The sun., 1903-12-31
PLAT7'S FIGHTING TOGS ON.
He MEANS TO NAVE AN CNDER-
STANDING WITH ODELL
And Run Next Campaign-24 state Con'-
mlttecmen Among the visiting Re
Uublicans Who Have Deen calling
on the SenatOr-.A Lot More Yesterday.

on Vnc SenaVOr--A Lou VOTt
Senator Platt, cont inung yesterday his
talks with tho Republicans he had invited
to come % New York and sec him, went over
the situation in the State with Senator
Depew. Representative Serene E. Payne.
OF Auburn, Assist ant Treasurer Hamilton
Fish Of Putnam. Robert G. Morris. former
president of the New York Republican
County Committee, Senator George H.
Malby OF St Lawrence, Senator Louis
F. Goodsall of Highland Falls, Lieut. Gov.
Frank Wayland Higgins. isse nhlyman
James I. Rogers of Broomc, G. >orge Crom-
well, president OF the borough of Richmond
and delegation from Staten Island, L. n.
Smith of Watertown, Jacob Smell OF Mont
gomery. Surveyor James s. Clarkson OF the
port of New York, eX-Se nator Hobart krum
OF Schohafie. Timothy l.. Woodruff of Kings
and Jacob Brenner, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Republican Kings
county organization, and last night there
were many more Republicans at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel who will have talb with him
to-day.
Up to last night the following Republican
Stale committeeman had discussed the
situation with Senator Platt: First district,
William NJ. Mckinney; Fifth district, j. n.
krao Ike; Seventh district, Michael D. Dady;
! ighth district, Cornelius Van Cott; Ninth
district. Charles II. Murray; Tenth district,
Ferdinand tidmann; Thirteenth district,
Robert c, Morris; Fourteenth district,
John H. Gunner Fifteenth district. lemuel
=. Quigg; Seventeenth district, Samuel
strasbc urger; Eighteenth district, William
H. Ten fy,k; Nineteenth district. William
l.. Ward: Twentieth district, Louis +. Good
sell; Twenty-first district, Louis f. Payn;
Twenty-third district William Barnes, Jr,
Twenty-tifth district William W. Worden;
bee; Twcnty-eish,h district, John T. Mott;
Thirteth district George W. Dunn Thirty
1Hte ThirIy-,hird 'e district % ] sIoat Fasstyt;
Thirtv-tourlh district, Timothy +. lis
worth; Thirty-ff'h district. John Grimm,
Jr.; and Thrty-sixth district, William c.
Warren making "a out of 81 State COM
Dittecmen
Some Of Gov. Odell's friends recalled
that in the list oi State committeeman who
he'd allied on Senator Plat there were five
at least who were commit ed heart and soul
to Gov. OdelI. hey being Mr.. Ward, Senator
GooJsall, MI puvre, Mr.. Barnes and Mr.
Warren.
Senator PlU,t- talks with he Rcpublj-
cans Yesterday lad to do almost en' 'irely
with the makeup OF he del elfgates to the
Gov. Odeil's friends at the hot said that
they didn't for tho life Of them understand
why Senator Platt mad sent out his invita-
tions TO Republicans 10 come and see him
at this time.
Senator Platt's friends. replying to this.
said that it had been the custom for Senator
Platt to do this for many years. and more
especially, they added, was il necessary for
Senator Plat to send for his Republican
friends to come down and sec him during
a. T. tt1S
Plstt, it was decla red. had said no unkind
word OF Gov. Odell to any Of his visitors. he
had occasionally asked some of the Repub-
leans this question DO you find in your
county any objection TO my continued
leadership Of the Republican party in the
5tate?'
Senator Platt's friends said that each and
every one OF the Republicans who had been
asked this question had replied emphati..
'ollY IN -the- negative. They said that II
Gov. Odell sho uld come here, the Senator
was 10 have good oid-tashioned talk with
him, and after that the Senator and the
Governor would repeat the performance OF
the last two years and issue statements
to the effect that there were no differences
whatever between them.
All were ready to admit last night that
there were no outward difference, between
Senator Platt and Gov, Odeii: but there
were Republicans friendly to Senator Platt
and friends who pretend TO be loyal TO Gov.
0dell who said lhat the situation has been
drifting end drifting for a number of
months and that in many sections of the
State the sentiment as to the leadership
Of the party HIS become almost chaotic.
This was due. they said, to Gov. Odell's
conduct in the last TWO years, and espc-
cally to the Governors bumptious attitude
in New York city at the Republican Club
after j. wilt 10 Pre-, ident Roos evelt at
Wa, hington, when the Governor issued an
authorized statement which left no other
deduction than that President Roosevelt
had recognzed him As State leader.
Senator Patt's friends sid that when
he read that authorized staten ent of Gov,
Odel! he was somewhat amazed, and
could not quite under stand the Governor,
mi that Liter Oh he consulted With his
friends nd that these friends told him that
II W.. S advis. b!e to asCeItt in first if there
We're ny real differences which could not
to pitched up, IS differences have leen
~ tched up for the |. ST two years, md thu
If this could not lie done it w 5 time for
senator Pitt to d"cltrc himself, not only
in tie interest of the Republic n psIty, but
in his interest as continued le der of the
81 re, and also fo, the protection of his
II lends throughout the st te, most OF
whom had teen sud- jected TO tho ntG gonisn
If Coy. Odel and the Cove, nor S frienos.
At The same time Sonal or Phtt's friends
eeclard that he had avoide in every
way any possible q .sh with Gov. Odell,
ior iha reason III the success Of tho Re-
gpI,licau parry had become almost a re-
sion Wit b senator Plat, and that he was
Wall aware that any serious differences on
be eve OF ! re. iC!ent lal cleo, ion might
sfiUusly impair lhr uccess o. tho party
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When Gov, Odnll's friends said last night
That they didn't under stand why Senator
ilart had invited the Republicans 10 come
down and sec him they We. q not thorouahlv
candid it was said, for the reason tEat they
welc we'll awa:e that Senator Plat and his
friends had detei mined that Lefoie he ie~
M ned 10 Washingt6 n, On Jan. 4, it would
! o quito appH ent not only to Gov. Odell
and Gov. Odel'e friends, but to all the Re-
Iul lcar.. machnists IN the State, that
SeuarCr Plat was still the senior United
States Senator for the State. and that he
intended to remain the leader of the Repul,-
iican party, at least until after the next
j. cSG.u'ia) "amp6ign is over, even il he
had 10 tight Gov. Odeil's friends to the last
ii ici.
t'i sorts "f things are hearo, and said,
Some ~ thtm pretty vicious. Gov. Udell.
"rn'n,i' Hrpuplcans hn 80 declared within
l,' h.-. month, hJs repeatedly said at Al
h ~. tha, h. is the Republican leader
a. rio I,'ntr, and hat he had plat beaten
io :. S,an, oi'i' his statement is made
: ReiuuIc"n- Of Tepute, and il is well
! uoWu tna' all of Gov. Odcl friends at
ALany for u number Of months have spoken
sne"ringly Of Senator Plat and have taken
m" crE from GOV, Nd"'l tha' PLAT is
dOvH ard oU'
Al of these remarks have been repeated
"a Seuai " Plat, by Republicans who have
i~llofrad hi. fortunes and they thought