The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
6O-62 West 23d Street.
An article headed THE Demand for RetiraI
of State Chairman Dunn" said:

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Gov. Odell is the only prominent Republ
can in the State who supported canal i'm
provement. To his efforts, more than Il
those OF any one else, were due the adoption
Of the Canal Referendum act by the Legis
| lature last winter. The leading Republic
can legislators PLAT men" if you please
| fought the bill in committee and on the floor
and voted against 1t; When things looked
darkest for the canal cause in Albany las,
winter, Gov. Odell, Of all the Republican
leaders in the State, raised his voice fol
the improvement and the tide turned.
Col. Dunn the Governor Chairman
600 canal Odell scheme.
oDELL's THE FRIEND, NOT PLATT.
Governor Chairman Odell's personal or
gan had on Jan. s, 1904, an article interest
ing to President Roosevelt and President
Roosevelt's friends, who know what has been
done in the State Of New York by Governor
Chairman Odell and his coterie since Presi-
dent Roosevelt was sworn in as William
McKnley's successor at Buffalo. The
Governor Chairman's organ on the day
mentioned had an article headed 'Why is
Platt's Loyalty to President Questioned?'
The article goes on to say
Senator Plat has shown by word and act
that he is friendly to President Roosevelt.
He has emphatically declared that the
delegates from this State will support the
popular choice. Again and again he has
expressed the opinion that Mr.: Roosevelt
will be nominated with practically no oppo-
sition. Yet Senator Platt's loyalty to the
man in the White House is continually
brought into question. 1t is charged not
only by the Democratic press Of the State,
but by prominent papers Of all parties
through the country, that Senator Platt
prefers Hanna to Roosevelt for the Presi-
dency, and would, II he could, turn over
to the Ohio Senator the vote Of the delega-
ton from this State.
On the other hand, Gov. Odell's loyalty
to President Roosevelt Is conceded by all
papers and political leaders.
President Roosevelts friends know the
truth about this matter. They know that
it was just the other way. and that it has
been the Odell Republicans. headed by their
chieftain, who have been inimical and sneer-
ing in their comments on President Roose-
welt from the hour that he was sworn in as
President. Moreover, President Roose-
Welt knows this to be the fact
EXCITING RUNAWAY EPISODE.
Just here the conduct OF Governor
Chairman Odell and his three insurgent
Senators, Bracket, Brown and EisL erg,
concerning Senator Patt's reelection to
the United States Senate in January,
1908, should be recalled, That combination
had for its prime purpose the defeat OF
Mr.. Platt's reelection. Odell WINGED at
the last moment and ran away, according
to the testimony Of Republicans who were
in the Job. Bracket, Brown and lsberg
voted for Flihu Root for United States
Senator Mr.. Root was then President
Roosevelt's Secretary Of Warl and these
votes were cast without the knowledge
or consent Of Mr.. Root and in defiance of
letters sent by President Roosevelt to
Brown and Elsberg that he saw no reason
why they should not again honor Senator
Plat. President Roosevelt did not write
to Senator Bracket because a man like
President Roosevelt could have no influence
with man like Bracket.
The Republicans who were in that job
have denounced Governor Chairman Odell
for running away from them and leaving
them suspended in midair." Governor
Chairman Odell's friends have repeated
scores OF times that II was his intention
to defeat Mr.. Platt's reelection.
LET us MOCK MI ApJUTAHT Aw HILE
On Feb. 8, 1904, the Governor Chair
mans personal organ sneeringly remarks:
Senator Platt does not appear to be talk
ing much interest in affairs at Albany this
winter
On March 8, 1904, the. Governor Chair
mans organ had this interesting paragraph.
There Is something ptiabIe," says the
Goshen Independent Republican, "in the
spectacle Of an old man like Platt being
pushed aside by younger rival after life
spent in the service OF his party Your
Uncle Thomas has not been pushed aside.
He has stepped aside and very gracefully
> livery one in the Republican camp
is happy and hopeful
WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT DUNN?
On March 81, 1904. after Gov. Odell had
Col. Dunn and il was announced
that he was to be Dunn's successor as