The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
ODELL CHEERS ON INSURGENTS
WIRES CONGR4TILATI To A
LOVE FEAST F0R THEM.
recommendation From Our Friends BE.
comes an Incentive for Future Action"
Sent to n Dinner Given in Elsberg's
HonOr-Brackett and Brown There.

comes an Incentive for Future Action
Sent TO Dinner Given in Elsberg's
HonOr-Brackett and Brown There
Gov. Odell came out boldly for the in
surgent Senators last night. To dinner
given in Senator Elsberg's honor at the
Hotel Savoy by the Yorkville Republican
Club, at which Senators Bracket and Brown
were also present, the Governor sent this
telegram:
Commentator from our friends Is always
pleasant and becomes an incentive for our
future action. Senator Elsberg therefore,
In the visible demonstration of the loyalty
Of his friends in and out OF the dining hall
must have pleasurable knowledge OF the
affections Of his constituency.
thank you for the invitation. The reasons
for my absence are known to you. Please
convey my best wishes and sincere regards.
B. B. ODELL. JR.
Everybody cheered when Alexander T.
Mann read this. Then the insurgents made
speeches, by inference abusing Senator
Plat.
Senator Elsberg's fellow insurgents at
Albany came in for almost as much
distin guished consideration as did the
guest Of the evening. Brown de-
scribed Elsberg as the captain" in the
movement, Senator Bracket as the -lieu-
tenant and himself as first sergeant
The three Senators lauded themselves,
told Of the disinterestedness Of their mo-
tives, and were Landed in turn by those
who gave the dinner. Senator Brown
full of the spirit Of the occasion, even de-
clared that it was really the club that was
being honored because ii had the distinc-
ton of having all the representatives of a
party present on single OCCASION" a re-
mark which those present seemed to take
in the spirit in which it was made.
There were $50 of varying shades of Re-
publlcanism present at the dinner. One
Of the chief applauders at the feast was
r. Fulton Cutting. Mr., Cutting seemed
surprised at finding himself placed on the
right OF the guest of the evening and be-
tween Senators Elsberg and Brown
Others AZ the guest tables included Police
COMMISSIONER Greene. Edward Lauterbaoh,
Simon Hess Alexander T, Mason, Bainbridgs
Colby, James W. Perry, Congressman
Iittauer and Commissioner Joseph NJ
Dickey
Senator Bracket had missed his train and
dldn get in until after the dinner had
started. His arrival was the signal for a
demonstrate ion.
cambridge Colby, president of the club
SAID that he knew thing or two about how
things went on in Albany. Said he
1T Is natural TO indulge in the illusions Of
listen to the song of the siren, party regu-
iarlty. until she transforms US into beasts /"
senator Eis6erg says bis protest rs against
up. and of late, confident in its power. has
been inpudent in the assertion of it.
Mr.. Colby wound up by saying that
Senator Elsberg had caught the spirit Of
the voters of his district and that in spite of
a hnx ,int ho,+A 81
were all behind him. Senator Elsberg
said in reply to this that he interpreted
this Endorsement to mean that in spite of
whatever faults he might have his friends
believed him honest in what he had done.
He said:
believe that, don't care how my enemies
abuse me, and I'm going to keep'on doing az
have. don t care about indviduals-f am
not antagonistic TO individuals. But to the
extent Of my ability I'm going to fight wrong
where see IL.
This, great assemblage means that when it
him without power of attorney or power of
substitution. and it meant that he alone
Nb T 1T I've sS Se to DO that
that has grownup bet ween these three rebels"
h so dear that it is almost indescribable
We're going to continue to do II.
When ] refused to stand for certain COM
mands felt that was representing my con-
stituency, I'm going to do exactly as have
l
continue in the public service am going to
keep my sef-respect
Senator Bracket said that those who
saw q danger to success Of the Republican
perty in the insurgent movement were
msled. He Sc id he believed in q machine,
il it was P good one, and in heed for that
that me chine, if only to be a clearing house
for perty differences.
but because @ heed is necessary" said
said lis it necessary to invest thet head
with infallbility, which, SO far as / know,
is claimed for only one head in the world?'
For the man who dared to disagree there
was no middle course to take, he went on
HE must bow the knee to the political
Baal or be read out of the party" said
he.
A machine that 10 not willing to listen to
a man with "A protest is not worthy OF repre-
sentinC n great party. No man can make
the appointment of Il notary to-day without
first hearing from headuuarters. | would
have n machine whose motive would be to
see how many Republicans II can keep within
the party and not how many il can drive out.
Senator Brown, r. Fulton Cutting and
Edward Lauterback also spoke.