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HIGGINS TO GO ON The STUMP,
HOWEVER EMBARRASSING TT IS
TO STAND FOR ODELLTSM.
He'd Like 10 Trust to DIsnlned silence
for Votes, but Cortelyou Says "No"
--Tammany Republican Commit eenlen
Told what to do While Boss Is Away.

for Votes, but Corteiyou Says "No"
-Tammany Republican Commit eenl en-
Told what to DO while Boss Is Away.
Governor Chairman Odell had long
ak yesterday afternoon with his candi-
! for Governor, Frank Wayland Hig-
and afterward Mr.. Higgins had d long
.nferenoe with George B. Cortelyou. chair
man OF the Republican national committee.
Governor Chairman Odell, it was made
known by those competent to speak, does
not believe that Mr., Higgins should go
upon the stump.
Mr. Higgins is business man. and not
much of a public speaker Governor Chair
man Odell is fearful that audiences would fire
unpleasant questions at Mr.. Higgins, who,
as Lieutenant-Governor, was q member OF
the Canal Board, the State Board OF Charities
and the State Board Of Equalization of
Assessments. Mr.. Higgins is not quick
on his feet" as a speaker, and the Gov
ernor-Chairman In these perilous times
does not believe that Mr.. Higgins should
take even the sli ghtest chances.
After the conference Mr. Higgins had
nothing whatever to say. He went to
Albany last night.
Mr.. Eigginss friends, however. let II be
known that, whatever hispersonal predilec-
lions may be, he will not be allowed to trust
to the dignity" OF his position to gain votes
for him. He ia to be made TO go out on
the stump and show himself to the people
However much the Governor Chairman
would like to keep him in, Chairman Cor
telyou of the Republican national COM
mittee will not permit 1t. and Mr.. Cortel-
yOu's wishes are to be obeyed
One Of the interesting features of the
Odell campaign is Mr.. Higgins's frequent
trips to New York city to confer with the
Governor Chairman, but very few people
ever see Mr.. Higgins on these visits. He
has been nominated two weeks, and he
has been here to confer with Mr.. Odell on
five distinct occasions. Mr.. Higgins yester-
day submitted to the Cover nor Chairman
the speech which he is to make
at Olean on Oct. =, accepting the nomination
of the 0dell State convention,
Governor-Chairman Odell and Mr. Hig-
gins do not confer at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
nor do they see each other at Mr. Higgins's
old stamping ground, the Abemarle Hotel.
They meet at the Republican Club in the
old rooms which Governor Chairman 0dell
has had since last December, when he
made official announcement to the effect
that he was Republican leader Of the State
of New York
The Governor Chairman called together
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday after
noon the Tammany Hall Republican men,
bers Of the executive committee in the New
York county Republican committee, but
not for the purpose of Offering to them an
explanation of this extraordinary arraign-
ment:
For the first time in it's history the En-
pire State has a Governor whose personal
integrity rests under widespread suspicion.
He has surrounded himself by high officials
and advisers, under whose malign influence
the public revenues of the State are largely
diverted to private profit.
The Governor Chairman Is to leave town
for VI Louis this morning to be gone nearly
week and desired to give his parting
instructions to the Tammany Hall Re-
puplicans In the county committee. None
Of the loyal Republicans in the committee
who are known to be friendly to Senator
ing. The Newburg Ners, the Governor
Chairman's organ on the banks OF the Hud-
son, announced on Sept. 10 that APlattism"
was overthrown when Woodruff was de-
feated at Saratoga for the nomination
newspaper organ since that date and be-
fore has not had agreeable things to say
Of what it calls "Plattism.'
Those who responded to Governor-Chair-
men Odell's invitation to meet him at the
hotel yesterday afternoon were William
Halpin, the Tammany Hall Republican who
u chairman OF the executive committee of
the county committee; Michael Hines, the
Tammany Hall Republican saloonkeeper
secretary Of the Lunacy Commission; Joseph
Levenson, the 1ammany Hall hepub lican
leader Of the Fourth districG, who Ia an
Odell tax appraiser, and SO on down through
the list OF Tammany Hall Republicans, who
are now In complete control Of the Repub-
lican county committee.
Abe Gruber, the Tammany Hall Republic
can leader of the Twenty-first district, was
there in high feather, because it had been
announced that Governor Cha irman Odell
to make him United States Senator in Mr.,
Depews place II the Legislature is again
Republican on joint ballot, Not that the
Governor Chairman promise; it was said.
amounts to anything 4 In the future p, ne
all the same, that Governor Chairman
Odell has positively made this promise
that Black shall be the United States
Senator was declared to be wholly true by
those in the odell ring. Senator Elsberg
All the Tammany Hall Republican
leaders, agreeably to the understanding
reached on Monday and Tuesday, handed
in the names OF the deputy leaders they
wanted Governor Chairman Odell to assign
to their districts, and these names were
handed over to Mr.. Halpin. The Platt
leaders must accept the deputy leaders, or
"chowder pot warmers, as some call them.
or sofa politicians" as others speak OF
them, that the Governor hartman decides
upon. The Governor Chairman received
absolute authority from his Tammany
Hall Republican county committee to do
as he thinks proper In all these matters,
One result OF Yesterday afternoons
meeting was that the Governor hairran
had a resolution adopted authorizing Mr.
Halpin to employ FIVE men in each election
district In the county at 80 day to make
O canvaeA OF the voters between now and
election day, The Governor Chairman and
the Tamnany Hall Republican leaders
are to select these men.
Governor Chairman Odell has been at
the Executive chamber in Albany only |
three times within the last thirty days,
and the State has practically been without
q Governor, for Lieut.. Gov. Higgins, who
Is supposed to be Governor when the Gov
ernor- Chairman Is not on duty, has also |
been absent from Albany,
The Governor Chairman has passed his
time at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and at the |
Republican Club managing the campaign |
f0v Mr. Htrrtpe Jpdaod ainc, the I.ppis- |