Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-07
A SUBSTANTIAL HOPE
Republicans May Garry Their
State Ticket.
GOV. ODELL'S PLANS
LOOKS TO CONVERSATIONS FOR
ANY CUTTING.
He Feels That He is Responsible for
Success or Defeat of
Higgins.

Word has been brought to Washington
that the managers of the republican state
campaign in New York have substantial
hope of carrying the state ticket for the
republicans. This information is directly
&C ccntrary to popular opinion on the subject,
and faces the betting odds of 10 to on
Herrick
The way the case was stated in the in
formation that is brought here from au-
thoritative sources was after this fashion:
IF the election should be held today New
York state would go for Herrick. Before
election day, however, the plans for the re-
publican campaign will have been worked
out. and they are believed to be sufficient
to overcome the present unfavorable trend
and to warrant the reasonable hope that
the state ticket will go along with the
electoral ticket. which is generally conceded
to be already as good as won by Roose-
velt."
Elaboration of the plans for trying to
bring about this end is not advisable, and
those who are aware of them are placed
under obligations not to exploit them in
advance Of operation. In general way 1t
may be said that the utmost resources OF
all republican machinery, state and ma
tional, will be brought to bear in New York.
There is a grim determination on the part
of the national and state managers to leave
no stone unturned and no legitimate effort
untried to win the state.
Gov. Odell Thoroughly Aroused.
Gov Odell, chairman of the republican
state committee, who is admitted to be
good politician and a manager OF marked
ability is said to be thoroughly aroused.
1t is the fight of his life, and upon the out
come depends his complete political annihi-
la ton or retention of his hold on state and
prospective national politics.
He has aspirations for the Senate ana
ultimately for the presidency. If New York
state is lost this fall he will be charged
with the defeat and dozen men will spring
at his throat to wreSt his leadership from
him. The governor and chairman is salo
to be collecting an adequate campaign fund
and proyiding for it's most effective use IN
entirely legitimate ways.
senator Platt is using his best efforts in
behalf of the state ticket and has written
To his influential friends all over the state
beseeching them to turn out and help. MI.
Timothy woodruff, who went down with
the Plat wreck at Saratoga, Is personally
not resentful. but II has been queston
whether he could control his followers VINO
felt very deeply on the subject.
1t is intimated that Mr.. woodruff, VINO
Is in Washington today, and IN conference
with the President. will go back to new
York determined to do the best he can TO
keep his followers loyal to the state ticket,
and will conclude that he can do So
The Presidents Interest.
1t is not denied that President Roosevelt
is taking the deepest kind of interest in
the state campaign, as it is admitted he has
a perfect right 1t is his own state, and he
has every reason for desiring to see the
state ticket win as well as his own. The
Presidents interest, it is said by recent
visitors to Washington goes largely In the
direction of placating the factions and try
ing to heal the wounds of the Saratoga
convention and prior conflicts.
Perhaps 1t will be recalled that the state
ment was made by republicans at the Sara
toga convention that the fight against OdeIl
would be dropped on election day, and re-
sumed as soon the state and nationai
ticket should be secured. Since then, how
ever a feeling has been growing that as the
national ticket appeared to be safe, the best
way to smash Odell would be to load him
with the burden and charge of having iost
the state ticket Leading republicans In
New York are now trying to dissipate that
feeling and, 1t is said, are being assisted
from Washington. They are pleading that
the hatchet should be buried until after
November 8.
Compensating Conditions.
1t is said that the campaign of Governor
and Chairman Odell is proceeding upon the
assumption that there will undoubtedly be
cutting of the state ticket, and he is look
ing about for compensating conditions One
of these, it has been whispered in exclu-
sive republican circles, is already In sight,
and means compensatory returns equivalent
to at least 20,O0o knowledge of this ana
q number of other features led to the Bring
ing of the word to Washington that the
state ticket is by no means hopeless.
The word came from the governor and
chairman, and no man in New York has
more accurate and practical knowledge of
conditions than this manager.