The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-02
PRESIDENT TAKES
A HAND IN FIGHT.
Senator Platt Places Himself on
The Retired List
ADOPT HEROIC METHOD
IN ORDER To MAKE oDELL SUR.
RENDER HIS POSITION
PARSONS PRACTICALLY
HAS ENTIRE FIELD.

I
New York, Dee T. Having received
the caplfaiation Of Senator Platt.
President Roosevelt, ii is learned To-
night 8 preparing to force the fight
for the elimination of former Cover.
nor B. 3. odell, Jr. from the Republic
ean situatiou in this state MIR. odall
has refused 70 surrender, ami ii is ex.
pacted that he VII defend himself to
the best Of his ability
D. Won Vechrsn Olcott, who was
brought forward as candidate for
President Of the Republican County
Committee by Senator Platt, " tn Mr..
RooseveIts approval will issue a state
mant tomorrow defining his position.
'It Is the general understanding that
Mr. Olcott viii announce his retire.
ment from the race. In fact, il may be
said that he has already retired.
This will leave Herbert Parsons
pract cally IN possession Of the field.
a statement issued by Mr. Parsons,
IN response 70 the Presidents request
repudiatirg Mr., Odru anl All his
works as well as the other bosses
Great and small. proved satisfactory
today to Mr. Olcott, and he will With
draw with the full consent Of Senator
Plat and the anti-Odell men who had
ranged themselves behind him.
MIR Parsons will proceed after his
election on December 81 to reorganize
the County Committee en- lines laid
down by Pres dent Roosevelt. The
reapportionment OF the Senate and Ar
semhly districts will aid him 10 elimi-
1s4ta- some of the nhnovious district
'ra 'era a~l theirs will be forced uut
Il fhn na~t nvnav election.
Mr- Roosevelt, It was sa'd tonight,
IN aetrrninel uDo1 a thofoueh Re
fyhlic1n boz" enlrf 7inw Gr~for Plaff.
ere n.ro' n n lnteptssr MS plsced
Z i-~r Efstesdgitely uS5n the retxed list
~ b6eRes MI oltel has showA do
danca ied his frieifrs.-AaIc talkpd4gf
what followed the attempEs or {eresfAA
tents HAYES. Garfield and Arthur to
nterf re in the Republican Doltt cs cf
he a'e The party plit which fol-
lowed gave the state to the Democrats
-cr ~ yea~s.
All the elements for a similar fight
sve IN realne7s when Mr.. Roosevelt
9ok charee OF the situation. The Platt
md the Oiell forces vera arrayed
1gl nst each ohcr fcr final test OF
strength. which could mot have faflei
o. b followed hy Repubicap disaster.
The friends of the President say that
he intends to prevent the threatened
'arty vision bv oustlng Mr. Odel by
'orce as efecually as he has subdued
senator Plat by other methods. His
1rst success has been 20 defeat Mr..
0dell's plan to gain credit by turning
his strength over TO Mr. Parsons and
claiming Mr. pargons rs the "Odell
Tn move Was blocked by
Mr. Parsons statement
Mr. Odel's neyt move g. was said
onight will be before the Legislative
Insurance Invest eating committee.
md will take the form Of summons
% Mr. Cortelyou, Chairman Of the Re-
publican National COMMITTEES. and
cornelius N. Bliss. its treasurer 10
appear and reveal how the enormous
made by the Insurance
companies 10 Mr. Roosevelt's cam
]aign fund were expended Agitation
o fhis end already has been begun
or m purpose. il Is unse TODD. of in
.oiying Mr. Roosevelt n the Insurance.
candaL II possible jusf as Senator
'latt and Mr. Odell himself have been
involved
Althoueh &c IS expected that Mr..
ldsB viii feht % maintain his leader
hip. there is little expectation that
g will win The fact tha' Governor
iiggIns Is IN thorough accord with
le Pre- ident in his reorganizat on
leasur5s viii make DC almo.t impos-
.ble for Mr. Odell 10 hold he s'ate or
snizsti0a. The state patIonage alone
rade Mr Odell Chairman Of the Re
sbUcan state committee when he
as Governor. ani he IS row called
bon 70 resist this pressure II both
e state and federal patronage com
med against him.