The sun., 1903-11-23
STORM SIGNALS
GOES SOUTH, ANGRY; /;
GOVERNOR, NORTH, cross.
Tslk Of an "Odell District Leader"
From This County for HiIliard's Job
--Iianna's Boom for Presidency brings
the Name OF John Hay 10 the Front.

-Hanna's bOOm Tor PreslOfncy br1nes
the Name Of John Hay 10 the Front.
Senator Hanna of Ohio returned to Wash
ington yesterday morning. So did Senator
Patt of New York. but they didn't journey
by the same train. Gov. Odell returned to
Albany at 1 o clock in the afternoon. The.
coming of these three Republicans to New
York city almost simultaneously stirred
the hepotical echoes, local State and national,
and their departure left behind skein Of
reports which many attempted to unravel
last night
While the three men were hers they
had little or nothing to say for pub
Ncation and it was left to their friends to
do the talking, but in this way most OF the
news is out nowadays.
Gov Odell's friends said last night that
they didn't think Edward w. Pitkin, for
merly OF Oswego and now OF New York
CITY. would be appointed Deputy Excise
Commissioner in place of George Hilliard
when Hiliard resigns. Hlliard said he
expected to retire from the place he
has held for the last four years. The
Governors friends declared that -the place
ia to go to New York city district leader
Who he is they would not say, but they
declared that he would he an Odell man
and not Platt man.
Gov. Odell was credited with an effort
to retire NJ. Linn Bruce, president OF the
New York Republican county committee,
but il was admitted that this would be
hard to do in view OF the popularity
which Mr.. Bruce has won since he under
took his difficult task. II Gov. Odell can
not accomplish Mr.. Bruce's overthrow
he will it was declared, remove at the
proper time all Platt district leaders now
holding State places in New York county
.and then. suppose. said one Of the Gov
ernors friends, president Roosevelt will
give these leaders Federal jobs, and there
you are
President Roosevelt's friends said they
were aware of Gov. Odells opposition to
the President, even though the Governor
in perfunctory way says he "sees nobody
In sight but Roosevelt next year" Gov.
Odells friends admitted that he had started
out to acquire all the strength possible
in the Republican State convention, which
is to send delegates at large to the Repub-
lican national convention, and that he
will attempt to gather in Congress district
delegates to the national convention also,
as strength thus acquired would be fore
runner Of strength in the State convention,
which Is to nominate full State ticket
and candidate for Associate Judge of
the Court of Appeals to succeed Celora e.
Martin Of Binghamton, who was nomina ted
by Senator Platt and his friends.
OF this effort to secure strength in the
State next year one Of Gov. Odell's friends
said: 49,
Senator Platt retire or lose his interest In
the affairs Of the State he, the Governor,
'inless he materially strengthens himself:
cannes hope to be the RePablicaH Leader po OF
cause even Republicans close to the Gov
ernor are not particularly fascinated by his
style OF doing business either with his
friends or his foes, and these Republicans
be the single-headed leader or master of the
Republican party in the State. If anything
happens to Platt half a dozen chieftains
with their respective clans at their backs
would spring to the front. and Gov. Odell
knows knows it ~ as well well as anybody There are
Frank s. Black George w Aldridge, William
Barnes, Jr., and several more. Gov. Odell,
besides, could not last as q leader If his
conduct within the last three years is to
be taken as a criterion Of his abilities.
But the Governor has the vast canal
appropriation at his back After con-
sulting with lawyers he holds that he ca mot
be hurried into issuing that first $40 OO0, 900
Of bonds. Before issuing it he is planting
props all over the State under an Odell
The friends of both Senator Platt and
Gov Odell spoke bitterly of the situa-
ton and they. candidly declared that
it BODIED no good for the party in the State
had been in absolute control of the State
Government for ten years and the party
had become honeycomtei with personal
bitterness and ambitions. which only a
stout hand could baH f%nas ss G to stane ans
hand is wanting" said one Of them:
"Gov. Odell does not possess the nerve,
courage and tact of q Platt in Platt younger
DAYS and neithN.has he the ability OF
Conkling to sustain an arrogance whlch
Governor 'srcritics say he has attempted to
assume: nett her has Gov. Odell the suavit
and joshing abilities Of u Fenton."
1t was after these comments had been
passed around that eminent Republicans,
some Of them close to the Governor, said
that he might be permitted to play boss
at Albany" until after the thirty day bills
are signed next spring, and after that should
Senator Platt become careless ana neglect
full. half a dozen Republican chieftian all
over the State would control the des' ihies
Senator Platt's friends said that he hao
not unaffected the slightest disposition tc
give up the reins os lNHaelTttp, and some Of
them said that they hoped Gov. Caeil aii1
his friends in New York county woulo
attempt to unseat Mr.. Bruce as presiden,
Of the county committee next month ano
that some sort of a contest could be sprung
against Col. George W. Dunn, chairman ol
the Republican State committee, at the nex'
meeting of the committee in January, or
February, in order that the real strength Q,
Platt and Odell could be determined Platt
friends confidently predicted that in the
showdown" he would come out ahead
Anyway. for the first time, the situatiol
between Senator Platt and his friendt
and Gov. Odel and his friends has become
quite acute.
Before he left for Washington yesterday
morning Mr.. Patt, while he wouldn't ga y
word seeped to be in an angry mooo
and Gov Odell was grim and cross. Sena-
tor Platt, it was said, had been great y
aroused by events on his visit to New iorK
Gov. Odell's friends said for him, the GOV
ernor for ten years has been under the
tutelage OF Platt and he is familiar TO
certain extent with Senator Platts ways
and executive ability, and II he and tMhe M
Senator should get into scrap there wonlo
arise situation which Republicans whG @
desire the retention Of Republican controI
in the nation would deplore.
Senator Hanna's departure for Washing.
ton was acoompaned Inv gossip to the