The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-23

| audience Of 5000 PERSONS replied 10 the
| charges that he had usaI his Office To further
/ his financial interests by causing groceries
to be bought for the State charitable insti-
| 'u'ion@ from the firm 81 J. " Matthews 4
! Go. He Incidentally fayed David y. Hill,
who he said, had descended 20 the lowe, ,
level OF any man the people Of the Empire
| State had honorcd with the Office of Gov
crnor.
Never" said he, has a man used his
Office for his own personal advantage as
has David b. Hill, This man, who has
J never known the love of woman, who never
took deliGh, in III" pratt" Of little children.
! has more than once racrificed his best
friend with whom he had broken bread for
| his personal Advancement, and l know
what | am talking about
GOV. Odell explained hs connection with
tho frln Of j. ". Matthews Il Co. He
said the whole question was not to pro-
mote the welfare Of tho people, but to ad-
vance the personal ambition of the accred-
tied leader of tho Democratic party, who is
aspiring to the high Office of President Of
the United States. The Governors refu-
tation Of tho charges against him awakened
the widest enthusiasm n" was followed
/ by job Hedges of New York
| The Governor arrived al 8 35 this after
/ noon and was the guest of Justice Frank
H. Hiscock He met local Republicans at
! the Globe Hotel, where an informal recep-
ton was held The Alhambra wa, packed
when the meeting was called 10 orders.
The Governor led up 10 NJ. charges against
him by explaining why he made the change
: in the conduct of the Stat" charitable insti-
tu'ions He said
Ow OF this charity legislation has come
| an attack upon my personal character, which,
! II II We're confined 20 an irresponsible news
| paper ! would not lower the dignity Of the
| high ofco ! I'll 10 give II consideration or
! ~" weight Of refutation. But when uttered
! by a man whom the people OF this state ha We
! honored and whose occupancy Of the Office
/ OF Governor ri tie State Of New York should
| have inspired with higher opinion of,
! and more decent regard Tor, men whom
| the people Of the state have selected as their
! Executive. feel that IL Is incumbent upon
| me 20 sticmHtizc these charges az base SIAN
| ders, not only against Inc particularly. but
| against the Office oil Governor oil the state of
| New York
| This attack was not entirely unexpected.
! because III a conversation early in the spring
! with Mr.. Hi, who il now the central figure
| In the political arena far a. the Democratic
| f"''' ''''N'' i''N' gnu "h'-' Nh''lNhl'
should be considered among decent people
| a, tprehehslole ana a. dangerous 10 20
cety. lie made the statement that he pro-
! posed to run thi> cahIalsn upon old-iash-
| ioned methods. when asked what he meant
| by that statement. he said he meant TO en-
gage IN inhd Singing No regard for the
| i"elnSH OF those WIN whom no has broken
| bread could iead MIN 10 forget his partisan
ship for single moment or deter him from
| making statements. even though he knew
| them TO be absolutely false
| "a ~, 60, :, ,ooa... g..
| -au uV' - ous"' " NECESSARY LOT me 10
| Jay phrc before 'he puohc nor TO herald abroad
| that upon assuming the office OF Governor
| | had disposed of my holdings in business
| corc.r,s Witch Mich, 10 co h,,si,a.. Saii, ~
'VI'V''"' ""i0" ,'"s"' "''e business ueaA"Ss
with the state. because considered that as
matter between my own conscience and
n,vsel Rut ,ha, hava done "a 7 r,aIca
~, ,,, 80 80 r,a 90 80.
you NY worn ~ d man. allu ielralheu from
engaging in any pursuit whereby the state in
the remotcst desree could be interested |
h,va gona 60 far ev,p - 20 ra,,sa 10 ,,ar,,;,
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