The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
BENDERCAN BUY SUGAR DLIB.
NEW Law DISCOVERED WHICH
TAKES OFF THE LIMIT.

Groceries outside tho Rins Can do No
Business with the State-AO Cent
Csnee Rejected a. mot UP TO n Cent
Grade"-sane Way With Dry Goods.
A new chapter in Odellism was disoov-
cred yesterday. Harry H. Bender, Gov
ernor- Chairman 0dell's Fiscal Supervisor,
who sent that telegram last spring COM
manding the managers Of all charitable
institutions to lay in a six months supply
OF sugar (the price Of sugar was to de-
cline because OF the adoption Of the Cuban
treaty and the Odell grocery shops In
Newburgh had a great supply on hand.
which Bender's telegram would take on
their hands at very much higher prices)'
Is empowered by a new law. which was
struggled through the Legislature in the
closing hours last winter, to purchase
groceries for almost any period that the
interests of Odellism demand.
The law Is known as Chapter AS OF the
Laws Of 1904, and is an act to amend the
State Finance law relative to estimates
for supplies by certain State institutions.
1t adds q new section to the State Finance
act. under which the heads Of State insti-
buttons may include in their estimates OF
the expense required by such institution
AN amount sufficient for the purchase OF
certain staple articles Of supplies for the
use Of such institution for a period beyond
that for which such estimate Is originally
made
This bill was introduced In the Assembly
on March 20. 1904, by Assemblyman Rogers
Of Broome, who was the Republican leader
on the floor. The number Of this bill was
Introductory number 1880, printed num-
Der, l776. 1t was referred TO the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. but was not
reported by them, but on April when the
first calendar OF the Committee on Rules
was issued this bill Was reported out by
that committee.
The Committee on Rules consisted Of
the Speaker, Mr.. Nixon, Of Chautauqua,
Mr.. Rogers, Republican leader from Broome.
Mr.. Bedell Of Orange, Gov. Odell's home
county, and Mr.. Monroe from Tompkins,
Republicans, and Messrs. Palmer Of Scho-
harie and McKeown Of Kings, Democrats.
This bill enables the heads Of State in
situations to make contracts for certain
staple articles Of supplies for as long a
period as they may desire.
1t was learned yesterday that the great
grocery esta blishments in the State, as
we'll as the drygoods esta blishments which
have essayed to do business with the chari-
table institutions Of the State under Gov
ernor-Chairman Odell, are unalterably
opposed to the election Of the Grocery
ticket headed by Mr.. Higgins, Governor
Chairman Odell's candidate. The OPP
position OF the great grocery establish.
ments of the State was voiced by ono OF
the important men in that business, who
said:
.Only the grocery establishments which
are in the ring at Newburgh can do any
business with the charitable institutions
under Gov. Odell. l will tell you OF an ex-
perience Of my own which has some Of the
ludicrous In it. We kept sending in samples
to the proper persons at Albany. and these
samples were according to what was called
for by Gov. Odell's official But every time
we were turned down In favor OF the New
burgh grocery ring. At last, one day,
when Bender Gov. Odell's Fiscal Super
visor, called for samples OF rs cent coffee,
we turned in sample OF 40 cent coffee,
and we received word not up to rs cent
sample grade After that we gave up
trying to do business in opposition to the
Odell grocery shops in Newburgh.'
A Republican dry goods man in the dry
coffee incident, said: Il can readily under
stand that, because we dry goods men
who are not in the Odell ring cannot do any
business with the State cha irritable institu-
lions. We have repeatedly sent samples
according to grade and even higher grade
samples than called for but We have always
been turned down In the interest Of the Odell
ri