The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
HOOKER AS STATES EVIDENCE,
AGAINST ODELL IN THE BTSSERT
CASE MAY BE THE NEWT THING.
IT'S Hooker and Not = Hopeless Mayoralty
Fsht That VIII Bring Odell Homo
Earlier Than He Expectcd-.-A freed
Coon Who Has Got His Claws With Him.

Earlier Than He Expectcd--A freed
Coon Who Has Got His Claws With Him.
Chairman Odell Of the Republican State
committee Is expected back from his foreign
trip earlier than he at first intended to
come Mr.. Oden has sent word ahead that
nothing h to be done concerning II G
New York Mayoralty from the Republican
standpoint until he arrives. IL Ia not,
however, the New York city situation, it
was stated yesterday by those in Mr. Odell's
confidence, that is bothering him, because
Republicans Of high and low degree both
in ard out Of the Republican county ma
chine say that Mr.. Odell cannot possibly
elect his candidate for Mayor even with the
assistance of William r. Heart and the
Hearst Municipal Ownership League As
= matter Of fact, many Republicans depre-
cate what they believe to be an alliance
between MIR. Odell and Mr.. Hearst, and say
that tho Mayoraty situation is rapidly de-
veloping in a way that will surprise many
people
But those who have heard from Mr. Odell
say that he is very greatly worried over
Hooker. Gov. Higgins is undoubtedly sin
cere in his statement that he will not call an
extraordinary session Of the Legislature
If Justice Hooker will resign his place on
the Supreme Court Bench. Gov. Higgins
does not believe that there are other matters
Of sufficient moment to warrant him in
calling an extraordinary session. Justice
Hooker has reiterated the statement that he
ID not resign although the Assembly
committee unanimously reported against
bin. He does not believe that two-thirds
Ct the Legislature will vote to remove him.
Ills fl nds have let it be known that not
only will he not resign, but they threaten
that il the worst comes to the worst he will
turn States evidence and then the fur will
fly, by iiminy!'
Justice Hooker knows all about the George
Bissert case, and knows that number of
Mr.. Odell's satellites Of that time, some Of
whom are now radically opposed to Mr..
Odell, are aware Of all that took place in
this highly sensational chapter in the career
Of Justice Hooker and Mr.. Odell. In other
words il Justice Hooker is to go down, it
was stated. he will pull down some Of those
who occupied high seats in the Republican
temple at the time. The facts Of the George
Bssert case have never been fully explained,
for the reason that Justice Hooker and Mr..
Odell and others thoroughly familiar with
it have attempted to prevent the evidence
from coming to the light OF day.
Justice Rockers friends SAID yesterday
that he had every justification for telling
the public the facts about the Blssert and
otner matters, because Chairman Odell has
set mfor1ners an example by engaging with
Alton B. Parker in the United States Ship
building syndicate and then publicly in
forming on Judge Parker. One thing,
Justice Hooker's friends said could be
relied upon and that was that he would not
I've forced to resign without telling pub
licly very many things which are now known
IN the inner circles Of the Odell camp and
u a few outside Of it.
But Mr.. Odell. 1t is expected, will try to
convince Justice Hooker that he cannot
now hurt Odell by bringing to the front the
Blssert case, for the reason that Odell Is
not now Governor Of the State, while JUS
tice Hooker is still on the bench; and, more
over, Mr.. Oden will make no fight to re-
main as chairman Of the Republican State
committee at the next Republican State
convention. Still, the fact that Justice
Rockers friends have made 1t known that
unless something turns up to help him
now he will turn States evidence was the
interesting topic among Republicans here
ahouts yesterday