The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-24
ODELL FIGHTS PLATT
SHELDON'S CANDIDACY THE BONE
OF CONTENTION.
DROP HIM, SAYS Mr.. oDELL.
STAY WHERE YOU ARE, SAYS BOSS
PLATT TO SHELDON.

And "a Consequence the Empire
of New York RepubIicanism Is
Shaken TO Its Sacred Centcr-AII
Kinds of Pressure Brought TO
Bear-0deH Declares That He Will
Not Run IL ShcIdOn's Name Is on
the Ticl<et-SceminRly n Clearly
Drawn Issue Between PIatt and
odeu.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 23.-The diff
Guilty in the Republican Convention
over the candidacy of George r. Shell
don for the lieutenant governorship as
sumed proportions this afternoon that
Gov. Odell was summoned from AL
bany for consultation. Word comes
that he left the state capital for this
place on special train at $50 O'Clock
tonight
1t has developed that Gov. Odell to-
day requested Mr.. Sheldon to withdraw
from the race for the nomination for
second place on the ticket. The Gov
erhor gave as a reason that he was of
the opinion that Mr.. Sheldons candi-
dacy would jeopardze the success of
that he had selected Mr.. Sheldon for
the place and was his close personal
friend, but had reached the conclusion
that it was best Mr.. Sheldon should
retire. Mr.. Sheldon consulted with
Senator Plat, and, gaining the Sena
tors support, informed the Governor
he. could not comply with the request.
Gov. Odell then sent to Senator
Plat and asked him to use his infiu-
ence to get Mr. Sheldon to retire. Mr..
Platt announced that he would not
make the request and that MIR. Shell
don was in to stay.
When the news of the trouble be-
tween the leaders became public in its
entirety. the previous apathetic atti-
tude of the rank and file of the dele
gates to the state convention changed
to one of the liveiast interest. BY 6
o'clock in the evening Gov Odell was
being urged by his personal friends to
come to Saratoga and settle the con-
troversy, but to this request he at first
answered that he had signified what
his wishes in the matter We're and that
the convention could work out the sit
uation itself. His esteem and regard
for Mr.. Sheldon, he said, were as
great as ever, but because of certain
revelations he had become convinced
that Mr.. Sheldon could not help and
would only hurt the ticket.
Gov. Odells friends then began to
work actively to get Mr. Sheldon to
retire, and as a result of the agita-
ton kilograms began pouring in from
all sections of the state asking dele
gates not to vote for Sheldon on the
ground of his business affiliations.
Gov. Odell, In response to a query
from Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff as to his
attitude on the Sheldon matter, sent a
telegram saying that he (OdelD would
not run on the ticket if Mr.. Sheldons
name was on 1t. Gov. Odelrs father
and brother then went to the telephone
and told him that he must come to
Saratoga and straighten out the mat
ter.
Gov odell arrived here at 800 o'clock
and at once began a lengthy confer
ence with Senator Plat
The convention to-day transacted
only routine business and adjourned
until tomorrow. After lengthy
session of the Committee on Resolu-
lions, the platform to be adopted by
the convention tomorrow was agreed
upon. 1t was the same as was given
in these dispatches yesterday morning
and comes out strongly for President
Roosevelt and the Cuban policy.
sheldon Withdraws.
Senator Plat. Gov. Odell and George
r. Sheldon were in conference for a
period of two hours. At 2 O'clock Gov.
Odell left the room and announced that
Mr.. Sheldon had Withdrawn from the
contest. At this late hour the indi-
cations are that Senator Frank w.
Higgins of Chattaraugus will be the
nominee for lieutenant governor. The
announcement of the withdrawal of Mr.
Sheldon from the contest was greeted
with hearty cheers by a crowd Of
nearly 300 delegates who had waited
anxiously for the conclusion of the
conference between the leaders.