The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-26
oDELL IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL
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itticat situation.
 Albany, Feb. 25.-Friends of Governor odeII say this morning that the repub- lican state convention to elect delegates to the national convention will meet between April and F. while the legis- lature is still in session, and that the governor and his friends will dominate it. They say also that the state com mittee at it's meeting on Saturday next at the Fifth Avenue hotel will do ex- actly what the governor wishes.
 State committeeman from all over the state have called at the executive chamber yesterday and to-day, and the governor has appointments With others of the committee in New York to-mor- row morning at 10 o'clock. A count of noses made last night is said to have shown that the governor had twenty nine os the committee pledged abso- lutely to his interests, while the Platt supporters were reported as able to scare u3 only eight votes that they were sure of.
 When the dispatches from Washing ton were read here this morning, quot ing senator Platt as saying, T can only report peace, those who know the gov ernor's plans gave way to eerisive laughter. A man close to MT. Qdell said: "Whatswe want to know is, who tipped the Old Man off that we had beat him to q finish. His ignominious crawl and pitiful lack of desire to en- gage in a show of strength. means his end. so far as supremacy in the politi- cal affairs of this state are concerned. He will be shown that the position of boss emeritus is a purely honorary one, carrying none of the powers of the ac- tual leadership.
 Some of the, governors friends have rallied him because he has said in the past that Platt would be the leader as long as he lived. They have told him that if Platt gave way to tears when l the two meet in New York tomorrow ! the governor will call the reporters in again and make the old statement about Platt being the head of the state organization. The governor has told these friends that he intended doing no such thing, and that ali who were not already aware of the facts would real ize who was leader after Saturday,"
 All the evidence at hand here goes to show that Governor. Odel1 has control of the state machinery. To hold the state convention while the legislature I is in session would give the governor a strong political leverage on the dele gates Many important appointments are to be made before the assembly 1 adjourns, and it is safe to say that none of them will go to the senate foI confirmation until after the state con 1 vention has been helH That is only one of the strings Governor Odell con- 1 trols. A state railroad commissioner, a ] lunacy commissioner and a state gas 1 inspector are some of the appointments 1 to be made. Tn both houses of the leg l islature the governors programme will be carried out during the remainder of l the session.
 l Despite President R6osevelt's report ed denial that he and Governor Odel are working in harmony it is believed that no action will be taken by the gov ernor as leader of the party in the state ] that would be detrimental to the presi- l dents political interests or not in ac- cord with his wishes. The governor, his friends say, can name any one that he chooses for chairman of the state com mittee, and Colonel Dunn's tenure o1 office depends solely on the wishes ol Governor Odell and his supporters.
 In fine the governor is going down te New York this afternoon with the as. sured belief that he and his friends control the republican party in this state, and that he will not be forced tc
 put up his political shutters after ths meeting on Saturday.