The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-27
HILL HERE FULL OF MYSTERY
rs COMING OFT"
WHISPER HIS LIECTENANTS.
senator Piatt SAYS nm Is Wonderfully
Mistaken and That Odeli VIII Win
Without . Doubt-Snith pine Put on
state Committe Deadlock Broken.

David b. Hill came down from Albany
late last night and was al the HOFFMAN
House, He was Just as mysterious as ever.
One of his friends said
Something is coming ont within the next
forty-eight hours"
More grocery stories against Odell?7
'No. something far deeper
THE Sun announced in midsummer that
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Odel were TO engage in a
personal controversy. Mr. Odell said at
the time that he was quite ready to meet
Mr.. Hill.
The great question at the Hoffman House
yesterday was:
What is the lightest thing in this cam
paign?
Then Col. Jim Jones. Mr.. Carlisle. Mr..
Mason and all OF the other gent lemen who
assembled al the Democratic headqua rters,
not forgetting Albert Orr among the emi-
nent statesmen. got 70 work 10 decide who
was the highest thing in Democratic state
politics
One said Coler.
Another said Hill
Another said Dad Coler.
Another said Felix McCloskey.
Still anotherDemocrat said Baron Steuben
Campbell
There was quite wrangle MIR. Hill.
when he came down from Albany. was not
in frame of mind 10 give a decision.
The Hon. Jimmy O'Brien said that lie
didn't know who was the lghtest man
In the Democratic camp. You sec il isn't
q question as 10 who is the heaviest man.
Still Mr. Hill believes Coler il going to
win. He doesn't think that Mr.. Odell will
l. -...l
100 600 plurality. He believes that Tam
many Hall and the Mclaughlin Democrats
In Brooklyn will overcome this majority
from above tho Bronx. Mr.. Hill ia bank
ing on the friction which Mr.. Odell is al
legged to have created in his party
MIR. Hill, when he reached the Hoffman
House. issued the following addit ional
orders:
Don't talk politics in my headquarters
| am the only on. licensed to talk
The dream book Is not TO I've ken out of the
Chairman and dreams all the dreams
Any one who looks like Tammsny man
must he shut out.
On the night of Nov. 4. We must discard
our gum shoes.
II you see Co!er. Me OF. Carlisle asleep let
us alone. this Is the time OF the ferCest think
Smile even IL you feel like CRYING Ii costs
nothing and viii keep YOU up. and remember
Senator Plat al the Fifth Avenue Hotel
said: Mr.; Hill is to be wonderfully mis-
take in his campaign. Mr. Odell is 10 win
i do not care TO state the figures. but Odell
is 10 win and of that there is not the slightest
doubt
Plat, will not give Coler the fine figures
which Mr. Coler's friends believe Nett her
will Kings. We shall elect Odell and We shall
elect fine Republican majority in The Legis
lature
The Hon Louis F. Pawn walked up to the
Hon. George W. Dunn chairman OF the
Republican state Committee yesterday
and said
George, YOU got an idea that this is a
cake walk for Odell?"
Col Dunn looked seriously AZ Mr.. Pawn
and didn't say word.
statement has been filed with the Re
publican state Committee showing that
Smith Pine has been elected 70 represent
the Twelfth Congress district on the State
Committee. The delegates to the State
convent ion who choose The State Committee
men wer" deadlocked at Saratoga, and
could reach no choice. Seven OF them
there voted for Smith Pine and seven for
+. Norton Goddard
from the Twen' v second and the four from
the Twenty-fourth Assembly dist riots.
while Capt. Goddard had two from the
Eighteenth, three from the Twentieth
and two from the Twenty-siyth.
After they returned from Saratoga two
Of Capt Goddard's delegates decided that
il would he in the best interests Of the party
to break the dea dock for Mr. Pine Can't.
Goddard II was stated yesterday, did not
want a meeting Of the delegates called and
was able TO prevent H.
Another method Of filling tho vacancy
was available under the party rules Nine
Of the delegates united in pet ton to the
State Committee to put Mr., Pines name
on the roll a. their representative of tho
Twelfth. The two delegates who joined
with Mr.. Pines original supporters were
Jastrow Alexander and Samuel Haas of
the Twen'y-siXth district.