The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
NO USE FOR ODELL.
Many JetI erson County Republicans Also
Include All Who Wear Odell's Collar.

WAIERTowN, n. Y.,Oct. i9.-The rank
and file of the Republican party in Jeffer-
son county have no Use for Odell. II they
could only have chance to get at him
direct on election day he would be about
10 900 majority to the bad when the votes
were. counted.
For q week or two after the State con-
vention things were looking pretty blue
for the Republican ticket in the Northern
counties. About half the Republican voters,
in jefferson county at least, were dissatis-
fed and hundreds Of them were declaring
ops My that they would not vote for Odell 5
man.
When the Odell crowd saw that any one
who gave the least indication Of wearing
the Governor Chairrnans collar would be
mercilessly knitted at the polls, they began
a campaign of coaxing aud explaining.
The organ of the Odell-B Brown combina-
ton has devoted good bit of space every
day to Frank W. Higgins and has been
telling it's readers what a nice. honest
able fellow he is and how utterly impos-
sible it is for him to wear any mans collar.
1t has also tried to make its readers be-
lieve that Mr.. Higgins got his nomination
in spite of Odell, that Odell was opposed
to him.
After all the talk that has been made
about Higgins's indep endence a few Re-
publica ms up this way believe it would be
right and proper Tor him to explain few
example, Higgins has been represented as
one OF the champions Of the Adirondack
forest preserve, matter In which people
In this Senate district have peculiar in
terest. 1t has been shown that during
A. ~ NJ rf
this city in the State Senate many thousands
of dollars have been paid to browns law
firm out OF the fund appropriated for and
expended under the direction Of the Forest,
Fish and Game Commission.
These payments TO Browns law firm were
ostensibly Tor legal services In looking up
and perfecting land titles. Yet it Is ap-
parent to every one conversant with the
work that payments were 30 much out OF
proportion to the value Of the service rem
pirate when applied to the matter. After
the Legislature adjourned this year, Brown
announced that on account OF the pressure
Of legal business he would have to refuse to
serve longer In the Senate
in Albany; too well, In fact, to suit his con-
stituents He declined another term In
the Senate because he had to. He would
have been mercilessly slaughtered at the
polls II nominated. Things were so cleverly
manipulated that Browns mantle Is to fan
upon George h. Cobb, present District AT,
torney Of this city, who it Is expected will
carry out the will Of the grafters.
While Brown was forced to retire from
the Senate, let no one suppose for minute
that he was forgotte or that he was TO be
left without a chance to live on public
graft. Among the bills passed last winter
was one which Is known as Chapter III
OF the Laws OF 1904.
This bill became q law on May II, 1904 E,
with the approval Of the Governor. 1t
appropriated the sum OF t25o,00 for u e
purpose OF continuing the purchase Of land
In the Adirondack Park and for the e1-
pense connected Herewith. This money
Is to be expended under the direction 81 81
which Browns friend d. c. Middleton OF
this city is the head ~
As Browns law firm has had good bit OF
graft from the same source dGr1rg me
LIS: few years, tie Fcprblicars up this
| way are att rally wo: dering how E-Ich OF
this $3.50 COO appropriation will go to Brown