The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-22

COY. ODELL WINS ,INSURGENT
| = SENATOR'S INTO LINE.

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-. Yic,d-Eyent Proves TMai tho Thrs
Have Acted Under Odelrs Guitisnc'
ALBANY. April 2i.-After much rerers
/ sion Gov. Odeil this morning compelled III
three Republican insurgent' Senators. Ed
81 gar. 7. Bracket, Nathan A, ,Elsberg ar
Zion r. Brown TO abando their propose
combination with the twenty-five Demo
cratic Senators, in order TO prevent IN
election 'i ehgles s. 'Francis. the pub
fisher OF the Troy Times. as a Regent o
g the University. 80. -, 80
To-day's events showed beyond question
that the three Republicans Senators hav,
been acting throughout he present session
under the guiding hand of Gov. Odell ant
hat at any time he wished the Governor
could have compelled these three SENATOR
TO vote with thei Republican colleagues
and thus keep good the majority which
the people Of the State at last falls election,
said that the Republican party should have
In the State Senate.
l. But often other friends than those o
Gov. Odell have been gored every tims
these three insurgents broke. away from
their party colleagues In the Senate. To-
day II was another story Ex-Gov. FRANK
s. Black stands behind Mr.. Francis. Mr.
Black insisted that Gov. Odell should de.
liver the three insurgent Senators in sup
port Of Mr.. Francois election as Regent
Gov. Odeil dared not permit the three In.
surgents'to. carry out their will.
The Governor had the least trouble in
winning over Senator Bracket. The paper
published by Mr.. Francis has big circula-
ton In the counties comprising Senator
Brackets Senatorial. district. Senator
Bracket feared for his political future
should he oppose Mr.. Francis.
When Gov. Odell decided that he could
not afford to oppose Ex-Governor Black.
and Senator Bracket thought II the better
part Of valor to favor Mr.. Francis. they set
TO work upon tho other two Republican
insurgents. g..
Senator ElsberG was determined to stand
by Senator Elon r. Brown, who was I'M
yielding IN his opposition to the election Of
another Regent until a final conference OF
the Governor with the three insur gents
Just before the Senate session this morn
ing.
Ifpossible. Senator Brown has been moro
haro-headed in his opposition to the Re-
gents than is Senator Brackett TO Senator
Platt. Senator Brown has been more de-
termined to prevent the election Of a Re-
gent no matter who he was, than was
Senator Bracket to prevent the confr-
nation OF the nomination Of Frank NJ
Baker. Senator Platt's personal and political
friend, as State Railroad Commissioner.
But the Governor and Senator Bracket,
realizing how much was at stake for each
Of them, bore down hard upon Senator
Brown and he finally yielded Senator
Elsbere yielded with him.
And still these three insurgent Senators
have the hArdihood every time they desert
their party and join the Democrats to say
that Gov. Odell cannot control them, while
the Goyernor's friends circulate about the
Capitol 90, GorridNss. s;sy yin They did this
1t was common gossip about the Senate
Hobbies before the session to-day that the
Regent provision had almost caused q
split In the ranks Of the three Republican
insurgente owing to Senator Browne in
withthis two brother insursents on the ques-
ton Of electing Regent. But Gov. Odell's |
persuasivenees and promises carried the |
day. and both houses OF the Legislature |
voted TO mako Mr.. Francis Regent.
this turn Of affairs. n they could not get |
Q Democrat In a. Regent they had deter |
mined to prevent the election Of q Repub-
lican. '.r,
Senator Brown was not on hand. Gov.
0dell was laboring with him. While this
was going on Senator Raines, just after
the session opened. called up his two reso-
buttons, one providing that the Senate
ballot for . Regent to-day and the other
noon to- morrow to elect a Regent.
No sooner had the resolutions been read
by the clerk than it was evident there was
,ome misunderstanding Senator Elsberg
Then he hurried across the chamber to
senator Raines's seat and finally scurried
10 where Senator Grady. the minority
eader. was standing, in the we'll of the
chan
Senator Grady had expected the three
insurgents to vote with the Democrats.
md was preparing to fight the adoption Of
he Raines resolution upon the ground that
hey could not be consicered, except by
unanimous consent. until after he calendar
o hold the election at noon, az required by
aw.
n senator Grady's cont ention had been
lpheld, which II would have been had tho
hree Republican insurgent Senators voted
With him as they had been expect ed to, the
csolutions could not have been considered
Int II il was too late. just before the Senate
adjourned tonight. '.-
But while Gov. Odell was using his per-
ussivenees on Senator Brown down in the
'ided not to press the resolutions. He
announced that he would call them up ut |
1 30 o'clock Shortly after that hour the
esolutions were adopted without delay.
yhen Senator Grady realized that Gov. I
)dell's influence had prevailed over the
determination OF the three Republican in {
urgents.
The Democrats merely contented them
elves with voting for their candidate,
'rof. Duncan G. Ice Of Cornell University.
During the roll call on the adoption
Z Senator Rainess resolutions when Sena-
Dr. Zion r. Browns rame was called {
Q attempted TO explain his changed at
tude. His face was flushed. The re-
resscd anger 81 the turn affairs had taken
ms plainly. evident. He was smnrting !
nder the subsection which Gov. Odell had
ompelled Of him.
Il an much chagrined.- said Senator
rown. AT the outcome Of this tnifit alton !
tuation. Ii is only after much urging =
lat have resolved not 10 oppose the !
ection Of another Regent hope the '
berality shown by the Legislature in $
Getting another Regent will have IN ef- I
ct on the two State educational! depart
ents TO cause them to show a like spiri, in ]
aking unification possible at the next 7
sssiou of the Legislature
received judgment As,in,t Lesn schw alb. i
judgment for sioi $40 was entered :