The sun., 1903-11-17
ODELL MACHINE Is ANNOYING.
GOyERNOE DENIES SAYING HE
DIDN'T WANT ANOTHER TERN.
More "Insurgency" In the senate Looked
For-HIIliard to Go at Last?-NO
solid Roosevelt Delegation II ANY.
thIng Happens TO Platt-Money Talks,

thing Happens TO Platt-Money Talks,
Gov Odell came down from ALBANY
Yesterday and was at the Union League
Club last night and later at the Republican
Club. A little over year ago Gov. Odell
made he plain announcement that as soon
rs possible he would remove George Hill
Hard special deputy commissioner for
the Depart ment OF Excise in New York CITY
and a strong Platt man, but sonnet hing
turned up, and somehow Hilliard remained
in his place. Within the last week or 80
the old story has been revived that Mr..
Hilliard is to be removed or, rather. that his
resgnario ion is to be requested. Gov. Odell
consulted with certain Republicans last
night az to the man certain Republicans
In New York city would like to name as
Mr. billiards. successor, but no definite
conclusion was reached.
Coy Odell's talks with Republicans
last night especially at the Republican
club, we're followed by statements Of men
who said that they knew what was in the
wind that the approaching session of the
Legislature at Albany is to be strenuous
one, for the reason that the old insurgent
combine of Bracket, Brown and Elsberg
last summer it was on the point of break
Ing because Senator Bracket and Senator
Elsberg and their friends were not inclined
to think that Gov. Odell was a steadfast
fighter Some of the friends Of Senator
Brackett and Senator Elsberg said at that
time that Gov. Odell had a certain amount
Of courage up to n certain point and then
|, oozed out Since then, according to the
story last night, courage has been pumped
into Gov. Odell. and Senator Bracket and
Senator Elsberg and Senator Brown are
to be joined in their insurgent proclivities
at Albany next winter by Senator Henry
S Amber of the Twentyfourth district
or, rather, Chatham, the home of the Hon
Louis F. Payn
The story that Amber was to join the in
surgents was printed in THE SUN a short
time ago, and then denied, but it was re-
vived last night with emphasis, and, further
more, it vas sad that two or three other
Senators, names not mentioned, will join
the insurgent band at Albany next winter.
This, too, in the face of the fact that Sena-
tor Horace White Of Syracuse, who was
absent from his seat last winter, will be
present this winter, and that the newly
elected Senator from the Westchester dis
trict, Mr. Carpenter. may not be altogether
vel disposed toward the insurgent clique.
a WHO talheO WIN SIOV. OQell
last night said: IF Senator Platt lives and
retains his interest in New York Republican
State politics, President Roosevelt will have
almost solid delegation from the State of
New York next year. Should anything
happen to Senator Platt, President Roose-
welt will not have by good many solid
delegation from the State. Indeed, some
Of Coy Odells friends do not believe that
President Roosevelt will be nominated by
the, next Republican national convention,
and whether this wish is father to the
thought is matter for conjecture"
porter, said to Gov odell; Governor,
l don't know that I've followed your
speeches as closely as should have done.
Have you ever said that you would not
take a denomination next year?'
have never made any such statement"
To the direct question. will you be a
cranddate?' the Governor said: Il can't
discuss that at this time"
On May II there was printed in THE SUN
an Interview with d canal contractor
1895 improvement-in which the con-
tractor presented the reasons why Odell
should run again. This article was headed
Odell's Third Term League-Canal Con-
State Administration Might Embarrass
Holders Of Contracts Which Will Be Given
Out II the People Vote for the $10l 900 900
Expenditure.
Gov. Odell is here to make an address at
at the Chamber of Commerce to-day. He
confided to friends that Comptroller Miller
was wrong last week, when, just before the
Governor made him a Justice of the Supreme
Court (Which gave the Governor the appoint
nent of a new Comptrollerl, Mr. Miller
said new survey would be necessary
before the bargeway could be begun. A
bond issue will be made early in January.
The approval by the people of the Davis
act made $40, 600 900 available as soon as the
Comptroller issued the bonds and sold
hem, and the act requires that work shall
be begun within three months after the sale
of the first bonds. The primaries to elect !
delegates tothe conventions that elect dele
gates to the State convention that elects
delegates to the national convention will
he held within two months after the first
bond issue
Applications to the Governor by candi-
dates and friends Of candidates for the
five places as expert engineers on the canal
advisory board have been turned in at
Albany in large numbers. 1t stands agreed
among Republicans that Gov. Odell means
TO appoint Gen. Francis V. Greene on this
board unless President Roosevelt makes
job for him on the Panama Canal
Gen. Greene's friends believe that he
would prefer the New York State job as
he does not fancy the Panama climate.
III ten. Greene is 10 de1enQ actlVely tne
suits brought against him, his father
in-law and other promoters of the broken
asphalt trust, he will have to be in the
United States good deal.
For one Of the places Mayor Low is un-
derstood to have candidate in the person
Of Prof. William H. Burr of Columbia.
Gov. Odel is a graduate of Columbia and so
ls his Superintendent of Public Works, |
Charles S. Boyd, the Governor s class
mate, Supt. Boyd is vested with almost |
arbitrary power under the Canal act. Prof. |
Burr was rewarded by Mayor Low with an |
appointment as an engineering expert on |
the water supply. |
That employment may be terminated by |
the Mcclellan administration. Prof. Burr |
is one OF the very few engineers who VEN |
trred to say that the bargeway would be |
IN economic success. Another was Col. |
Thomas W Symons. who succeeded Col. |
Bingham in charge Of the pots. plants and |
Kettles of the White House. He has still |
some years to serve if he remains in the !
United States service, and may not want |
canal appointment. Palmer c. Ricketts,, |
director Of the Troy Polytechnic favored
lhe barge canal as possible regulator OF |
railroad rates and he is talked Of for an |
appointment If he will take It,
Promoters OF the bargeway are now in |
sisting that the Governor shall appoint |
no one on the board, no matter how great |
and acknowledged his ability may be, |
VINO did not come out and say that the |