The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
RIOW AT THE ODELL COMBINE.
O\F or TWE EFFECTS or MCLEL-
ItNUS NOMINATION..
,Platt Republican Almost Sure to succeed
Him In the state Senate, II II Said
Bnt the Governor and Iltaauer
Are sim Left In the TapewOrm dub.

Are sim Left In the TapewOrm dub.
SARATOGA, y, Y, Aug. A.-If one-half
of what Republicans Of influence said here
to-day is true, there will be discontinu-
ance Of the Odell- Bracket Brown Elsberg
combine at Albany next winter. The in
,sryiew with Senator Bracket. printed in
N.v York last week, il is declared, was but
an indication that the combine has been
afflicted with serious disorder, and almost
Immediately after that came the announce
ment TINT President Roosevelt had APP
ported Charles p McClelland, Demo-
cratic senator for the West chester district,
United States General Appraiser to succeed
Col Jewell who was appointed by President
Cleveland EN- years ago.
/, was during President Harrison's time
that this board of United States General
Appraisers was appointed and under the
aw there must be certain number of
Democrats on it, Col. Jewell is Democrat
and his successor must therefore be Demo-
rrsf Col Jewell is to be retired, it is
understood at his own request. Senator
McClelnnd was the most natural selection
or'he place and had the support III is said,
ex President Cleveland and other famous
Democrats.
Mr McCeland was a deputy collect or
when Daniel Magone of Ogdensburg was
collector of the Port of New York. Mr..
McCI"lland was in charge of the law di-
vision On the advent Of Collector Joel b.
Erhari appointed by President Harrison as
his first Collector of the Port of New York
one had three, Erhardt, j. Sloat Fassett
and Francis Hendrcks). McClelland was
made special deputy collector
The Republican organization, under the
domination of Senator Platt, had McCle-
and ousted from the New York Custom
House, The friction over McCleland was
followed by further trouble which eventu-
ally led to the retirement of Collector FIR
hardr.
When President Cleveland began his sec
oud administration in March, 1893, Mr..
McClenud was the Democratic State
senator for Westc hester, Mr.. Cleveland
vas opposed to the elevation of Edward
Murphy, Jr., of Troy to the United States
senate and favored w. Bourke Cochran.
Mctlelland's was the sole vote in the Demo-
cratic caucus at Albany for Cochran.
That meant McC eand's retirement from
The State Senate. His friends then con-
fIently predicted that President Cleve-
and would make him Collector Of the Port
Of New York to succeed Hendricks, but the
place went to James r. Kilbreth to the
bitter disappointment of McClelland who
returned to his law practice. which had
70 do with custom house business quite
extensively.
The firm was McClelland 4 Hess, the
llnor partner being Charles Hess, Repub-
lean leader of the Twenty fifth Assembly
district in New York city Mr. Hess later
Withdraw from the fir, Nr
and emerged from his political retire
inent last fall when he was elected TO repre-
sent what William H. Robertson and his
successor as leader of Republican affairs
IN Westminster, ex-Congressman William
l.. Ward, believed 10 be a rock ribbed Re-
publican Senate district.
Mr., McCelland as Democrat has always
been popular in the district His Demo-
cratic friends here say that he is under
no obligation to David b. Hill to refuse
the life appointment at 81. 500 a year, offered
q, him by President Roosevelt, and more
over, that Mr.. McClelland under no cir
ctlmstances will refuse to accept the place
That leaves twenty -one Democratic Sena-
tors sure at Albany next winter Gov
Odell must call for a special election for
Senator in the Westchester district almost
Immediately after MIR. McClelland accepts
President Roosevelt's appointment Will
McClelland be succeeded by Democrat or
Republican,? That's the problem agtat-
ing Gov. Odell and his friends, il is de-
Carcd.
1t was the Democratic Senator'S aided
hv the Odell Senators, Bracket, Brown.
tlsherg and Amber, who rejected the nom
nation Of Frank NJ. Baker of Owego.
Mr. Platt's friend, to succeed himself as a
Railroad Commissioner and who is now
lolding over.
Ex-Congressman Ward the Republican
leader Of Westchester, has been for several
wears counted among Gov. Odells friends
He arrived here to-day and he didn't talk
Odell talk and yet he had nothing to say for
publication. He said he hadn't the re-
hottest idea who would be nominated by
The Republicans of the district TO make
The fight for McClelland place in the State
Senate,
Il is a close district nj best and many
LeIieve that no Democratic candidate save
NcClnland can win in it, From what
was heard to-day il is almost positive that
# Republican Senator is elected at he
special election called 10 succeed McCle-
and he will be of the Roosevelt Plat Ward
complexion and not of the Odell stripe.
William Barnes. Jr,, of Albany, chair
luan of the executive committee of the
Republican State Committee, and Repre-
sentative George " Southwicl of the
Albany distric. We're here to-day Mr.
Barnes was discreetly silent az TO Gov
OdelI Mr. Southwick had a few zenerali-
los 10 speak Of, all of which We're desig-
Nt'Hl az me Work OF a cross rOader.
Nr Southwick has never hesitated
uhIicly or privately TO crticise Gov. Odel.
With eX-Goy. Black nettled over Gov.
OdelIs treatment of him and Ward and
N"nIhwick FESTIVE, what will become Of the
rapeworm cuh' The only members left
VII be Odell and Littauer. eh?
Mr., Ward had long talk with Senator
Bracket which neither cared 70 speak
~ specifically, Should Democrat Sic
ceed McClelland in the State Senate, it is
the opinion Of observers that the Odell-
F'rack"t Brown Elsberg combine will be
ned together only by very slender threads,
Vat all. - ~
toI Dunn. chairman of The Republican
state committee, arrived here tonight on
N'S way 10 Lake George. Col. Dunn said
hat II was almost positive that the Re.
plhlicans Of West chester will nominate
ex-senator Isaac Mills az their candidate
10 succeed Mr., McClelland Col Dunn
added The party is getting in better
shape in the State every hour in he dav"