New-York tribune., 1902-10-23
ODELL FLAYS HILL.
CHARGES OF SELF INTEREST
VIGOROUSLY REFUTED.
GOVERNOR MAKES PLAIN STATEMENT
OF BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS SINCE
TAKING OFFICE.
tHT TELEGRAPH TO rHr rR1Rrxr.1

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Syracuse. Oct. 22-Governor Ode1 rsnI,s5
with frankness and with distinctive erscs
/ 'O-high- AT a mass meeting here to the attackz
which nave been made upon him in the last two
Gays IN The Albany Argus" the State organ
oi uhe democratic party. and also in other
/ DelioeTa'ic newspapers, which alleged that he
"au nlo'Ne OF self-iaterest in favOring the
abolition OF the boards of managers of the
State Hospitals for the Insane The Argus,
also accused the Governor of ouvrf,,- -,
| the firm of j. w. Matthews E 90 80 IS1I-a =,
Iurther that this firm supplies large ,,,..,.,.
| OF groceries to the State hospitals and -,
| institutions Ex-senator David r E4uI A. =
speech at Rochester last night. in refersrca
pdiily 70 the abolition Of the boards OF r,a,-
ayers Of State institutions said.
| Your chairman was right vrbAr -. s.,, -,
| Ieas+ soIlle @ other motive. He told You OF the
cessities of tb oi ey eInoney needed to meet the ne
proolem was solved when 1 was sbovvn ~, s errls
D,rcb oIs papers that II was learned that All the
men In the city of Newburg ' u sIocery-
Ex-senator Hill having thus audaciousIy taken
part In this affair. Governor Odeu faIt - va
erty to reply to the attack ,,,or H.. -,
uld SO IN a way that will not be satisfactory
TO ex-senator Hill The Governor candid1,, sat5
tnat ne had loaned some money IN tho oro,o~,,
| nrfh IN Newourg. but he then read an ae7da,,,+
.0ii 'le state oHlcer who audfts the bills or the
Oiaiitdoie institutions which expend hun
'"OuSdhds or dollars yearly in the pur-
chase or supplies. declaring that the err, 90
'iat'"e"S q 20 had not sold dollars worth
eNS {" state institutions while Governor
-, ~ zen uoVernor The Governor aIso
leau an af1davit from William L. Parth,,r-t
one Of the members Of the commission j., -
declaring that in the last two wears or,,, -
contracts have been made bv that cor,,,
WIN 'he nrnn named for supplies and that o+ba-
purchases from the firm amounted IN on1,,
90 ''oo-4Z The records OF the State sboua4 +ba
governor declared. far fewer purchases or s,,n-
piieS from this firm since he became C;ovsrno-
than there were before.
regard this as an attack upon the IN
'egrity OF Benjamin B. OdeIl. tr' sat5 a.. g.
ernor. but an attack unon the ir+o.-,.--
Governor Of the State. There is no ona - -
stand up and say with truth that a Pe,,h,,o~-
office" eiaueu MS
MR. ODELL'S ARRIVAL.
The Governor arrived here from Arb,,,. a..
afternoon in company with James G. Grabar,
MS private secretary. and William, ,,o1-.sr.
MS private stenographer. The mass roaattr a.
tne evening was the first of several +,at
VIII he addressed by the Governor tfJs1-y 1-yvvasst
Ihe IIoVernor was met at the station by Jan,es
o'"eI'' the CHAIRMAN of the Republican
county committee of Onondaga County and ex-
Senator Francis Hendricks. and was taken 20
the home Of Judge Frank H. Hiscock OF the
Supreme Court There the Governor remained
until evening. when he went to AIhambra
Hall, where the Republican mass meeting was
held There were 1000 people in the great
hall The seats and platform were crowded
with people Among those on the platform
We're Judge Frank H. Hiscock and Judge Nc
Lehman, of the Supreme Court; Mayor Kline
ex-Mayor Amos. Congressman DriscoII and ex
Senator Hendricks. Governor OdeII when walk
ing on the platform greeted with repeated
cheers and applause by the boys of Syracuse
University. c. NJ. Lewis was elected chairman
or the meeting and opened it's proceedings with
a speech in praise of Governor OdeITs aduinis-
tration- Then the Governor was introduced
and was received with such heartness that it
was evident he is greatly liked in Syracuse In
opening his speech the Governor said:
Il come here tonight to give an account OF
my stewardship rather than to ask your votes"
The Governor first alluded to the abolition Of
direct State taxation by the Republican ad-
mintstration. and declared that the Democratic
party. after accusing the Republican party OF
extravaganza. had switched over to dwelling
upon the coal strike. He said conservative
Democrats had hoped that the Democratic party
VI Ild purge itself of the incubus of Bryauism
anu therefore, great was tnSlr disappointment
when they found Mr.. Hill advocating a plank
which meant an attack upon their vested rights.
The Governor called attention to the increase
OF Sl1lOOoO0o in the States receipts from indi-
rect taxes since the advent of the Republican
party TO power. He dwelt at length upon the
bills passed TO improve the financial administra-
tion of the States charitable institutions. and
declared that no attack was ever made by him
upon the honesty or integrity of those who had
to do with these institutions managers.
Then the Governor alluded to the attack
which had Just been made upon him. He said:
There has been in a paper this morning a
WriCture and an attack upon me personally, I'M
putting to motives of gain for the changes
/ recommended in the management Of these In
situations Had this come from responsible
source | would not have lowered the dignity Of
the office I have the honor TO ilI by refuting
these charges. But when a who has been
hOnOred hy the people of the State of New-York
with the highest office in their gift descends 70
such low mean partisan politics to assail
the office of the Governor of New-York, / lose
sight of my personality and believe IL is due to
YOU the citizens of this State. to answer these
charges in full. There is nothing that so pains
me as TO see who has thus been honored
descend TO such level who forgets the honors
that have been heaped upon him by the con-
thus deliberately insults the people through the
Governor OF the State Of NewYork.
HILLS CHARGE DIsPRCvED
groceries of the State have been furnished TO
the various charitable institutions of the State
by firm in my town. and the charitable insti-
tutiOns. you will understand, are distinct from.
this have here affidavit which speaks for
itself and entirely refutes the charge made By
Governor Hill in his Rochester speech last night.
Here the Governor read an affidavit made by