The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
ODELL Has LUNCH WITH PLATl
"EVERYTHING HARMONIOUS"
SAYS THE SENATOR,
No Decision About New County Committee
President One Element Pushes Mckee
-OdeII wants Warren for National
Committeeman Vice Gibl,s--Sees r..
II. Harriman--.AlsO q. W. Morgan.

Gov. Odell came to town from Albany
yesterday partly to attend the funeral Of
William Brookfield ut 2 o'clock In the after
noon. He had lunch with Senator Platt
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and discussed
various matters. You see, here it is May
10, and the thirty day post-legislative bills
end on May 49, and it was quite an agreeable
time for the Governor to discuss matters
at Albany with Senator Plat. Before at
tending Mr.. Brookfeld's funeral and be-
fore discussing matters with Senator Plat,
Gov. Odell had talk with his new Super
intendent of the Metropolitan Elections
District, George W. Morgan.
Gov. Odell appointed Mr.. Morgan to his
place after consultation with Mayor Low.
District Attorney jerome (Mr. Morgan at
the time was one of Mr. Jerome's assist
ants) and Police Commissioner Greene.
Mr.. Platt knew nothing Of Mr.. Morgan
or of his proposed appointment by Gov,
Odell
The fact that Gov. Odell and Mr.. Morgan
had discussed matters WAS known to a
dozen people in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Governors visit was discussed by
Republican politicians Of all factions. The
Governor, it was recalled, after talk with
Senator Patt's representatives last fall
presented the name of Capt Joseph M.
Dickey of Newburgh to be Railroad Com
missioner to succeed Col. Ashley w. Cole,
and Capt. Dckey's nomination by the Gov
ernor was quickly confirmed by the Senate;
and yet, when the name of Frank NJ. Baker
Of Oswego was submitted to Gov. Odell
to the Senate, Gov. Odell's four insurgents,
Bracket, Brown. Elsberg and Amber, and
the Democratic combine with which Gov.
Odell had made arrangements. quickly
rejected Bakers nomination, Patt's man.
New York county Republican politics
is shifting almost every hour nowadays,
especially when the successor to Presden
no decisionwasereached yesterday in he
discussion between Senator Platt an d
Gov. Odel as to Mr.. Morris's success or.
and yet, Mr. Platt. and for that matter,
Mr. Odell: are not opposed in any way
to Mr.. Mckee.
National Committeeman Frederick 8.
Gibbs is quite i'll at his home. He dis
covered Mr.. Morris, and in another way,
it was declared. discovered" MIR. Odell.
Gov Odell wants to make William c. Warren
Of Buffalo National Committeeman in Mr..
Gibbs's place.
Gov. 'Cdell has keen and is"ine hing" on
Senator Plat and his friends. In the old
schoolhoy days everybody knew what
"inclng' meant. 1t is persstent-per
sstent-- persistent effort to displacetho
man WHO'S apparently OppoSeu 10 you
and SO the game goes on unit the 'incher
has the ultimate advantage;but 1t is all the
game of politics.
Some of Gov Odell's friends at theFifth
Avenue Hotel said last night that his fina
hop for fame would be to succeed Senator
Marcus A. Hanna Of Ohio as Republican
Chairman Of the NationaiComnrittee.
THAT Is bootiful suggestion, sain a
Newburgh man, III 1t didn't involve the
printing CT events in Orange county within
the last fifteen years.
Gov. Odell passed an hour wit Edward H.
Hartman OF the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific Railroad companies. The
Governor was concerned over the news
paper reports Of Mr.. Harriman's condition.
The Governor said that Mr.. Hartman is
out Of danger.
Lieut.. Coy. Frank ". Higgins had a
little talk with Senator Plat yesterday,
and he said at the Albemarle Hotel last
night before taking his train for his home
in Clean:
Il had pleasant talk with the Senator,
and while l was sitting there with him the
Governor came in OF course, l cannot
speak Of any political matters which may
have been discussed, but in view of the
fact that Mr.. Brookfield's funeral occurred
to-day. it would do no harm for me to say
that Mr.. Plat spoke in the kindest terms
of Mr.. Brookfeld; and | was mighty glad
to hear him say what he did say