The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-23
THE CHARGE AGAINST ODELL
or PERSONAL INTEREST ~ Sup
FLIES FOR INSTITUTIONS.
stor, Sent Out 10 p.statc Democratic
Newspapers From Democratic state
Headquarters and 10 which the Gov.
rrnor Replies IN speech NJ SYRACUSE.

III. Schcncc ady Ereninp star first and
IN, Albany Argus and other Democratic
newspapers aftcrward have printed a
story alleging Gov. Odell's connection with
'h. grocery and provision house Of J. ".
Matthews 4 Co, an Incorporated com
panv. with a hous" at Newburgh and
a branch est abli-hment in New York city.
The story goes on to say:
few months after his Inauguration ar
Governor Of the State of New York BenIa.
min y Odell Jr., deposited with this com
uarv hl- personal check IA the sum Of s25 900,
'ne same being III payment for stock of said
runvany purchased by him. of which lie
vas and -'ill is owner. unless he has disposed
4 ms interest since the opening Of the
present campaign"
l'i-alsoallrged that Hiram b Odell post
master of Newhurgh, brother Of the Cow
rrulr. ant william G-orge Taggart, a
bu,'hrr-in-aw of the Governors brother,
a,n connected with j. W Matthews 4 Co
The company, # is alleged, has supplied
sroosrirs and provisions for State militia
ln camp Al perh-kill. and since GOV Odcll
purchased hl- stock has supplied large
quantities Of goods, groceries and pro-
v.iuus TO tie state hospitals and chart
tai I" institutions of the State, selling there
20 bot wccn the first Of April, 1891, when tho
Governor bought his stock. and the first day
ui April. 1907. more than Il ,Ooo pounds Of tea
alone
T. L. also declared hat J W Matthews
4 60 sold me- groceries or provisions to
~" state hospitals until abou, the time
'ha' Cos. Od"ll'S personal check for $25.-
~" Wa fpuri>h"d about Tia" Office OF the
1901 The charges 90 On go LAY that the
records II tn" state Commission in iiInaCv
NOW how that ! W Matthews 4 Co hav.
contracts 10 supply rye -four 10 the | tca
State Hospital. 10 the Willard State Hos
pira and To- tn" Hudson River Stat" Hos
pal Furthermore, II Is declared tina,
an "yamIua ion Of the NouchCr~ in the
of-r" of a." Superintendent Of State Prisons
a. Albany shows that within n year J "
Matthews Is Co have sold To sing Sing
Prison. apparently without competitive
bids. 80 barrels &c -four. 90 tons of salt
and 500 pounds of salt fish, and TO the
Maucawau Stat" Hospital for the Criminal
ln~arr ls,tSS pounds OF butter and ?79ls
pounds # sugar
Continuing II is alleged that "Siucc tho
Governor HoCain" n stakeholder and was
financially interested in the J ". Mat
'h"w~ Go. corporation pressure was
brought 10 bear on the managers of the
Stat" hospitals and tho purchasing agents
hl various Nldlt INSTITUTIONS 10 COthtsl
IA" rUr'ha~" Of goods. groceries and pro-
visions Of the Newburgh and New York
concern. A former manager of the State
Hospital a; Middlctown alleged that said
hospital was directed 10y tn" State Com
mission III Lunacy to purchase goods Of
" Matthews Co u j. also stated
that J W Matthews himself personally in
s'ructod statesmen # tho concern 10 rep
resent WHEREVER necessary to secure an
order from a state institution, that GOV
Odell was one Of the largest stockholders
Of the concern. II is said also that Gov
Odcl personally Instructed one of The en-
plOyees Of IN" grocery concern to uso his
uhe Governor name in any way 20 s-ihe.
'hnt TO be careful that what he said would
not react :"
The story. "a printed in tho Schenectady
Ercning Star and other Democratic news
papers. was obtained AZ Democratic State
headquarters in Albany II l. known
That David B. Hill has had his agents work.
ing on the story for some months
Chairman George W Dunn Of the Re-
publican state COMMITTEE" laid at the
Ilfth Avenue Hotel last night:
A. Tia" proper time complete answer
viii be made 10 this story issued from
hemocratic stat" h"adquarter, in Albany.