The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-12

day on every eide were to the effect that
the Governor Gu airman's leadership wal
the leadership of club swung by pub
lie patronage The Governor Chairman's
mental attainments are not Of the high
order or of the Intellectual breadth that car
maintain his leadership. He Is described
here to-day as the Richard Croker of his
party, the Croker who demanded obedi-
ence and attained 1t by force and patron
age
The fftieth anniversary OF the Repub-
lican party Is to be celebrated here on
Wednesday night, and old-time Republi-
cans who attended the first convention
OF their party In the State had few words
to say to-dayJpf the great leadership In the
State Of Thuriow Weed, William II. Seward,
Reuben E. Fenton, Roscoe Conkling and
Thomas c. Platt and one OF these Republic
cans said. .....
Poor old Alonzo B. Cornell Is still alive,
afflicted mentally and otherwise, but
would rather be poor old Cornell to day In
his retirement than BENJAMIN b. Odell Jr.,
when he retires from the Governors chair
next winter" | .'f ~
These old time Republicans went on to
point out that Weed, Seward, Fenton,
Conkling and Platt we're leaders because
they were born leaders, they were leaders
because they had the characteristics OF
leadership, and these men, II was added,
did not secure their leadership by destroy
ing their predecessors, and neither did they
obtain their leadership by methods which
will be spoken Of by Republican posterity
with bad taste in its mouth.
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noted. is for Higgins and has been for
Higgins from the start. The Woodruff
people say they are to put up good fight
against Odell and Higgins.
Mr.. Woodruff had many consultations
with his friends here to-day and they
confidently predict that Mr.. Woodruff will
be heard from before the week il out
There are to be 974 delegates in the con-
vention, requiring 4sS to nominate. Up
to tonight Governor Chairman Odell counts
that he has already more than a majority
of delegates, with the possibility that he
will be able to control absolutely, even in
case of fight, upward of $50 delegates.
Many Republicans here are signing for
greater man than either Higgins. Wood
ruff, Fish or Hendricks to lead them as their
candidate for Governor The delightful
feature Of these four men, though, is ,ad-
mitted by all, and that is their high reputation
that four men of the reputation OF Higgins,
Woodruff, Fish and Hendricks, because OF
the exigency Of the case are compelled to
come up for consideration at the hands
OF the Tapeworm Club which, with Governor
Chairman Odell as it's chief member, is now
in complete control of the Republican party
machine of the State. The DEGREES of this
Tapeworm Club, as laid down by Governor
Chairman Odell and as supported by his two
William l.. Ward and Lucius N.
are absolute. What would Weed,
Seward, Fenton and Conking have said
and Hooker and several others of the Tape
wormers had attempted to dictate Republi-
can nominations and policies to them?
has been the question on good many lips
to-day.
It should be recorded. however. that
great many Republicans here are FESTIVE,
under Governor Chairman Odell's leader
ship. They care nothing for the Governor
Chairman as an individual, but they are
proud Of the record of their party In the
State for the last fifty years They dis.
Of the past handled as if 1t were a ward
primary in the city Of Newburg. $50.
Another point of criticism is that you
hear nothing here save the words graft,
graft. graft Most Of the talk is Of. graft,
Be- ae obpnsd Sothn s has Shb hurt eT NJ
Higgins 30 much In the estimation of Re
,,ublicans here as the fact that a man Of
lis high reputation has been. pounced
Upon BY Goverpor-Chairman odel to- be.
he Republican Candidate for Governor.
One OF the happy features of Mr.. Wood
ruff's life, 1t was said in this connection,
Is that the Governor-C Chairman is opposed
10 his nomination. ~That ought to be
written on Tim Woodruff''s tombstone,
said one Of Woodruff's admirers this after
ndon.
Il the event of Mr. Higgins's nomination
and election. the future alone. would tell
what was to happen. Some of his friends
ray that he is not the tractabe man that
Gov erhor Chairman Odell believes him to
he. Whether he Is tractable or not, the
II aia point is that Mr.. Higgins is a man
of the highest reputation in the State, both
as business man and as a Republican
Speaking of Governor Chairman Odelrs
important Republicans said
to-day that they had protested and would
Chairman Odefls conduct FOR the last six
months and n, ore in practically foreclosing
the nomination for Governor without
consultation with Republican chieftains
all over the State. For long time Cover
nor Chairman Odell's personal cronies have
was to be the candidate Of this convention
for Governor, The Goverpor-ChairInan
himself in personal conversation has had
little to say of any man except Mr.. Higgins.
The grumbling over this situation was what
induced Mr. Higgins, in Syracuse little
over week ago, to issue that statement
IN which he said that he would not be the
candidate of Il faction Of his party.
The Republicans who find fault with Gov
ernor- Chairman odell in picking out Eig-
gins without consultation with other in
fiuential Republicans went on to say to-day
that the situation in the State, so far as
State politics is concerned, is in danger
GUS condition. They asserted that 1t was
only fool politics to start a campaign by
Understanding the strength of the adj
versary. The Republicans who made this
statement said that they had information
to the effect that the Democrats were 10
nominate strong candidate for Governor,
who was to ignore entirely national issues
and was to go on the stump all over the
State and make State issues the point OF
all his speeches.
we must nominate man here" said an
eminent Republican to-day, who can get
on the stump and attempt to answer the
Democratic candidate for Governor. Can
Higgins do this? No. Can Fish do this?
No. Can Frank Hendricks do this2 No
Can Woodruff do it? Yes, to a certain
extent; better, perhaps, than either Higgins,
Fish or Hendricks But the whole situation
has been all balled up by Gov. Odell and his
friends in foreclosing the nomination for
Governor for Higgins.
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