The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-09
The Facts.

Governor-C Chairman ODELL's personal
organ, the Ne,oburo News, has printed
many extraordinary defences Of its
patron and apologies for him, but none
has been quite so wide Of the mark, none
has lacked 80 many elements Of truth as
its constantly reiterated assertion that
SAMUEL j. TILDEN while Democratic
Governor Of the State Of New York was
chairman Of the Democratic State COM
mittee.
The Ne,Ds of Sept. % printed a de-
fence of the Governor Chairman entitled
Criticism of ODELL for Taking the Chair
manship.' 1t says:
Tho Democratic State platform says: The
people elected BENJAMIN B. opELL. Jr. to DO Gov.
emor In palpable violation OF his sworn obliga-
ton to be the impartial servant OF the people. he
has assumed TO act State chairman OF a political
organization. His present dual relation consti-
tu,es public scandal and amounts to the crosses,
contempt OF ofncal duty In the history OF the State
SAMUEL J. TILpEN. the political saint OF Empire
State Democracy. when Governor OF this State,
assumed to act as chairman OF political organi-
Iation He acted as such not In the closing months
OF his administration. with all legislation OF the
way and every means removed for ordering of1cial
action for political advantage but in the very midst
OF his administration. when his acts as ofiical
and those political manager went hand In hand
and were made to inure to the strength and power
OF the party organization OF which he was the
head.
AT the Tilden banqucts held annually In the
metropolis and other cities Of the State, Al which
the leaders who framed tho plank criticislng Gov.
ernor opRLL arc wont TO make addresses. we have
never heard Of TILDHs being errs,gned for acting
chairman Of the Democratic State committee
while still In the Executives chair and the dual
relation denounced as q public scandal
THE Democrats want the people to believe Gov
ernor ODELL Is the nrst Governor TO serve as State
chairman OF his party. They want the past to
main past They are 1ious to forget the partisan
activity OF their great and good TILpKS and hope
the people have forgottenit Moved by the prcsump-
ton that the public memory Is short and the public
mind easy to be deceived. the Democratic leaders
borrow an air OF righteous Indignation for the mo-
ment and noting Governor oprLLs dual relation
declare It amounts TO the grossest contempt Of
of,clal duty In the history OF the State"
SAMUEL j. TILDEN was nominated for
Governor by the Democrats at Syracuse
on Thursday, Sept. II, 1874. Immediately
after the convention adjourned on that
day the Democratic State committee
met in Syracuse and organized by elect
ing ALLEN C. BEACH as chairman and
EDGAR X. APdAR as secretary.
Mr.. TILDEN was elected Governor in
the November following, and he took his
official oath of Office on Jan. /, 1878. TIL
DEN ceased to be chairman or even
member of the Democratic State COM
mittee on Sept. II, 1874.
By the way, the convention which
nominated TILDEN adopted platform
in which was plank wherein the Re-
publicans were condemned for their
miles Of theft and TILDEN beat his
opponent, JOHN A. DIX, by 50,317 votes.
TILpEN was the Citizens candidate
that year, just as HERRIcK Is this year.