The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-23

Odellism. ana ne certalnly KNOWS ull ABOUT III
and has been a part Of some OF It, few
days before the Republican State convention.
Higgins at Syracuse gave out an interview
In which he said: MY name will not be pre-
scented to the Republican convention as
fractional candidate. under any circumstances.
Yet at Saratoga he was essentially the can
didate Of the 0dell faction, against the We
hement protest OF the Plat faction.
From The Rochester linton and Advertiser.
No man, however well he may be thought
of In his own bailiwick. can associate with
those whose regulations have been besmirched
In other communities and hope to be as well
thought OF In them at home. Higgins,
To every place but Olean. is the creature OF
Odell And wherever there is State inst-
tuition: the mark of Odell means graft: graft in
its most refined as well as its coarsest form
II Is where there are State institutions that
Higgins shows his greatest weakness.
From the Cicrefcnd Leader.
It is a regrettable fact that the nomination
OF Lieutenant Governor Higgins by the Re-
publieans. while not Objectionable per Sc.
fails to arouse enthusiasm in any quarter
and does create dissatisfaction In many. be-
cause OF the connection OF the candidate with
the present Governor Odell does not make
for peace. harmony, or success In New York.
and this grows from the feeling among Re-
publicans that he Is more of q self-seeker than
a patriot or an unselfsh partisan. II is not
intended to assert that any. or part. Of the
charges Of commercialism against Odell are
true. but the fact that those charges have
been made and pressed by many Republicans
and that they continue to be made and to be
believed. down to the very eve Of the cam
paign. cannot be ignored.
From The Utica Observer.
Mr. Higgins has been for many years the
proprietor of big grocery In his home city
0lean. He has at the same time been greatly
interested in lumber operations in Michigan,
and as he has made in this fortune Of con-
siderable size Mr.. Higgins does not like to
he classed as a grocer, Why this should be SO
Is not just apparent. for the grocery business
is one of eminent responsibility II properly
conducted. and it is the source from which
Mr.. Higgins. and his father before him, have
drawn large sums OF money. 1t Is supposed
that Candidate Higgins Is touchy upon this
point because the word groceries" has at
tanned such peculiar significance in Repub-
lican State politics, and as humorously in
clined persons have thus early in the cam
paign referred to the grocery firm Of Odell &
Higgins. the junior partner experiences some
shame In being coupled with the Newburg
concern. The olean stores-we believe there
are three lar &c ones with the name OF His gins
over the doors-are very fine groceries, and |
we see no other reason than the one men
toned why the candidate for Governor should |
be ashamed TO be connected with them
Really. he ought to be proud OF his calling. |
for is it not the same as that pursued by the |
man who forced his nomination upon a very
unwilling party?
From the indianapolis Sentinel
1t Is affirmed that Governor Odell-now |
head Republican boss in New York-declined
to be a candidate for denomination because
he felt that he would be defeated. He ,s re-
ported to have made the statement that he
feared an adverse majority OF 100000. But
in order to lose no advantage In case the cleo
ton by some possibility should be favorable |
to the Republicans. he had his man Higgins
nominated. Higgins will be regarded by |
the voters OF New York as the same thing
as odell He is merely 0den's creature.
and will be defeated as decisively as would
be his boss. Senator Platt is the man who
made odell a powerful factor in Republican
politics in New York. When the latter felt
that he was strong enough he turned upon
his friend and benefactor and stripped him !
of control Of the states machinery. In the ,
convention Thursday at Saratoga Mr.. Plat
was subjected to distinct humiliation.
From, the Syracuse Tetoorom.
The Democratic party of New York State
has no Groccryman Odell In the capacity |
in which his name stands In the public eye ,
as synonym for graft" the Governor
Chairman has to-day no prototype in the
Democratic party. That much all good
Democrats and all good citizens who believe
in clean parties may be thankful for. The
Democracy, however, In not free from political
bosses Ex-Governor David B. Hill Is cred
tied in some quarters with having control
Of a ma jority Of the delegates who will make
up the present Democratic State convention.
Y IA1 l..
while the sage Of Wolferts Roost does not seek
fortune in sugar. molasses or legislation for
or against corporations he has at times In
the past displayed tactics in political con-
troll which are nearly related to those of the
Republican Jonah.
From the Rochester Onion aud Advertiser
How much are the campaign promises Of
Mr.. Higgins really worth? He has made
promises before He made a pledge TO his
party not to become a factional candidate,
but when the Governor Chairman told him
that the nomination was his. he did not hesi-
tate to be factionai candidate. He had been
politically indebted to Plat for many years,
but he was faithless enough TO allow Odell
to use him as an instrument for the destruc-
ton OF Plat. We submit that the campaign
pledges OF such man are not to be depended
upon. The facts which the people know con-
corning the relation Of Mr.. Higgins to the
groceryman- CRATER are OF much greater
force than any promises that he can make.
But there Is a great deal Of significance in
Mr. Higginss promises. He evidently per-
ceives that something must be done to save
him from the natural consequences Of his
peculiar relationship 10 a man whom the
voters Of this State are eager to rebuke II
lie no wonder that Mr.. Higgins is alarmed.
From the Albany Argus
A vote for Higgins Is a vindication for
0dell. 1t means that you. Mr.. Voter, want
two years more OF Groceries at the State
Capitol 1t means that you approve Odell-
ism. and want two years more of the same
From the Pihsburp Post
II liz the opinion OF cool-headed and ex-
perienced political observers that In forcing
the nomination Of Higgins for Governor upon
the Republican State convention Of New York
Cover nor odell made a b.under which will
give tie Emp'-c state to the Democrats II
proper advantage Ia taken OF IT, Governor
Odens manifest object from the beginning
was to bar the strongest and; ablest men
of the Republican party from consideration,
and to reserve the nomination for n man Who |