The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-12

t. william Harris, "a. James Il. Coohnower
Il. ", ssa ore Kendall, %. Shmu"lDeutchbcrger
l.. Samuel $. Slater.
The addresses given for these deputy
lenders are sometimes business addresses
ard sometimes voting addresses: but as a
matter of fact few live in the dis; r,cts to
which they are assigned.
The list has ncen ready for nearly two
weeks It was med up by Mr.. Odell and
his inner circle in he county committee,
but for appearance sake it was bold back
until last night after the executive com
mt'oc Rad held n meeting.
Nj Odcll and Mr.. Halpin insisted last
night that the sending of Odel men into
the districts of the leaders was merely
plan 20 give assistance to the leaders in the
campaign. But as a matter of fact these
deputies will have more power in the dis
tricts than the leaders themselves 1t is
understood tina, they will have the power
to remove district captains, and, what is
more. will be in charge of the campaign
funds.
Mr.. Halpin said last mig INT that the deputies
to the various districts we're named on the
suggestion of the leaders of those dis
tricts, which Indicates, il true, an unusual
appreciation Of the arpet-bagger.
ne names were TpaQ 10 lne me!llDeFS
of the executive committee when they met
in the Republican county headqu arters
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. From
all accounts the proceedings which fol-
lowed were lively.
Before the discussion was begun Mr..
Halpin said that the gathering was not to
be looked upon as meeting of the COM
mittee, but as a caucus. and that those at
the meeting were to be bound by caucus
rules" meaning that they were to say moth
ing outside Of what happened inside, Some
Of the members objected to that PROPOSE
ton, but they were overruled.
Loud and angry talk wandered out when
yver the door opened Several Of the
members protested stoutly against the
proposal to Sand oarpetbagsers into the
districts and more than one said that 1t was
merely plan Of espionage or a scheme to
undermine them in their districts. But
the protesting leaders were overwhelmed
by the Tammany Hall Republican leaders
who are in control. That the objections
had some effect was made plain by thefact
that at the close OF the meeting Mr. Halpn
said to the reporters:
Il cannot give you the list now because
have to go to the adjourned Congress.
convention Vi NllStIltt i VIII iIlVtt Nou
in tho Fifth Avenue Hotel at 10 o'clock.
Besides there are some vacancies to be
filed up in the list"
Between then and the time that Mr.. Hal
pin reached the Fifth Avenue Hotel he went
to the Republican Club and had long talk
with Governor Chairman Odell. 1t was
then he distributed the lists OF the deputies,
which according to the earlier announce
ment had been compiled on the suggestion
of the members OF the executive committee.
The appointment of Odell deputies was
not the only one which raised a row in the
meeting. Mr.. Halpin, it is understood,
told the leaders that instead OF leaving
to them the organization Of their election
districts and the care of the registration
he and the heads Of the county committee
would look after all that for them. The
election officers will be named by the
county organization" meaning thereby
himself and Mr.. Odell
Despite the protests made by several
leaders against this further interference
in their dist riots, the proposal was carried
through by Mr.. Halpin and the Tammany
Hail Republican leaders. who echoed him.
Al the close OF the meeting Mr.. Halpin
said:
in the last election in several districts
there were election officers who were found
to be enrolled Democrats. Nothing OF
that kind will happen this year. THAT
is, | mean, the county committee. intends
that no man shall be an election officer this
year who cannot be trusted on the day Of
election
Asked il that meant that the county COM
mittee would name the election officers
in the various districts Mr.. Halpin replied
that that would not be right constru ction
to make, but he explained that the Or
ganzation would see to it that no election
officer would be allowed to serve this year,
whose politics cannot be proven"
The meeting lasted until o'clock, and
1t was clear from the looks OF the members
when they trooped out that the proceedings
bad been OF the strenuous order. One Of
W. members who Is not looked upon as
pporter OF Governor Chairman Odell was
asked II there had much OF a rumpus. He
replied:
Please don't ask me. l would like to
talk to you a great deal Of what has hap
pened in there, but the caucus rule was
adopted, and l am on my honor not to say
anything
II was learned from one member that
ooell came in for some rather hard smuggling
from more than one speaker, and the threat
was once made that while some Of the COM
mittee, for the sake OF the party felt bound
70 Dow to the yoke just now, they were in
hopes that the time was not far distant
when they would be able to treat Odell az
they now feel like treating him. II was
even stated that In some OF the comments
Which were made on Odel unpleasant
personalities had been used.
At the Republican Club after the meet
ing 1t was stated that the Governor-Chair-
man could not be seen for the reason that
ne was having the ankle which he sprained
some months age massaged; that rheu-
mausm hao affected the ankle ana that IL
was doubtful II he would be able to be at
ms headquarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel