The sun., 1905-11-03


who got regularity with the lime in thor
bones at n time when regularity war Oh
definite value.
In the second place, practically every
attempt to rid the city from the shame of
Odellism has been defeated by Wholesale
vote buying, particularly. Of the colored
voters In the Fifth ward. Twenty years
Of Odsl domination in this city has 80 de-
hled suffrage that about ~ per cent on the
total OF about 800 IL plirchasable, IL IL CON
servatively estimated. This z per Gem cent, .
strength and some Of the Democratic
strength Whenever the honest men Of all
parties attempt 10 overthrow Odellism and
rouse dormant feeling the 'Odell gang
simply buvs enough negroes and Democrats
70 swing the election. ...,.
The Fifth ward almost invariably tells
the tale, One year ago 0dell raised 81 500
to corral enough vot "a to beat McClughan, u
Democratic candidate for Alderman who
was supported by many out-ahd-out ne
publicans. Two years ago Odell,s candi-
give up from 81 800 10 81, ,oO0 apiece and the
men on the city ticket proportionate
amounts. The vote buying " open and sys,
tematic. Odell got 1t down to u beautiful
he, model I'd tllN game after 'Tamamnany;
| Colored votes are worth, normally, %, Az
eomsnd tns al s. and 9' Il HasnadH% Z oa
among the colored folk this time that they
can get s5 by a little asking; Democratic
| ordinarily - and s., When there, is real
The good citizens of'Newbursh are not
above fighting the devil with. fire and
| beating Odel at his own game il they can,
but they can't command the money that 4
the they coin intro from m the odellies they are afraid
t at something unpleasant will happen to
them if they don't. The place holders, big
power for the continuance of Odellism,
They rose by it, they live now by and they
hope to prosper in the future by 1t. 1t is
meat on the table and -four in the barrel
to them. The violence Of their enthusiasm
for Odel is the measure Of their fitness for
lucrative jobs,
Tn active election district leader has
become in time past Judge Of the Supreme
Court loyalty means promotion me
present Mayor of Sewburgh IL an example
Of the odel BlaoehHlder datsmss He ss 0oGe oecs
nored by the Orange county Democrats,
became Odell hustler and ,placehoder
Odell IL ed ch arguments that Coleman
switched his political views with celebrity,
Odel gained over II ssell Headley OF New :.
burgh from the ranks of party which had
honored him with two three year terms as
District Attorney OF Orange by a $500
Job as counsel to the Stat Excise Com
missioner.
1t is the same with the little fellows.
Active work in the election districts means
messengership or a clerkship at Albany,
IL There is nothing doing in Newburgh. The
very small hustlers get jots somehow
with the Odell ice company or the Odell
power plant or the Odell reed company
or the 0del company which makes springs
or the Odell company which runs a line
Of steamboats,. The place hunters are a
power for Odelsm in this county and
town.
A far more serious and despicabe in
fuence which is rointed out by Col. Wey-
CANT and Republicans of his mind is the
fear OF all classes Of citizens here that If
they ak aga INST Odell or anyth ng that
is 0dells they will be hurt in business or
reputation. Their pocketbook: or their
good name is pretty sure to suffer If they
become so active against the Hon. B. b.
persuade them or regularity" hold them,
find that trade is falling of. Certain
customers don't buy from them any, more,
Certain nice contracts go to other dealers
business men cant point directly to odell
and say, -You did it, but they are as sure
there would have been a. fatter balance
on December 81, Col. Weygant gives
little example, benJainln ID: oueli, or'
went to him in 1894, when the Boss was
runnink iog Congress against Eugene S.
Ives Benjamin X. Odell. Jr, had written
bitter dsnunoiation of Mr.. Ives because
relative of Mr. Ives served in the Con-
federate Navy. He gave il to bis father
giant to sign approval Of the document:
The Colonel read it. Did Ben write this?"
said he to Mr.. Odell He did, said the
sWould you sign this if you were me, in
all fair ess?'' sked Col Weygart, :, ,
well. don't know as / would" replied
the old getlenan.
Col. Weygart threw the document on the
table in Mr.. Odes Office ard walked out
The city Of Newburgh had been buying
sand Of him, commodity in whic he dealt
exten ensively, From that day th" city Of
and dug sar d out of vacart lots at three
times ne essary cost. It was expers sive
for Weyeant as well as Newburgh,
Every body in Newburgh remembers what
war veteran and friend of Ben Odell's, father +,
after he ran for Mayor Of New burgh on an
independent ticket in 1901, Col. Leeper
was notary public. He made fair living
at 1t and small law Practice. FeoLle
here liked and respected MIN. He got the
Odel in running the town OF Newburgh
He made good fight, just before election
day James g. Graham. Jr., now Assstant
Attornev General, then secretary TO Gov.
Odell, went to the old man.
What are you doing, anyway said
Graham. Don't you know that have
the making of the list Of notaries and can
kill your appointment In q jify?"
Col. Lee er stuck II out, got 100 votes
and was eaten. A few weeks later, when
the list of notary apI ointments Tor New
burgh was received from All any, Col.
Lee er's name was not there. He hal
been a notary since the sos and de ended
upon 1t largely for his surI ort. He was
worried He wrote to Graham. Graham
repiel shortly that many OF Senator Good
sells constituents had protested against
his reapTointment. He wrote 70 GooGsell.
Answer came lack; My constituents won't
stand for you He wrote to Gov. Odell
rather a pathetic letter, saying frankly
he would feel the loss of his notary . income
keenly. Odell wrote back the ourtest kind
of a note saying the limit Of notaries had
been reached in Orange county. That
was all.
Col. Leeper found that the Governor OF
the State wasn't above taking a mean re-
ven g upon an old soldier and that OPP
posing Odell was a cri Q punishable by
loss of place and income, ! he citizens OF
Newburgh know to-day how severe blow
that was to Col. Leeper, that 10 injured
his health, PRO ably shortened his life and
certainly reduced him to situation bor-
dering on penury.
Col Weygant, voicing the opinions OF
the kind Of Republicans that cannot stomach
o ell declare that calu ny, slander and