman Of the Republican Execu-
tive Committee; L. f. Quigg Robert C. Morris.
president of the New-YOrk County Committee:
W. H. Ten Eyck, Frederick 5. Gibbs and
Thomas L. Hamilton. s. Fred Nixon, Speaker
OF the Assembly. is expected to arrive to-day
Senator Platt entered TIL hotel little after
o'clock. Ee found the lobby filled with Republic
cans from various parts of the State. He was
reticent in speaking of the coming conference.
He glanced around. and said. with smile; IT
number of statesmen present. There will
undoubtedly be interesting session tO-mOr-
row afternoon have nothing to say now, but
viii have something TO say morrow. -
The various leaders at the hotel with few
CeptOns. declined 10 talk for publication. Most
of them had short talks with the Senator and
Governor The governor will not be present at
the conference to-day, as he starts for Albany
at IL o'clock