The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-06
LOSERS "DON'T CONCEDE IT."
COLER DECLINES 70 ADMIT THAT
ODELL'S ELECTED
So Does johnny Mason Up AZ the Demo
cratic state Committee Rooms And
Chairman Campbell Files 10 Town
There's Nothing IN Talk 81 Contest"

Secretary John A. Mason Of the Demo-
cratic State COMMITTEES, AT the Hoffman
House, refused yesterday TO believe that
Mr.. Odell had been reelected Governor Of
the state Of New York. He had a talk with
Leader Charles F. Murphy of Tammany
Hall Then Mr.. Mason said that the votes
in the various counties would have To be
canvas-ed by the County Supervisors and
later on by the State Board of Canvassers.
Mr.. Mason said: we don't concede Odell's
reelection"
Mr. Murphy blinked. and did not care TO
discuss the proposition to question Gov.
Odelrs reelection
Mr.. Mason was asked il Mr.. Hill was to
come TO New York city 10 discuss with the
Democratic State Committeeman a propo-
sition TO get up contest. Mr. Mason's
reply was:
i have not heard the word contest
used. | don't know whether Mr. Hill Is
coming TO New York city
Mr.. Coler was up early Yesterday He
stopped az the Wlloughby street auction
room on his way to New York and saw Hugh
Mclaughlin. Then he crossed % New York
and spent the afternoon at his office, 30
Nassau street. Mr., Coer said he did not
concede Odal'- election
The official count will tell who has been
elected" said he. The vote was so close
that the formal count and canvass must
determine it
An want 70 say at present Ia that the
magnificent vote ! received IN Greater
New York was most gratifying TO me and
! am very proud Of il. For young fellow
IL wasn't at all bad. | have nothing to say
about the causes of the Republican plu-
ralities up State"
Mr.. Coler went back 10 BROOKLYN about
5 o'clock in the afternoon and remained
al home last night
Chairman Frank Campbell Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee hurried TO New York
yesterday when the Democratic newspapers
began TO claim Coler's election, or az least
TO set up the pretence that ballots thrown
out might elect him il counted. Mr. Camp
bell got to the Hoffman House at o o'clock
last night. He was In conference until
| a little after 10 o'clock with John L. Shea
| of Brooklyn, who represented MIR Coler,
and Secretary Mason Of the Democratic
| State Committee. When the talk was over
| Mr.. Campbell said:
NO, we do not concede Mr. Odells cleo
| ton, nor do We say that We will make
contest That will bc determined by de-
velopments. Mr.. Mason is now getting
| the correct returns of each county from
the county CerKS, some time tomorrow
afternoon we will have these figures and
We will know what result they show. If
! Mr.. Odell has been regularly elected none
| will bow more gracefully to the result
| than we will But in big vote such a,
! Is cast in this State, when the vote Ia SO
nearly divided, only official returns win
| show who has won Next Tuesday II will
| be the duty Of the boards of supervisors
| of the various counties TO canvass the votes
| OF their counties and it will he in their
4 g.
! thrown out or irregularly counted
II was evident that Mr.. Campbell had no
| serious notion of making contest" Mr..
| Hill didn't come.
| Some Democrats at the Holman House
said that Mr. Hill evidently desired to make
| his party ridiculous. Others said that
Mr., Hill was playing national game; that
| German had made fairly good in Maryland,
| that Tom johnson of Ohio had been knocked
| higher than kite. and that Mr.. Bryan
had made fairly good in Nebraska. Mr..
! Hill. they said. wanted to make il appear
before the Democratic National Conven-
| ton Of 1904 that he and his candidate. Bird
| Coer. had been robbed In the election for
| Governor this year. These Democrats said
that Mr. Hill really believes tina, he can he
| nominated for President two years hence
Seven Democrats in the Hoffman House
cafe chanted:
| There was an old man
| And his name Uncle Dave: -
| He lived "a long time ago;
| He had no hair on the top OF MS head
| Der the place where the brains ought 70
II was the opinion of Democrats who
seemed 10 be on the inside Of the game,
| that Mr. Hill and his friends In getting rp
this talk OF some sort Of protest or con-
test, over Gov. Odells reelection, were
merely acting for Democratic national
campaign purposes two years from now.
There is an ancient story Of a Pennsy-
vania farmer who lost his wife. The clergy.