The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
JOY AT The FIFTH AVENUE.
ODELL WINS As 1.-THE Sun" FORE
TOLD-BUT THE CITY?
Mctullagh Is to GO-LOw's Adminlstra.
tion blamed for the Coier MaJorities
Hrrc-Praisc for col. Dunn and His
Fellow Workers. 'Oier BettOrs Caught
rrom n, sun Of OCT. 70.

Fro-1 n, sun Of oct. 70.
THE SrS j. at liberty this morning to tell
the result of the private Republican poll or
the prospective vote OF the State next Tues
day 1t rejects Gov Odell by $500 plurality
when Mr. Roosevelt ran for Governor In
1895 the private poll of the Republicans. then
led by MIR Odel az State Chairman. was
~ 900 plurality Mr. Roosevelt's election for
Governor was not assured until five days
before election day Then Mr.. Odell and
several Of his friends got mp that famous
s2OOyO betting pool which Mr. Croker COW
cred late on the saturday before election
day Mr. Roosevelt won by 1000 plurality.
Col George " Dunn. chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee this year. Ia salts
Ned with the present poll
He had nothing whatever 70 say for publ
cation last night. but IL is understood that
arguing from the basis OF the Roosevelt
private pol Of 1898 OF IL. 900 and actual plu-
rality of 1900, Odell Is bound to win this
year OIL the private poll OF $500 by at least
i2.o00 plurality.
A. people know. campaign managers are
inclined to be optimistic II Il part OF the
game of n political manager to declare that
his candidate Is to win. But there isn't
politician in the state who doesn't know
that Col Dunn has got the biggest contract
or his hands that any Republican state
chairman has had for thrty-five years. Cir
cum,tance- are such in this campaign that
neither party IL sure OF It's vote.
senator Plat came down from Owego
last evening He had paid two visits TO
his home town to register and vote, making
a total trip of a thousand miles. Mr..
Plat is 20 years old bu, last night at the
Fifth avenue Hotel h" was a. hearty IA a
boy.
Senator Plat watched the returns In the
Republican State Committee room and
beside him was that valiant warrior Col.
George W Dunn, who has been associated
with Mr.. Plat since 1870; William Barnes,
Jr chairman Of the Executive Republican
State Committee; Col. Reuben l.. Fox.
secretary Of the committee. and Luther b,
title. who has been a tower Of strength
to the Republican Committee in the literary
bureau for a number Of years. Then there
were Edward Lauterbach and number
Of other people.
The first returns we're rather gloomy
concerning the vote in Greater New York
and when Superintendent of Elections John
McCulagh walked into the room where
Col Dunn sat the Colonel merely looked
at him and said, in his ever quiet tone:
-Chief, what has been the trouble down
this way"
Chief McCullagh's term az the great
metropolitan inspector Of election matter
il about TO end. and THE Sun may not be
amiss in announcing this morning that the
first removal Of importance under Gov.
Odells new administration will be Chief
McCullagh.
Senator Plat went TO bed at II o'clock.
saying: "Gov. Odel will he reelected by
1900 plurality. THE SUNS poll Of nearly
a week ago was quite correct
Col George W. Dunn, chairman Of the
committee which has made this fight for
Odell. and who has been more largely in
strumental in rejecting the Governor,
said
'Odell, in my estimation. will be re-
elected by 10000. My dear frsId and
the finest adviser of my life, Mr. Platt,
b lieves that Odell will have 1900. l
want TO defer to this great man. this great
Republican genius of New York State
Republican politics. this man who has
tried all along to give his life and his breath
to the Republican party and yet believe
that Mr.. Plat, while believing in 1900 for
Odell really IN his heart wants to acknowl-
edge 70, 900 just as ] do, but he doesn't
want to do il. without winking his left
optic at me. and all that ! say tonight
for Mr. Platt is God bless him forever
Mr., Plat must now recognize, even In
his mystic and quiet way. that he il all
right a. Republican leader
Then Col Dunn went to bed.
He had reelected the first Republican
candidate for Governor since Reuben E.
Fenton's time in 1906 In writing this
article there should not be forgotten praise
for Lafayette b. Gleason, Major-General
of the Speakers Bureau. He is quite an
unrespon7ive person, but still he il very
well liked at headquarters. He was az
sisted this year by Charlie Ball, and Mr.
Ball would shake President OF the United
States by the hand and convey o the Prcsi-
dent that he, Charlie" intended n COM
pirnent.
over a, the Hoffman House, Democratic
State Headquarters, nobody could depict the
elation of John y. Carlisle and Secretary
John 4, Mason when the first returns came
In. But Mr. Mason is accustomed to these
early returns favorng the Democratic party.
He had the same experience in 1898, In
the RoosevcItVan Wyckcampaign. SO all
Were jubilant and the Hon. Timothy ID.
Sullivan walked in the first and only hacker
of CJler four or five years ago and he was
greeted with Three cheers for Tim Suli-
van.
The slaughter Of the betting men al the
Hoffman House was unique. Early in the
evening tho Democratic newspapers an
nounced that Colcr would be elected by
surely 5000 plurality. Without waiting
for advice, without waiting for suggestion,
the Democratic admirers Of Mr. Coler
walked into the Hoffman House and bet
5to In Jumps of s. 900 and $50 900 on Coler.
Tho odds were shifting every moment and
finally pretty nearly late at night very
young and over experienced newspaper
man walked In and met Joe Vendig and he
said 10 Joe.
"Wha, are YOU betting on Color tonight"
and the Hon. Joe replied 600 at any
odds YOU want.
"Ncll, | will select my odds" answered
the young full faced priestly looking news
paper man, land I'll bet you $500 TO 5000
that Od"ll II elected.
Done" said Mr.. Nendig.
just about this time Gov. Odel sent a
telegram 10 his personal friends az the
Hoffman House and the Fiith Aven,.s
Hotel that he was mighty sure OF overcom-
ing any majority of the Democrats below