The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-04
SUPPORT G0LDFOGLE- ODELL.
EE TON'T no IT, REPLY EAST
SIDE REPJ BLICtNS.
1.o,crnor-t hartman Not Exactly Candid
About His Purpose In Calling Jewish
and other Republican District Leaders
10 a secret Meeting Last saturday.

and Other Republican District Leaders
10 a secret Meeting Last saturday.
Governor Chairman Odell and William
Halpin, the Tamnany Hall Republican
chairman of the executive committee OF
the New York Republican county COM
mlttee wore not candid on Saturday alter
noon, when they announced that the sole
rurpoac Of the gathering OF Republican
county leaders at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
earlier in the day was to give the leaders
Fan opportunity of presenting to Gov.
Odcll the editors OF four Jcwisf. daily news
,orer. and Of twelve Jewish weeklies
who had promised to support the Republi-
cau ticket" Some OF the Jewish leaders
tho were at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
dsv we're nettled by this announcement,
and the facts as to what occurred at Satur-
dav afternoons gathering were forth
coming.
There were present at the gathering
besides the GovernorC Chairman and MIR.
Halpin the following leaders: Second dis
tric, Michael Hines; Fourth district, Joseph
Levenson; Eighth district Otto Rosalsky;
Twelfth district, Jacob A. Newstead; Four
tenth district, James f. Pegnam; Six
tenth district, Samuel s. Koenig; Twenty
hrst district, Abe Gruber; Twenty-sixth
district, Jastrow Alexander; Twenty
eighth district, John H. Gunner; Thirty
hrst district, Samuel Strasbourger, and
Thirty-third district. Frank Raymond. Mr..
strasbourger and Mr.. Raymond are Tam
MANY Hall Tax Commissioners, while Abe
Grlber and most OF the others are well
known for their affiliations with Tammany
Hall Charles H Murray, president OF
the New York county committee, was also
present. and just outside the meeting room
was Edward Lauterbach, ex-president OF
the county committee, who is believed to
be the Governor-C hairman's chief political
aud legal adviser. Editor Sarasohn and
Editor Pelle and some OF their Jewish
literary brethren were also there.
Some OF the Jewish leaders in the county
committee were FESTIVE and suspicious
even after Mr.. Halpin, who presided, had
made the announcement that one OF the
purposes OF the meeting was q confab Of
the leaders in whose districts many Jewish
citizens reside and an inquiry about the
probable candidates for the Assembly,
Senate and Congress. Another purpose
OF the meeting, Mr.. Halpin explained, was
to perfect some sort OF an understanding
Jewish citizens reside and the editors Of
the Jewish press, then present. Governor
Chairman odel repeated Mr.. Halpin's
announcements in more suocinct form,
but still left the matter somewhat vague.
what u the real purpose Of this gather
ing, Mr.. Chairman7' demanded Mr.. Rosal-
eky. leader Of the Eighth Assembly district.
Mr.. Halptn hesitated and stammered.
a olyxtIo trrx
by saying:
"A proposition has been discussed by
some OF the leaders, which Is supported
by others. that the Republican Congress
convention OF the Ninth district indorse
Henry NJ. Goldfogle for Congress"
Governor-Chairman Oden supported Mr.
Halpin in his announcement and in few
words advocated the Endorsement Of Gold
fogle.
This was something like a bombshen.
Mr.. Goldfogle has been the Tammany Hall
Congressman for the Ninth district in the
Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eight Congresses,
was a delegate to the Democratic national
convention at Chicago in 1895 which nomi-
mated William j. Bryan, and voted for Bryan
and 10 to 1 in the campaigns OF 1895 and
1900.
The Ninth Congress district is made up
Of the Fourth, Eighth, Twelfth and Six
teenth Assembly districts. Mr.. Levenson,
for the Fourth, protested vigorously against
the suggestion made by Governor-Chairman
Odell and Mr.. Halpin that MIR. Goldfogle
should be supported by the Republicans.
and he was followed by Mr.. Rosalsky OF
the Eighth, who was even more forceful
in his opposition than Mr. Levenson, for he
went on to recount how Mr.. Goldfogle,
although the victor by $500 two years ago
over Charles s. Adler, whom the Republic
cans had proposed to nominate again this
YEAR nevertheless ran 245 votes behind his
ticket. while Adler ran 800 and more votes
ahead of his ticket
Mr. Koenig backed up Mr.. Levenson and
Mr.. Rosalsky and so did Mr. Newstead
Of the Twelfth district, although Mr.. New
stead was not as strong in his opposition
as were Mr.. Levenson. Mr. Rosalsky and
Mr.. Koenig.
Finally President Murray, who for many
years was leader OF the Eighth Assembly
district, entered his protest against the
Endorsement of Goldfogle.
The Governor Chairman and Mr.. Halpin
were beaten to a stan dstill and saw it.
Governor-C Hartman Odell then said: I'VE
will leave this matter in the hands OF the
Assembly district leaders in tho Ninth
Congress district"
Mr.. Iauterhach, although not inside
the room where the conference was held,
told his friends as they left it that 1t would
be wholly advisable that the Republicans
Of the Ninth Congress district iudorse
Mr. Goldfogle's nomination.
One OF the Jewish leaders who was present
at the conference said last night:
This effort to have the Republicans OF
the Ninth Congress district indorse Gold
fogle, the Tammany Hall Congressman,
shows quite as much as anything the ALI.
ance between our county committee and
Tammany Hall. Strasbourger and Ray
inond are Tammany Hall Tax Commits
sioners, appointed by Tammany. and 1t
has been we'll said that there is no bi.par-
tisan law to compel Tammany to divide its
appointments of Tax Commissioners, very
valuable places In the city government.
The Republicans of the Ninth Congress
district adjourned the convention last
Thursday night without making nominal
ton. The meeting at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Saturday afternoon was plant,
n trick to get the Republicans of that
Congress district to take Goldfogle.
am told that Goldfogle solicited this
Endorsement. While I do not live in the
Ninth, am glad the leaders OF that district
sat down hard on the scheme Here we
are prating about the Democratic national