The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-06
BLACK SENATORSHIP PROMISE
UiTED SARATOGA, SEPT. IL, J
T.. U.--P.iRT or HIGGINS DEAL.
loul, y. pa,n and Ills ALLIES Had Hun.
drcd Votes at Their Back When They
rinnri the ernor-t'hairman Down
,,i, -Odeil Organ stu Pipes "Depew."

vut Sun of Saturday made the follow
ing announcement:
,hc,,rubcr the TGnlmany Hall Republican
,,udrr of the Twcnty-trst district. was in
nigh feather, because IL had been announced
that Governor Chairman Odell had faith
rrlIy promised Frank =. Black to make him
Iu,rI states Senator in MIR. Depew y place
n the LEGISLATURE Is again Republican on
,oir, ballot Not that the Governor-Chair-
man. promise. it was said. amounts to any
hing II in the future ne deems IT best for him
clr Io bronx it. But. all the same. that Gov
.rnor Chairman Odell has positively made
I'M. promise that Black shall be the United
states Sruator was declared to I've wholly
true hv th,s" in the Odell ring.
AIc Gr,,ber is ex-Gov. Blacks law part
nrr. The SIN of Sunday said:
the announcement in THE Sun yesterday
that Governor Chairman Odell had promised
,hr United States Senatorship to Frank =.
El,rk va. confirmed yesterday by one of
thri;nNcrnur- thHirmans Cronies in the Tape
worm Club.
rho Ncpburg News Governor-Ch
man Odols personal organ, said on Tues
day
In the attempt to renew ant-Odell feeling
among independent Republicans the Demo-
rr,t, started the story that Hon. James 7.
Rogers. Republican candidate for Assembly
man. First district. Broome county is pledgd
10 support tov. Odell for election as United
states senator, This story Democracy fol-
loNed M with a proposition to ind ependent
R.uubIicans to put IA fusion candidate in
tine field in opposition TO Asscmblyman Rogers.
GOV. Odell is not u candidate for
tinted States senator or any other pubic
position There seems every reason TO ne
licye Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew will he re-
elected. | nited States Senator by the l.egis-
iaturc of 1907
Governor Chairman Odell's promise that
ry-Gov. Frank :. Black should be United
States Senator to succeed Senator Depew
was made at Saratoga on Monday, Sept.
y. at, s o'clock in the afternoon Of that
day, after he had conferred at the United
states Hotel in that village with n. \. V.
Franchot of Olean, Lieut.. Gov. Frank Way
land Higgins's personal representative at
Saratoga; Louis F. Payn Of Chatham, Will
liam l.. Ward Republican national com
nittesman Speaker s. Frederick Nixon OF
Westfield, Chautauqua county, Representa-
tive Iucus Y. Lttauer and other Republic
cans some of whom were in town yester-
day. Ex-Gov. Black was not present at the
conference. He was invited to attend it,
but declined to do 80 on the ground that
III it became known that q conference Of
this character had been CALLED and any
decision reached, it would be fatal to my
chances tor the Senatorship." Nevertheless.
afar the conference broke up Governor
Chairman Odell caused it to be made known
to ex-Gov. Black that he had promised
him the United States Senatorship to sue
coed Mr.. Depew.
Early on Monday, Sept. ~, Francis Hen
bricks left Saratoga and had lunch with Mr..
Higgins in Albany. returning to Saratoga
that night. Mr.. Hendricks, as soon as he
reached Saratoga. had long talk with
Governor Chairman Odell and Mr.. Franchot.
Governor Chairman Odell had just left
the conference with Mr.. Franchot, at which
he had promised to make ex-Gov. Black
the United States Senator in place of Mr..
Depew. and he told Mr.. Franchot: I'VE
now have this situation well in hand, and
Mr.. Higgins had better come up here and
announce his candidacy Governor-Chair-
man Odell directed Mr.. Franchot to 60 to
the telephone and communicate with Mr..
Higgins, who was at Albany, and have
him come to Saratoga the following morn
ing.
How will Senator Platt like that7' Gov
ernor- Chairman Odell was asked.
Hes got to like it," replied the Governor -
Chairman.
Mr.. Higgins arrived in Saratoga at II
o'clock on Tuesday morning, Sept. IS, and
went straight to Senator Platt's cottage,
where he had talk with Senator Plat.
Senator Plat for year and more has been
heart and soul for the reelection Of Senator
Depew. Shortly after Mr.. Higgins talked
with Senator Plat he had long conference
With Governor Chairman Odell, and i'm
mecliately afterward Governor Chairman
Ocell, for the first time, announced that
Mr.. Hisgins would be the candidate for
Governor. 1t was on that morning that
Governor Chairman Ode Il called on Senator
Platt and said:
i suggest, Senator, that We have the
spnferenoe this afternoon at o'clock
The Governor Chairman referred to a
Conference which had been announced for
the afternoon before with Senator Plat,
but which he had postponed in order to 60
into conference with Mr.. Franchot, Mr..
Pawn, Mr.. Ward, Speaker Nixon and Repre-
sentative Littauer.
"Ihope you n have good time at the con-
ference replied Mr.. Plat to Governor
Chairman Odell.
why, you'll be there, won't you, Sena-
tor?' snxiously inquired the Governor
Chairman.
Not for a moment" replied Senator
Platt 1T isn't necessary for me to attend
any conference. My candidate is Wood
pih, and l don't propose to 60 into any
difference and discuss any other candidate. |"
Senator Plat. It was made known yester-
day had learned Of the conference OF the
afternoon before at which Governor-Chair-
man Odell had promised the United States
Senatorship to Mr.. Black. Francis Hem
dricLs, George w. Aldridge and others
knew 81 the result Of that conference, and
80 did ex-Gov. Black. The Republicans
who brought about the conference at which
Goyernor-Chairrnan Odell made the promise
10 make ex-Gov. Black United States Sena-
Tor were Mr.. Ward and Mr. Franchot.
Governor Chairman odell, accompanied
by Representa- alive Littauer and Mr.. Ward,
left New York for Saratoga on the 1880
NJ. train Saturday, Sept. 10. Governor
chairman 0dell and Mr.. Littauer left the
train at Albany to talk with Mr.. Higgins.
Mr.. Ward going straight on to Saratoga.
where he was Joined later in the evening by
Ddpll and Tittauor Gooator D1atf arrival