The sun., 1903-12-17
PLATT STILL LEADER. ...ODELL,
"WE NEED NO BOSSES-WE'RE
HIS FAITHFUL LIEUTENANTS."
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Down the Law for Urban Republicans
speech al Heaiys s Dinner In The BrOnx

Down the Law for Urban Republicans
speech al Heaiy 5 Dinner In The BrOnx
Gov. Odell attended the dinner which
Edward Healy. Republican leader Of the
Thirty-ffth Assembly district. gave to his
| district captains last night at Huber's
roadhouse, 182d street and Jer ONE avenue.
The Governor, who was received with
| applause by those present including .
number of district leaders and men promi-
nent in the councils of the party in this city.
| declared in speech that he WAS still to be
considered as lieutenant OF Senator Plat
| in the State councils of the party, and that
there had been no change in the leadership
The reorganization Of the county COM
| mittee, he said was not elimination, but
a strengthening of party lines for victory
next fall.
The Governor also bade the urban Re-
publcans to drop their hostility to the up
State Republicans, who he assured them,
labored at Albany for the good of the whole
State and were unjustly accused OF being
unfair to the metropolis.
The Governor had gone away when 1t
came the turn of NJ. Linn Bruce to speak.
He said that nobody could put an end to
this feeling of hostility but the up State
Republicans themselves who, he declared.
could get at Albany anything they wanted
for the rural counties, while New York
got no recognition. He intimated that
some reform was necessary up the State,
and the diners appiauded him vigorously.
The presence of the Governor brought .
large delegation Of Republicans from all
over the city to the dinner. Among those
who sat at the table with the Governor
were.
NJ Bruce, who has resigned a.
president Of the county committee; Will
lam Halpin, Gov. Odell's selection for
chairman of the executive committee;
william II. Ten Eyck, who at present holds
that post. but will give 1t up to-day; George
Wanmaker, who says Tammany can have
Manhattan and go to the devil with it;
Tax Commissioner Samuel Strasbourger,
George r. Manchester, James W. Perry.
Charles B. Page. Tax Commissioner Wells.
Justice Mayer and Park Comm ssioner
Eustis.
Gov. Odell who is on his way to Wash
| ington to see President Roosevelt. stopped
of in The Bronx, it was said at the earnest
! behest Of the friends OF Leader Healy,
who informed the Governor that Mr.. Hea-
! ly's leadership was threatened at the next
| primaries. He came from Albany with his
| wife and daughter.
They got of at the New York Cent rails
station at i25th street, and Mrs Odell and
| her daughter went to the Fifth Avenue
| hotel. The Governor got q carriage and
drove to the dinner.
! He arrived at the roadhouse about $50
o'clock, and as he entered the hall the diners
| stood UP and gave him three cheers. He
sat at the head table. Over his head on
the wall were pictures of himself and Sena-
! tor Platt Mr.. Bruce sat at the left of Mr..
Healy, who acted as toastmaster.
, SPEECH OF GOV oDELI.
The Governor spoke before the dinner
was over. He began by saying that it was a
pleasure for him to forget at times that
he was Governor, and to remember that
he was -one of the Republicans OF the
Empire State" He had promised to at
tend the dinner he said, provided the dinner
Of the Congressional delegation to Senator
Platt was postponed, and that had been
accomplished.
Continuing he said:
want to say that i am glad Mr. Henly in
sisted on nay coming. because | always enjoy
the thought of meeting those who labor in
season and ont for Republican success.
read IN one of the newspapers that vas
going to dIyulge the plans OF the so-caed
reorganhation of the county committee at
his dinner. II ! had any such intention, |
and lei him convey them TO you, because |
don't believe in giving out in public the plans
Of battle so that the enemy may checkmate
them.
want to assure YOU, and YOU have seen
the indications here. that neither Mr Bruce
loyal friends, and there is n one in New York
city who can commend MIR Bruce's efforts
tRan II Raa found IT, It arTeeabe Ttn I for hn
to continue would have been fully as willing
to trust the interests of the Republican party
to his leadership as youare.
But these chuifres have come and the So
called reorganila,ion in New York is in con
means means Elimination. With me me reor ganization
means the Strengthening OF party lines, that
pont a % b" deceived M Tig by what hal % YOU see in the
newspapers about people running around
trying 10 kill some one We don't want 10
lose any votes We want 10 make them For
the io6. .o0o votes here We want TO have l28,ooo.
Mr. Bruce at this juncture said: You
will have this and more, too, Governor
Gov. Odell continued:
This can be accomplished if each man
takes of his coat and works as he never did
before in the history OF our party not next
ings or discomfort Every, man should know
his district thoroughly, SO that, when he makes
rspSfs to that he Won't have % the people
shivering through the state for fear OF dis
aster to the Republican, party.
There is one thing thni impresses me and
that is the lack OF understanding between
the county and the country, J. perhaps,
somewhit OF the feeling of the country. We
have been looking toward the city OF New
ti"n' h"pmx have 10 per cent Of the i voting Voting
populat ION in the Republican column. II be-
longs there, IL has been there before, and II
is going to be there next fall.
You have heard of change of leaders
There is no change of leaders The Repub-
lican party remembers with satisfaction and
pride the ma guifcent services rendered to il
and for IL by the senior Senator of the State
OF New York Cheers and applause for
Senator Plattl To deprive the party Of his
wise counsel is not called for and would be
an unwise procedure on the part of any one.
We are the faithful lieutenants of he recoR-
niZed leaders of this State. and We should put
to flight these many wild rumors, that
they will dissipate and disappear from our
political affairs.
! have been somewhat annoyed and some
what amused AT the MISUNDERSTANDING BE-
tween the country and the city. one vote
hnrie county or Orange county. What We
want is the total When You hear about what
the so-called haysced Legislature is doing
to IN. city il is for you TO controvcrt those
statements and show that the legislation in
Albany is as much for the city as the country.
None of you feel that il Is proper that there
should be ignorance here because OF the ina
bility Of the taxpayers adequately to meet
educational charges and Iyet We find news
papers and men who accuse the Republican
party because II provided in small districts
the same educational facilities AS In larger
districts Why? Because education is the
best part OF government and produces good
citizens.
man said to me this morning that he
thought there was too much paternalsm.
Republicanism is all paternalism Pa,ernal-
ism is protection compensating wages