New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-21
ODELL NOT WORRIED.
THE GOVERNOR SATS REPUBLICAN
TICKET WILL WIN THIS FALL.
HILLS PROPHECY REGARDED
AS SOMEWHAT OF a JOKE - HOW
ONE OF HIS FOLLOWERS DE-
SCRIBES THE SITUATION.

Ex-senator Hill's declaration at the Tilden
Club opening on Thursday night that the re-
juvenateG Democratic party of the State would
elect a Democratic Governor this fall is re-
garded something like a joke by his own
people. although they do not like to hurt MT
Hilrs feelings by saying what they think Gov
ernor Odell. whose administration was attacked
by Hill in his speech. at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel for short time yesterday morning be-
fore starting for the State Camp at Peekskiil
When Mr.. Hill INDUCES in extremes it is a
question whether he should he taken seriously.
said Governor OdeI IT not surprised that
he has attacked my conduct of the governor
ship, and it is fair to assume that the Demo-
cratic stump speakers next fall will take their
cue from him. 1t will not do them any practi-
cal good. however. No amount of Juggling OF
the figures will save them. The fact remains
that there is no State tax. and the Republican
administration is entitled to full credit foT
king that possible. That fact will count with
the people 1t is something tangible 1t is one
of the strongest points in the Republican cam
paign and it cannot be successfully assaiied-
Mr. Hill says you will defeated if re-
nominal ted il suggested.
The Republican ticket will he elected. no
matter who is nominated replied the GOV
ernor smfIinglv. Not only are all the issues on
ceIIent condition, while the Democrats are hope
lessly split up. despite all this harmony talk
So much harmony talk sounds suspicious
The Governor said that he had not deClded
yet whom TO appoint successor to the late
Justice Andrews
As matter of fact. Mr.. Hrs leutenants up
th, State do not believe that they will defeat
Governor OdeIl if ne should be renominated-
Tribune reporter yesterday had talk Win d
Hill man from Onondaga County. who in the
last three months has been in correspondence
with many of the Hill men. He made the foi-
lowing statement:
IF Governor Odell Is renonlnated you VIII
see very little money spent by the Democrats
in their State campaign next fall. Odells ac
complishment in wiping out the State tax IS
something that many Governors have harped on
while in Office. but none until Odell came hao
the ability or the courage to do II. Now II
may be that the abolition of the state tax VIII
not save the farmers of the state a great sun"
per capita but il is true. the other hanu' liei'
II will save them something 1t is something o"
the Republican end of the argument against
rotbinr on the Democratic end, and when
farmer is confronted with an argument IKE
that II does not take him long 10 make up ms
mind vho is his friend. In the strictly asrl-
cultural counties of the state the state taN
mounted two wears ago to nearly half OF the
ortira tax This is in the Denocra Ic
county of Schoha-le. With the State tax cut
rjAar 1T oC their UH7ual tFE MI hS1afe'is "
Domocratic farmers are likely to vote for Odeli
1,,.ar II Democratic farmers should not vote Tor
him the Republican farmers VIII come out "
tho noiIs to support a who has treateo
them so handsomely, and that Is all the hepuo-
Iicans need 10 win-to nave 'he 80 H5am
farmers come out. If some one else IMAM Oueil
should he nominated the Democrats would nave
a fighting chance