The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-28
HARRISON IN HIGGINS'S TOWN
ADDRESSES A DIG MEETING IN
CLEANS OPERA HOUSE.
He Says That Higgins Must Stand on the
Record OF Odell. Which Record He
Helped to Make by His Votes I'm the
Canal Board and In the state Senate.


CLEAN, n. Y, Oct 27-The campaign Of
Francis Burton Harrison, Citizens candi-
date for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, came into
Frank W, Higgins's own town tonight
1t was not an excursion into the enemy's
country by any means. The opera house
tonight was filled with as many people as
the seats and standing room would hold
An empty store over the way WAS used
for an overflow meeting. Mr.. Harrison,
Attorney GeneralJohn Cunneen and JohnW.
Crosby spoke. and the crowd did the rest
Charles ). Carey, Solicitor OF the Treasury
under President Cleveland, presided. Mr.
Harrison. when Governor Chairman Odell's
neghbors let up in their cheering long
enough to give him a chance, launched
into a discussion of national and State
issues. When he got down to the anti
Odell part Of his argument, he said.
Il particularly desire to reiterate in this
city what | have had occasion to saw in
other cities throughout the State, that |
have not one word to say against the honor
and personal integrity of F. Wayland Hig-
gins. You know him in Olean as a pleas
ant, easy going, warm hearted neighbor.
What l have to say as reasons why Mr.,
Higgins should not become Governor of
the State of New York has nothing to do
with his social qualities or his personal
behavior. 1t has to do with the record Of
the faction of the Republican party which
forced his candidacy in this campaign,
the record which has given us the word
Odelism. What l have to say about Mr..
Higgins has to do, too, with his failure to
interfere actively with the preparation Of
those things which go to make up that
record. 1t is not for me to say that many
naneless and unimagined outra ges upon
the State tof which none OF us ever heard,
were not throttled by Mr.. Higgins, Laugh
ter and applause.l
But we do know things against which
he did not raise his voice, such things as
the Furnaoevile iron contract, the de-
moralization of charitable and insane in
situations by the concentration of the man
agement at Albany, the impostions of
unfairly burdensome taxes on the widows
and orphans through the taxing of savings
bank deposits under a law passed when
he was chairman of the Finance Committee
Of the Senate
Il am not attacking Mr.. Higgins, but
do wish to analyze some Of his statements.
1t has been said that the present Governor
Is not a candidate in this election, and
therefore, should be left out of discussions
on the stump. But Mr. Higgins has brou ght
him in by assuring US that he is not Mr..
odell's man; that Mr. Odells first choice
was somebody else We accept that state
ment and give Mr.. Higgins due credit for
the fact. Laughterl He says he was
nominated because his was the most ac-
ceptable name to come before the con-
vention You know, we all know, that no
man was acceptable to that convention
who was not acceptable to the Odell faction.
that faction had the faction not believed
that he would do everything in his power
to perpetuate it's grasp on the State.
Now one OF two things Is true. Mr..
Higgins must either be grossly ungrateful
In disappointing the expectations of the
men who put him on the ticket, or he must
do all he can to perpetuate the machine
administration under, which, for which and
by which this State has been run for four
anywhere in his record to believe that he
will take an independent stand against
the men who have been his closest political
associates Of late and by whom he was
nomihated?" Applause and cheers.l
Mr.. Harrison went over the instances of
Odellism in State affairs with which readers
of his other speeches are familiar.
Mr.. Cunneen discussed State issues along
the lines laid down by him in his recent
speeches. He said that Albany had been
a lonely place for an honest Democrat Ct
late. but that he was going to have lots OF
good company pretty soon.
Before the meeting there was a reception
at the Imperial Hotel, attended by hundreds
of Democrats from neirhborinp towns