The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
ODELL WILL PUNISH NO MORE
WOODRUFF TO HEIP MN MOLD
MS jon, As CHAIRM4N.
He May Keep II II lie Is Good Gov. His-
gins Wants TO Recover the Lost Votes
and Prefers Peace Blacks Friends
Probably WIN Not Attack Anybody.


and Prefers Peace Blacks Friends
Probably WIN Not Attack Anybody.
No subject Republican politicians said
yesterday. Is more Interesting at the mo-
ment than the standing of Benjamin b.
Odell. Jr., Of Newburgh in tho party A
student Of Balzac thought he could size up
the situation concerning Oden when ne
quoted from his beloved author this;
'Robespierre's sentence lin 1870 had this
good result-until 1880 grocers were stu
afraid to NEEDLE in politics.
Gov. Higgins is grocer, too, but Balzao's
admirer went on 10 say that there are gro
Gers and grocers, and that Gov Higgins " as
good deal like thousands OF other grocers
In the State in never having mixed groceries
with politics until the blending was so
complete that you couldn't discern one
from the other
MIR. Odel was elected chairman Of the
Republican State committee in April last
for a term Of two years Only revolt OF
a majority OF the committeeman could
displace him until tho Republican State
convention assemblies 70 nominate the
state ticket in the fall OF 1905 But all
kind. Of Republicans. mAchinists and out
hlueIb. agree III NNs NtlAllVb lut' Cd''' ~
Furnishing days are over
They said that Mr. Odell's style Of leader
ship had for it, primary principle the pun
shing OF Republican maohlnists with whom
he became dissat sled In other words,
MIR Odelis leadership Was leadership with
a dub without Cancellation IT compromise
and what has been 40 often said Of MIR.
Odell was repeated, that he has seemed to
fancy that the Republican party OF the
State was TO be controlled after the fashion
OF Tanmany Hall by Richard Croker when
MIR Croker was paramount. MIR. Croker.
though, very often gave evidences OF a
spirit of Cancellation and compromise foreign
from Mr.. Odell's makeup.
There wera others who said that Mr..
Croker never gave promise and deIiber-
ately broke IL any more than he ever be-
trayed colleague who trusted him. A
matter of fact. Mr.. Croker was often
heard TO say; Never make q promise
until you are convinced that you can keep 1t.
aud then keep that promise, even " 1t brings
about your own DOWNFALL But concih-
alton and compromise have marked the
steps Of all successful political leaders In
tho two parties,
Probably the best illustration OF Dir.
Odells leadership was furnished by his
crony William L. Ward ~ Westchester in
sizing up the Depew sentiment Ia Depew =
home county. whore every man, woman and
child for nearly fifty years has known
Chauncey Depew The Westche-ter folks
seldom speak OF Senator pepew; II ts al
ways Chauncey Depew OdCil and Ward
in prociaimlng 10 their friends that Vest
Il, led thuf
Mr. Black when Governor OF the state, APP
{ pointed Addison Johnson, Wards crony
in Rye Warden II Sing Sing
This was nearly six years ago, and yet.
( because Mr. Black appointed johnson
I Wards organization man in the county
/ warden of prison, the sentiment Of the
/ Republican voters Of the county was OPP
{ posed 70 Depew'- reelection To the United
States Senate. There are other instances
/ where Mr. Odcll and his adherents III the
I Tapeworm Club failed to grasp the real
I sentiment Of the party in the state but the
/ johnson incident viii be sufficient AZ an
( Illustration of how narrow and III advised
/ were he views Of Nj Odel and bis fellow
! Tapeworiners
/ Recurring 10 Mr. Odell'S present stand
! ing in the organization i was announced
Yesterday that Mr. OdeIl and Timothy l..
Woodruff Of Kings county have organized
an alliance. offensive and defensive against
any combination 81 Republican politicians
/ such. for instance a. the di-grtmtled Tape
wortner- may decide 70 inaugural before
! the Republican State convention h held in
/ the fall Of 1908 This alliance will prevent
Mr. Odell from hcing turned out Hs state
chairman before that time comes around.
I There il no State election this wear; only
I Asscmblymeu are 10 be elected
II was Furthermore announced that al
Of Mr Blacks friends in the Tapcworm Club
have been advised to lay low. and all have
olseved orders Senator Bracket Z. not a
Tapewormer and neither - Ace GTuber
Brackctt and GTiber have publicly de-
nounoed Odeu Brackett is not "A powerful
] leader m hi- bailiwick 20 Far as vote gettln x
/ ahiltie-are concerned. and Gr1hers leader
shin Of the Twenty first Assembly district
/ in New York city ha- been Of such char
/ acter that he lost tho district 10 Herrick
on election day One OF Mr Odelfs friends
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel said last night.
.Odell could kick GrIber ont Of the front
4 door Of this hotei and Gruber would suenk
IN at the back entrance II hc thought Odell
would fling him q bone. We would like
TO have Brackett and Grlber and Littauer
and Ward and men of that stamp criticise
/ Odeu Nothing would 30 quickly rehabili-
/ tate odell Us attacks bvthe~e men Bracket
/ will never be n succesSflb leader because
/ of hi temperament and Gruber Is a fy on
wheel. His II especially newspaper
made reputation He would crawl on his
hands and knees from Harlem to the Battery
20 get his name into a newspaper. When
/ Gruber couldn't get any more out OF Plat.
he deserted Platt VIXEN he couldn't get
any more out Of Roosevelt ne deserted
Roosevelt. but he " ont desert Odel utterly
until he finds that Odell has no more bone =
forhitn When Black X Of no use 10 Gruber
/ C;rtlber will assuredly desert Black
+ EN-GoV Frank ). Black il reported
10 have said TO Mr.. Odell the other day.
/ when Mr. OdelI declared his preference
for Depcw Ben there will be two dead
noiitican, after New Years Day. but
Z am going 10 see you die first.
That alleged remark has been both praised
and blamed MIR Odcls friends recalled
Yesterday that he took hi- turning down
for the nomination for Governor IN lSa6 in
very different fashion; hat even after he had
felegraphed 10 Newburgh that he was to be
nominated for Governor. SO that his neigh
bor- and friends could be pleased 20 welcome
him on hia return from the convention. he
swallowed his disappointment without a
mtirInur aud took h- medicine Ike "A real
son Of the organization
Mr. Black friends. on the other hand
said that Mr. Black was fully justified in
making the remark credited 10 him. for
ina reason that MIR Odcll had attained
. hie leadership of the organization in tho
state bv the help Of Black and Black :
friends. Mr.. Black a. the same time and on
many occasions later receiving from Mr.
Odell the positive promise that he was to
be United states senator in place Of Mr..