The sun., 1903-12-25
SOME pLATT HAS SUMMONED.
EX-GOJ. BLACK SAID TO BE ON
THE LIST.
A Pledged Delegation TO Chicago - Well
as the Albany Committees to He
Disctsseti-GONernor Said to he Net.
tied by tho Call--Other Nettles. Too.

pltdRe0 Deie8auOn 10 CnIC1R0 ~ well
as the Albany Committees to he
Disctisseti-GONernor Said to he Net
tied BY tho Call-Other Nettles. Too.
Republicans down this way did not caro-
TO credit yesterday reports from Albany
20 the effect that Gov. Odell was nettled
because Senator Platt had invited him
along with forty or fifty other Republicans
from above the city line to come TO New
York city at their convenience and discuss
the situation in the State and the prospects
for next year before Senator Piatt returns
To Washington on Jan. 4. Representative
Iit,auer. who is facetiously spoken Of as
GOV Odels wardman. turned up in New
York city yesterday and said few things
to the effect that Gov. Odell was already
the acknowledged Republican boss Of the
ts,suds said the same.
Il Was ascertained that Senator Platt
had sent his invitations to Republicans
pho are supposed to be friendly to both
tho Senator and the Governor. Some of
tho Republicans who have been invited
10 meet Senator Platt are. It was said,
Speaker S, Frederick Nixon Of Chautauqua.
Assistant Treasurer Hamilton Fish of Put
nam, Collector Stranahan of Oswego, ex-
Senator Timothy Z. Ellsworth of Niagara.
Timothy L. Woodruff Of Kings, Col. George
W Dunn of Broome. Louis F. Payn OF
Columbia, William Barnes, Jr.. of Albany.
ex-senator Hobart Kr,im Of Scoharie,
e1.Gov. Frank s. Black of Rensselaer,,
representatives George W. Dwight OF
Erie, Francis Hendricks of Onoudaga,
Tom Wheeler Of Oneida, George ", Aldrdge
OF Monroe, William G. Warren and Post
master Greiner OF Erie, James s. Whipple
of Cattaraugus;,, ex-Representstiye William
kllburn OF Franklin, Isaac V. Baker OF
Washington, William Worden Of Saratoga.
G.. D, b. Hasbrouck OF Ulster. Edwin A.
Bond and Edward N. Smith OF Jefferson,
Senator George X. Malby Of st. Lawrence
II has been announced for some time
that three of the four delegates at large
10 be named by the State convention which
is to assemble in April to the National Con
vention at Chi ago. will be Senator Plat.
Senator Depew and Gov, Odell, and that
yet The discussions with the visiting
Republicans, it was said, will include the
makeup of Speaker Ni1on's Assembly
committees, prospective legislation at Al
bany, and the general situation In the
State, which, at the present moment. Is
not, in the opinion of most Republicans
particularly happy. The severe le9isla-
lion which the Republican Legislatures
have directed toward the cities of the first
and second class within the last half dozen
years has, it is admitted by some, tended to
increase the Democratic vote in those cities:
and some Republicans are very sceptical
Of any healthful results coming out OF any
reorganization which Gov. Odell has al
ready undertaken.
The subject Of Congress delegates to be
elected to the national convention will
undoubtedly come in for good deal OF
discussion at the conference. Several ke-
publicans who discussed this matter yes
opposed to united delegation to the ma
tional convention pledged for President
Roosevelt, while others believed, and 30 ex-
pressed themselves, that the President
should have solid delegation pie dyed to
thoroughly threshed out in the go as you
please discussions which Senator Platt
is to have with the visiting. Republicans.
twas too early. It was said. to tax about
although it has been said that the right to
furnish the candidate for Governor will
be claimed by the Republicans from the
western counties. ,
After all that was said yesterday by all
sorts of Republicans in discussing Senator
Platt's invitations to the up Sstate Republi-
cans at this time. it was recalled that Sena-
tor Platt for many years had issued sim
liar invita- tions to the Republicans to come
down and see him in holiday week; before before
the Legislature convened. These RePuol-
rans went Oh to say that even though Gov.
Odell had returned from Washington and
in his pronunciamentos left no otheT de-
tiuctiOn than that he had assumed the boss"
ship Of the Republican party in the state
Senator Piatt still telt that he was dong
business at the same old stand. and tlut
Senator Pl1tt's followers in the State would
have been very much grieved he'd he not
sent out his usual holiday invitation.
OF course. there were friends OF Senator
Platt around who said this. and friends Of
Gov. Odell We're on deck who did not hesi-
tate 10 declare that Gov. Oden And HIS
friends were inimical to Senator PRus
further leadership. and that Senator Platt
attitude The Senator'S friends were say
ing that 1t was time that he started in TO let
1t he known TO the Republicans Of the
state that Gov. Odell and his followers
would not be permitted to massacre every
friend Senator Platt had made during the
ears he was building up the party in the
State and electing Morton, Black. Hoose-
welt and Odell Governors and capturing
control OF both houses at Albany
Republicans who talked with Senator
Patt said that he had given the HepuniGGan
situation in the State much consideration
nf late, and that he thought It time that me
prospects Of the party next year snouio
be thoroughly gone over. Some nepuon-
cans did not hesitate to say that SINCE to'.
Odel had assumed the hossship OF the
state. many Republicans had been weaneo
from their allegiance, because they did not
believe that the Governor was the right
man to lead the party.
Gov. Odell's friends recalled that when
he assumed the bos-sship Of the State ne
raid that he was compelled 20 90 SO Pc
cause, as he said at the time: found thaI
my future was all behind me. Gov. odeus
friends then went on to say that he was a
real live candidate for renomination i9r
Governor next year, because his friends
believed that only by his renomination
and reelecto ion could he maintain what
some Republicans say is his very pre-
carious position in the Republican party
Of the State. That he really Is candidate
ior denomination next year one OF hls
personal friends who is authorised to SPEAK