The sun., 1903-11-25
ODELL WOULD BE l.. s. SENATOR
And set Up the Pins Now 10 Bowl Out
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Gov. Odell, some Of his friends said at the
Republican Club last night, has attempted
to precipitaate quarrel among the Re-
publican brethren In the State OF New,
York at this time for one or tw purposes
other than to dispute the leadership Of
Senate or Thomas c. Platt The first purpose
is described to be to prevent the reelection
of Chauncey NJ. Depew as United States
Senator. The Legislature elected next
fall will vote on Mr.. Depew's successor,
and Gov Otclls friends say that he is
candidate to succeed Mr.. Depew.
Senator Platt, it is known, has informed
Gov. Odell that he is for the reelection of
Depew.
Another purpose, according to the Gov
error 3 friends, and it should be remembered
that the Governors IS friends tell these stories.
is, for the advantaging of his ambition to
be Senator, to defeat NJ. Linn Bruce, presi-
dent of the New York Republican county
committee. and Col. George W. Dunn as
chairman Of the Republican State com-
mittee, and. finally, TO have some other
Republican than Frank NJ. Baker of Owego
succeed Baker as Railroad Commissioner,
As to those ambitions Union League
Club Republican put it this way
Senator Plat took Fen Odell of the tail
of an ice wagon and made him Governor
OF he State of New York, and the Governor
cannot disrupt the Republican party in the
tate on the eve of an important national
election
because of Gov. Qde!l's desire to upset
things ii little ahead of the game. candi-
dates for Governor on the State ticket are
being scared off. The Hon. Timothy l..
Woodruff of Brooklyn could be nominated
if he so desired by the next Republican
State convention for Governor, and yet Mr..
over he ground, and that he did not care
to go into a losing race; end. for that matter,
the friends of her candidates were alking
the same way last night.
A personal friend of Mr.. Woodruff who
he been with him good deal lately. said
MIR. Platt and number of Republicans
are very favorable to the nomination of
Mr. Woodruff for Governor next year
No matter about that quarrel between
Woodruff and Sheldon at Saratoga Springs
last wear, the trouble between Mr.. Wood
ruff and Mr.. Sheldon has been patched
up. Woodruff is the man to be Governor
and manage the details of the party's affairs.
The Republican organization of the State
must cluster around the man who is TO
have charge OF these details Odell can
not dethrone Platt or Bruce; Woodruff
cannot dethrone Dady. Black and Payn
exercise at the moment very little influence
1 V.
wants TO succeed Col. Dunn as chairman
of the State committee.
Ou; of this mess, in the estimation OF
Republicans who are looking for victory
next wear, something happy is bound to
come, for the simple reason that the situa-
tion has been transposed since Samuel j.
Tilden = tiine and the more the Republicans
quarrel the better shape they are in to enter
| into n contest on election day.
some Republicans are bitter against
| Gov. Odall because. they saw, he selects
Senator Bracket and Louis F. Payn TO be
| his chief advisers, and, while there is no
| warrant for the assumption that he has
selected Mr. Bracket and Mr.. Payn, affairs
are not looking very harmonious when
somebody hands out at the Republican
| Club-as was done last ht-,handbills
containing an editorial from the Lyons
| Ropublican of April "a, 1902. asking who is
senator Brackett?" describing him as an
"arch traitor" and other unpleasant things,
and awarding to him "the cordial contempt
of all mankind
The fact that this character was dis
tributed by Republicans is an evidence OF
| the serene ard placid character Of the
! situation at this moment.
Cousin william Barnes of the Albany
| Ercning journal il a graduate Of Harvard
College and Republican leader of Albany
county He is now studying the role of the
sweet little cherub that sits up aloft to
keep watch for the life OF poor Jack"
Mr. Barnes printed the following in the
Albany Frrning journal last night
senator Plat has no divine right TO the
party leadership: President Roosevelt no
inalienahle mortgage upon the nom inaton
for President GOV Odell no inherent custO-
dianshp of the partys interests.