The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-16
Mr.. Odells Second Tirade at the
Republican Club.

The Inauguration OF the new club
house Of the Republican Club in this city,
last night, was the occasion OF another
remarkable attack by Mr.. ODELL upon
the local leadership of the party.
Not quito one year ago, the Republic
cans OF New York county cast l06, l3l
votes for BENJAMIN B. ODELL, Jr., for
Governor, or about 10000 less than they
had given to the same candidate for the
same Office at his first election two years
before. "
In Kings county the decrease in the
Odell vote in 1902 was 2? 900, as compared
with that of 1900 for the same candidate
for the same Office.
These figures stung. Soon after the
election at which was recorded result
80 Notifying to the Governors personal
pride he came down to New York to at
tend a dinner of the Republican Club
To the surprise of all and the indignation
Of many, Mr.. OpELL used the hospitality
Of the club as an opportunity for bring
ing charges Of bad faith or incompetency
against the Republican leaders in New
York. He said, among other things:
Republicanism is no different here than It is
in the country. The New York Republican is the
same As tho Republican up the State. But when
W md here In the city loss In our vote OF SO per
cent. Il Is pretty good evidence that something
is wrong. There arc plenty OF loyal Re
publioans. and regret TO say there are some who
arc not 70 loyal II Is the duty of the loyal Repub
hoaAs 70 day to see to II that only loyal Repub-
loans are placed guard and to that the efforts
Of our organization here arc not for primary day
work alone but for the Republican party sos days
In tho year. do not want you TO think
that have been inspired in what have said by
any feeling Of personal ambition"
Mr.. ODELL's address last night shows
that the figures of 1902 yet sting. Again
he comes down from Albany to the Re-
publican Club, and again he undertakes
to lecture the leaders Of the local organ
isation In somewhat the same fashion as
. year ago. He dilates on the necessity
Of eliminating those that are unfaith-
full; he calls for the encouragement of
honest and efficient leadership; he calls
upon the Club to aid in purging the
committee Of all those whose shortcom-
ings may DO charitably described as in
competency; and he makes a specific
charge Of something worse than in
competency. This ia a sample of what
the Governor said last pight.
Il am sure that the encourag ement Of those whs
are worthy would be productive Of good results
while &c the unworthy there would come a reall.
zation that swim and sure condemnation would
been tntrusted We depend upon tho honesty of OUT
leaders for tho counting Of the ballots and for pro-
lection against fraud. When. therefore. political
opponents certified Republicans for this pur-
pose. ~ may feel assured that the time has como
for drastic measures by decent Republicans"
We have an idea that Mr.. ODELL's
second lecture to the local Republican
leaders will stir different emotions from
those produced here by his first effort of
the kind. Allowance was made year
ago for the recentness of the wound to
his self esteem He had right to his own
consolatory theory of what was wrong
in the election of 1902, even il that theory
did not meet with general acceptance.
He had the right to PROFOUND his self
comforting theory at the time.
Now, however, when he resumes his
mischievous attack upon the local man
agement of the Republican party on the
eve Of an election in which he is not per-
sonally interested, but in which the Re-
publican friends of decent government
in this town are directly and immensely
interested, Mr.. ODELL is assuming a
serious responsibility.